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Councillor to Stand as Lib Dem Candidate Following R4GV Rejection

By Martin Giles Things are rarely dull in Ash politics and so it is this evening. As nominations for the May 4 borough councils elections closed this afternoon one R4GV…

The Dragon News Apologises for Break in Service – Site Back Up and Running

By Hugh Coakley The Guildford Dragon NEWS site was back online after a break in service lasting 20 hours. Investigations are ongoing as to the cause but in an update…

Town Centre Community Fridge Distributed 13 Tonnes of Surplus Food in a Year

A single community fridge in Guildford town centre distributed 13 tonnes of food in a year from shops and supermarkets in the town. Thus saving an estimated 35 tonnes of…

Beekeeper’s Notes: They’re All At It Again

Hugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon It’s that time of year again. Birds and the bees are gearing up for the annual mating heave to keep their species going, same…

Secrecy Over ‘Guildford-on-the-Wey’ Name Change Justified as ‘Commercial-in-Confidence’

An under-wraps decision to change the name of Guildford has been approved, a senior source has informed The Guildford Dragon NEWS. Guildford, the first written mention of which was in…

Royal Surrey Preparing for Extra Expectant Mothers from Downgraded St Peter’s

By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter The Royal Surrey County Hospital is preparing for women who may want to have their babies there in the wake of a CQC downgrade…

Dunsfold Oil Drilling Expansion Plan

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter The owners of a Surrey oil field have signed an agreement to “deliver increased production and revenues” that will allow it to focus on…

Planning Committee Rejects Cathedral Scheme, Almost Unanimously

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter The “fundamental specialness” of Guildford and its cathedral have been preserved after plans to build 124 homes next to the historic site were refused.…

All Aboard for Southampton, Bournemouth and Weymouth – Direct from Guildford

By Tony Derbyshire Every cloud has a silver lining. The cloud in this case is railway engineering works on the line between Reading and Basingstoke. The silver lining is that…

University of Surrey Generates £1.1 Billion for Guildford and 14,500 Jobs 

A report into the economic impact of the University of Surrey claims it supports 14,500 jobs in the Guildford Borough with £1.1 billion gross value added (GVA) in 2020/21 as…