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Letter: The Local Plan Must Do More Than Promote Economic Growth

From Adrian Atkinson I totally agree and totally disagree with the content of Mr Gross’ letter: What Gives Us The Right To Say No To Growth? I disagree: Yet again,…

Letter: What Gives Us The Right To Say No To Growth?

From James Gross In response to: There Is A Connection Between Housing Supply, Demand and Prices Finally some sense and admittance that the real reason that many members of the…

Letter: Traffic Congestion is a Symptom of Growth

By John Perkins Ring-roads and bypasses were very popular in the 1970s. But those in busy places simply filled up. A good example is the Guildford bypass (Parkway/Ladymead) which later…

Letter: We Must Resist The Culture of Volunteer Paperwork

From Jim Allen The Effingham Eye, No Volunteers – No Fireworks, points to a problem that exists countywide and probably further – a distinct lack of volunteers. There is probably…

Letter: There Is A Connection Between Housing Supply, Demand and Prices

From Keith Chesterton Gordon Bridger is right in his letter: Housing Target – We Should Consider The Longer Term. Guildford and the UK need a lot more houses built. And yes,…

Letter: Without Radical Change Our Traffic Problems Will Persist

From George Potter At the core of the recent debate on The Dragon about transport there lies a fundamental, but unpopular, truth; fixing Guildford’s traffic problems has to involve stopping…

Letter: The Negativity Towards Cycling Is Staggering

From Chris Ogle The negativity of some of the comments in the cycling in Guildford debate on The Dragon is staggering. If you look at other cities in the UK,…

Letter: Bikes and Pedestrians Don’t Always Mix Well

From Paul Stevenson In response to: The Solution to Guildford’s Traffic Chaos – Is the Bicycle I do agree that cycling should be encouraged in Guildford and I would love…

Letter: Cycling Can Help But It Is Not ‘The’ Solution

From Bibhas Neogi In response to: The Solution to Guildford’s Traffic Chaos – Is the Bicycle Unlike Cambridge, Guildford is a gap town and almost all local traffic and quite…

Letter: We have Been Expressing Concern About Speeding Here For Years

From Lorimer Burn Chairman of St Catherine’s Village association This is a tragic incident. For years we local residents have been expressing our concern about the speed that cars take…