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Offenders Beware, Guildford Businesses Mount Town Centre Blitz on Repeat Criminals

More than 200 businesses in Guildford have combined to mount a blitz to deter and reduce the number of repeat criminal offenders in the town. They have formed the Business…

OBE Honour for Conservative Councillor Julie Iles For Helping Women Make Their Mark

The Surrey-based national president of the Conservative Women’s Organisation has been appointed OBE in the Queen’s birthday honours. See below for other Guildford recipients. Julie Iles, also a county councillor…

Tesco To Open A New Supermarket In Guildford

By Hugh Coakley Tesco is opening a supermarket in Queen Elizabeth Park (QEP) Stoughton early in 2021. Based in the former site occupied by Budgens, which has been empty for…

Surrey Fire Chiefs Trying to Gag Us on Public Safety Worries, Union Claims

By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter The Fire Brigades Union has accused Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) of trying to gag them about their public safety concerns. A council…

‘Lukewarm’ Reception for ‘Independent’ Tory Spooner at Official Party ‘Action Day’

By Martin Giles Conservative Party members out leafletting were joined by the leader of their GBC ‘independent’ group in Burpham last Saturday (October 10). Cllr Paul Spooner’s party status appears…

Queen’s Brian May Leads Fight to Stop Sainsbury’s Destroying Burpham Hedgehog Habitat

Queen superstar Brian May is leading the fight against a bid by grocery giant Sainsbury’s to destroy a wildlife habitat in Guildford, taking back land formerly set aside. When planning…

Arts Emergency Fund Awards Yvonne Arnaud Theatre £248,000 Lifeline

Guildford’s treasured Yvonne Arnaud theatre has been awarded £248,000 from the Arts Council England Covid Emergency Fund. Director Joanna Read said today: “We are relieved and heartened to receive this…

Feature: Guildford Parks Team, And Oscar The Dog, Scoop Top Awards

By Hugh Coakley The Guildford Dragon NEWS wanted to meet staff working with Guildford Borough Council and hear of the unsung work being done behind the scenes at the Woking…

Notice: Citizens Advice Guildford Annual Meeting, October 26

Surrey Police Get £400,000 Boost to Fund Tighter Control of Covid-19 Safety Rules

David Munro, the Police and Crime Commissioner, has welcomed a near-£400,000 government boost to help police enforcement of the Covid-19 rules in Surrey. The Home Office has released an additional…