Updated: Fire at Ash Manor School Tennis Centre Was ‘Accidental’
By David Reading Ash Manor School was closed yesterday (Thursday, November 21) after a fire tore through the tennis centre in the school grounds. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service was alerted at 3.42am and reported later that day: “We have four pumps on site dealing with the…
Witness Appeal Following Collision on A3 Esher Bypass
Surrey Police are appealing for witnesses following a collision on the A3 just after 5.40pm yesterday (Thursday, November 21). Officers were called to the A3 near to the southbound exit for Cobham following reports of a three vehicle collision. All parties remained on scene and have been…
Parish Council and CPRE Pleased with MP’s Support for Call In of Solar Farm Decision
By Martin Giles The chair of Compton Parish Council, Stephen Mallett, has said that the council is “delighted” that Jeremy Hunt, the Conservative MP for Godalming & Ash has backed the council’s request for the Secretary of State for Local Government, Angela Rayner, to call in GBC’s…
Select Committee Votes to Refer London Road Decision Back to SCC Cabinet
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter The decision to scrap a £6 million active travel scheme will be reconsidered, but only by the same group that already rejected it. On October 29, Surrey County Council’s cabinet took the “political” decision to reject investment from Active Travel for…
MP Supports Call In Request of ‘Nationally Significant’, Solar Farm Planning Decision
By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter UPDATED with new comments – see below. Plans for a Surrey solar farm have been questioned as MP Jeremy Hunt has called for the government to look again at the “nationally significant” decision. Mr Hunt, MP for Godalming and Ash, has…
Do You Have the Will To Help Keep the Basingstoke Canal Alive?
By David Reading The Basingstoke Canal Society, a charity of 270 volunteers, has launched a scheme to help supporters write new wills or review existing ones free of charge. See also: Basingstoke Canal At Risk Through Decline in Funding The Dragon reported in March that the canal,…
Fatal Collision in Bramley – Motor Cyclist Killed
Police were called to the A281 (Horsham Road) shortly after 9am on Monday, (November 18), following reports of a collision between a van and a motorcycle. South East Coast Ambulance Service attended but sadly the rider of the motorcycle, a man in his 40s, was pronounced dead…
Photo Feature: Freiburg, Guildford’s Twin – Friends for 45 Years
By Barbara Ford chair of the Guildford Twinning Association (GTA) September 2024 saw the 45th anniversary of the twinning of Guildford with Freiburg in Southwest Germany. In September 1979 the two towns agreed “to establish a twinning of our communities as a token and promise of lasting…
Family Support Programme to End
By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Residents and councillors fears that vulnerable families could fall between the gap as a scheme supporting vulnerable families faces closure next year. The Family Support Programme (FSP) is a scheme which helps vulnerable households with health, social, economic issues which impact…
Financial Pain Still Only Beginning for Woking
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Despite cutting millions of pounds in services, slashing its work force, and raising taxes by…
Sara Sharif Trial Latest – Stepmother’s Silence Doesn’t Prove the Case Against Her, Says Defence
By Martin Giles This is the latest update of the continuing trial of those accused of the murder of ten-year-old Sara…
Technical Fault
A technical fault occured on The Guildford Dragon website this morning which caused the loss of yesterday’s articles and reader comments.…
Dragon Review: Rebus – A Game Called Malice – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
By Ferenc Hepp We are in an elegant Edinburgh mansion and the stage is set for a sophisticated dinner party amongst…
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