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By Martin Giles Yesterday’s Daily Telegraph headline: “Cameron ‘divides Britain’ over faith” has a Guildford resonance. Whether prayers should be a part of our local council meetings was debated at…
April 22, 2014 / 4 Comments / Read More
It is a sign of our mature and free society that we take freedom of speech for granted – but, of course, we shouldn’t. The cost of that freedom is…
April 17, 2014 / 1 Comment / Read More
The Dragon Says: Flood Review? Here Is Our 10-Point Plan So Guildford Borough Council (GBC) is to review its flood management. Whether it was because of the call from The…
January 9, 2014 / 4 Comments / Read More
As some people are still recovering from the floods that have caused huge disruption for families and businesses alike, we reach the end of one year and the beginning of…
December 31, 2013 / 1 Comment / Read More
Some serious questions need to be asked after Guildford’s Christmas floods. The questions need to be asked of those responsible for issuing flood warnings and those taking the necessary precautions.…
December 27, 2013 / 2 Comments / Read More
By Greg Melly, Vice-President, University of Surrey I read with interest Rob Burch’s opinion piece “Will New Vet School Slow Down Accommodation Construction?” There are, in my view, some points…
December 24, 2013 / 1 Comment / Read More
By Rob Burch Well “hooray” for the University of Surrey are the cries. A new £45 million faculty and a series of smart buildings for the anticipated 500 additional students…
December 17, 2013 / 1 Comment / Read More
by Emma Roberts There are people that tweet and people that don’t. I think Twitter is a bit like Marmite, you either like it or hate it. The difference is…
December 10, 2013 / No Comment / Read More
by Martin Giles “Brownfield first!” is a constant theme in the growing campaigns against development of our green belt. It is understandable. Most of us would prefer to see the…
November 26, 2013 / 3 Comments / Read More
by Tim Harrold Chairman of the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England Surrey Guildford District Speaking up in defence of the Surrey countryside is my job. Last week I…
November 25, 2013 / 1 Comment / Read More
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