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Search For Missing Canoeist Continues Into Third Day

The search for a man whose kayak overturned in the River Wey in Guildford on Easter Monday, entered its third day this afternoon (March 30). It has emerged that the…

Correction

Correction

In an opinion piece: This Crucial Decision on Housing Must Be Scrutinised, published on Thursday, March 24, it was claimed that a report commissioned by Guildford Borough Council – the…

Letter: There Will Be No Faith In SHMA Figures Until Calculation Method Is Shown

From Jim Allen Cllr Parker, in her opinion piece: This Crucial Decision on Housing Must Be Scrutinised, calls for the housing target contained in the Strategic Housing Market Assessment, or…

Letter: The Housing Assessment Report Is Objective

Letter: The Housing Assessment Report Is Objective

From Phillip Scott This letter is in response to the Opinion Piece: This Crucial Decision on Housing Must Be Scrutinised. The Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) and Objectively Assessed Need…

Letter: More Thought Required For Masterplan Traffic Proposals

From Bibhas Neogi No doubt the vision for a transformed Guildford, as proposed in Guildford Borough Council’s (GBC) recently approved Masterplan, looks very attractive but for such a dream to…

Opinion: This Crucial Decision on Housing Must Be Scrutinised

By Susan Parker Leader of the Guildford Greenbelt Group at Guildford Borough Council Setting a housing target for our borough is probably the most important decision Guildford Borough Council will…

The Dragon Says: Readers Have A Right To Comment, The Dragon Is Right To Scrutinise

Who would be a council leader? The pay is modest, the responsibilities and time demands heavy and the likelihood of popularity, in current times at least, almost negligible. At the…

Letter: Councillors’ Criminal Records Should Be Made Known

From David Roberts In a recent opinion piece the question was posed: “Should a criminal record bar political activity?” Common sense says: yes, of course. Monika Juneja’s conduct is an…

Letter: Voters Will Suspect An Elected Mayor Would Have Too Much Power

From Keith Childs Former Mayor of Guildford I wish to comment on one aspect of the budget announcements which is the Chancellor’s statement that more areas of the country are…

Letter: Pre-Determination Gagging Issue Goes Back a Decade

From Gordon Bridger Hon Alderman and former Mayor of Guildford I would like to correct the claim made by Mr Paton in The Guildford Dragon NEWS that gagging of councillors…