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Letter: The Highway Code Changes Have Made no Difference

From: Paul Robinson In response to: Conflict on the King’s Highway In my experience, the 2023 changes to the Highway Code has not made a halfpenny’s worth of difference to…

GSA to Help Fund-raising for New Cancer and Surgical Innovation Centre

From: Daniel Husseini Students from the (GSA) Guildford School of Acting are hoping to raise money for the Royal Surrey Charity by performing songs from famous West End musicals. The…

Letter: Alternative Survey Shows 87 per cent Opposed to London Road Scheme

From: Niels Laub One of the group which organised the ‘Alternative’ London Road Survey See also: Dragon Interview – Authors of the ‘Alternative’ London Road Survey Surrey County Council is…

Senior Directors Step Back Following New Report on Fraud & Overspend Investigation

By Martin Giles The investigation into a £18.5 million overspend and possible fraud in Guildford Council’s Housing Revenue Account took another turn this evening. The council says it has received…

‘Don’t Bow to Naysayers’ Say Cycling Campaigners

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Campaigners are calling on the county not to bow to a “minority of naysayers” and end its record as the UK’s worst for cycling…

Dragon Interview: Authors of the ‘Alternative’ London Road Survey

Surrey County Council’s plans to improve the cycle/pedestrian tracks along the London Road between Burpham and the town centre have excited passions, as seen by the large turnout for a…

Curtain Rises on Opportunity for AmDram Actors

The Guildford Shakespeare Company is looking for an ensemble of “community performers” to be part of their multi-venue, promenade production of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet this summer. The production is…

Dangerous, 100mph A3 Driver Loses Licence

A Woking man has lost his driving licence after being found guilty of dangerous driving on the A3. A Roads Policing Unit was conducting an anti-social driving patrol on the…

Letter: GBC’s Debt Legacy is the Conservatives’

From: Ben Paton In response to: Why Is GBC Paying for Bridges? John Murray asks who should pay for the Walnut and Ash Road bridges but the question should be…

Triple Whammy for Guildford Tenants as Motion to Reduce Rent Hike Fails

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter and Martin Giles Council tenants struggling in a cost of living crisis will be hit with a triple whammy of rising tax, fees and…