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‘Truly Inspiring’ Musical Event Brings Generations Together

A Guildford Hub musical event, held in the lead up to Christmas on December 13, was described as “truly inspiring” by the Shadow Minister of Health and Social Care. Lord…

Guildford to Gatwick Line to Close for Two Weeks to Allow Critical Upgrades

Critical upgrades to the Guildford to Gatwick railway line are necessitating the planned closure of the line for the first two weeks of February. The line will close from Saturday,…

Opinion: Why Are Five-storey Blocks Allowed in An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty?

Local resident, John Harrison, a member of the St Catherine’s Village Association, was one of two objectors allowed to address GBC’s Planning Committee on the proposal to redevelop the former…

Football Pitches Approved as Part of Secretts Redevelopment

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Two new mini sports pitches have been approved as part of a 216 home development in a Surrey village, but neighbours claim it will…

Witness Appeal Following Serious Collision

Surrey Police are continuing to investigate following a serious collision in Elstead last night (December 29). Police were called when a car collided with a tree on the B3001 Farnham…

City Maintain Winning Form

Guildford City (1) 2, Abbey Rangers (0) 0 By Barry Underwood Guildford maintained their fine Christmas form with a fully deserved victory over Abbey Rangers. Similar to City’s previous match…

Council and Guildford High School Join Forces to Help Local Families over Christmas

A total of 175 local families had Christmas gifts under their tree thanks to Guildford Borough Council’s Community Wellbeing Team and Guildford High School. Students at Guildford High School donated…

Flashback: Closure Order Issued On Troubled Flat In Stoughton

Flashback looks at Dragon NEWS stories of a decade ago. Ten years ago this week a flat in Stoughton was closed by the police to protect neighbours from antisocial behaviour.…

Insights: The Band on the Titanic Strikes Up ‘Devolution!’ – Part 3

By Bernard Quoroll Bernard Quoroll served as chief executive or a senior officer in six local authorities. He says that the radical proposed changes in the English Devolution White Paper…

Insights: The Band on the Titanic Strikes Up ‘Devolution!’ – Part 2

By Bernard Quoroll Bernard Quoroll served as chief executive or a senior officer in six local authorities. He says that the radical proposed changes in the English Devolution White Paper…