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Letter: GBC Budget Is Enough To Make Council Carbon Neutral By 2030
From George Potter (Lib Dem councillor for Burpham) in response to a comment from Sam Peters (Council lays out its budget plans for new homes, better services and more savings)…
Council Lays Out Its Budget Plans For New Homes, Better Services And More Savings
Guildford Borough Council has approved its budget for 2020-2021 and announced other financial plans. And with an increase of £5 per year on the average Band D property in 2020-21,…
Controversial Walnut Bridge Decision For Extra £450k Suspended And Sent Back To Executive To Reconsider
Guildford Borough Council Overview and Scrutiny committee last night suspended the council Executive’s decision to award an additional sum of £450,000 for Walnut Bridge and sent it back to the…
Letter: Repave Chapel Street: Why Not A Statue To Bernard Parke Instead?
From Alderman Gordon Bridger (see also ‘Unease over GBC’s £1.6m pedestrian plan for repaving in historic town centre‘) John Perkins is right that this is a Lib Dem Council responsible…
Council Needs Private And Government Funding To Hit Climate Targets
Guildford Borough Council says it needs more money and official help to hit the net zero carbon emissions target of 2030. The leader of the council, Caroline Reeves (Friary &…
Unease Over GBC’s £1.6 Million Pedestrian Plan For Repaving In ‘Historic’ Town Centre
Some residents are unhappy with Guildford Borough Council’s £1.6 million pavement plans in Chapel Street, Swan Lane and Castle Street. Initial proposals show Chapel Street and Swan Lane pavements levelled…
Cash Boost For Guildford’s Voluntary And Community Organisations
Voluntary and community organisations across Guildford are to get more financial support from Guildford Borough Council, its Executive has decided. Those working with priority groups such as the homeless, mental…
GBC Commits £459k For Climate Emergency And Energy Management
Guildford Borough Council has allocated a total of £459,000 to the 2019/20 budget to spend on climate-change objectives and energy-management plans. On Tuesday (November 28), the council’s Executive had voted…
‘Plastic-free’ Guildford – Supermarkets Not Doing Enough, Say Shoppers
Last month Guildford Borough Council passed a motion to reduce single-use plastic within the borough and to support the Plastic Free Guildford campaign. But as people and local authorities were…
Popworld Wins Best Bar None Award 2019
Popworld, the party themed bar on Bridge Street, has won the overall Guildford Best Bar None award and the Best Late night Venue award in a presentation at the Electric…
See Dragon story: GBC’s Explanation of Major Land Sale Notice Error ‘Borders on Arrogant’ Says Councillor
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