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Opinion: Our Economy Needs the North Street Project and People Need Homes

By John Rigg lead borough councillor for Regeneration and R4GV ward councillor for Holy Trinity I agree with much of Martin Giles’ opinion piece In My Heart I Knew It…

Family Told ‘Dead’ Grandfather Was ‘Walking Around Hospital Ward’

By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter A Surrey hospital phoned the family of a dead grandfather to say he was walking around its ward. The family received the call from…

Dragon Editor Debates Guildford Planning with Council Leader on Radio Surrey

Dragon editor Martin Giles took part in a debate with Guildford Borough Council leader Joss Bigmore during this morning’s James Cannon show on BBC Radio Surrey. The radio interview was…

Letter: The Concept of a Theatre Bridge to Connect the Riverside is Not Flawed

By John Rigg lead borough councillor for Regeneration and R4GV ward councillor for Holy Trinity I was sorry to see my friend David Ogilvie’s letter (I Would Prefer Less Height…

Opinion: Ten Blocks of Flats in North Street Would Overwhelm the Townscape

By John Harrison I attended the Friary Development exhibition you recently reported on (see: 15 Storeys High But People At North Street Exhibition Say It’s ‘Good For Guildford’) but the…

‘Hiking Guildford Lido Costs May Be Only Option’

By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter Guildford residents have been issued a warning by the local council over the price of using swimming pools and leisure facilities as increased fuel…

Letter: Could the Borough Council Be Lobbied to Introduce a Height Restriction?

From: Jane Hepburn In response to: In My Heart I Knew It Was a Forlorn Hope This is a brilliant opinion piece from Martin Giles. It is not too late…

Letter: Bland High-rise Buildings Will Make Guildford Look Like Any Other Dull Town

From: Penny Panman In response to: In My Heart I Knew It Was a Forlorn Hope My Dutch stepdaughter has visited us in East Horsley regularly for the last forty…

‘Guildford Should Not Look Like a Postcard from the 1900s’ says Council Leader

By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter “Guildford should not look like a postcard from the 1900s.” This apparent dig at The Dragon editor’s opinion piece In My Heart I Knew…

Diary of an Ockhamite

Tony Edwards who entertained us with his regular Life in Solitary column during the pandemic continues his new Diary of an Ockhamite, a light-hearted collection of observations from his Ockham…