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Letter: Travellers Should Abide By The Rules

From Godfrey Chapples Everyone has a need for a roof over their heads. Most of us take the route of a permanent building to live in, which we rent or…

Hear About New Project That’s Helping People To Become Volunteers

A new initiative called Welcome to Volunteering! is having its formal launch on Monday, July 15, where people are being invited to hear all about the project. Volunteering promotes wellbeing.…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.40

By Malcolm Fincham On returning from my whirlwind tour of Scotland, with fond memories of the wildlife sightings still lingering, and feeling I needed another holiday to recover fully, I…

David Hill: Grievance Policy Prevents Further Disclosure

Guildford Borough Council’s grievance policy is preventing it  from giving any further information about the complaint that has been made against chief executive David Hill. A council spokesperson stated: “[The…

Opinion: Traveller Sites – The Council Has Been Put Between A Rock And A Hard Place

by Martin Giles For the past two years that I have been attending council planning meetings at Millmead there has been a clear message from all parties: we have to…

Green Lane Residents Asked To Leave Verges Alone

New residents in Green Lane at the top of The Mount, the old road that leads to the Hog’s Back, have been asked to leave the verges and hedgerows to…

Opinion: Guildford Must Play Its Part In Commemorating WWI 100 Years On

By David Rose August 2014 sees the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War. The government has recently been outlining its plans to commemorate this important event…

Ministerial Statement Makes Council Defer Traveller Planning Decisions

Three planning applications, all for extra traveller pitches, were withdrawn at the last minute during last night’s Guildford Borough Council planning committee (July 2) when a ministerial statement threw into…

Second Guildford Park Distraction Burglary in Three Days

Residents in the Guildford area are being advised to be extra vigilant following a further attempted distraction burglary in the Guildford Park area. The latest incident happened on Friday, June…

Citizens Speak: Views on Guildford’s Shops

High parking charges, increasing rents and no shops for “bored blokes” – a recent letter to The Guildford Dragon News painted a bleak picture of our High Street, in contrast…