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City Knocked Out of Surrey Cup

Guildford City (0) 0 Sutton United (2) 5 By Charlie Matthews At the second attempt Guildford’s Surrey Cup match against National League opposition has gone ahead. Surprisingly perhaps manager Chris…

Letter: The Time for Luxury Beliefs and Choices Is Over

From Angela Richardson former Conservative MP for Guildford In response to George Potter’s comment on: Voters Should Decide How They Are To Be Governed Locally A level 2 County Deal…

‘Disaster in the Making’: Residents React with Anger and Distrust

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Plans to divide Surrey into two new unitary councils have sparked fierce backlash from residents, who fear the move will lead to higher taxes,…

Dragon Interview: Two Unitaries – SCC Opposition Leader Reacts

What are we to make of the Government’s decision to divide Surrey into two unitary authorities despite most Surrey councils, and the public who took part in a consultation, preferring…

£500m Is Only the ‘First Tranche’ of Government Support for Debt-ridden Woking

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter The government’s whopping £500 million bailout for debt-ridden Woking Borough Council may not be the last. The cash injection, announced as part of Surrey’s…

Dragon Review: 2:22 A Ghost Story – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

By Ferenc Hepp We are in a large house in London, which is not in the best order. Jenny and Sam have a lot of renovating to do. Jenny is…

Letter: Community Assets, Needed By Town and Parish Councils, Are Essential for Local Democracy

From Liz Hogger chairman of Effingham Parish Council In response to: Guildford Needs to Protect Community Assets Before New Unitary Authority Created In point a) of his letter, Cllr Potter…

International Poetry Book Award for Local Writer

By Alice Fowler Surrey writer Liz Kendall and her London-based co-author Vilma Bharatan have been awarded third prize in The International Poetry Book Awards 2025.  Their book, Meet Us and Eat…

Letter: Guildford Needs to Protect Community Assets Before New Unitary Authority Created

From George Potter Lib Dem county and borough councillor My personal view on today’s news… The government has announced its decision on the new shape of local government in Surrey…

Two Unitaries for Surrey – Letter to Council Leaders in Full

Please see the letter from Steve Reed, Secretary of State to all Surrey council leaders below in full… See also: It’s Two Unitaries for Surrey – SoS Says It Is…