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Currys PC World to Move To Ladymead, Homebase Future Uncertain
By Hugh Coakley The Currys PC World store is to move to Ladymead Retail Park and replace the Homebase store there, says a planning application submitted to Guildford Borough Council.…
SCC Leader Oliver Quits Elmbridge Role to Concentrate on ‘Massive’ Job
By Rebecca Curley local democracy reporter Surrey County Council leader Tim Oliver has announced he will not stand again as a borough councillor for Elmbridge. The former leader of the…
Time Honourably Served or Had Enough – Councillors Who Are Standing Down
There will be some changes to embrace at Guildford Borough Council after the May 2 election. In addition to the replacements caused by electoral success or failure, in a contest…
Nominations Close for Local Election, the Most Unpredictable in Living Memory
Surprisingly, despite today’s febrile political climate, fewer candidates will contest the 48 seats at Guildford Borough Council on May 2 than fought in the 2015 election. Rumours are rife that…
Commissioner Plans More Specialist Police Funded by 10% Tax Precept
Specialist police officers could be deployed to every borough and district in Surrey to tackle knife crime and county lines drug problems, says David Munro, Surrey’s Police and Crime Commissioner.…
Lord Adonis’s Campaign In Guildford for a ‘People’s Vote’ Wins Applause
Lord Adonis, Labour peer and prominent anti-Brexit campaigner, came to Guildford on Tuesday night (April 3, 2019) to put the case against Brexit to a packed crowd in St Nicolas’…
Up the River Wey Without a Paddle
By Chris Dick Chris Dick is The Dragon’s Effingham reporter but a reader’s letter made him recall an old adventure… I’m not sure I want to admit to this. But…
Dragon Editor Interviewed by BBC Surrey
Martin Giles, the editor of The Guildford Dragon NEWS was interviewed this evening by BBC Surrey’s Drive at 5 presenter Clare Cowan, for a round-up of some Guildford stories. The…
Tories’ ‘All About Bins’ Headline is ‘Shocking’ Lib Dems Claim
Guildford Liberal Democrats’ parliamentary spokesperson Zoe Franklin has spoken out in response to a Conservative party newsletter that dismisses residents’ concerns about the local impact of Brexit as a factor…
Appeal After Driver Tries to Lure Women Into Car Near Farncombe Pub
The hunt is on for a man who made approaches to two women near the White Hart pub in Farncombe on Saturday evening (March 30). One woman was walking along…
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