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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…
County Council Paid £800k as Pothole Compensation Payouts
By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter Surrey County Council has spent more than £800,000 in pothole compensation payouts in the last five years but it hopes “front-loading” the road maintenance…
New High Sheriff of Surrey 2023 Installed at the Cathedral
The first High Sheriff in Surrey to be appointed by a king in over 70 years was installed at Guildford Cathedral on Thursday (March 23). The first official task of…
Shock as Hoxton Bakehouse Closes in Market Street After Less Than a Year
By Hugh Coakley There was shocked reaction to the sudden closure of the Hoxton Bakehouse shop after only nine months open in the town. It opened “with a bang” in…
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