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Heatwave: The Dragon Asks Local Politicians Has Climate Change Action Stalled?
By Emily Inge Three years after Guildford Borough Council (GBC), Surrey County Council (SCC) and Parliament declared a climate emergency, The Dragon asked our local representatives “has action stalled?” Local…
Former Lib Dem Councillor Now Quits from the Tories
By Martin Giles A former senior Lib Dem councillor and deputy leader of GBC, who shocked his colleagues by quitting and joining the Conservatives in November, has now quit the…
Letter: It Is Conservative Funding Policy That Is Causing Borough Council Cuts
From Fiona White Lib Dem borough councillor for Westborough Thank you for the report on Guildford Borough Council’s February 9 budget meeting. I think it picked up most of the…
GBC Approves Cost-Cutting Budget With Maximum 2% Council Tax Rise
By Emily Coady Stemp, local democracy reporter and Martin Giles Guildford households will pay more council tax from April after the borough council agreed a cost-cutting budget for 2022-23 on…
Letter: Reviewing the Local Plan is Worth the Risk
From: David Roberts In response to: Opinion – The Government Does Not Care Whether Our Housing Targets Are Based On Accurate Data George Potter’s opinion piece reads like an excuse…
Expert Barrister Gives Three Reasons to Review Guildford’s Local Plan
By Martin Giles A residents group that has been campaigning for six years against development of the former Wisley Airfield have obtained fresh written opinion from an expert Queen’s Counsellor.…
GBC Lags Behind Waverley and Woking On Climate Change Planning Says Independent Assessor
By Hugh Coakley GBC has been rated below average by Climate Emergency UK who scored the council 39% on their climate emergency planning. This ranks the council below the national…
Lib Dem Housing Policy Claims Are ‘Dishonest’ Says Former Senior Member
By Martin Giles Guildford’s Liberal Democrats have moved onto the front foot to defend their housing policy following a promise in the 2019 borough council election campaign to build 3,000…
Conservative Councillors Opine on Plan B Vote
By Emily Coady Stemp local democracy reporter Conservative councillors in Surrey are calling for caution on both sides of the debate for increased restrictions ahead of the vote on coronavirus…
Letter: We Conservatives Await the Result of the Further Consultation on the Local Plan With Interest
From: Paul Spooner Writing on behalf of the Guildford Conservative Association See: Concerns Over Guildford’s Local Plan Raised Ahead of Public Consultation The Conservative group [at Guildford Borough Council] recognises…
See Dragon story: GBC’s Explanation of Major Land Sale Notice Error ‘Borders on Arrogant’ Says Councillor
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