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SCC Likely to Provide Covid Testing for ‘Critical Groups’
By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter Surrey County Council is likely to provide free asymptomatic Covid tests for people “in critical groups” if the government goes ahead with taking these…
Iconic Guildhall Clock to Be Sold – Facsimile to Replace It in 2023
Guildford’s iconic Guildhall clock is to be sold to an American company for £4.5 million. A well-placed council source leaked the news to The Dragon ahead of the official announcement…
County Council Could Use New Powers to Set Up Own Academies
By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter Surrey County Council’s leader has said they “will definitely be looking at” using new powers to set up their own academies. Local authorities will…
Letter: Closing Shawfield Day Centre is a Disgrace
From: Paul Spooner Conservative borough councillor for Ash South & Tongham In response to: It’s Confirmed – Budget Cutbacks Mean Ash Day Centre For Elderly People Will Close Cllr Paul…
Surrey County Council Needs to Make £150m Savings Over 5 Years
By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter Surrey County Council needs to find ways to save £150 million in the next five years. Its financial strategy shows it needs to close…
Lib Dems Say 2,081 Households in Guildford Could Miss Out on Council Tax Rebate
By Martin Giles Guildford’s Liberal Democrats are saying that over two thousand households in Guildford Borough may miss out on the Government’s £150 council tax rebate to help with increasing…
Guildford-based Covid Study Monitors Air Quality in Schools
By Mia Paltridge work experience reporter Scientists based at the University of Surrey in Guildford are working on a vital project aimed at investigating the risk of Covid 19 through…
Letter: Birdwatchers Diary Makes the “Fee” Worth It
From: Harry Eve In response to: Birdwatcher’s Diary No.251 If the Guildford Dragon were the BBC I would say that Birdwatcher’s Diary is one of the regular features that makes…
It’s Confirmed – Budget Cutbacks Mean Ash Day Centre For Elderly People Will Close
By David Reading The permanent closure of the Shawfield Day Centre for elderly people in Ash has been agreed by Guildford Borough Council’s Executive – a move said by one…
£7.3m Owed to Guildford Borough Council
By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter Money owed to Guildford Borough Council is described by its officers as “abnormally high” and includes more than £2 million owed by commercial tenants.…
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