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Opinion: Dragon Predictions for Executive Changes

By Martin Giles Changes are afoot within the Executive of Guildford Borough Council (GBC) this week. The making of Cllr Nigel Manning as the Deputy Mayor on Wednesday (May 4th)…

Opinion: Important By-election Decisions for Stoke Ward Voters

Voters in Guildford’ Stoke ward will be electing a new councillor to represent them in Thursday’s (May 5) by-election, caused by the resignation of Conservative William Chesterfield, due to “work…

The Dragon Says: Decent Councillors Must Insist On Cultural Change

The Dragon Says: Decent Councillors Must Insist On Cultural Change

Was the prompt reply from Sue Sturgeon, the managing director of Guildford Borough Council to complainant and Dragon reader, Nick Bomford, a straw in the wind, an indication of a…

Opinion: What Will It Take For Tory Supporters To Rebel?

By Martin Giles As I read the press release the same feelings of anger came back to me. The appalling Solum proposal for our railway station was floating again to…

Opinion: Never Explain, Never Apologise – Never A Good Policy

By Martin Giles Another council meeting and another bad tempered spat between Susan Parker, leader of the Guildford Greenbelt Group, and the Conservative council leader, Paul Spooner. They were debating…

The Dragon Says: More Urgency Required Over Bridge Street Safety

Anyone who listened to the eloquent 20-year-old student, George Bowen, on Tuesday, relating to Guildford Borough Council (GBC) a statement from the partner of one of those killed in the…

Opinion: Significant Road Improvements Needed For Any Newlands Corner Development

By Frank Phillipson Further to my previous article on improvements needed if there is an increased use of the access to Newlands Corner, additional investigation has been carried out. The sketch proposal showed…

Opinion: The Local Plan for Guildford Must Protect Everyone’s Quality of Life

By Caroline Reeves and Liz Hogger Caroline Reeves is the Lib Dem group leader at Guildford Borough Council and borough councillor for Friary and St Nicolas. Liz Hogger, is the…

The Dragon Says: Cllr Moseley Must Apologise For Her ‘Bloody Rabble’ Remark

Who of us can say that we have never said something in the heat of the moment that we have regretted? When tempers are roused it is easy to say…

Opinion: GBC Is Being Two Faced Over Wisley Planning

By Colin Cross Colin Cross is the Lib Dem borough councillor for Lovelace At last, after a fifteen month delay, the controversial former Wisley Airfield or Three Farm Meadow planning…