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Letter: Local Government Reorganisation Is Good News

From Brian Creese Guildford Labour activist Having campaigned over many years on the merits of scrapping Surrey’s inefficient, expensive and bureaucratic two-tier (sometimes three-tier) system of local government, it is…

Letter: Why Can’t Virgin Media Repair Their Cabinets?

From Derek Payne It seems that Virgin Media are unable to repair their cabinets when they become damaged or broken, and now revert to either covering them with some sort…

Letter: This Shows Why Councils Should Not Dabble in Property Investment

Jane Austin Conservative leader of the opposition at Waverley Borough Council In response to: Windfall Grant Allows High Street Redevelopment Project to Proceed I am afraid the press release from…

Letter: Too Many Years Have Been Lost Awaiting This Decision

From John Rigg former R4GV borough councillor In response to: National Trust Announce Funding Secured, At Last, for Weir Bridge Repair Good news “at last” indeed. Hopefully, the National Trust…

Letter: Council Should Use Computer Modelling When Deciding Harm of Planning Applications

From Alistair Smith chair of the Guildford Society John Harrison in his Opinion Piece “Why Are Five-storey Blocks Allowed in An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty?“,  summarises the reasons why…

Letter: The National Trust Needs to Speed Up

From Anthony Mallard In response to: Time for Action to Repair the Tumbling Bay Bridge and Restore the Wey Towpath Alastair Smith and S Callanan make a very fair point…

Letter: Anyone Who Thinks Local Government Reorganisation Will Save Money Is Deluded

From Peter Hyde In response to: ‘Devolution’ is Happening ‘Whether We Like It or Not’ Warns County Council Leader Genuinely local government will cease when the new devolution system is…

Letter: The National Trust Should Be Embarrassed About How Long the Weir Repair Is Taking

From S Callanan In response to: National Trust Announce Funding Secured, At Last, for Weir Bridge Repair The response given to The Dragon following the question raised by the chair…

Letter: Shaping Guildford’s Future and Meeting the New Housing Uplift

From Bill Stokoe Guildford Vision Group In response to: There Is a Way for the New Housing Target To Be Met Julian Lyon is right – we must get behind…

Letter: Time for Action to Repair the Tumbling Bay Bridge and Restore the Wey Towpath

From: Alistair Smith chair of The Guildford Society The Tumbling Bay footbridge on the River Wey in the town centre was swept away in 2019.  In the meantime, Notre Dame…