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Dragon Interview: Political Professor Analyses the Campaign and Predicts Guildford’s Result

So how is this election result panning out, in Guildford and across the country? Who better to ask than a Professor of Politics from our own University of Surrey? Step…

Dragon Interview: How Will the Ballot Papers Be Counted?

What actually happens in the election count process? Who better to ask than James Whiteman, returning officer for the Guildford constituency in this 2019 General Election and also managing director…

School’s Lollipop Lady’s 35 Years Of Devotion

Stoughton Infant School’s lollipop lady has clocked up an impressive 35 years helping children and their families across the road outside the school. Margaret Mitchell started work there on December…

Steady Voting Observed at Polling Stations Throughout the Borough

The wet and windy weather did not appear to be deterring voters around lunchtime today, but if turnout is down despite the importance of the issues at stake in this…

GBC Sets Up Task Force to Lead Drive For Greater Openness and Transparency

A task force of one councillor from each political group on Guildford Borough Council and chaired by Cllr Tim Anderson (R4GV, Clandon & Horsley), has been set up to lead…

Police Remove XR Protest ‘Lighthouse’ Outside County Council Meeting

Report and images by Rebecca Curley local democracy reporter
 Police moved in on a protest outside Surrey County Hall to remove an Extinction Rebellion (XR) South East lighthouse structure ahead of…

Lib Dem Leader Visits Guildford as Election Remains Too Close to Call

By Martin Giles Filmed by Mark Insoll Jo Swinson the Liberal Democrat leader visited Guildford today in a PR exercise to encourage campaigners and maximise the chance of defeating the…

Competition to Hire Paramedics ‘Challenging’ For Ambulance Service, SCC Told

By Rebecca Curley local democracy reporter Recruiting paramedics for Surrey is a “big challenge” for the ambulance trust which “struggles” to fill vacancies, a Surrey County Council meeting heard on…

Parents of Special-Needs Children Win Right to Challenge SCC Transport Refusal

By Rebecca Curley local democracy reporter Parents fighting to get school transport help for special-needs children have won the right to speak at reviews of their cases after the Social…

Please Return Your Postal Votes as Soon as Possible, Council Asks

Guildford council is encouraging residents to return their postal votes as soon as possible to ensure their choices are counted in this week’s General Election. More than 18,590 postal votes…