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Independents Win By-elections

By Chris Caulfield We might not have had the county council elections from which to gauge the political party standings, but in the east of Surrey, at Tandridge and at…

Letter: Political Expediency Should Not Be the Motive for Local Government Reorganisation

From Patrick Oven Leader of the Guildford greenbelt Group at Guildford borough Council In response to: County Council Set To Formalise Two-unitary Proposal to the Government So Cllr Oliver, leader…

Lib Dems and Labour Respond to SCC’s Two-unitary Proposal

With news that Surrey County Council is expecting to submit its proposal for Surrey to be divided into two unitary authorities as part of the local Government reorganisation, we asked…

Notice: What’s On in May at Guildford Cathedral

See what’s on at Guildford Cathedral this month……

Guildford High Street, Then and Now – Nothing Can Stop Evolution

How is our High Street changing? Sometimes it feels as though it is out of recognition. Shops we thought would always be there have disappeared. How many have fond memories…

Chilworth School Gets Guildford’s Mayor to Open Its New Woodland Cabin

“I would like to be a Mayor too!” So said Lily, aged 7, one of the pupils at Chilworth C of E Infant School after the Mayor of Guildford, Sallie…

Police Investigate Paint Attack at Guildford Business Park

Surrey police are appealing for the public’s help to identify the man pictured in these images, who they believe may be able to help with its investigation into a criminal…

County Council Set To Formalise Two-unitary Proposal to the Government

Surrey County Council plans to submit to the Government a proposal for two unitary councils for local government reorganisation in the county. The two councils, one for west Surrey and…

Straw Poll Shows Poor Awareness of Local Government Changes

By Esme Campbell and Martin Giles To mark what should have been today’s council election, cancelled due to the local government reorganisation plans, The Guildford Dragon NEWS set out to…

Government To Bail Out Woking Council To Facilitate Local Government Reorganisation

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Taxpayers will cover the cost of Woking Borough Council’s financial folly after the government agreed to “aid the reduction” of the bankrupt authority’s multi-billion…