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Notice: Tillingbourne Earth

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Letter: Waiting Another Couple of Months for the Bridge Is Not a Hardship

From: Brian Boroman In response to: Ash Level Crossing Will Close Before Opening of New Road Bridge Instead of moaning about when or if the Ash road bridge or “Chester…

Letter: Councils Point to Each Other Over Reported Roadside Fly-tipping

From Robert Shatwell On November 16, 2024 I drove along the slip road, that runs from the A3 towards the A31 Hog’s Back, and saw three piles of fly-tipped rubbish.…

Letter: Town Council? Beware What You Wish For

From Bernard Quoroll I recently received a mailshot from the Guildford Vision Group. after informing me about its view on planning issues it concluded “The Case For A Town Council…

Borough Council Approves Change of Use for Office Building to Allow Charitable Mental Health Facility

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Plans that would see mental health services being run from an office building in a Guildford residential area have been approved despite concerns over…

Summary of GBC Planning Decisions – January 29, 2025

Guildford Borough Council has provided the following summary of the decisions taken by the Planning Committee at their meeting in Millmead on Thursday, January 29. The webcast of the meeting,…

Comment: Which Idiot Has Forgotten to Turn His Phone Off?

By Martin Giles The sound of a phone going off during a theatrical performance is distracting and seems disrespectful of all performers and the whole audience. When it happens I…

Stage Dragon: Brian and Nicole Ansari Cox – In Conversation – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

By Martin Giles Brian Cox (the actor) and his wife Nicole Ansari Cox have had interesting and full lives. They are both actors, although also writers and directors, so are…

Amnesty Begins for Top-Venting Blank Firers

Surrey Police and Sussex Police are holding a four-week firearms amnesty for Turkish-manufactured top-venting blank firers (TVBFs), which are now illegal to possess. The amnesty will take place from Monday…

Letter: Lib Dems Should Reflect on Who Exactly Is Misleading the Public

By Philip Brooker leader of the Conservative group at Guildford borough Council Claims in recent articles in The Guildford Dragon NEWS that the Lib Dem leaders of both Guildford and…