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Letter: There Is Never Much Dignity in Dying

From Roger Kendall In response to: Please Come and Support Dignity in Dying There is never much dignity in dying but allowing assisted suicide will not add dignity but rather…

Criticism of the Police Is Affecting Morale, Says Commissioner

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Surrey’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has defended police officers’ drop in morale, pointing to public and media criticism of the force. Only 57…

Opinion: Insights – What Now For Local Government? Part 2 The Challenges

By Bernard Quoroll former local authority CEO In yesterday’s article I considered further the ramifications of the Local Government Reorganisation.  See: What Now for Local Government Reorganisation? The Devil Is…

Letter: Another Parish Council Being Treated with Contempt

From David Roberts In response to: Worplesdon Council’s Offer to Make ‘Horse Field’ a Nature Reserve Rejected by GBC Yet again, here is a parish council being treated with contempt…

Letter: Please Come and Support Dignity in Dying

From Lorraine Nanke See: Local MPs Vote in Favour of Assisted Dying Guildford marks the anniversary of the historic Commons vote on assisted dying — local campaigners thank MPs [the…

County Council To Sell Assets for Much-Needed Cash

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Surrey County Council is looking to bank a major cash boost by selling off a string of properties sitting idle across the county. The…

Worplesdon Council’s Offer to Make ‘Horse Field’ a Nature Reserve Rejected by GBC

By Martin Giles and David Rose An outline proposal by Worplesdon Parish Council for land off Salt Box Road, adjacent to Whitmoor Common, to be made a nature reserve has…

Surrey Faces £21m Black Hole, Draft Budget Reveals

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Surrey County Council is staring down a £21.3 million black hole in next year’s budget. The council’s draft 2026/27 budget shows rising costs, soaring…

Opinion: What Now for Local Government Reorganisation? Part 1 The Devil Is in the Detail…..

By Bernard Quoroll former local authority CEO In earlier opinion pieces, I pointed out why this Government was making such a poor fist of local government reorganisation in Surrey and…

£25,000 of Funding Announced To Support Waste Reduction in Communities

Community groups, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), charities, parish and town councils and schools can now apply for a Waste Prevention Grant worth between £200 and £2,500, to develop or create initiatives…