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Where Is This? No.56

By David Rose The aerial view last week did indeed show Bridge Street in Guildford with a glimpse of Onslow Street and Bedford Road. Once again, many readers correctly identified…

Letter: Aldi Should Only Go To Burpham If There Is No Town Centre Site

From Gerald Bland When considering Aldi’s planning application for a store in Burpham, traffic issues should only come to the fore if the Green Man site is the right location…

Letter: What Do You Talk About To A Beautiful Girl In California? Well Guildford Of Course!

From AM Leahy (aka ‘Orb’) I lived in Guildford in my youth but I currently live in the California desert and was in a café yesterday where I met a…

Trekking the Streets With an Experience Guildford Blue Cap

By Maria Rayner I stoop to pick up a cigarette packet, the man next to me has two empty beer cans and a sweet wrapper, all of which we deposit…

Matrix Trust Volunteers In Action All Weekend Making A Difference

Around 250 people of all ages have been out and about over the bank holiday weekend volunteering their services tidying up people’s gardens and getting stuck into improvement projects. Organised…

Repair At Last For Wodeland Avenue – Now For A 20mph Speed Limit

Wodeland Avenue is being resurfaced. Work is now due to be completed on Thursday after a delay caused by inadvertent damage to a water main when the surface was planed.…

Guildford-based Director Promoted To Partner

The Guildford office of accountancy and business advisory firm, BDO LLP, has promoted assurance and advisory director Nick Poulter to partner. The firm says that Nick’s career path has been…

Burpham Neighbourhood Forum Urges Locals To Have Their Say

Burpham residents can help shape future development in their local area through the borough’s first neighbourhood forum. People who live, work or study in Burpham have until Friday, May 10,…

Letter: Local Taxes For Students? – Why Not Do Away With Council Tax Altogether

From Bernard Parke Hon Alderman Let’s take students out of the argument about local taxation and look at their landlords many of whom live in distant parts, some overseas. They…

Guildford Borough Council By-election Results

Two by-elections were contested on Thursday, May 2, for seats on Guildford Borough Council. Murray Grubb, standing for the Conservatives, won the vacant seat for Ash Wharf with 687 votes.…