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Opinion: Burst Pipes, Broken Promises: Government Targets Could Leave Us High and Dry
By Liz Townsend Liberal Democrat borough councillor, portfolio holder for Planning at Waverley Borough Council For decades, successive governments have ignored mounting warnings that our water and sewage infrastructure is…
Opinion: Why Guildford Needs a Town Council
By Gavin Morgan A survey has gone round to residents in the town centre asking for views on the creation of a town council. I urge everyone to take a…
Comment: Parish Councils – Who Cares?
By Martin Giles A letter from the former chair of Guildford Labour on parish councils has triggered a significant reader reaction. Excellent! Part of the role of The Dragon is…
Insights: The Devil Remains in the Detail of this Sorry Mess of a Bill
By Bernard Quoroll former local authority CEO Dragon readers might be forgiven for not spotting and reading, ‘The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill”, printed on July 10 and conveniently…
Opinion: It’s Been a Year Since the General Election. Guildford Deserves Better from its MP
By Adam Heilbron former Conservative borough council candidate A year has passed since the General Election and it’s a good time to do a performance review of our new MP,…
Opinion: Never Have We Needed the Benefits of the Natural World More
By Catherine Masterman Interwoven with the human scale infrastructure that dominates and regulates our lives – the roads, the trains, the telegraph wires, the pavements, the houses, shops, schools and…
Comment: The 10-year NHS Plan – What Is the Challenge for Guildford?
The Guildford Society is supporting improved community based healthcare services in Guildford in line with the NHS 10-year plan and best practice. To be effective, these services need new purpose…
Opinion: Waverley Has Failed Spectacularly on CIL
By Jane Austin leader of the Conservative Group at Waverley Borough Council This week, I spoke with an estate agent in Godalming who shared a troubling new trend: prospective buyers…
Comment: What Are We To Make of the GBC Executive ‘Reshuffle’?
By Martin Giles What is the real reason for the sudden dismissal of leading Lib Dem councillor George Potter at GBC? See: ‘Politics Is Not Always a Kind Place’ Says…
Comment: What Can Be Done About Guildford’s Biggest Empty Shop?
By Martin Giles Empty shops on any High Street create an impression of decline and the continued closure of what was the pre-eminent department store in Guildford, House of Fraser,…
I'm living well for nothing at all! (See: No Trifling Matter: Magpie Trapped in Godalming Sainsbury’s)
Next stop, Debt Chasm! (See: We Should All Be Outraged About the Failure to Deal with Legacy Debt)
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