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Tory-Controlled County Council Refuse to Explain £246,000 Spent on Failed Unitary Bid
By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter Conservative-dominated Surrey County Council has refused to publicly justify the £246,000 in taxpayer funds they said they spent on their bid to set up…
Rising Infections Force Elmbridge to be Declared Surrey’s First Tier Two Area
By Julie Armstrong local democracy reporter Due to rising infection rates, Elmbridge borough is being classed as tier two in the new categorised system of Covid-10 restrictions. That means households…
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…
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