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Dragon Interview: John Rigg Asks Why Has Guildford Inherited SCC Infrastructure Projects?

By Hugh Coakley In an interview with The Guildford Dragon NEWS, Cllr John Rigg speaks about his wide-ranging portfolio as lead councillor for Regeneration including producing the Town Centre Master…

Residents Still Uneasy About Ash Station £23m Rail Bridge Plan

By David Reading The controversial proposal to build a road bridge over the railway line at Ash goes before Guildford Borough Council’s planning committee early next year. The council believes…

Guildford’s ‘Selfless’ Pilgrim Care Home Workers Step Up for Their Jabs

Staff from Pilgrim Wood Care Home in Guildford, who lived in tents in the grounds and spare rooms at the home for six weeks during the spring and summer to…

Petition Fails to Alter Woking Plans to Use Green Belt For Housing

By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter Woking council has refused a petition signed by more than 2,760 residents to save the green belt and its wildlife by redesignating land destined…

Two Cocaine Dealers Caught in Guildford Car Stop Sent to Prison

Two drug-dealers have been jailed after cocaine was found in their car during a police stop on Guildford’s Southway in June. Officers found a sock in the front passenger-door pocket…

Anger Over Demolition Of Former School Building That Could Not Be Saved

By David Rose The controversial demolition of a historical former school building in Slyfield is now under way. The redevelopment of the site, on the corner of Woking and Old…

Judge Quashes Ash Green Building Permits Over ‘Seriously Misled’ Guildford Council

By Martin Giles A High Court judge has quashed planning permission for 73 dwellings in Ash Green because a planning officer’s reports “seriously and materially” misled Guildford Borough Council’s planning…

London Property Developer Buys Debenhams Site For £20m To ‘Unlock Potential’

By Hugh Coakley The landmark Debenhams store in the centre of Guildford due to close in the New Year has been bought for £20 million by London property developer Native…

County Council Tories Vote Down School Breakfast Clubs For Needy Children

By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter Conservative Surrey councillors voted down a Lib Dem motion to fund for school breakfast clubs at their meeting yesterday (December 9). Cllr Fiona White…

Guildford’s Covid Rate Falls Again While Most in the County See a Rise

By Martin Giles As the first vaccinations are given in Guildford and across the country, the infection rate for Guildford borough has dipped for the third consecutive week, this time…