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Opinion: Can We Rely on Developer’ Promises of Affordable Homes?

By John Ferns When a developer offers “affordable housing” as part of a planning application for new homes how much can we rely on their promises? Should they be expected to…

War Graves Inspection Volunteers Reporting for Duty

Voluntary Action South West Surrey’s own volunteers have been busy again inspecting headstones and tidying up war graves in cemeteries in Farncombe and Guildford. This is with the Commonwealth War…

How Will the Political Map of Surrey Change?

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Surrey’s political map is looking far less predictable than it did five years ago, with Surrey County Council now under no overall control ahead…

Normandy Takes Part in Day Of Action To Highlight Taylor Wimpey Housing Plans

By David Reading Normandy residents turned out in force to mark a national day of action seeking to protect green spaces from housing developments and to show decision-makers that nature…

Opinion: A Mayor Is Not Just Old Hat

By Gavin Morgan Founder of the Guildford history Forum This week a new Mayor is appointed in Guildford. Councillor Jane Tyson takes over from Cllr Howard Smith. Unless plans change,…

Letter: The Government Has Created an Existential Debt Crisis in Surrey

From Bernard Quoroll In response to: Taxes Are Rarely Ring-Fenced Yes, of course I had my tongue firmly in my cheek in my article: The Legacy Debt Should Be Borne By…

Letter: Can the Legacy Debt Be Legally Challenged?

From Patrick Bray In response to: We Should All Be Outraged About the Failure to Deal with Legacy Debt In A Windebank’s comment on the above article he/she asks why the…

Highways Bulletin: Are You Taking Advantage of Free and Discounted Bus Travel?

The information for this bulletin comes from Surrey County Council and is written by them. See interactive map here. Report potholes and highway issues here. Free and Discounted Bus Travel…

Letter: Some of Us Are Certainly Taking the Debt Issue Seriously

From John Ferns In response to: Who Is Taking the Legacy Debt Issue Seriously? Cllr Potter asks who is taking the legacy debt issue seriously. Some of us certainly are.…

Mayor’s Diary: April 26 to May 10

The diary for the Mayor of Guildford, Howard Smith, and Deputy Mayor Jane Tyson as provided by GBC. All information supplied by GBC. Find out about Guildford’s Mayor & Deputy…