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Police Warn Rolex Owners of Distraction Thefts

Thieves posing as charity workers are targetting Rolex watch wearers in West Surrey. Since July 2021, Surrey Police have received eight reports of thefts of high-value watches. Most of these…

Notice: Live Classics Return To G Live

Two titans of the Guildford music scene are joining forces on Saturday, November 20 for the first classical concert at G Live since the pandemic began. Brahms’ Symphony No 1…

Dragon Interview – Council Leader Hints Reshuffle Could Come Quickly

In the second “Round up” interview GBC Council Leader Joss Bigmore covers a wide range of topics in his interview with Dragon editor Martin Giles. Subjects covered include: the causes…

Local MPs’ Declared Outside Interests

By Martin Giles MPs’ interests are in the news. Questions are being raised as to whether MPs should be allowed to have other jobs while working to represent their constituents…

Ash Parish Councillor Resigns Because of Work Time Pressure

By Martin Giles and David Reading An Ash parish councillor has resigned because his work time commitments were not allowing him to do the job “as it should be done”.…

Letter: Surely Cllr Harwood Did Not Expect to Retain a Place on the Executive?

From: Adam Aaronson In response to: Sacking of New Tory Councillor Showed Council Leader’s Weakness Perhaps Cllr Spooner can cite some precedents indicating where a councillor or MP has crossed…

Council Leader Denies Assurance of Executive Seat Was Given to Defecting Councillor

By Martin Giles A claim that GBC leader Joss Bigmore promised a place on the council Executive to Jan Harwood, despite his dramatic defection from the Liberal Democrats to the…

Letter: Sacking of New Tory Councillor Showed Council Leader’s Weakness

From: Paul Spooner leader of the Conservative group at GBC See: I Stand By My Decision to Join the Conservatives I believe that Cllr Jan Harwood has been refreshingly honest…

Notice: Surrey Heritage Awards 2022 Now Open For Nominations

The Surrey Heritage Awards 2022 will celebrate building conservation work carried out in Surrey between 2018 and 2021. There are many amazing heritage projects taking place around the county –…

‘Not One Sexual Assault or Rape Conviction in 12 years,’ Says Surrey Women’s Refuge CEO

By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter The chief of a Surrey charity says she has not seen a single sexual assault or rape conviction in the 12 years she has…