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Letter: Rumours Of Bus Service Via Wood Street Village Being Axed

From Les Ames I am aware of local rumours as regards the withdrawal of the number 17 bus service from mid-March 2016. This service operates between Fairlands and Guildford town…

Letter: National Parties Selling Local People And Countryside In Interests Of Development

By Ben Paton The machinery of government at all levels now works sedulously with developers to work around age-old constraints on housebuilding. One argument is that the end justifies the…

Letter: Worry Over Home’s Security And Council’s Fee

The writer of this letter has asked that their name is not published I accidentally left my keys inside my flat recently and had to call the council to get someone to…

Letter: It’s Time To Abolish Council Tax For Ever

From Alderman Bernard Parke Council tax has been increased throughout the UK by almost 60% since 1996, according to a recent report by the Taxpayers’ Alliance. I need not reiterate the…

Letter: Air Pollution At Wisley Is A Public Health Issue Not A Planning One

From Roland McKinney In previous comments on letters I’ve tried to highlight very poor air quality at Wisley, and it seems I need to do so again. My apologies to…

Letter: Is Housing Plan For Wisley Stacking The Deck Against The Public?

From Ben Paton The planning application to build a new town in Ockham (15/p/ 00012) was submitted by Savills on behalf of Caymans company Wisley Property Investments (WPI) on December…

Letter: Section 106 Money Is Not Pocket Money To Be Spent On A Whim

From Michael Bruton in response to the story Public Art On The Increase: Is It Just Art For Art’s Sake And Worth the Money? No one will probably agree about whether…

Letter: We Cannot Keep Throwing Away ‘Big Picture’ Opportunities

From John Rigg, chairman of the Guildford Vision Group, in response to Geraint Jones’ letter  ‘We Must Keep The Option Of New Town Bridges Open’. Mr Jones is right as far…

Letter: My ACM Offer For The Electric Theatre Is A Real Opportunity

From Kainne Clements As executive chairman and Owner of the Academy of Contemporary Music, I would like to publicly state my support of any initiative which aims to save Guildford’s Electric Theatre for…

Letter: We Must Keep The Option of New Town Bridges Open

From Geraint Jones I agree with Mary Bedforth’s comment on the article: Council Mounts Exhibition of Guildford Park Road Car Park Development Plan. The traffic situation is terrible, and is…