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Inaugural West Surrey Shadow Council Meeting About To Be Held

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter The new West Surrey Shadow Council will meet for the first time today (May 21), giving voters and early look at how the new…

Surrey Police Reorganise to Mirror Local Government Changes

Surrey Police is reorganising to a two division structure to strengthen modernisation and align with Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). Following a detailed review of its “Target Operating Model” the constabulary…

Letter: Are We Ready for Proportional Representation?

From Patrick Bray In response to: First Past the Post Still Has Its Merits Andy Berriman puts forward a thoughtful case on the shortcomings of First Past the Post. Though…

Police Seek Public’s Help To Find Wanted Man

Surrey Police are appealing for the public’s help to locate Muhammad Ali, aged 21, of no fixed abode, who is wanted in connection with police investigations into three assaults which…

Rock Choir Hits Guildford High Street

The Guildford Rock Choir hit the High Street again over the weekend to help raise money for the mental health charity Oakleaf. Under their leader Tom George, they put on…

Will It Be ‘One for Sorrow’? Trifle-loving Sainsbury’s Magpie Faces Extermination

By Daisy Edwards It looks as though the infamous magpie trapped in the Godalming Sainsbury’s on Woolsack Way is facing extermination. The bird, a protected wild species, has now been…

Letter: Cathedral Memories on Its 65th Birthday

From Anthony Mallard I am reminded by the 65th birthday celebrations of Guildford Cathedral that I attended a church similarly modelled. The Church of St Thomas the Apostle in Boston…

Letter: Local Government Reorganisation Secures Central Government Control

From Jim Allen In response to: Some Councillors Will Have a Bonanza Year The reorganisation of our local government is going to be a very expensive exercise and extra councillor…

Man Jailed Following Vehicle Thefts Totalling £300,000

A man has been jailed for four years and six months following an investigation into the handling of stolen vehicles across Surrey, Sussex and Kent, as well as the supply…

Letter: Proportional Representation Is Essential To Restore Democratic Legitimacy

From Andy Berriman In response to: First Past the Post Still Has Its Merits Patrick Bray writes that we live in a “time where a huge swath of votes are…