By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter Guildford residents will pay more money in council tax from April with a senior councillor saying the borough represented “good value for money”. The…
February 9, 2023 / 1 Comment / Read MoreFrom David Smith In response to Planning Backlog Increases As Councillor Says ‘It’s A Mess’ I think there are some wider issues here rather than just the increase in planning…
October 18, 2021 / 2 Comments / Read MoreBy Hugh Coakley In an interview with The Guildford Dragon NEWS, Cllr John Rigg speaks about his wide-ranging portfolio as lead councillor for Regeneration including producing the Town Centre Master…
December 12, 2020 / No Comment / Read MoreHugh Coakley meets Guildford Borough Council’s countryside ‘outdoors’ team and hears about the often unsung work they do behind the scenes in the borough’s open spaces. “Our work here is…
November 18, 2020 / No Comment / Read MoreA Guildford taxi-driver has been banned from operating after he lost his Crown court appeal against the council’s decision to revoke his licence. The council revoked the driver’s licence in…
August 22, 2020 / No Comment / Read MoreFearing a fait accompli by the proposal from Surrey County Council for a Surrey wide unitary authority (see Surrey County Council faces battle in bid to scrap borough and district…
August 21, 2020 / 1 Comment / Read MoreBy Hugh Coakley A press release from Guildford Borough Council has announced that a “new high-level action plan”, agreed by the council’s Executive, will help it continue to work towards…
August 16, 2020 / 5 Comments / Read MoreBy Hugh Coakley Borough councillor for Normandy, David Bilbe (Conservative ‘independent’) has reacted angrily to a letter from Normandy Parish Council (NPC) which accuses Guildford Borough Council of failing to…
July 29, 2020 / 3 Comments / Read MoreIs Guildford Borough Council doing enough on Climate Change? The Guildford Dragon NEWS reporter Hugh Coakley challenges Cllr Jan Harwood, who now has the lead councillor responsibility for the issue,…
July 3, 2020 / 3 Comments / Read MoreBy Hugh Coakley Despite the lockdown, there is a number of essential shops still trading in Guildford town centre with some surprises. Whereas a few weeks ago the town was…
May 2, 2020 / 1 Comment / Read More
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