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Surrey Artists Prepare to Show Off – And Why Not?

By Alice Fowler Artists across Surrey are preparing to open their doors for this year’s Surrey Artists Open Studios (SAOS), taking place from June 11-26. In what promises to be…

Letter: Democracy Is Hard But Local Politicians Must Remain Accountable

From: Mark Brett-Warburton Former Conservative county councillor In response to: County Councillor Will No Longer Engage Because of Editor’s ‘Bias’ The local press, when it questions rather than just acts…

Music and Sunshine at the Castle Grounds Offers the Perfect Sunday Afternoon Relaxation

By Martin Giles What better way to chill out on a warm late spring Sunday afternoon than to wander up to the Castle Grounds, find a pew or a patch…

Letter: Ten Years Later, Lamp Post is Finally Being Fixed

From: Mandy Millyard See also: Let There Be Light, Please How many women does it take to fix a lamp light? Less than the number of years it takes, apparently.…

Letter: We Need More of our Ancient and Veteran Trees Listed

From: Donna Collinson In response to: We Need to Keep ‘Leafy Surrey’ Leafy We can all help protect our oldest trees by recording them for the Woodland Trust’s Ancient Tree…

County Councillor Will No Longer Engage Because of Editor’s ‘Bias’

Matt Furniss, the Conservative county councillor for the Shalford division has said that he will no longer “be engaging” with The Guildford Dragon NEWS because, he claims, the editor Martin…

Opinion: A Good Walk Spoiled – The Gulf Between Proficient Planning and What We Have

By Martin Giles When my wife said: “Are you coming for a walk?” I happily said yes. I had fed the Dragon with new stories so felt I could take…

Letter: Restricting Traffic in Walnut Tree Close Will Only Increase Congestion Elsewhere

From: Bibhas Neogi In response to: Yet Another Walnut Tree Close Closure As One-way Trial Repeated I had to drive back from Worplesdon Road to Godalming yesterday around 4.45pm through…

Tories Lose Woking, Six Seats at Elmbridge and Two in Mole Valley, But Is It Enough For a Rebellion?

The Conservatives lost seats in all six of the Surrey boroughs and districts where elections were being held today. Surrey is sometimes described as part of the “blue wall” but…

Letter: More Cars, More Pollution

From: Jeremy Varns In response to: Yet Another Walnut Tree Close Closure As One-way Trial Repeated Those complaining about the impact on other roads should consider whether it’s socially and…