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Second ‘Stepped Back’ Director Leaves GBC – Council Wishes Him Well

By Martin Giles The final senior director in place at Guildford Borough Council when there was an £18.5 million overspend on a Housing Maintenance contract has left the council. Ian…

No Plans for Voluntary Council Tax Scheme in Guildford

By Martin Giles The lead councillor for Finance and Property at Guildford Borough Council, Richard Lucas, has told The Dragon NEWS that despite their collaboration with Waverley Borough Council there…

Surrey Satellites’ Components Help European Sat Navs

Two new Galileo Satellites carrying payloads assembled by Guildford-based Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) are now in service. Galileo is currently the world’s most precise satellite navigation system, serving over…

Guildford Nightclub Reopens

By Martin Giles The nightclub formerly known as Aux and The Casino on Onslow Street is being re-opened as “Y”. The club closed suddenly in April when owner Michel Harper…

Waverley Council to Ask for Voluntary Council Tax Contributions

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter People living in homes in the top council band will be asked to help the community after plans to ask Band H homeowners to…

Serving Police Officer Sentenced for Assaulting Surrey PC in Guildford

At Staines Magistrates Court yesterday (September 13), 40-year-old Kimberley Marshall  of Bracknell, pleaded guilty to one charge of assaulting an emergency worker and was given a six-month conditional discharge. Marshall,…

Parents Confused by SCC Letter on Application Deadlines

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Surrey County Council has responded to the outcry over a letter sent to parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), which…

£18.5m HRA Overspend Investigations Plod On One Year After Suspensions and Sackings

By Martin Giles Investigations into an £18.5 million housing maintenance contract overspend continue at Guildford Borough Council and Surrey Police with no end apparently in sight, twelve months on from…

Prostate Project Launches Man Van to Help Early Detection of Curable Disease

The High Sheriff of Surrey and the Mayor of Guildford joined in a launch event for the ‘Man Van’– a new mobile PSA blood testing clinic that will be travelling…

Winter Fuel Payments – ‘The Government Must Rethink This’ Says Guildford MP

By Martin Giles A Conservative motion to overturn the Government’s proposal to scrap the universal Winter Fuel Allowance to pensioners was heavily defeated in Parliament yesterday (September 10). One of…