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The Dragon Says: Ten Years of Guildford Food Banks and No End in Sight

When the North Guildford Food Bank opened in December 2013, few would have predicted food banks would be needed, even more, nearly a decade later. Here in mostly affluent Guildford…

Opinion: After the Disappointing Debenhams Plan Result, Here’s My Plan for Opening Up the Wey

By Roger Hymas It was a big disappointment for those of us who objected to the Debenhams redevelopment on the grounds of heritage and height, to lose, and gallingly, by…

Ockhamite Diary: If I Get To 100, Will It Be A Mandatory Merry Festival?

A sidelong glance at the world from Tony Edwards… Scoring a century – or more I’d always planned to age like a fine wine rather than an over-ripe banana. But…

The Worplesdon Witness December 2022

Jan Messinger with her round up of news from the parish of Worplesdon. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Worplesdon Parish Council has two Christmas trees, one at…

Rubens Blog: Support for Neurodiverse Individuals at Work

Rubens King currently works as an enterprise co-ordinator to support career leaders in schools and colleges to develop their career strategies. He connects these schools with volunteers from local companies to…

Opinion: Residents and Councillors Want to Engage on London Road Project – Does SCC?

By Fiona Davidson R4GV county councillor for Guildford South East Like many residents, I am very concerned at the impact that the closure of the northbound lane of London Road…

Opinion: Our Views on Proposed Changes Should Count

By Martin Giles One thing voters rarely forgive in their political leaders is arrogance. There is a difference between fighting for proposals against political opposition and railroading initiatives that are…

Ockhamite Diary: What’s the Best Investment – Classic Cars, Land or Pepper Mills?

A sidelong glance at the world from Tony Edwards… Restaurant bills as big as pepper mills A jaw-dropping, metre-long pepper mill hovered menacingly above my spaghetti vongole at an Italian…

Opinion: The Council Must Stop Ignoring the Community on Planning

By Gavin Morgan Founder of the Guildford Heritage Forum Are we losing control of our town? We need to unite around a plan that delivers what Guildford needs rather than…

Comment: Debenhams Plan – the Whole Character of Our Town is at Stake

By Martin Giles What next for the closed-up Debenhams store has been a major question facing the council since it shut up shop in January 2021. The council does not…