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Letter: Cycle Lanes Are a Priority Must For Our Borough

From: M Gilles [not to be confused with M Giles, Dragon editor.] In response to: ‘Nothing Compares to the Simple Pleasure of a Bike Ride’ Don’t we want a decongested…

Feature: Does 2019 Tory Defeat Now Threaten Party’s Long Grip On the County?

By Martin Giles In a month, the results will be known, the political control of our county council decided for the next four years. How many of us care? Perhaps…

Letter: Why Vote For a Party That Wants to Avoid Leadership?

From: Paul Spooner In response to: Surrey Can’t Afford Four More Years Of Tory Misrule, Say Lib Dems The usual anti-Tory nonsense from the Lib Dems. When they won power…

XX Notes: Wild Swimming Makes A Splash

Maria Rayner‘s observational column from a woman’s perspective… A Dip In Cold Water Is Good For Your Health, But Sshh, Here’s Top 10 Secret Spots To Wild Swim. With the…

Letter: Decision to Postpone Awards Shows Double Standards At Work

From: George Potter In response to: Anger Over Postponement of Mayor’s Awards for Political Reasons I think it’s a real shame that there has been this push to politicise a…

The Death of a Prince That Makes Us All Reflect

The sad news today of the Duke of Edinburgh’s death will have caused many to pause and reflect. Prince Phillip had been a national figure for the lifetimes of most…

Letter: Labour Attack on Lib Dems Was a Wasted Opportunity

From: Lana Kirczenow In response to: Lib Dems Winning Where Exactly? I was very disappointed while reading the piece by Guildford Labour’s Brian Creese that he chose to waste the…

Man Charged with Dangerous Driving Offences

A man has been charged with dangerous driving following theft of a vehicle in Guildford. A circular had previously been circulated by Surrey Police and a spokesperson said today: “We…

Anger Over Postponement of Mayor’s Awards for Political Reasons

By Martin Giles The Mayor’s awards for community service have been postponed because of political “purdah” rules in force in the run-up to the county council election, a decision that…

Letter: The Local Plan, Like Suez, Was a Major Error of Judgement

From: Ben Paton In response to: Were Tory Council Leaders Breathtakingly Naive? The Local Plan was an error of judgement equivalent to Anthony Eden’s attempt to seize control of the…