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Council Leader and Chief Exec Quick to Allay Fears of Council Office Moves

By Martin Giles Any co-location of Guildford and Waverley borough councils is likely to take years, the joint chief executive of both councils has reassured staff. His briefing note (see…

Letter: Smears from Cllrs Spooner and Potter Are Nasty

From John Rigg R4GV borough councillor for Holy Trinity In response to comments from Cllrs Paul Spooner and George Potter As a new councillor coming to the end of my…

Scrapping Car Park Development Linked to Unifying Borough Council Offices

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Controversial plans to build houses on Godalming Crown Court car park and replace lost spaces with a multi-storey lot have been scrapped with opponents…

Letter: Guildford Residents Need to Know the Impact of New Photo ID Electoral Law

From Brian Creese Chair of Guildford Labour See: Voter ID Is Here – Awareness Campaign Ramps Up As I hope all Dragon readers now know, the local elections on May…

Voter ID Is Here – Awareness Campaign Ramps Up

By Martin Giles For the first time, all voters will need to show photographic ID  at this year’s local elections on May 4. This is a new requirement introduced by…

The Search Is On for the Best Buildings in the Borough

From grand designs to granny flats, high street cafes to office hubs, school sites to heritage renovations, the Guildford Design Awards 2023 are now open. Organised by the Guildford Society…

Traffic Damaging Shere’s Historic Buildings – ‘Too Many Cars and Oversized Lorries’

By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter Historic buildings in one of Surrey’s most picturesque villages are being damaged by lorries. A county councillor for Shere, the village which featured in…

Farnham Museum Gets Arts Council Funding But Guildford Museum’s Future Stays Uncertain

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter and Martin Giles While the future of Guildford Museum remains in limbo, one of the “most important buildings” in Farnham is set to receive…

Dragon Interview: Guildford MP Angela Richardson

By Martin Giles Life is busy for all MPs and the life of Guildford’s MP Angela Richardson is no exception, so it was good to get the opportunity of an…

Busy Life of Hon Freeman Remembered at Touching Thanksgiving Service

By Martin Giles The life of Hon Freeman Jenny Powell, born in 1939, was remembered today at a thanksgiving service held at Holy Trinity Church on the High Street, the…