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Opinion: Mum About Town – More Support For Those With Post-natal Depression

The latest of our Mum About Town opinion articles written by “Towny Mummy”. This time she writes about the death of Surrey mum Donna Oettinger and her son Zaki. Last…

The Dragon Says: Gagging Orders – GBC Should Learn From NHS

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, also MP for neighbouring Waverley, has, according to the BBC, scrapped the inclusion of “gagging clauses” in NHS severance agreements. He has previously warned NHS bosses…

North Street Development Decision – Vision Group Reaction and Proposal Summaries

By Martin Giles The North Street redevelopment project will be the most important of its kind in Guildford of our generation, perhaps this century. There is a huge responsibility on…

LinkedIn for a Day – Social Media Is No Longer An Option

By Martin Giles “I can’t understand the point of Facebook”, “I don’t do Twitter”, I can’t be bothered with LinkedIn”. I think I have said all these things over the…

A One-Year-Old Dragon

By Martin Giles The Guildford Dragon NEWS is one year old today. Many might have doubted our chances of survival, but we are still here trying our best to live…

Citizens Speak: Waitrose and the Expected York Road Underpass Closure

The Guildford Dragon NEWS wondered what local people were thinking about the Waitrose development, the applications for judicial reviews by the Guildford Vision Group and Friary owners, Hermes, and plans…

The Dragon Says: “The Wheels of Local Government Turn Very Slowly” – Don’t We Know It!

“The wheels of local government turn very slowly,” said Cllr David Goodwin, the other day, to a resident asking why it was taking so long to paint some lines on…

Opinion: High Street Setts, Let’s Have Some Action – Not More Paper

by Martin Giles So the Local Committee of SCC/GBC councillors have agreed that council officers should draw up a maintenance strategy for our ‘cobbled’ High Street (what hope is there…

The Dragon Says: Guildford Plans Need All Sides to Compromise

So the plans to build Waitrose may face two judicial reviews and many residents, especially parents with young children, remain fed up with the announced intention to close the York…

Opinion: Mum About Town – Birthday Parties

The latest of our Mum About Town opinion articles written by “Towny Mummy”. This time she writes about a fairytale castle party and a collapsing Thomas cake. . . It…