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Letter: Localism Is A Great Idea… But Not For Guildford

From Pete Knight (In response to Opinion: We Need A Better Guildford Not A Bigger Guildford.) Localism is a great idea, or at least I thought it was. But since…

Government Minister Condemns County Council’s ‘Disturbing’ Allowances Hike

A minister for local government has described increases of up to 60% to Surrey county councillors’ allowances as “deeply disturbing”. The comment from Brandon Lewis MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of…

Surviving Summer On A Shoestring: Sound Advice From Christians Against Poverty

A charity that is helping Guildford families who struggle with debt problems is offering tips to survive the summer holidays on a budget. Set up two years ago, the Guildford…

Sun Shines To Make Vintage Garden Party A Success

There was plenty of sunshine on Saturday (July 12) that helped to make Bob and Sheila Willis’ fundraising vintage garden party a great success. Held in their lovely garden in…

Opinion: We Need a Better Guildford Not a Bigger Guildford

By Martin Giles – “You can have any colour, so long as it’s black,” said Henry Ford. Today in Guildford it seems we can have any Local Plan, so long…

Council Rejects e-Petition Seeking An End To Its ‘Pro-development Strategy’

Members of the public queued up to challenge Guildford Borough Council’s (GBC) thinking behind the Draft Local Plan, currently out for public consultation, at a full council meeting on Tuesday…

Review: Horrible Histories – Barmy Britain – GLive

By Maria Rayner – They’ve read the books, listened to the audio, watched the TV programme. So now it’s roll up, roll up, Horrible Histories has come to G Live.…

Spectrum Lifeguards Win Awards At National Contest

Three young lifeguards from Guildford Spectrum won awards at the ninth annual CIMSPA & IQL UK Lifeguard Triathlon. A record 981 lifeguards took part in the event which finished on July 4 after…

Castle Green Bowling Club’s Latest Results

By Colin Summerhayes Tuesday, June 24. On a nice sunny afternoon, GCBC’s senior men won their Tuesday Triples home match against Godalming by 9 points (40-31). B. West (skip) J.…

Communities And Local Groups Benefit From Council Grants

Dozens of local community groups, charities and social enterprises have a brighter future, thanks to more than £130,000 of grant funding from Guildford Borough Council. Forty local groups will receive a…