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Letter: I Stand By My Criticism of Lib Dem Campaign Literature

From: Brian Creese Chair, Guildford Labour Catherine Houston, Lib Dem chair, has asked me to justify my claim that the Lib Dems produce an “unremitting barrage of misleading, dubious and…

Letter: Debenhams – Let’s Not Get Nimby

From: Bill Stokoe chair of the Guildford Vision Group (GVG) I do hope that we are not returning to Nimbyland when it comes to the Debenhams proposals. The developer, unlike…

‘Don’t Tarmac Our Beautiful Old Bridleway’, Plead Dagley Lane Campaigners

By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter Users of an ancient tree-lined bridleway near Guildford are distraught at plans to replace it with a lit-up tarmacked cycle route. Residents have now…

Letter: Debenham’s Redevelopment Should Respect Town’s Heritage and Valley Setting

From Peter Coleman, RIBA In response to: Only A Minority Oppose North Street and Debenhams Developments Finds Survey The Debenhams proposals are too high and too bulky in their massing.…

Only A Minority Oppose North Street and Debenhams Developments, Finds Survey

By Martin Giles Most Guildford residents support or are neutral about proposals to redevelop Debenhams and North Street, if a vox pop survey conducted by The Dragon yesterday (August 11)…

Letter: If So Confident, Why Doesn’t Cllr Rigg Welcome an Independent Inquiry Into Liongate

From: Geoff Davis former Conservative borough councillor I was intrigued to read Cllr John Rigg’s article, saying that my comments on the negligent Lion Gate sale were “very misleading” which…

Letter: Labour’s Allegations Should Have Been Challenged

From Catherine Houston Chair Guildford Lib Dems I apologise for the delay in writing this response but I have been laid low by Covid for a few days and am…

More Than 100 Arrests in Police Operation to Disrupt Violent Crime

More than 100 people have been arrested during a three-day operation to tackle cross-border offending. Officers from Surrey, Thames Valley, Hertfordshire, Essex, the Metropolitan Police were involved in the three-day…

Good Law Project Take SCC to Court Over Children Placements

By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter A campaign organisation who took on the government and won has launched a legal challenge against Surrey County Council for placing hundreds of children…

Letter: Debenhams Proposal Would Be a Missed Opportunity

From: Anna-Marie Davis In response to: Nine Storeys Proposed for Debenhams Replacement ‘St Mary’s Wharf’ Only in Guildford could we be given the opportunity to get rid of our largest…