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Letter: Executive Councillors Are Analogue Politicians in a Digital Age

From David Roberts In response to: So This Is ‘Representative Democracy’? Our Executive councillors are analogue politicians in a digital age, as was shown clearly during the Monika Juneja scandal. Instead…

Letter: What is Going on with the Lib Dems?

From Matthew Smith In response to: We Need A Bridge That Would Make a Real Difference What is going on with the Lib Dems in Guildford? Ciaran Doran, their chair, correctly…

Letter: The Grange Park Opera Project Has Been a Triumph

From Valerie Thompson In response to: Dragon Interview: Wasfi Kani Grange Park Opera As a volunteer, meeting and greeting or ushering, I have a close relationship with Grange Park Opera…

Letter: Truth is Still Truth, The Emperor Has No Clothes

From Ben Paton In response to: So This Is ‘Representative Democracy’? Cllr Billington states, in so many words, that the conduct of the Executive of GBC is acceptable for no…

Full Guildford Borough Council Meeting Round Up

The following report is a roundup of short items covering business conducted at the last full meeting of Guildford Borough Council (GBC) on Tuesday, October 9 2018, which have not…

Letter: Council Motion Was Not Last Minute

Letter: Council Motion Was Not Last Minute

From Tony Rooth Cllr. Spooner said my motion was made “at the last minute”. But Valerie Thompson, who commented on the story, Bad Tempered Debate on Transparency Gives Clear View…

Letter: We Need A Bridge That Would Make a Real Difference

From Ciaran Doran Chairman of Guildford Lib Dems It is really sad that for more than two decades the Guildford cycle forum, and latterly G-BUG, has campaigned for a proper…

Hospital Cafe Says Bin the Butts

By Will Parsons Sparky’s Cafe is urging smokers to dispose of their cigarette butts properly and help cut down on toxic pollution. The cafe, in Farnham Road Hospital, is part…

Dragon Interview: Wasfi Kani Grange Park Opera

By Martin Giles Wasfi Kani is an impressive character. She needs to be. She is the driving force behind Grange Park Opera which has moved to its new home, a…

Letter: We Tried to Stop the New Walnut Bridge

From Colin Cross Lib Dem borough councillor for Lovelace (Ripley, Ockham and Wisley) A cross-party group of councillors on the planning committee tried and failed to stop the unnecessary commitment…