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Comment: County Council Considers Future of Devalued Property Investments in Secret

By Martin Giles The public was excluded from a Surrey County Council meeting this week (February 15) where the subject of its investment in the Debenhams building in Winchester High…

Opinion: Charge Cars Using Guildford Roads To Beat Congestion And Pollution

By Andrew Halliday The managing director of Safeguard Coaches says why he feels that transport must be an essential component of Guildford’s masterplan. We need an ambitious transport plan for…

The Worplesdon Witness February 2022

Jan Messinger with her monthly round-up of news from the parish of Worplesdon National Lottery grant for the Sime Gallery The Sime gallery at Worplesdon Memorial Hall has received a…

Pushing Pedals: Do You Know Your Highway Code? Time To Re-load!

This is the monthly 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: The Government Does Not Care Whether Our Housing Targets Are Based On Accurate Data

By George Potter Lib Dem county and borough councillor So the expert planning barrister briefed by the Wisley Action Group campaigners has opined that accepted doubt about ONS population estimates…

Opinion: We Don’t Like Making Cuts – It Wasn’t What We Were Elected To Do

By Maddy Redpath R4GV borough councillor No councillor or council officer at GBC wants to make the cuts to services the community needs or enjoys. Nor do we want to…

Rubens’ Blog: Increasing Confidence Through Volunteering

Rubens King works for Surrey Choices as an employment support specialist, helping people find work experience, volunteering and paid work. He also writes giving advice on mental health issues to tackle…

Pushing Pedals: Ring In The New Year With A Change In Gear!

This is the monthly 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…

The Worplesdon Witness January 2022

Jan Messinger with her monthly round up of news from the parish of Worplesdon. Increase in fly-tipping Fly tipping has been on the increase again with a huge quantity of…

Opinion: Don’t Blame Greta Thunberg, We All Have To Choose On Climate Change

By Charlie Bennett Environment activist A gargantuan comet is hurtling toward Earth on a collision course. Obliteration of life is imminent but humankind is ignoring the obvious, carrying on as…