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Anger Over Local Government Organisation Continues as Transition Plans Prepared

By Esme Campbell Councillors remain dissatisfied with the local government reorganisation as the transition to West Surrey Council begins, and the issue of a multi-billion-pound debt remains unresolved. A final…

Election: As the Count Was Underway Voters Gave their Views

Why did voters vote the way they did in Guildford? While the count was going on at the Spectrum Leisure Centre, Dragon reporter Cristina Trujillo collected a mixture of views…

Dragon Interview: MP Jeremy Hunt says Local Democracy Is Broken

By Isabelle Trubshaw We have experienced the biggest shake up in local democracy for decades but will it really fix things or will it remain broken, as many believe it…

Applause for New Mayor and Civic Procession on Guildford High Street

By Martin Giles Warm applause greeted the new Mayor of Guildford, Jane Tyson, and the Civic Procession as it made its way back to the Guildhall after the annual Civic…

New West Surrey Tories Appoint Their Leader

Newly elected Conservative councillors for the shadow West Surrey Council have elected the leader of the Conservative group at Waverley Council as their group leader. With 20 seats, the Conservatives…

Mayor’s Diary: May 12 to May 24

The diary for the Mayor of Guildford, Jane Tyson, and Deputy Mayor, Dominique Williams. All information as supplied by GBC. Find out about Guildford’s Mayor & Deputy Mayor here. Tuesday 12…

Fire Service Tackling Guildford House Blaze

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service announced early this evening that they were dealing with a house fire on Bushy Hill Drive, off Epsom Road, Guildford (May 11).A statement said they…

Lib Dems Also Clean Up in East Surrey

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter The Liberal Democrats, having secured a majority in the West Surrey Council election, have also won the first ever election for East Surrey Council…

Dragon Review: The Beatles Music By Candlelight at Guildford Cathedral

Review by David Reading To an outsider, the view inside Guildford Cathedral might have appeared like some kind of spiritual renewal meeting. People were dancing in the aisles, while others…

How the Political Map Has Changed and How ‘First Past the Post’ Favoured the Lib Dems

The political map of Surrey has completely changed over the past few days. Not only are the eleven boroughs and districts set to disappear but the county has been divided…

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