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Letter: ‘Something Wrong With Planning’ Wow, What an Understatement!
From: Jim Allen In response to: Something Is Very Wrong with Planning at GBC “Something wrong with Guildford planning” – well Cllr Spooner should know! 80,000 comments on the Local…
Ockhamite Diary: Stick This eMoji Somewhere!
A sidelong glance at the world from Tony Edwards… Sending all the wrong signals Let’s get one thing straight – I don’t play ‘air guitar’. Never have. It’s always seemed…
Opinion: After the Disappointing Debenhams Plan Result, Here’s My Plan for Opening Up the Wey
By Roger Hymas It was a big disappointment for those of us who objected to the Debenhams redevelopment on the grounds of heritage and height, to lose, and gallingly, by…
Feature: The Challenges of Processing Guildford’s Human Waste
By Hugh Coakley On a beautiful, clear but cold day, there was a strong smell of drains as I approached Slyfield sewage treatment works for a much-anticipated site visit (November…
Guildford Retailer Celebrates 125 Years Trading In The Town
By Hugh Coakley Gentleman’s outfitters Weir Rhodes, in the upper High Street, has been serving customers from the same location and by the same name in Guildford for 125 years,…
Opinion: We Must Take This Opportunity to Improve Riverside Routes
By John Rigg lead councillor for Regeneration and R4GV borough councillor for Holy Trinity Shaping Guildford‘s Future is the forward looking plan for much of our town centre. It envisages,…
Letter: There Are Other Examples of the National Trust Not Accepting Responsibility
From: Keith Francis In response to: A Temporary Bridge Over Tumbling Bay Weir Is Feasible, Says Leading Engineer I too am sorry that this repair is taking so long but…
Ockhamite Diary: When Gratitude is Outdated and Swearing is Redundant…
A sidelong glance at the world from Tony Edwards… No thanks – I can’t be bothered I’d like to sincerely thank you for taking the time to read this week’s…
Birdwatcher’s Diary No.265
By Malcolm Fincham Although a little drier than the norm, October began on its usual autumnal theme as daylight hours rapidly began to close in. Surprisingly, however, since the first…
‘God Save The King’ Called Out By the Crowd As Charles III Proclaimed in Guildford
By Hugh Coakley A crowd of several hundred gathered at the steps of Holy Trinity church in High Street (Sunday, September 11) to hear the Guildford proclamation of the accession…
See Dragon story: GBC’s Explanation of Major Land Sale Notice Error ‘Borders on Arrogant’ Says Councillor
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