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Opinion: Guildford Gridlock? That’s Hardly News
By Martin Giles “Sorry, the traffic seems gridlocked. I will get there as soon as I can.” said my nephew. He was stopping off with his wife on his way…
Opinion: Inappropriate Criticism? You Decide
By Martin Giles Council leader Paul Spooner is getting more and more histrionic about The Guildford Dragon NEWS these days. He reminds me of Violet Elizabeth Bott, Richmel Crompton’s Just…
Opinion: The Council Is Working Hard To Provide Social and Affordable Housing in Guildford
By Tony Rooth Lead councillor at Guildford Borough Council for Housing and Social Welfare Social housing has always been a difficult and complicated subject and may well have been misunderstood…
Opinion: Guildford Borough’s Local Plan – A Plan That Misses the Mark
By George Dokimakis Vice Chair Guildford Labour A good Local Plan is vital for Guildford’s future. Much work has gone into the current draft version and it is obvious for…
Opinion: With Everything Up In The Air, We Need An Interim Plan
By Martin Giles So the housing numbers to be included in the Local Plan are to be reviewed in light of the EU referendum result. And so they should be.…
Opinion: Guildford’s Housing Numbers Need Re-appraisal Following Brexit Decision
By Colin Cross Lib Dem ward councillor for Lovelace which includes, Ripley, Wisley and Ockham and a strategic green belt site earmarked for a possible 2,000+ houses in the draft…
Opinion: Planning – The Bad, The Uncertain and The Good
By Martin Giles The unanimous rejection of the widely detested Solum proposal to redevelop Guildford’s railway station, by the Planning Committee at Guildford Borough Council on Wednesday (June 29), should…
The Dragon Says: Insults Based on Background Have No Place in Guildford
Reports from a reader that his English born son, who happens to have a brown skin, was asked when he would be “going home”, or of a Big Issue seller…
Opinion: The Referendum Result Is Not A Panacea
By Martin Giles Thirty years ago I drove, over three days, from Toronto to Halifax in Canada. It was December and as I approached Quebec City, clearly visible on the…
Opinion: Mobile Catering Van Proposal at Whitmoor Common Car Park
By Frank Phillipson As part of Surrey County Council’s (SCC) plan to make Surrey Wildlife Trust’s (SWT) management of the county councils estates self financing, they have proposed in their…
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