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Opinion: The Potential Impact of Labour’s Tax Policy on Guildford

By Dr Juemin Xu member of the Labour Party standing for internal selection as Labour’s Parliamentary candidate for Guildford The prevailing sentiment that Labour is poised to win the next…

Comment: On the Buses

By Brian Creese former chair of Guildford Labour On Monday, residents in Jacobs Well woke to find out their bus service had been transformed – unfortunately, it was for the…

Opinion: Yes, We Do Need a Masterplan

By Bibhas Neogi Bill Stokoe says “Guildford Needs a Masterplan”. I agree and considerable work has already been done. Since both development and reducing congestion are matters for the GBC…

The Worplesdon Witness August 2023

Jan Messinger with her round up of news from the parish of Worplesdon. The show goes on despite yellow weather warning Despite a yellow weather warning, the annual Wood Street…

Opinion: North Street’s Development and the Dilemma Facing Our Politicians

By Martin Giles Anyone who imagined that voting Lib Dem or Conservative in May would stop the proposed North Street development should now realise that was a forlorn hope. Both…

Opinion: Most Arguments Against London Road Improvements Are Nonsense

By Sam Peters former Green Party candidate at local elections There are plenty of valid criticisms of the way the London Road Active Travel proposal has been handled but nebulous…

Opinion: It’s Later Than We Think

By Brian Creese Former chair of Guildford Labour I don’t read as much science fiction as I would like, but over the past couple of years I have been reading…

Comment: What Next for the House of Fraser Store?

By Martin Giles It’s hard to believe now but not that many years ago there was still talk of John Lewis opening a new “anchor store” in North Street, while…

The Dragon Says: Redundancies at Reach Highlights the Plight of The Dragon NEWS

Reach plc, which publishes The Surrey Advertiser and Surrey Live, has announced journalists can apply for voluntary redundancy following a decline in online page views impacting digital revenue. Hold the…

The Dragon Says: Government Policy is Largely to Blame for Guildford’s Financial Woes

The message from GBC’s full council meeting was clear – Guildford is in serious financial trouble. The situation might not be anywhere near as bad as Woking’s but it is…