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A Kingston View: SCC Must Have the Funding Required for Essential Services

What happens in our county council, in County Hall at Kingston, has a direct impact on us just as much as decisions taken in the borough council, as the recent…

The Effingham Eye: A Round Up of Effingham News

By Chris Dick Police attempt to justify misleading crime statistics For the first time in about six months two police officers attended the February 2017 parish council meeting. They explained…

The Ash Aspect: Temporary Reprieve For Nesting Birds

By David Reading The elderly woman walking her Labrador across the fields known as Ash Lodge Meadows was keen to stop and talk to me about her worries. “We now…

The Dragon Says: Congestion Charging Should Not Be Ignored

We all hate congestion. Sitting in a queue of traffic when we are trying to get somewhere is extremely frustrating and if a price is put on the time wasted…

Opinion: More Thought Is Required Before Reducing the Size of the Planning Committee

By Gordon Bridger Hon Alderman and former Mayor of Guildford The sudden appearance of proposals to reduce the Guildford Borough Council Planning Committee from 23 members to 12 or 15…

Opinion: County Council Elections Should Not Be An Opinion Poll

By Martin Giles How will you vote in the election in May? What factors will affect your decision? If you are thinking, “What election?” I mean the Surrey County Council…

A Kingston View: Standing Up for Surrey? You Decide

What happens in our county council, in County Hall at Kingston, has a direct impact on us just as much as decisions taken in the borough council. In this column…

Opinion: Brexit? We Will Escape the EU Just In Time

Opinion: Brexit? We Will Escape the EU Just In Time

Christian Holliday, a Conservative borough councillor for Burpham, wrote a series of opinion pieces in the run up to the referendum last year. Here he argues, deal or no deal,…

A Kingston View: Funding Social Care Should Not Be A Political Football

What happens in our county council, in County Hall at Kingston, has a direct impact on us just as much as decisions taken in the borough council as the recent…

Effingham Eye: Blooming on the Vine

Effingham Eye: Blooming on the Vine

Our occasional column on the life and times of Guildford Borough’s easternmost village… By Chris Dick Blooming on the vine that is Effingham is what I consider to be one…