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Comment: What Next for the House of Fraser Store?

By Martin Giles It’s hard to believe now but not that many years ago there was still talk of John Lewis opening a new “anchor store” in North Street, while…

Letter: Perhaps We Should Come Clean and Call It Local Administration not Government

From: Bernard Quoroll Former local authority CEO and independent person at GBC In response to: If Councils Had the Power to Raise Local Taxes… It is true that the power…

Plans for Mount Browne Redevelopment – “We’re Not Chopping Down a Single Tree” Says PCC

By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter Early plans for the future of Surrey Police’s headquarters have been revealed. Mount Browne, which has been the force’s HQ since 1949, sits just…

Letter: My Different Experiences at the Royal Surrey

From: Paul Robinson In response to: Dragon Interview – The Royal Surrey’s CEO, Louise Stead After 35 years of having private medical cover provided by my employer, it is only…

Letter: Better Government? Where is the Transparency or Competence?

From: Ben Paton In response to: We Do Need Better Government That’s Transparent and Competent John Rigg’s statement: “…most don’t even understand the difference between borough council, county council and…

Letter: Only The Dragon Focuses on Guildford

From: Brian Creese former chair of Guildford Labour We are very lucky to have The Guildford Dragon NEWS here, and personally I will support it in any way I can.…

Letter: Revaluation of Properties Urgently Required for Fairer Local Taxaxation

From: David Roberts In response to: If Councils Had the Power to Raise Local Taxes… In case anyone has been asleep for the last 15 years, big government is back.…

Young City Side Lose Out to Title Favourites Deal

Deal Town (0) 2, Guildford City (0) 0 By Barry Underwood An away trip to Southern Counties East Football League Premier title favourites Deal Town was always going to be…

What Local Representatives Think About the Gosden Hill Consultation Announcement

By Martin Giles Developer Martin Grant’s announcement that it is to proceed with public consultation on its site at Gosden Hill is obviously a significant event within the borough. See:…

Letter: We Do Need Better Government That’s Transparent and Competent

From: John Rigg Former R4GV borough councillor In response to: If Councils Had the Power to Raise Local Taxes… I welcome Ben Paton’s letter as we really need to think…