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Dragon Interview: Catherine Young, R4GV, West Surrey Council Candidate

Dragon editor Martin Giles invited leading representatives, from all the political parties standing in the Guildford wards for the new West Surrey Council, to be interviewed. The interviews, each lasting…

Letter: Holding the 2025 SCC Elections Would Have Allowed the Debt Issue To Have Been Properly Debated

From George Potter Liberal Democrat borough and county councillor In response to: Some of Us Are Certainly Taking the Debt Issue Seriously Labour have two county councillors within Surrey. Both…

Summary of GBC Planning Decisions – April 29 2026

Guildford Borough Council has provided the following summary of the decisions taken by the Planning Committee at their meeting in Millmead on Wednesday, March 21. The webcast of the meeting,…

Can You Create a Jekyll-inspired, Prize-winning Scarecrow?

By Martin Giles If you can design a scarecrow that beats off the competition you could be in with a chance to win £100 in two free-to-enter competitions, one for…

Leading Councillors To Step Down As New Unitaries Take Over

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Some of the biggest figures in Surrey politics are not standing in next month’s once-in-a-generation elections. This year will see the creation of two…

Opinion: Can We Rely on Developer’ Promises of Affordable Homes?

By John Ferns When a developer offers “affordable housing” as part of a planning application for new homes how much can we rely on their promises? Should they be expected to…

How Will the Political Map of Surrey Change?

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Surrey’s political map is looking far less predictable than it did five years ago, with Surrey County Council now under no overall control ahead…

Opinion: A Mayor Is Not Just Old Hat

By Gavin Morgan Founder of the Guildford history Forum This week a new Mayor is appointed in Guildford. Councillor Jane Tyson takes over from Cllr Howard Smith. Unless plans change,…

Letter: The Government Has Created an Existential Debt Crisis in Surrey

From Bernard Quoroll In response to: Taxes Are Rarely Ring-Fenced Yes, of course I had my tongue firmly in my cheek in my article: The Legacy Debt Should Be Borne By…

Letter: Can the Legacy Debt Be Legally Challenged?

From Patrick Bray In response to: We Should All Be Outraged About the Failure to Deal with Legacy Debt In A Windebank’s comment on the above article he/she asks why the…