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Mayor’s Charity Ball Raises £13,000 To Help Young Innovators

Inspiring Guildford’s future innovators was the theme of Eureka! The Mayor’s Ball. The spectacular fundraising event, to help celebrate the Mayor of Guildford, Cllr Nikki Nelson-Smith’s mayoral year, was hosted by…

‘Phenomenal First Year’ For Town Centre Group Experience Guildford

By Maria Rayner Experience Guildford, the body set up to represent the collective interests of the town’s retail and leisure businesses, is celebrating its first birthday. Partly funded by the…

Letter: The Guildford Society Welcomes Masterplanning Appointment

From Bill Stokoe, chairman, The Guildford Society Guildford Borough Council delivered some very good news late last week when it announced the appointment of Allies & Morrison to masterplan our…

New All Girl Mayoral Team Appointed in Traditional ‘Mayor Making’ Ceremony

[thethe-image-slider name=”Mayor Making”] Guildford has a new mayor, Cllr Jenny Jordan (Con, Merrow). Although her appointment and that of her deputy Cllr Pauline Searle (Lib Dem, Stoughton) was agreed at…

Green Belt Around Guildford is Threatened Say Campaigners

Green Belt Countryside around Guildford and throughout Surrey is under threat from new waves of housebuilding despite the Government’s assurances, according to the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England…

Philharmonic Report Was To Be Expected

From Bernard Parke Hon Alderman I am not surprised by the report. In fact, I feel it was to be expected once the traditional home of the concerts, the old…

Guildford Waitrose Exhibition Attracts Large Numbers

The Guildford Waitrose exhibition, at the Guildhall, attracted more than 1,000 visitors by 1pm today (April 21) when it closed. Visitors were able to view the exhibition, talk directly to…

Council Refuses To Confirm Strategic Director Suspension

On Friday (April 6) a senior council officer, reported to be one of those suspended for disciplinary reasons, was named by the Surrey Advertiser as Jim Miles, a Strategic Director,…

Labour Councillor Calls for Return To Committee System

Christian Gilliam, Labour Councillor for Westborough, has called for a return to a committee structured council, now possible under the Localism Act, to be considered. He raised the matter in…

Council Officer Suspensions – Still No Comment

The tight lipped response, “We are unable to comment on staffing matters,” continues to be the policy at Guildford Borough Council in the wake of last week’s reported suspensions of…