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Court Ruling Will Help Council Provide Affordable Homes

A High Court ruling will enable councils to force small-scale developers to include affordable homes into schemes they draw up, overturning new rules introduced by the government last year. The…

Independent Panel To Review Councillor Allowances

Guildford Borough Council (GBC) is commissioning a review of the allowances it pays to borough and parish councillors. As an initial step, the appointment of three residents from the borough…

Councillor, Given Brief to ‘Sort Out’ The Museum, Criticises The Dragon’s Coverage

In an unsolicited statement Geoff Davis, the lead councillor for economic development, tourism and heritage, says that one of the first tasks is to “sort out” Guildford Museum. Cllr Davis…

Canal Trust Fighting A Pretty Nasty Invader

Volunteers have been pulling up pretty flowering plants because it is feared they are a huge threat to a waterway restoration project in Surrey and Sussex. Workers have been “bashing”…

Offer Of Free Office Facilities For Those Affected By Tube Strike

A national workspace provider is offering workers affected by the planned industrial action on the London Underground this Thursday (August 6th) use of their office space, free of charge. Thousands…

New Hon Freeman and Hon Aldermen Appointments Announced

The Borough of Guildford is to have a new honorary freeman and three new honorary aldermen. Former Conservative councillor Jennifer Powell has been nominated to become only Guildford’s sixth freeman…

Traffic Diversion By New Aldi Store in Burpham

A major night-time traffic diversion is to operate in Burpham while work associated with the new Aldi store is completed. The diversion is required to facilitate Surrey County Council (SCC)…

Are You The Rightful Owner of These Items?

Police officers are trying to reunite some items, stolen by an infamous burglar, with their rightful owners. The items were seized by the police during the hunt for Simon Knights,…

Closure Order For Guildford Property To Prevent Anti-social Behaviour

A Guildford property has been boarded up to prevent it been used for illegal and anti-social behaviour. 27 Slyfield Court in Slyfield Green is now subject of a Closure Order…

Woodbridge Road Alley Assault – Police Issue E-fit of Suspect

Police in Guildford have released an e-fit of a man they would like to speak to in connection with a serious sexual assault off Woodbridge Road. The incident happened at…