I am proud to have been re-elected to represent the county council division of Guildford West which includes Ashenden Estate, Park Barn, Westborough and parts of Stoughton up as far as Rydes Hill.  The division also takes in the University of Surrey including the student residences and the Royal Surrey County Hospital.  The election period […]

Over Easter weekend I was contacted by The Guildford Dragon.  They had reports of a long-running (no pun intended) water leak in Old Palace Road.  When they contacted Thames Water they had been told that the company were waiting for permission from Surrey County Council to open up the highway to mend the leak.  The […]

A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by people from the University of Surrey Students Union about the lighting which has not been working for some time.  I got in touch with the lighting contractors working for Surrey County Council and almost immediately got a response.  Today I have been told that the lighting […]

A lot of people were shocked at the television report into the care hospital at Winterbourne View and the way in which people with learning difficulties were being treated there.  Today I went to a conference in Dorking to hear about the reviews which have been carried out and to learn from them what can […]

I was very pleased that Surrey County Council voted today to push the government to agree the Dilnot proposals for paying for adult social care.  For at least 15 years, politicians at the top of all three political parties have been saying that it is wrong that elderly people are forced to sell their homes […]

It has always been a bit of a challenge to keep young people from being bored during the long summer holidays.  On Wednesday morning I had a chance to visit FISH and CHIPS.  CHIPS is the scheme for younger children and FISH is for 11-16 year olds.  They are run at Guildford Grove School and […]