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Council Pays Out £3 million in Grants to Suffering Guildford Businesses, Have You Applied?

Guildford council has already distributed £3 million in government pandemic crisis grants to businesses in the borough and is encouraging other local proprietors suffering trade problems to apply so further…

Council Leader: Car Parks Closed to ‘Help People Comply With Government Guidance’

The Dragon’s opinion piece by Martin Giles, titled Does the Council’s Closing of Car Parks Really Reduce Risk of Infection? has provoked various reactions? So we asked Guildford Borough Council…

Will The High Street Be A Virus Victim?

By Hugh Coakley The lockdown continues to astonish us with the breadth and depth of its reach, but as it does people are starting to discuss what will the town…

Surrey Police Switch to Traffic Checks and Issue Nearly 90 Tickets Over Easter Weekend

In what seems a change in police policy, Surrey and Sussex officers made 49 traffic stop-checks over the Easter weekend advising the “vast majority” of stopped drivers on social distancing.…

‘NHS Can’t Cope Without The Private Care Sector’

By Hugh Coakley “Without the private care sector, the NHS wouldn’t cope, even outside of the coronavirus crisis,” said Simon Whalley, vice-chairman of the Surrey Care Association and chairman of…

More Praise For the Council Workers Who Keep Guildford’s Daily Life Running

During these uncertain times, the borough council continues to shine a light on our #GBCHeroes, working hard to keep the borough running for our residents.
  #GBCHeroes – Waste Operations Another…

Extensive Railway Engineering Works Are Forging Ahead

By David Rose Network Rail’s Wessex division is reporting its extensive engineering works at Guildford railway station during the Easter weekend is forging ahead. It is giving regular updates on…

Police Continue Easter Roads Crackdown And Catch A3 Driver Doing 130mph

Some drivers are still taking advantage of near-deserted roads on unnecessary journeys and at high speed, Surrey police have reported. One driver was caught at 130mph on the A3 on…

Surrey’s Covid-19 Deaths Approach 500 – Latest Local Stats Update

The Covid-19 death toll in Surrey hospitals is approaching 500 this Easter weekend as the national figure approaches 10,000. It is feared that the peak levels of infection might not…

Witness Appeal After Cyclist in His Sixties Dies in Compton Van Collision

Police are seeking witnesses after a cyclist in his 60s was killed in a van collision in Compton’s New Pond Road at about 4.30pm yesterday (April 9). The cyclist was…