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Yet Again, Tory PCC Candidate Charlie Chirico Bows Out

For a second time, Charlie Chirico has withdrawn as Conservative candidate for Surrey’s next Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC). In a press release today (January 12) Ms Chirico said: “Like…

Elderly Disabled Forced to Queue Outside in Cold For Delayed Vaccinations

By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter Elderly disabled people had to queue outside in temperatures close to zero on Friday (January 8) at the Covid vaccination station in Woking. One…

As We Face the ‘Most Dangerous Time’ There Is the First Sign Infection Rate Might Be Peaking

By Martin Giles As warnings are given that we are facing “the worst” period of the pandemic and “most dangerous time” the rates of infection in Guildford and Surrey have…

Letter: We Need to Invoke the Dunkirk Spirit to Organise the Vaccination Programme

From: J A Cranwell In response to: Worried About Your Vaccination? Read the help From the NHS’s CCG Since the start of the vaccination campaign, the logistics problem of getting…

Letter: Destroying Century-old, Food-rich Allotments is Council Vandalism

From: Fleur Robertson In response to: Weyside Urban Village Planning Application Published I share an allotment on the Bellfields site due to be destroyed by this development. I note that…

Dragon Interview: Police Commissioner David Munro

Should “first responders” have a higher priority for vaccination and are Surrey Police striking the correct balance in enforcing compliance with the present restrictions? And how should the pandemic be…

Letter: The Decision to Close Schools Was Correct

From Igor Buczac In response to: Teachers Need Jab as Priority I am a GCSE student from Guildford. I certainly don’t believe that “this decision could have been made sooner”,…

Join Guildford Council’s Free Online Business Briefing

Business owners are invited to learn about Guildford council’s 2021-22 budget and get information on supporting future economic recovery at their free online economic briefing on Thursday, January 14. Places…

Nearly 200 Arrested in Surrey’s Christmas Crackdown on Impaired Drivers

The Surrey Police four-week Christmas crackdown on drink- and drug-drivers has led to nearly 200 arrests across the county. The annual campaign is aimed at educating motorists and targeting offenders.…

Woking Council Splits Over Candidate for Chief Executive Post

By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter Woking Borough Council failed to make Julie Fisher their new chief executive as expected on Thursday (January 7), after non-Conservative councillors unanimously refused to…