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Letter: WBC’s CIL Recommendations Are Too Little, Too Late

From Jane Austin leader of the Conservative Group at Waverley Borough Council In response to: Residents Hit By CIL Fees Should Be Offered Full Review, Says Overview Committee The recommendations…

Letter: Yellow Box Fines Are Just a Money-raising Opportunity for SCC

From Gavin Morgan In response to: Drivers Caught in Yellow Box Junctions at the Dennis Roundabout Paid £81k to SCC As you have reported, a recent RAC Freedom of Information…

Local MPs Vote in Favour of Assisted Dying

By Martin Giles Three local MPs voted in favour of the controversial Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill , commonly referred to as the assisted Dying Bill on Friday…

Comment: What Are We To Make of the GBC Executive ‘Reshuffle’?

By Martin Giles What is the real reason for the sudden dismissal of leading Lib Dem councillor George Potter at GBC? See: ‘Politics Is Not Always a Kind Place’ Says…

‘Politics Is Not Always a Kind Place’ Says Dismissed Lead Councillor

By Martin Giles Councillors were only informed at 3.47pm this afternoon (Friday) about news that Dragon readers had learned about before 10am – that Cllr George Potter (Lib Dem, Burpham),…

Merger Between Reigate & Banstead and Crawley Councils Ruled Out

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Merging Reigate and Banstead Borough Council with its neighbour Crawley has been ruled out – in a decision that has left drivers behind the…

Letter: It’s Almost Like We Have Been Abandoned By the Council

From Stephen Campbell In response to: GBC’s Plan For a Thriving Guildford ‘Is Our Promise to Residents’ Says Council Leader I really hope the borough council gets it act together…

Failure of Woking’s Over-ambitious Project Acknowledged

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter The failure of Woking Borough Council’s Victoria Arch project is complete after the bankrupt authority sold its stake in the Triangle Site. About half…

Comment: What Can Be Done About Guildford’s Biggest Empty Shop?

By Martin Giles Empty shops on any High Street create an impression of decline and the continued closure of what was the pre-eminent department store in Guildford, House of Fraser,…

Mayor’s Diary: June 20 – July 6

The diary for the Mayor of Guildford, Howard Smith, and Deputy Mayor Jane Tyson as provided by GBC. All information supplied by GBC. Find out about Guildford’s Mayor & Deputy…