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Flashback: Church Says Plans Are Progressing Well In Bid To Sell Off Graveyard

Flashback looks at Dragon NEWS stories of a decade ago. Ten years ago this week the proposed sale of a Guildford graveyard was in the news. First published on The…

Letter: Council Should Use Computer Modelling When Deciding Harm of Planning Applications

From Alistair Smith chair of the Guildford Society John Harrison in his Opinion Piece “Why Are Five-storey Blocks Allowed in An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty?“,  summarises the reasons why…

Letter: The National Trust Needs to Speed Up

From Anthony Mallard In response to: Time for Action to Repair the Tumbling Bay Bridge and Restore the Wey Towpath Alastair Smith and S Callanan make a very fair point…

Highways Bulletin for January 13

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. Further information on Guildford Borough…

Letter: Anyone Who Thinks Local Government Reorganisation Will Save Money Is Deluded

From Peter Hyde In response to: ‘Devolution’ is Happening ‘Whether We Like It or Not’ Warns County Council Leader Genuinely local government will cease when the new devolution system is…

Letter: The National Trust Should Be Embarrassed About How Long the Weir Repair Is Taking

From S Callanan In response to: National Trust Announce Funding Secured, At Last, for Weir Bridge Repair The response given to The Dragon following the question raised by the chair…

Updated: City’s Match Postponed – Next Home Match February 1

The match between Spelthorne Sports and Guildford City, due to be played today at 3pm was postponed because of the weather. Update: Note change to next home game notice below.…

Letter: Shaping Guildford’s Future and Meeting the New Housing Uplift

From Bill Stokoe Guildford Vision Group In response to: There Is a Way for the New Housing Target To Be Met Julian Lyon is right – we must get behind…

Mayor’s Diary: January 10 – 26

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 &…

County Council Elections ‘Must Go Ahead’ Say Surrey Council Leaders

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter and Martin Giles The May 2025 Surrey county elections must not be postponed, the 11 boroughs and district councils have said. That call has…