Martin Giles discovers a Guildford connection, a reminder of our town’s industrious past, in a remote corner of Scotland… Having explored the beautiful and fruitful walled garden we found a…
September 16, 2013 / 13 Comments / Read MoreBy Martin Giles International politics are not normally closely linked to those of Guildford but currently there are a couple of connections worthy of mention. The first is the position…
September 3, 2013 / No Comment / Read MoreBy Martin Giles News that a 500 space underground car park could be part of the North Street redevelopment project should come as little surprise to those who follow local…
August 28, 2013 / 19 Comments / Read Moreby Martin Giles The arrival of travellers on Bannisters Field last week undoubtedly stirred feelings in Guildford. Many seemed angry that anything other than swift and forceful action to remove…
August 22, 2013 / No Comment / Read MoreBy David Rose Once you could stand on Guildford’s beauty spot Pewley Down and (visibility permitting) catch a glimpse of many distant hills and other landmark features. But not now,…
August 12, 2013 / 5 Comments / Read MoreWe are not allowed to know why chief executive David Hill has been sent on special leave, granted, according to a Guildford Borough Council spokesperson “in unusual circumstances which do…
August 9, 2013 / No Comment / Read MoreBy Martin Giles If Lord David Howell of Guildford had been batting for England this week he would have been out ‘hit wicket’. He did not need to enter the…
August 4, 2013 / 1 Comment / Read MoreBy Martin Giles Two questions for you. Do you use Twitter? Do you know the law on libel, defamation etc? The chances are that you have answered ‘yes’ to the…
August 3, 2013 / 1 Comment / Read MoreFurther delay of the Waitrose development in Guildford now seems inevitable. As expected, M&G Investments, the new owners of the Friary centre and linked sites, withdrew its legal challenge, an…
August 1, 2013 / 3 Comments / Read Moreby Martin Giles The news that the council has utilised new powers to bring into use empty housing should be widely welcomed and supported. The inexorable demand for more houses…
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