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SCC Conservatives Rail Against Proposal to Ask Highest Council Tax Payers to Pay More

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Plans for “those with the broadest shoulders” to voluntarily pay more council tax to help those in need have been labelled “morally corrupt” in…

Letter: We Should Concentrate On Our New Devolved Council

From Brian Creese former chair of Guildford Labour In response to: Government Agrees – County Council Elections Will Be Postponed Interesting to see how the headline is the postponement of…

Letter: Thank You for Support on Clandon House Restoration

From Neils Laub In response to comments on: Opinion – We Should Restore Clandon House It is certainly very heartening to see that some of you agree with me on…

Police Precept to Increase

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Surrey Police’s share of council tax bills will leap over £335 a year for the average Band D households. Lisa Townsend, Surrey Police and…

Letter: Reorganisation Plans Are the Precise Opposite of ‘Devolution’

From David Roberts In response to: Government Agrees – County Council Elections Will Be Postponed I admit I was wrong to predict that the Labour government would not prolong the…

Comment: What Has Our Democracy Become? Of Course the Elections Should Go Ahead

By Martin Giles News that our county council election is to be postponed is as depressing as it is troubling. Postponing inconvenient elections is the kind of tactic we expect…

Local Politicians React to News of Postponed County Council Elections

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Rival political parties are furious over the cancellation of Surrey’s 2025 county council elections, with groups claiming the ruling Conservatives are “running scared”.  See…

Government Agrees – County Council Elections Will Be Postponed

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Voters in Surrey won’t get the opportunity to cast their ballots this May after the government agreed to the county council’s request to postpone…

Stars Shine Brightly for Guildford Charity

Guildford audiences were treated to two spectacular nights of live music in January as the annual Paul Jones and Friends concerts once again hit all the right notes, raising money…

Letter: I Am Sorry for Incorrect Advice on Reported Fly-tipping

From George Potter Lead councillor for Environment and Climate Change In response to: Councils Point to Each Other Over Reported Roadside Fly-tipping Clearing fly-tipping can be the responsibility of Guildford…