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Mayor’s Diary: February 15 – March 1

The diary for the Mayor of Guildford, Howard Smith, and Deputy Mayor Jane Tyson as provided by GBC. All information supplied by GBC. Find out about Guildford’s Mayor & Deputy…

Letter: Opposition Attendance at GBC’s Budget-setting Meeting Was Appalling

From George Potter Lib Dem borough councillor for Burpham See: GBC’s Achievement of Sorting Out Its Finances Praised as ‘Amazing’ by Deputy Leader Recent letters to the Dragon have featured…

Fallen Tree Blocks Road

By Martin Giles An unconfirmed report has reached The Dragon this evening of a fallen tree that has completely blocked New Inn Lane in Merrow. The tree is believed to…

Portsmouth Direct Line Works Start Tomorrow

Maintenance work affecting services on the Guildford to Portsmouth start tomorrow, February 14, and will continue until the 22nd. During the school half-term holiday, engineers will be working on the…

Zoe Meets The King and Queen, ‘It Was Like the Best Wedding Reception Ever!’

By Martin Giles Zoe (she did not wish to give her surname), a local government officer at Guildford Borough Council, represented the council at a reception at St James’s Palace…

Government Agrees to Write Off 90% of Councils’ SEND Debts

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter The Government is “finally recognising the heavy pressure placed on local budgets to support children” after agreeing to wipe out 90 per cent of…

Letter: Walking by Loseley Fields Means More To Me Than I Can Express

From Julia Parris In response to: The Blocking of a Well-used, Valued Path Is Causing Ill-feeling I am writing to express my support for the concerns raised regarding the blocking…

Notice: Borrow & Save at the Baby Clothes Library

Baby clothing can be expensive and only fit for a short while, why not borrow and save?…

GBC’s Achievement of Sorting Out Its Finances Praised as ‘Amazing’ by Deputy Leader

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Guildford Borough Council’s leadership is celebrating the “extraordinary achievement” of getting its finances on an even keel three years after it was at serious…

Blocking of Popular Field-side Path Criticised – Councillor to Meet Loseley Estate Manager

By Martin Giles A field-side path, used regularly by local residents for decades, has been blocked off by Loseley Estate this week. The estate says they want to prevent crop…