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Guildford Councillors React to News That SCC Have Chosen Woking

Guildford Councillors React to News That SCC Have Chosen Woking

This evening, Guildford’s council leader seemed sanguine about SCC’s decision to move to Woking rather than Guildford. She said: “I think many will continue to think of Guildford as the…

Surrey County Council Choose Woking Over Guildford For Its New Headquarters

Guildford lost out to Woking today (November 1) as Surrey County Council’s leader announced that it was moving its headquarters to Woking, after more than 50 years outside Surrey’s boundaries.…

Guildford Symphony Orchestra Celebrates 100 Years Of Music Making

Guildford’s own orchestra, the GSO, will perform a grand centenary concert at G Live on Saturday, November 16, to celebrate 100 years of music making. Echoing the programme of its…

The Dragon Says: Our Free Speech is Sacred – This Vile Anonymous Abuse Must Be Silenced

Only rarely do we on the editorial team at The Dragon have to discard a reader’s comment because we judge it abusive. From the outset, we have maintained a clear…

Damaged Tory Stronghold Surrey Faces Shaky Future In December General Election

By Rebecca Curley local democracy reporter Since 2005, Surrey has been a Conservative stronghold at borough, county and all 11 parliamentary constituencies. That is, until the local elections in May this…

Letter: Guildford Is In a Sorry State But Former Leader Has Himself to Blame

From David Roberts In response to: More Development Projects Were Possible Had People Cooperated I agree with Mr Mansbridge [former leader of Guildford Borough Council] that Guildford is in a…

Prison and Criminal Behaviour Order for Drunk Who Carried an Axe

Prison and Criminal Behaviour Order for Drunk Who Carried an Axe

A 41-year-old Guildford man, seen drunk and carrying an axe in the Shalford Road in August, has been jailed for 26 weeks. Daniel Paul Alan Knight, of no fixed address,…

Letter: There Is One Person Who Objects to Weyside Urban Village – Me!

From Jim Allen In response to: Housing Minister Pledges to Investigate Delayed Guildford Housing Development Scheme Anne Milton said in Parliament no one objects to SARP, sorry I mean “Weyside…

Housing Minister Pledges to Investigate Delayed Guildford Housing Development Scheme

By Martin Giles “Local authorities simply do not possess enough tools to force the hand of [property] developers,” Guildford’s MP Anne Milton told Esther McVey, Minister of State for Housing…

Government Backs World Investment Boost for Guildford’s Gaming Boom

Westminster plans to boost Guildford, now the thriving British centre of the video games boom, into international recognition and investment, backed by the Department for International Trade (DfIT). 
 The…