Applause for New Mayor and Civic Procession on Guildford High Street
By Martin Giles Warm applause greeted the new Mayor of Guildford, Jane Tyson, and the Civic Procession as it made its way back to the Guildhall after the annual Civic Service on Sunday, May 10, to mark the start of the mayoral year. The new mayor, who…
How the Political Map Has Changed and How ‘First Past the Post’ Favoured the Lib Dems
The political map of Surrey has completely changed over the past few days. Not only are the eleven boroughs and districts set to disappear but the county has been divided in two east and west. The first past the post electoal system gave the Liberal Democrats a…
Now Lib Dems Control West Surrey, What Will They Do and Who Will Lead?
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter The Liberal Democrats are the big winners in today’s landmark local elections picking up 56 of the 90 seats on the new West Surrey Council to take overall control of the new authority. The Conservatives with 20 seats will form the…
Election: Lib Dems Win in Guildford and Take Control of New West Surrey Council
Voters went to the polls yesterday (Thursday) to decide the make-up of the new West Surrey Council, due to come into effect next year. The Guildford Dragon team was at the count today (Friday) bringing you a running report of the developments and providing the full results…
Police Road Stop Ends in Jail Sentence for Cocaine Dealer
A man has been jailed after officers uncovered drugs and cash during a proactive stop in Guildford as part of Surrey Police’s winter drink and drug driving campaign, Op Limit. On December 2, 2025, officers from Surrey Police’s Neighbourhood Policing Team were carrying out patrols when they…
Four Men Jailed After Violent Aggravated Burglary in Ash
Four men have been jailed for their roles in an aggravated burglary in Ash, during which the victim sustained serious injuries. Late on the evening of January 2, 2024, police received a report that three men had forced entry to an address in Ash and committed a…
Opinion: Local Government Reorganisation – How Did It Happen Like This? Part 3
Patrick Oven borough councillor for Send & Lovelace and Guildford Greenbelt Group leader In Part 1 of his opinion piece Patrick Oven asked how we had arrived at the current solution for the Government’s reorganisation of local government. In Part 2 he explored the factors that should have…
High End, Luxury Hotel and Spa Gets Approval
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter A ‘beautiful” and “fantastic” high end, luxury hotel, spa and fine dining restaurant nestled in the Surrey countryside has been approved. Gatton Manor and Country Club will be transformed as part of a £41 million project to demolish the closed hotel…
Dragon Interview: MP Jeremy Hunt says Local Democracy Is Broken
By Isabelle Trubshaw We have experienced the biggest shake up in local democracy for decades but will it really fix things…
New West Surrey Tories Appoint Their Leader
Newly elected Conservative councillors for the shadow West Surrey Council have elected the leader of the Conservative group at Waverley Council…
Fire Service Tackling Guildford House Blaze
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service announced early this evening that they were dealing with a house fire on Bushy Hill Drive,…
Lib Dems Also Clean Up in East Surrey
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter The Liberal Democrats, having secured a majority in the West Surrey Council election have also…
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