Sara Sharif Trial Latest – Sara ‘Had a Different Status’ to Her Siblings
By Martin Giles This is the latest update of the continuing trial of those accused of the murder of ten-year-old Sara Sharif in Horsell, Woking, in August 2023. The reporting is sequential with reports added each day of the trial. Warning: This article contains details that some…
Mole Valley’s Finance Director Warns ‘All the Low Hanging Fruit Is Gone’
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Mole Valley District Council is facing serious financial pressure and must make “very difficult decisions” over the future of its services. The bleak warning came during a meeting of the scrutiny committee on Tuesday, November 12, when the grim outlook was…
Council Tax Hike Not Currently Planned Despite ‘Black Hole’
By Martin Giles On Wednesday (November 13), Conservatives were warning that a “£2.4 billion” budgetary “black hole” in local government funding would mean a hike in council tax bills, despite Prime Minister Keir Starmer once promising to freeze council tax in his first year in government. …
Conservation Volunteers Are Granted Prestigious King’s Award
By David Reading The Tice’s Meadow Bird Group has been granted The King’s Award for Voluntary Services 2024 – the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK and the equivalent to an MBE. The volunteer group, which helps manage Tice’s Meadow Nature Reserve…
Surrey MP Questions PM on SEND Funding
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter The £1 billion in new special education funding is “not nearly enough” to “end the scandal” impacting thousands of children forced to miss school due to inappropriate SEND provision, a Surrey MP said. Countywide there are 1,800 SEND children affected by…
Solar Farm Supporters Explain Why
Two organisations that supported the University of Surrey’s solar farm proposal have written in to say why. See: University Will Get Its Solar Farm Despite Widespread Objections Olivia Carpenter-Lomax, chair of Zero Carbon Guildford, said: “Considering the ongoing urgency of the climate challenge, seen most recently in…
£800k Funding for New Digital Skills Centre Opens at Guildford College
A new Digital Skills Centre at Guildford College, funded with £800,000 from the Department for Education’s Local Skills Improvement Fund, opened on Wednesday, November 6. The new centre has a state-of-the-art open learning space complete with an 86-inch interactive screen and 48 high powered laptops, hi-tech traditional…
Surrey County Council ‘Backed Down’ Over London Road Scheme Call-in
By Martin Giles Local Lib Dems are saying that Surrey County Council backed down after it attempted to block a review of its decision to turn down the £6 million walking and cycling scheme for London Road. See also: SCC Cabinet’s Decision to Scrap London Road Scheme…
Korean Restaurant Closed Down Following Immigration Raid
By Martin Giles Bulpan Korean BBQ restaurant has closed down following a visit from Immigration Enforcement officers last week (November 6). Today (November 12) a Notice of Forfeiture was posted on the premises saying landlords had taken back possession. A nearby businessman, who did not wish to…
Surrey Postcard Club’s Fair is Back, November 23, East Horsley Village Hall
After an absence of two years, Surrey Postcard Club’s fair is back – and at a new venue. It takes place…
Guildford Residents Left Stranded After Heathrow Bus Breakdowns
By Stella Kuchanny Guildford residents were left frustrated and out of pocket after repeated breakdowns on the First Bus service to…
Have Some Time to Volunteer?
A round-up of news and volunteer opportunities listed and promoted by Voluntary Action South West Surrey Winter Warmer Giveaway Voluntary Action…
I Am Stella Kuchanny, The Dragon’s Newest Reporter
Dragon readers might have already noticed a couple of articles with the byline Stella Kuchanny, an English student at Loughborough University…
Dragon Review: Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of), Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
By Ferenc Hepp Direct from the West End and now on a national tour, Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of) is on…
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