Letter: Criticising the Lib Dems for Tory Failures Takes Some Chutzpah

From George Potter Lib Dem borough councillor for Burpham In response to: The Shocking £20m+ Cost of Cancelling the Guildford Park Road Development What Cllr Philip Brooker conveniently forgets to…

February 5, 2026 / No Comment / Read More

Lib Dems’ Challenge on Budget Gets Angry Response from SCC Council Leader

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Members of Surrey County Council approved its final budget for 2026/27 on Tuesday (February 3), but not without political melodrama. Less than half an…

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Letter: We Need to Reintroduce Guildford’s Park & Ride

From Robert Taylor In response to: The Shocking £20m+ Cost of Cancelling the Guildford Park Road Development The Park & Ride is no longer an option from the villages around…

February 5, 2026 / 2 Comments / Read More

Mystery Film to Be Shot at West Horsley Place

By Isabelle Trubshaw West Horsley Place will serve as the filming location for an as yet unidentified BBC production in early March, with exclusive on-set tours to be made available…

February 5, 2026 / No Comment / Read More

Police Precept to Rise by 4.4%

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter The average household in Surrey could pay more than £350 a year towards policing after a £15 council tax hike was given the go-ahead.…

February 4, 2026 / No Comment / Read More

Another Hike to Council Tax – Bills to Rise by Nearly 5% in SCC’s Final Budget

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Council tax bills in Surrey are to rise by almost five per cent. Members of Surrey County Council signed off their last ever budget at…

February 4, 2026 / 1 Comment / Read More

Opinion: The Shocking £20m+ Cost of Cancelling the Guildford Park Road Development

By Philip Brooker Conservative leader of the opposition at Guildford Borough Council Last weekend’s excellent article in the Guildford Dragon by Alistair Smith of the Guildford Society, Guildford Deserves Better…

February 4, 2026 / 5 Comments / Read More

Man Jailed for Causing Death by Dangerous Driving

A man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to causing death by dangerous driving in Cranleigh. James Cooper, 33 of Sparsholt, Winchester was sentenced at…

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Letter: Who Has Never Fallen for a Hoax?

From John Ferns In response to: The End of the World Was Nigh – But What About Our Bournemouth Holiday? David Reading’s memory of the 1960 “mercury bomb” scare is…

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