Borough Council Expected to Extend Permission for Tunsgate Market Stalls To Trade
By James Moules local democracy reporter Councillors are poised to wave through plans to keep two long-standing market stalls running at a popular spot in Guildford town centre. Guildford Borough Council has applied to allow the stalls at Tunsgate Arch to continue trading for another five years.…
County Council Releases Its Plan To Create More School Places in Ash
By David Reading Surrey County Council has launched a consultation exercise on its plans for the expansion of Ash Grange Primary School from September 2028. The proposal is to expand the Ash school from a one-form entry to a two-form entry school. The expansion will be funded…
A Clean Air Zone Would Not Be Appropriate For Guildford, Says Report
By James Moules local democracy reporting service A clean air zone for Guildford has been deemed “not proportionate to local need” given the town’s air quality issue is “primarily concentrated” on one particular street. Guildford Borough Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee considered a report into measures to…
Updated: Police Hunt For Motorcyclist After Horse Rider Is Seriously Injured In Ash Green
Surrey police this week appealed for help in identifying a motorcyclist reported to have caused a horse to fall and seriously injure its female rider in White Lane, Ash Green. The incident happened on Saturday, June 13. The horse rider reported that the motorcyclist, who had a…
Woking’s Council Houses To Be Part of Asset Sale
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter The ghosts of Woking’s disastrous investment strategy, which bankrupted the borough council and cost jobs, services and tax rises, are beginning to be laid to rest after three of its failing companies were set to be sold – but at cost.…
Wildlife Trust’s CEO and Trustee Honoured With MBEs
Surrey Wildlife Trust’s Chief Executive, Sarah Jane Chimbwandira, has been made an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours for her longstanding service to nature and the environment. Since graduating in zoology in 1990, she has dedicated her career to exploring new ways of protecting and restoring the…
New Housing in Wood Street Village Recommended For Approval
By James Moules local democracy reporting service A proposed 18-home development on an old stable patch in the “grey belt” is earmarked for approval, despite drawing more than 20 fierce objections from residents. Developer Guildoak Ltd applied last year to build the houses at Hill Place Farm, off…
Sainsbury’s Magpie – Perhaps Not As Trapped As It Seemed
By Daisy Edwards It seems to be ‘One for Joy’ for the solitary magpie in Godalming Sainsbury’s, now the subject of more publicity in national newspapers and the BBC. A new update, given exclusively to The Dragon NEWS, indicates the bird might not be as trapped as…
Four Sentenced at Guildford for Supplying Grade A Drugs in the Home Counties
A county drugs line known as “Giant”, which supplied crack cocaine and heroin across Surrey, West Sussex, Kent and South London, has been taken down after all four defendants involved in its operation were sentenced. The investigation began in May 2025 when officers uncovered messages relating to…
Haslemere’s Signal Box Now Open as a Museum
The conversion of Haslemere signal box to a community museum is complete. South Western Railway (SWR) and Network Rail Wessex have…
Surrey Heath Takes Advantage of Court’s VAT Ruling
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Surrey Heath Borough Council is changing its leisure contracts to avoid paying VAT. The change,…
MP Fears Race Course Could Be Used for Thousands of Homes
By James Moules A Surrey MP’s petition opposing the development of new homes at Kempton Park Racecourse has hit 2,000 signatures.…
Ballet is Returning To Guildford
Ballet is returning to Guildford this June with a programme said to capture both the joy of classical ballet and the…
Parking Fine Refunds
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter More than 100 people have already requested refunds for parking fines incorrectly issued in some…
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