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Jan 20, 2025 · By Martin Giles Warning after warning, red flag after red flag, were ignored by senior managers at Guildford Borough Council allowing a £multi-million overspend and possible fraudulent misuse of its Housing Revenue Account budget.
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2 days ago · Dragon Interview: Directors Named in HRA Report Were “Phenomenal” Says R4GV Leader Published on: 25 Jan, 2025 Updated on: 25 Jan, 2025 By Martin Giles. In a revealing interview, the leader of the Residents for Guildford & Villages (R4GV) at Guildford Borough Council gives his recollections of the period when the problems associated with the spending of millions of pounds from the Housing ...
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2 days ago · Letter: The People of Guildford Have Been Let Down Published on: 25 Jan, 2025 Updated on: 26 Jan, 2025 From James Walsh. leader of the Labour group at GBC. In response to: HRA Report Shows Overspend and Possible Fraud Occurred Despite Many Warnings The people of Guildford have, frankly, been badly let down by poor governance and broken systems over a long period of time – and the Heminsley ...
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3 days ago · Richard Bates, Guildford Council’s Chief Financial Officer, said: “In the light of a poor settlement, we’ve done the best we can.” The projected budget gap is expected to grow from 0 in 2025 to potentially £5.9 million in four years (2028/29) with a at least a £1.6 million increase every year, Service costs from the council are projected to rise from £16.4 million in 2025/26 to ...
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Jan 20, 2025 · Asked if he agreed with the findings of the report, the leader of the Conservative group at GBC, Philip Brooker, said: “It speaks volumes for the Lib Dem administration that such a sensitive report was released to the press before being released to councillors or opposition leaders, minimising the ability of elected members to give it meticulous scrutiny.
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Nov 10, 2024 · Led by Lt Col Patrick Crowley MBE, the Mayor of Guildford Sallie Barker MBE and Guildford’s MP Zoe Franklin, participants laid wreaths at the two memorials and the conducting minister read an Act of Commitment “…that we may help, encourage, and comfort other, and support those working for the relief of the needy and for the peace and welfare of the nations”.
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Oct 4, 2024 · Howard Smith, Labour borough councillor for Westborough. Guildford Labour “of course welcomes the news from the government about increased housing targets and of course it is also absolutely right that it should be brownfield first and then grey belt second.
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Letter: A New Home for Guildford City Should Be on the ‘Brilliant Places’ Agenda Published on: 8 Apr, 2024 Updated on: 8 Apr, 2024 From: Ron Cork. See: Meet the New Joint CEO – ‘I’m Here To Make Guildford and Waverley Brilliant Places’ 50 years ago this year Guildford City Football Club played their last game at the Joseph’s Road ground (sold for redevelopment), thus ending ...
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