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Planned Changes to Fire Service Are Not Led by Politicians, Councillor Says

By Rebecca Curley local democracy reporter Politicians did not plan proposed changes to Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS), a senior councillor has said, to reassure residents concerned about safety…

Letter: Now is Your Chance to See This Outstanding, Five Star Production

From Adam Aaronson In response to: Stage Dragon: Remains of the Day – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre This is an outstanding production. We went last night and very much enjoyed it.…

Letter: Litter – The Council Is Frustrated Too But It Does Care

From Matt Furniss Conservative candidate for Christchurch in the forthcoming borough elections and county councillor for Shalford In response to: Litter Attracts Litter I agree that it is a real…

Stage Dragon: Remains of the Day – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

By Alice Fowler Kazuo Ishiguro’s masterpiece is all about the path not taken: a study in regret, the strictures of class and what happens when we refuse to see the…

Opposition Objectors Fail to Win Delay on Local  Plan

By Rebecca Curley local democracy reporter and Martin Giles A political fallout over the adoption of Guildford’s Local Plan escalated in the council chamber this week with opposition councillors claiming…

IMPRESS Taskforce Being Set Up to Improve Your Public Interest Journalism

Press regulator IMPRESS which regulates The Guildford Dragon NEWS is convening a taskforce of independent news publishers to help strengthen public interest journalism in the UK. The team will build…

Changes to Guildford’s Stray Dog Handling Set Out After Concerns

By Rebecca Curley local democracy reporter Changes to how stray dogs are being handled in Guildford have been set out after reports on social media that people did not understand…

Letter: GBC’s MD Has Lost the Plot

Letter: GBC’s MD Has Lost the Plot

From Colin Cross Independent candidate for Lovelace (Ripley, Wisley and Ockham) In response to: I Am Being Impartial James Whiteman, the managing director of GBC has obviously lost the plot…

Riff Raff Diary: April 2019

Riverbank tales from the local St Catherine’s lengthsman and weir keeper by Robert Craig A combination of high winds and rain during the first half of March meant that I…

Letter: Is The Manager Managing By The Nolan Principles?

From Ben Paton In response to: I Am Being Impartial Under James Whiteman’s management, the council does not appear to have followed its own governance codes. As one example, Cllr…