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Letter: Three Unitaries and More Powerful Parish Councils to Re-invigorate Local Democracy

From David Roberts In response to: Proposals on Unitaries Have Lost All Credibility I cannot agree with Cllr Richard Mills. “Skewgate” is a storm in a teacup of no interest…

Surrey’s £3m Investment Aims to Make The School Run Safer

By Emily Dalton Local Democracy Reporting Service A £3 million investment into road safety means children and parents can have a safer school run, Surrey County Council has said. The…

Government Approves £1.6 Billion To Tackle Potholes, But Councils Must Show Progress

By David Reading The Government has announced a £1.6 billion investment to tackle potholes, to be delivered to councils from April. But in order to receive the money, councils in…

Flashback: A Thousand Homes For Slyfield – But Where Will Council Depot and Sewage Works Be Relocated?

Flashback looks at Dragon NEWS stories of a decade ago. Ten years ago the Weyside Urban Village, or as it was then known the Slyfield Area Regeneration Project (SARP) was…

Letter: Proposals on Unitaries Have Lost All Credibility

From Richard Mills Conservative borough councillor for Castle Ward In response to: R4GV Leader Criticises GBC’s CEO over Reaction to ‘Skewed’ Remark I have no doubt that, like me, the…

Mayor’s Diary: March 21 – April 5

The diary for the Mayor of Guildford, Sallie Barker MBE, and Deputy Mayor Howard Smith as provided by GBC. All information supplied by GBC. Find out about Guildford’s Mayor &…

Highways Bulletin – March 24

The information for this bulletin comes from Surrey County Council and is written by them. See interactive map here. Report potholes and highway issues here. Junction 10, M25 news here.…

Housing Plan For Guildford Park Road Goes Out To Consultation

By David Reading A proposed £86 million project that will transform the car park at Guildford Park Road into housing is about to go out to consultation. Guildford Borough Council…

Does Your Child Display Challenging Behaviour? Help is At Hand

By Esme Campbell A new service in Surrey offers support to parents and carers who are finding it difficult to manage challenging behaviour in their children. The Surrey Paediatric Parenting…

When Victorian Poor Relief Helped Infirm Albury Widow and Vulnerable Daughter to Stay Together 

With the government announcing last week (March 15, 2025) cuts to its welfare budget, here is a story from the 19th century that’s an example of help in those times…