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Opinion: Will Walnut Bridge Be Pop Up No 2?


By Alistair Smith a director of Guildford Vision Group (GVG), Alistair Smith gives his view on the proposed replacement Walnut Bridge… Following on from its experience with Pop Up No…

Opinion: Knives Out On Italian Night At Millmead…

By Martin Giles The Italian students visiting Millmead on Tuesday evening (July 24, 2018), here to see an English borough council at work, were probably expecting a boring evening. They…

Opinion: Unnatural Selection

By Martin Giles A councillor told me the other day that not only were councillor candidate selection meetings notoriously poorly attended, there had even been one where the only attendee…

Comment: It Is True – The Number of Empty Shops in Guildford Is Increasing

By Tony Rooth Tony Rooth is a former leader of Guildford Borough Council who recently resigned from the Conservative party to become an Independent councillor representing Pilgrims Ward, a ward…

Effingham Eye: Fresh Blood for the Village Recreational Trust

Chris Dick’s personal view of Effingham’s News This month: changes at the Effingham Village Recreational Trust, report of the latest Effingham Parish Council meeting, the Neighbourhood Plan and forthcoming church…

Opinion: Are Lower Tier Decision Makers Worth Having?

By Chris Dick The Guildford Dragon NEWS asked a question in its May edition of the Effingham Eye: ‘Is there any point in villages having parish councils?’ Actually the question could…

Effingham Eye: Dam Busters Raid Talk, Church Fete, Two AGMs and New Publicans

Chris Dick in his regular column reports on church fete resurrected, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight honours Second World War bouncing bomb inventor, Effingham gets a new parish council chairman and…

Opinion: Ten Reasons Why Guildford’s Local Plan Is Not Sound

By Ben Paton Guildford’s Local Plan is due for its public examination to commence in the Guildford Borough Council (GBC) Chamber at Millmead on Monday, (Jun 4, 2018). Here are…

The Kingston View: Children’s Care Services, Potholes, Traveller Incursions and more…

By Keith Witham Conservative county councillor for Worplesdon In his occasional column giving his personal view of county council matters, Cllr Witham covers: children’s social care services in Surrey; Surrey’s…

Opinion: Council Still Awaits Council Leader Decision on Executive Changes

By Martin Giles White smoke has still not been spotted from the chimney of Millmead House this week despite the necessary departure of Cllr Richard Billington from the Executive to…