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Comment: How An Elderly Man’s Accident Shone a Light on 21st Century Healthcare

By David Reading A young man I’d known for years knocked on the door and pleaded for help. His 83-year-old Dad had fallen over in the street outside our house…

Approval Given for New Cranleigh Leisure Centre Despite Cost Reservations

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Cranleigh’s new £36 million leisure centre has been given the go ahead after getting its “eye-watering” budget approved. The designs are said to save…

Send Proposal Refused by Planning Committee Following Fierce Objections

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Plans for a major industrial building near the Surrey village of Send have been thrown out in the face of fierce local opposition. Fears…

248 ‘Stalin-esque’ Flats Approved for Car Park Site Near Station

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Plans to build 248 new homes on a Guildford car park have been given the green light despite some councillors describing the designs as…

Too Few Councillors to Decide Future of Hilltop Kitchen

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter The future of a Surrey Hills beauty spot that has split a community remains in limbo after a key decision was delayed. Hilltop Kitchen…

Surrey Police Launches the Forcer Protocol

Surrey Police has launched a scheme that will help police officers find vulnerable military personnel and veterans who have gone missing in the county. Announced at the Surrey Armed Forces…

Best Seed Swap To Date!

Guildford Seedbank’s fifth Seed Swap, held on the first day of meteorological spring, was the most successful to date, organisers have told The Dragon NEWS. Attendance increased by 33 per…

GSC Spring Season: A Double Birthday Celebration

By Isabelle Trubshaw With daffodils in bloom and bird song in the air, it can only mean one thing: Guildford Shakespeare Company’s Spring Season is just around the corner –…

New 20mph Speed Limits Proposed for Park Barn and Westborough

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Drivers could be forced to slow down in a Surrey neighbourhood as new speed limits have been put forward. Some roads in Park Barn…

The Church In Mourning As Bishop Andrew’s Death Is Announced

The Bishop of Guildford, the Right Rev’d Andrew Watson, has died less than a month after revealing he had terminal cancer. Bishop Andrew announced in February that was in the…