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Opinion: Remembering War Dead Is Not Enough

By John Morris As Remembrance Sunday approaches, I feel more strongly than ever that the world is not as it should be. The rich get richer and the poor get…

Opinion: Great Store, Wrong Site, Bad Plan

By John Rigg Director, Guildford Vision Group At the Planning Committee this Tuesday, 6th November, councillors have a golden opportunity to set the town on a new path, to take…

Millmead Views: Past Traditions And Future Opportunities

by Matt Furniss Conservative GBC Councillor for Christchurch Ward Lead Councillor for Environmental and Support Services Tradition is not a bad conception. It gives you a sense continuity, of belonging…

The Life Of Brian – In Guildford

By Martin Giles To my shame I have to admit that I normally walk straight past beggars. Having seen a little of the third world I wonder how they can…

Millmead Views: Enough Of The Wheezes – Let’s Have Some Really Good Ideas

By Angela Gunning Red tape – who needs it? The way to boost the economy, apparently, is to build extensions. If you’ve got a property to extend, of course. And…

The Dragon Says: Former Councillors Should Speak Up and Speak Out Too

Honorary Freemen and Honorary Aldermen should be seen but not heard. That seems to be the view of many councillors at Millmead. A few months ago all the party leaders…

The Eagle Eye: Civic Pride

The Guildford Dragon NEWS is delighted to introduce a new monthly columnist, Mary Ellen Foley, who is going to look all things local through her American (Eagle) eye. You might…

Millmead Views: If You Were Planning A Kitchen… Or A Car Park…

An occasional column written normally by our local GBC councillors, but this time by one of our County Councillors… By Fiona White (Lib Dem, Guildford West) If you were a…

Opinion: Can We Handle the Truth?

By Martin Giles “You can’t handle the truth!” says Col. Jessep played by Jack Nicholson in the film A Few Good Men. It seems that this might have been the motto…

Opinion: The Problem With Buses…

By Flora Windebank I have been shivering for 15 minutes or more. The 25 bus had slowly trundled through Peaslake and finally picked me up. The driver doesn’t even apologise…