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Dragon Interview: Council Leader Joss Bigmore

Dragon editor Martin Giles confronts council leader Joss Bigmore (R4GV, Christchurch), on some of the main challenges facing Guildford Borough Council. What is to be done about the £2.7 million…

Away We Go, Let the Vaccine Flow…

Many of those lucky enough to have received the Covid jabs lately might have felt joyful enough to break into song. But Brian O’Connell from East Clandon went a step…

We’ll Repair Spectrum, Not Build a New One, Says GBC

The borough council is to study refurbishing the Spectrum centre, built nearly 30 years ago, not replacing it, Cllr James Steel, lead for the Environment, has announced. But protest was…

Opinion: Allotment Holders Rights Must Be Balanced With the Need for Affordable Houses

By Cllr John Rigg I would not want the readers of the Dragon to gain a wrong impression about the proposed allotment relocation at Weyside and this council’s unhesitating support…

Letter: 20th-century Tory Governments Paid For Most New Council Houses

From: Dave Middleton In response to: Why Are Labour Repeating the Tory Line? Leaving aside the sadly inevitable political bickering in Cllr Potter’s letter, I find myself agreeing with the…

Serious Collision Near Newlands Corner

Police officers were called to an incident involving a collision between a van and a pedestrian this evening (Tuesday, February 23) at around 5pm. The female pedestrian was walking with…

Updated: KPMG to Probe Scandal of Hidden £2.7m Right-to-buy Payments to Whitehall

By Martin Giles UPDATED February 24. Both main parties in Guildford council agree an independent review is urgently needed of the reporting system that allowed actually £2.7 million, not £2.3…

Letter: Why Are Labour Repeating the Tory Line?

From: George Potter In response to: Has GBC Been Snoozing on the Council House-building Job? I see Mr Smith is demonstrating usual credulity in swallowing Conservative propaganda. The facts speak…

Man Extradited From Romania to Face 10-year Sentence for Guildford Rape

Runaway rapist Constantin Lascar has been extradited from Romania to begin his 10-year sentence in the UK. Lascar was found guilty of raping his victim in Guildford’s Mandolay Hotel after…

Covid Jabs For Homeless Follow County’s Winter Flu Campaign

Homeless people in hostels and on the streets are being offered flu and Covid jabs in an initiative by Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System (ICS) and local partners in the…