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Guildford Has A New Mayor – Nikki Nelson-Smith

Guildford has a new mayor, Nikki Nelson-Smith, a Conservative councillor who represents and lives in the Christchurch ward of Guildford. She was installed as Mayor last night at the annual…

Stoughton Recount Completes Borough Council Results

The local election result for Stoughton, delayed until Monday by a recount, produced two further retained seats for the Lib Dems and one gain for the Conservatives. Cllrs Pauline Searle…

Jules Cranwell, Who Raised the Complaint Against Monika Juneja, Talks to The Dragon

The trial of Monika Juneja, until last week a Guildford Borough councillor, who yesterday (May 11) pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to pretending to be a barrister, deception and…

Former Councillor Monika Juneja Pleads Guilty To Forgery and ‘Barrister’ Pretence

Former Guildford Borough councillor Monika Juneja pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey today (Monday, May 11) of pretending to be a barrister. She also pleaded guilty to three charges of…

Two-minute Silence To Mark 70th Anniversary Of VE Day

Guildford marked the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe on Friday (May 8) with a two-minute silence from the Guildhall in the High Street.…

London Fraudsters Who Targeted Elderly Receive Prison Sentences

A gang from London have been jailed for more than 13 years for carrying out a series of fraud offences where elderly and vulnerable victims across Surrey and the South…

The Dragon Says: Real Problems Require Real Councillors – Not Paper Ones

You will have heard of paper napkins, paper roses, even paper tigers but have you ever heard of “paper candidates”? Unless you have become unusually familiar with local politics, probably…

Conservatives Tighten Their Grip On The Borough Council – But GGG Win Three

With only one result still to come, it is clear that Conservative domination of Guildford Borough Council (GBC) continues and the number of opposition councillors reduced. Of the 45 council…

Opinion: What Does The General Election Result Mean for Guildford?

By Martin Giles So it’s all done and dusted. Against all expectations the Tory’s have won an outright majority, Dave has been to see the Queen and given his victory…

Guildford Stays Conservative – Anne Milton Increases Her Majority

Anne Milton was re-elected with an increased majority this morning in a result announced at 5am. Following a national trend the Liberal Democrats suffered a much reduced share of the…