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Letter: House Buyer Incentives Smack of Desperation

From: Jules Cranwell I have noticed recently that all developers are offering substantial incentives to attract buyers in Surrey. These include: payment of stamp duty; up to £1,250 per month…

City Below Their Best But Win Again

Guildford City (2) 3, Sandhurst Town (1) 2 By Barry Underwood They say that it is a good side that wins matches whilst not playing well. Last night (August 30)…

Dragon Interview: Three Leading GBC Councillors on the Budget Problem

By Martin Giles The lead councillor for finance at Guildford Borough Council, Richard Lucas (Lib Dem, Ash Vale) last night refused to quantify the risk of the council having to…

Guildford Faces ‘Harder Cuts’ if Finance Delays Continue

By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter Guildford’s councillors have been warned about facing harder cuts and more difficult decisions if they do not “get on with” the process of overhauling…

Letter: The Purpose of the London Road Stakeholder Meetings is to Design the Consultation Process

From: George Potter Lib Dem county councillor for Guildford East and borough councillor for Burpham In response to: SCC Behaviour on London Road Scheme Does Not Instil Confidence In his…

Letter: I Am Also Concerned with SCC’s Behaviour on London Road ‘Engagement’

From: Derek Payne Member of the Stakeholder Reference Group (STRG) In response to: SCC Behaviour on London Road Scheme Does Not Instil Confidence Being a member of STRG and attending…

Guildford Set to Agree £920 Per Day for Shared Interim Finance Chief

By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter An interim finance chief will come at a cost of more than £900 per day for a shared role at two Surrey councils, one…

Surrey Recycling Centres to Accept Small DIY Waste Free of Charge

From this Friday (September 1) Surrey County Council has announced that it is scrapping charges on resident DIY waste in line with government policy changes proposed in June. SCC like…

Letter: SCC Consultation on London Road Scheme is All ‘Smoke & Mirrors’

From: Jim Allen In response to: New Plan for London Road Scheme ‘Engagement’ Receives Mixed Response As technical coordinator of the Burpham Neighbourhood Plan, I am on the second tier…

Letter: Can Someone Help Me Contact Nurse Maureen O’Connor?

From: Matti Keskinen I hope a Guildford Dragon reader might be able to help me. In December 1958 I was a patient in St Luke’s Hospital, Guildford. On the ward…