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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…

Opinion: GBC’s Accounting Error is Serious – But It Is Not the Time for a Blame Game

By Bernard Quoroll former independent person at GBC and local authority chief executive See: Guildford Officers Find £10m Accounting Error Another fine mess? I watched the online Corporate Governance and…

Opinion: Grounds for Concern – Are There Too Many Coffee Shops in Guildford?

Joseph Bickle is a young adult born and raised in Guildford, currently studying media and communications at Cardiff University. This summer he is writing stories for The Guildford Dragon NEWS.…

The Worplesdon Witness July 2023

Jan Messinger with her round up of news from the parish of Worplesdon News from the Sime Gallery at Worplesdon Memorial Hall The Sime Gallery has paid tribute to its…

Opinion: The System Is Simply Not Working

By Brian Creese Former chair of Guildford Labour It is now two months since the Guildford Borough Council elections and a month since I stood down as chair of the…