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Opinion: Our Economy Needs the North Street Project and People Need Homes

By John Rigg lead borough councillor for Regeneration and R4GV ward councillor for Holy Trinity I agree with much of Martin Giles’ opinion piece In My Heart I Knew It…

Opinion: Ten Blocks of Flats in North Street Would Overwhelm the Townscape

By John Harrison I attended the Friary Development exhibition you recently reported on (see: 15 Storeys High But People At North Street Exhibition Say It’s ‘Good For Guildford’) but the…

Diary of an Ockhamite

Tony Edwards who entertained us with his regular Life in Solitary column during the pandemic continues his new Diary of an Ockhamite, a light-hearted collection of observations from his Ockham…

Rubens’ Blog: Waking Up To Indoor And Outdoor Swimming

Rubens King works as an armed forces caseworker for young people, helping people find training, work experience, volunteering, and paid work. He also writes giving advice on mental health issues to…

Opinion: In My Heart I Knew It Was a Forlorn Hope

By Martin Giles I really wanted to like the proposals for North Street, or at least find them okay, but I knew it was unlikely. The problem was height. Without…

Opinion: An Inspiring, Humbling Afternoon with Young Refugees

By Zoe Franklin prospective Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Guildford There is a lot of discussion about refugees currently driven by a combination of our welcoming of so many Ukrainian…

The Worplesdon Witness August 2022

Jan Messinger with her round up of news from the parish of Worplesdon. News from The Sime Gallery The Sime Gallery held its first Sime Art Reception hosted by Grant…

Diary of an Ockhamite

Tony Edwards who entertained us with his regular Life in Solitary column during the pandemic is back with this new Diary of an Ockhamite, a light-hearted collection of observations from…

Comment: Will a Tillingbourne By-election Tell Us How the Political Land Lies?

By Martin Giles It is only nine months until the next borough council election and we might get some idea of how the local political winds are blowing when a…

Rubens’ Blog: The Benefits Of Walking

Rubens King works as an armed forces caseworker for young people, helping people find training, work experience, volunteering and paid work. He also writes giving advice on mental health issues…