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Letter: Why Should We Expect Our Councillors to Work For Free?

From Adam Aaronson Isn’t it about time the system of councillors’ remuneration was addressed? The basic annual salary of a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons is £81,000.…

Letter: Is a Music Festival Wise?

From: Anthony Mallard In response to: Whilst I am sure that there are people who will be pleased that the Legends music festival is to be held in Stoke Park…

Letter: Woking Is Ahead in Redevelopment and the Outlook for Guildford is Gloomy

From Bob Benjafield Sad to say, J Rendon (see comment on Debenhams Redevelopment Proposal Misses A Huge Opportunity) is right about Woking being ahead of Guildford when it comes to…

Letter: We Have a Duty to Welcome Afghan Refugees, As We Did Those from Uganda

From: Peta Malthouse In response to: We Cannot Be Responsible for the Whole World, Charity Starts at Home I have read the somewhat intemperate words of Mr Paton with disbelief.…

Letter: Debenhams Redevelopment Proposal Misses A Huge Opportunity

From Gerry Lyttle Architect It has been many months since the change of guard at Guildford Borough Council, as a result of national politics and local concerns. A fresh group…

Letter: How You Can Help Young People With Cancer

From Rose Bailey Throughout September, for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, the UK’s leading children’s cancer charity, Young Lives vs Cancer, will be helping children with cancer have their voices heard,…

Letter: We Should Consider Carefully the Plight of the Afghans

From: Valerie Thompson In response to: GBC ‘Already Working with the Defence Ministry to House Afghan Refugees’ My grandfather and his brother were refugees from the pogroms in Belarus in…

Letter: We Cannot Be Responsible for the Whole World, Charity Starts at Home

From: Ben Paton In response to: Try and Put Yourself in Their Shoes If Cllr James Walsh wishes to be responsible for how the British Army is deployed he should…

Letter: Try and Put Yourself in Their Shoes

From: James Walsh Labour borough councillor for Stoke In response to comments submitted on the story: GBC ‘Already Working with the Defence Ministry to House Afghan Refugees’ “They should think…

The Debenhams Site Is in a Conservation Area for a Reason

From: Gavin Morgan Founder of the Guildford Heritage Forum The attraction of Guildford is that it is a modern, prosperous town that retains a lot of historic character and is…