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Opinion: Guildford Does Need a Town Council
By Gavin Morgan founder of the Guildford History Forum Most of us in the town centre will by now have received a booklet about a proposal to set up a…
GBC Reports Improvements All Round with Few Red Flags Remaining
By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Guildford Borough Council said today (February 5) that it has turned a corner after a rocky period and has made “great progress” from two…
Lib Dems’ Challenge on Budget Gets Angry Response from SCC Council Leader
By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Members of Surrey County Council approved its final budget for 2026/27 on Tuesday (February 3), but not without political melodrama. Less than half an…
Mystery Film to Be Shot at West Horsley Place
By Isabelle Trubshaw West Horsley Place will serve as the filming location for an as yet unidentified BBC production in early March, with exclusive on-set tours to be made available…
Police Precept to Rise by 4.4%
By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter The average household in Surrey could pay more than £350 a year towards policing after a £15 council tax hike was given the go-ahead.…
Another Hike to Council Tax – Bills to Rise by Nearly 5% in SCC’s Final Budget
By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Council tax bills in Surrey are to rise by almost five per cent. Members of Surrey County Council signed off their last ever budget at…
Opinion: The Shocking £20m+ Cost of Cancelling the Guildford Park Road Development
By Philip Brooker Conservative leader of the opposition at Guildford Borough Council Last weekend’s excellent article in the Guildford Dragon by Alistair Smith of the Guildford Society, Guildford Deserves Better…
Man Jailed for Causing Death by Dangerous Driving
A man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to causing death by dangerous driving in Cranleigh. James Cooper, 33 of Sparsholt, Winchester was sentenced at…
Feature: The End of the World Was Nigh – But What About Our Bournemouth Holiday?
Looking through some long-forgotten notebooks, Dragon reporter David Reading was reminded of a news report from 65 years ago that put him in a panic at the time. Here, he…
Guildford Woman Says Community Protection Order Issued by Police Was Excessive
By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter A Guildford woman has criticised Surrey Police for giving her an anti-social behaviour warning after officers intervened while she considered taking her own life.…
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