It was a legal challenge from the Guildford Vision Group (GVG) that caused the demise of the 2012 version of the Local Plan for Guildford and the takeover, as council…
August 18, 2016 / No Comment / Read MoreGuildford Borough suffered 83 pedestrian casualties in 2015, more than any other local authority area in Surrey. Woking suffered 44 and Waverley 40, according to figures credited to the Department…
August 7, 2016 / 5 Comments / Read MoreBy Bill Stokoe director of the Guildford Vision Group (GVG) If Guildford town centre is going to thrive in the years ahead, the Guildford Borough Council has to put people…
August 6, 2016 / 3 Comments / Read MoreBy Alice Fowler Think of Guildford and most shoppers picture big name high street retailers from Waterstones to House of Fraser. What is often overlooked is the town’s large number of…
July 21, 2016 / No Comment / Read MoreBy Martin Giles So the housing numbers to be included in the Local Plan are to be reviewed in light of the EU referendum result. And so they should be.…
July 18, 2016 / 4 Comments / Read MoreBy Will Parsons Business has been slow at Guildford Farmers’ Market as stalls struggle to attract customers during their temporary relocation; yet stallholders continue to pay standard rates. The farmers’…
July 8, 2016 / 4 Comments / Read MoreFrom Martin Elliott The legal action against the driver involved in the North Street collisions, last October, will run its course but it reminds us of an issue all around…
July 6, 2016 / No Comment / Read MoreBy David Rose The Viking Travel Centre seen in last week’s mystery vintage picture is now a Starbucks coffe shop in the upper High Street, and next to the “new”…
June 30, 2016 / 8 Comments / Read MoreSix new taxi ranks are to be created in Guildford town centre to improve access for taxi users. It is hoped it will mean that those wishing to take a…
June 1, 2016 / 1 Comment / Read MoreBy David Rose Several readers correctly identified last week’s mystery vintage picture as being the former North Place Day Centre, now the car park of the Waitrose store. Click here to see…
May 25, 2016 / 10 Comments / Read More
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