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The Worplesdon Witness February 2023

Jan Messinger with her round up of news from the parish of Worplesdon One hundred years old and doing well It’s not every day a Worplesdon resident reaches the milestone…

Opinion: The Lib Dem Cop Out is Costing Guildford

Bill Stokoe is the chair of the Guildford  Vision Group but writes here in a personal capacity to give his view of the situation in the wake of the borough…

Ockhamite Diary: And It’s Goodbye from Ockham, for Now at Least

A sidelong glance at the world from Tony Edwards… Did I hear that correctly? My headmaster once told me that I needed to enunciate more as my words were sometimes…

Dragon Interview: Council’s Complaints Process Is ‘Not Fit For Purpose’ Pt 2 – How Do We Fix It?

It is rare to get an insider’s objective view of the borough council so we should really value this contribution from Bernard Quoroll, a retired solicitor living in Guildford, who…

Dragon Interview: Pt 1 – Council’s Complaints Process Is ‘Not Fit For Purpose’ – Says Retired Chief Exec

It is rare to get an insider’s objective view of the borough council, so we should really value this contribution from Bernard Quoroll, a retired solicitor living in Guildford, who…

Pushing Pedals: London Road Cycle Lanes – We Must Find a Way

This is the regular column on local cycling by the Guildford Bicycle User Group (G-BUG). Its vision is to make cycling in Guildford safer, more convenient and fun. Members share…

Opinion: 20 Reasons Not to Build on Green Fields

By David Roberts What’s the difference between a field and a piece of derelict urban land? Not much from a developer’s point of view – except that the field is…

Ockhamite Diary: Stick This eMoji Somewhere!

A sidelong glance at the world from Tony Edwards… Sending all the wrong signals Let’s get one thing straight – I don’t play ‘air guitar’. Never have. It’s always seemed…

The Worplesdon Witness January 2023

Jan Messinger with her round up of news from the parish of Worplesdon. Churches’ Christmas worship Worplesdon’s Anglican churches’ Christmas services included a crib service at St Alban’s in Wood…

Comment: The Battle of Eyre’s Tooth

By Martin Giles You might have heard of the War of Jenkins’ Ear.  Well we can now add to that the “Battle of Eyre’s Tooth”. The future of Guildford’s townscape…