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Opinion: Gather Strength From the Memories of This Past Year
By Howard Smith Vice-chair, Guildford Labour Lockdown for all parents in Guildford has been really tough. Balancing work with childcare and home-schooling can double up what you have to do…
Life in Solitary: How Are Your Quirks?
The Lockdown Diary of Tony Edwards Questioning Our Quirks in Lockdown I’ve noticed lately that I reach for my specs when I answer the telephone. I know – sounds a…
The Dragon Says: Ask Not ‘Who is To Blame?’ We All Are
We must all share the blame for the weaknesses at GBC. We vote for the councillors who create the policies and make the high-level decisions. They appoint the senior council…
Effingham Eye: Residents Hold AGM, Trust Needs More Funding, Shops To Reopen
Chris Dick writes about: an unusual annual meeting, more funds needed for volunteer group, an orchard project and local shops plan reopening. Residents Association annual meeting For the first time…
Opinion: When Guildford Really Was A Dirty Old Town!
By David Rose It’s easy to look at old photographs and say “wasn’t it so much nicer back then”, and “what a shame they pulled those lovely buildings down”. Having…
XX Notes: Golden Roadmap to Guildford Vaccination
Maria Rayner‘s observational, fortnightly column from a woman’s perspective… There’s a definite warmth in the air: the sun is higher, the sky is bluer, there is blossom on the trees…
Opinion: Allotment Holders Rights Must Be Balanced With the Need for Affordable Houses
By Cllr John Rigg I would not want the readers of the Dragon to gain a wrong impression about the proposed allotment relocation at Weyside and this council’s unhesitating support…
Opinion: GVG Outlines Vision of 21st-Century Town Centre
By Bill Stokoe Chair of the Guildford Vision Group The next step in the town centre master plan (TCMP) process has been voted through. Funds are now available for working…
Life in Solitary: Use Your Right of Reply
The Lockdown Diary of Tony Edwards Repelling Rip-off “Phone Callers” We’re in the grip of a plague of phoney ‘phone calls if recent posts on the neighbourhood hub “Nextdoor” are…
Comment: We Must Know What Went Wrong With This Parish Council
By Martin Giles The turbulent times of a dispute-torn parish council seem an ugly anachronism in the historic village of Normandy, once home to the illustrious 18th-century reformer William Cobbett,…
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