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Letter: Modal Shift Won’t Be Easy But It Is Not Impossible

From: Sam Peters former Green Party candidate In response to: Guildford Will Never Achieve ‘Modal Shift’ Across the Netherlands, Germany (including in our twinned city of Freiburg), most recently Paris,…

Letter: Cllr Harwood is Mistaken

From: Linda Parker Picken In response to: Dragon Interview – Jan Harwood’s Right of Reply Cllr Jan Harwood’s [Con, Merrow] insistence on being pro-housing and that “Guildford has got away…

Man Jailed for Brutal Robbery at Ash Pub Landlord’s Home

By David Reading A 36-year-old man who brutally robbed the landlord of the Lion Brewery, Ash, and his family, has been jailed for ten years. Daniel Carrington, a chef from…

Police Warn Drivers, There’s ‘No Excuse’ for Using Mobile Phone at the Wheel

Drivers are being reminded not to use a mobile phone or device while behind the wheel after police checks revealed it is one of the most common offences being committed…

Letter: Guildford Will Never Achieve ‘Modal Shift’

From: David Roberts In response to: How will the Masterplan Encourage Modal Shift? Walking and cycling should be encouraged as healthy exercise. But has it never occurred to the “modal…

Covid Infections and Vaccinations at Record Levels

By Martin Giles Covid infections in Guildford are higher than the rates in Surrey, as a whole, the South East region and England. The number of new confirmed Covid cases…

Opinion: Viability Studies – Great for Politicians and Developers, Disastrous for the Community

Why are developers continually building things they say are not financially viable? Why has the amount of affordable housing provided by developers diminished so dramatically even in the prosperous South…

Lead Councillor is ‘Aware of Frustration’ Over Telephone Response Service

The lead councillor at GBC who has recently taken on responsibility for customer services has responded to complaints made by Dragon readers about poor responses to telephone enquiries. Cllr John…

Letter: How will the Masterplan Encourage Modal Shift?

From: David Ogilvie Architect I would ask Sam Peters, who commented on my letter Modal Shift Is Wishful Thinking, Without Access the Town Will Die, what provision he sees in…

Letter: Council Complaints Policies Need Change to Be Effective

From: Adam Aaronson In response to: Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word, written before the publication of: I Apologise to Julie Iles This incident highlights some possible flaws in…