Second ‘Stepped Back’ Director Leaves GBC – Council Wishes Him Well
By Martin Giles The final senior director in place at Guildford Borough Council when there was an £18.5 million overspend on a Housing Maintenance contract has left the council. Ian Doyle, joint strategic director for Transformation and Governance, left Guildford and Waverley Councils on Friday (September 13)…
Highways Bulletin for September 16
The information for this bulletin comes from Surrey County Council. See interactive map here. Report potholes and highway issues here. Further information on the London Road, Burpham – Active Travel Scheme is available on our dedicated webpages. Further information on Guildford Borough Council’s Ash Road Bridge works…
Wartime High-speed Test Pilot’s Dramatic Crash Landing on Whitmoor Common, Worplesdon
Researched by aviation historian Frank Phillipson During the Second World War, research into aircraft handling when flying at speeds approaching the Speed of Sound (Mach 1 or the Sound Barrier) was gathering pace. This data could only be obtained by steeply diving the aircraft from 40,000 feet…
Waverley Council to Ask for Voluntary Council Tax Contributions
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter People living in homes in the top council band will be asked to help the community after plans to ask Band H homeowners to voluntarily pay into a council-run charity were approved. Waverley Borough Council’s executive committee launched the drive in…
Serving Police Officer Sentenced for Assaulting Surrey PC in Guildford
At Staines Magistrates Court yesterday (September 13), 40-year-old Kimberley Marshall of Bracknell, pleaded guilty to one charge of assaulting an emergency worker and was given a six-month conditional discharge. Marshall, a serving constable at the Metropolitan Police Service, assaulted a female Surrey police constable in Guildford on…
Parents Confused by SCC Letter on Application Deadlines
By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Surrey County Council has responded to the outcry over a letter sent to parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), which appeared to give them just one month to choose their preferred school for the next academic year.…
Residents at Hedger’s Almshouses Now Have a Garden Room to Enjoy
Hedger’s Almshouses in Merrow has installed a garden room where residents can relax and where friends and family can join them. It has been funded with grants from Your Fund Surrey’s Small Community Projects, Guildford Poyle Charities, Guildford Lions Club and The Mercers’ Company. An official opening…
£18.5m HRA Overspend Investigations Plod On One Year After Suspensions and Sackings
By Martin Giles Investigations into an £18.5 million housing maintenance contract overspend continue at Guildford Borough Council and Surrey Police with no end apparently in sight, twelve months on from the day the council suspended two officers and terminated the contracts of five interims. As well as…
No Plans for Voluntary Council Tax Scheme in Guildford
By Martin Giles The lead councillor for Finance and Property at Guildford Borough Council, Richard Lucas, has told The Dragon NEWS…
City Unlucky to Lose to Jersey Bulls
Jersey Bulls (0) 1, Guildford City (0) 0 By Barry Underwood On a beautiful late summer day on the Channel Islands,…
Surrey Satellites’ Components Help European Sat Navs
Two new Galileo Satellites carrying payloads assembled by Guildford-based Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) are now in service. Galileo is currently…
Guildford Nightclub Reopens
By Martin Giles The nightclub formerly known as Aux and The Casino on Onslow Street is being re-opened as “Y”. The…
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