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Letter: Fly-tipping Needs Firm Sanctions

From: John Ferns In response to: Only Proactive Enforcement Action Will Reduce Fly-tipping Sadly this ‘throw away culture’, at the lower end of the scale to wilful fly-tipping at the…

Letter: The Government Knows About Local Authority Funding Problems

From: Bibhas Neogi In response to: Government Policy is Largely to Blame for Guildford’s Financial Woes The financial problems of local authorities have been known to the central government for…

Guildford and Ash & Godalming Constituencies Are Non-Priority for Labour

By Martin Giles A leaked Labour Party internal document, obtained by the Liberal Democrat party shows that candidate selection for the Parliamentary of Guildford and the new constituency of Godalming…

Letter: Accountability for GBC’s Budget Problems Must Wait

From: Bob Hughes Conservative borough councillor for Tillingbourne In response to a comment from Ben Paton on: GBC ‘Will No Longer Be Able to Afford the Current Range of Services’…

County Council Approve New £3.3m Children’s Home

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter A new £3.3 million children’s home in Surrey was approved this week. The county council approved a plan to replace and modernise an outdated…

The Dragon Says: Government Policy is Largely to Blame for Guildford’s Financial Woes

The message from GBC’s full council meeting was clear – Guildford is in serious financial trouble. The situation might not be anywhere near as bad as Woking’s but it is…

Letter: Thank You Shoppers for Your Generosity

From: Celia Woodward May I take this opportunity of saying a heartfelt thank you to the shoppers at Sainsbury’s in Burpham on July 15. For the first time since before…

Letter: Thank You Guildford Dragon

From: Anna Windebank Hello Guildford Dragon, I just wanted to write you a little fan email! I have had you as a ‘go-to’ tab on my laptop for some years…

GBC ‘Will No Longer Be Able to Afford the Current Range of Services’ Provided

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter and Martin Giles Services will be cut back to the bone as Guildford Borough Council looks to carve out more than £18 million from…

Letter: Build It and the Locals Will Come Out and Cycle

From: Sam Neatrour In response to: New Walking and Cycle Routes Might Not Be the Hoped-for Panacea There is so much wrong with the sentiments expressed in this letter. I…