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Power Cut Hits High Street Businesses

A power cut hit Guildford shops and Abbot’s Hospital this afternoon following repairs being carried out by the High Street entrance to Jeffries Passage. Shops above Jeffries Passage and round…

Blood Runners Are Desperate For ‘Friends’

Could you be a Blood Runner? The Service by Emergency Rider Volunteers charity (SERV) based near Slyfield in Guildford is desperate for volunteers to run a new friends group in…

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…

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…

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Three planning applications, all for extra traveller pitches, were withdrawn at the last minute during last night’s Guildford Borough Council planning committee (July 2) when a ministerial statement threw into…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

Lib Dems Share Frustration Over Lack of Official Statement On David Hill

Guildford Lib Dems have been the first political party to pass comment on the grievance procedure initiated against David Hill. In a statement Cllr Zoe Franklin, their spokesperson, wrote:”The Liberal…