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Flashback: Tills Rang Out as Festive Shoppers Flocked to Guildford

Flashback looks at Dragon NEWS stories of a decade ago. Ten years ago this week good trading over the Christmas period was reported. First published on The Guildford Dragon NEWS…

Highways Bulletin for January 20

The information for this bulletin comes from Surrey County Council and is written by them. See interactive map here. Report potholes and highway issues here. Further information on Guildford Borough…

Letter: The Junction 10 Project Is a Completely Unnecessary Waste of Money

From David Roberts In response to: Alan Titchmarsh Says Losses Caused by M25-A3 Works Are ‘Catastrophic’ for the RHS The Junction 10 project, approved by the then Transport Secretary after…

High Court Backs Parish Council and Quashes GBC’s Planning Permission

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Guildford Borough Council’s decision to grant planning permission for homes in Send has been quashed at appeal. The scheme included five, large detached homes…

Opinion: What is The Point of Restructuring Local Government?

By Pete Bennett chair of the Residents for Guildford & Villages Party Local political parties are getting very animated about the probable postponement of the county elections in May, but…

Notice: Shop Mobility

Do you need shop mobility to help you stay independent?…

Get Funding for Your Guildford Community Project

Guildford Borough Council is starting the next round of Crowdfund Guildford for community projects. The council says the fund is the best way for local people to get support for…

Important Car Park to Close Indefinitely

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter An “important” town centre car park will close for the “foreseeable future”. Victoria Way car park in Woking Town Centre will shut on Friday,…

Four Police Forces Act Together Against Rural Crime

More than 70 vehicles were stopped and four were seized last weekend as part of a second set of intensive days of action combating rural crime across Surrey. Last September,…

Letter: Local Government Reorganisation Is Good News

From Brian Creese Guildford Labour activist Having campaigned over many years on the merits of scrapping Surrey’s inefficient, expensive and bureaucratic two-tier (sometimes three-tier) system of local government, it is…