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Residents’ Views Sought on ‘Finely Balanced’ SCC Boundary Change Proposals

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter and Martin Giles People across Surrey could be ‘moving’ – and not even realise it. The Boundary Commission is looking at redrawing the political…

Opinion: It’s Later Than We Think

By Brian Creese Former chair of Guildford Labour I don’t read as much science fiction as I would like, but over the past couple of years I have been reading…

All Woking Council Employees to Receive Redundancy Advice

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter All staff at Woking Borough Council will go through redundancy consultations before the year is out. The timeline for the job losses was spelled…

Waverley and Farnham Councils Considering Legal Review of Planning Appeal Decision

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Battle plans are being considered to challenge the “distressing” and “confusing” decision to allow nearly 150 homes on Surrey greenfield land – although the…

Comment: What Next for the House of Fraser Store?

By Martin Giles It’s hard to believe now but not that many years ago there was still talk of John Lewis opening a new “anchor store” in North Street, while…

Letter: Perhaps We Should Come Clean and Call It Local Administration not Government

From: Bernard Quoroll Former local authority CEO and independent person at GBC In response to: If Councils Had the Power to Raise Local Taxes… It is true that the power…

Plans for Mount Browne Redevelopment – “We’re Not Chopping Down a Single Tree” Says PCC

By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter Early plans for the future of Surrey Police’s headquarters have been revealed. Mount Browne, which has been the force’s HQ since 1949, sits just…

Letter: My Different Experiences at the Royal Surrey

From: Paul Robinson In response to: Dragon Interview – The Royal Surrey’s CEO, Louise Stead After 35 years of having private medical cover provided by my employer, it is only…

Letter: Better Government? Where is the Transparency or Competence?

From: Ben Paton In response to: We Do Need Better Government That’s Transparent and Competent John Rigg’s statement: “…most don’t even understand the difference between borough council, county council and…

Letter: Only The Dragon Focuses on Guildford

From: Brian Creese former chair of Guildford Labour We are very lucky to have The Guildford Dragon NEWS here, and personally I will support it in any way I can.…