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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 bee...
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 ho...
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Opinion: Local Government Reorganisation – How Did It Happen Like This? Part 2
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. Today he explores the factors that should have been co...
Historic Surrey registry office where famous actors once wed now up for sale after closure
The former registry office is now being marketed by Savills, however it not unlikely that many Surrey couples got married there
What the future holds for Guildford according to the town's youngest councillor
A lot is changing in Guildford, so SurreyLive spoke with the town's youngest councillor, Maddy Redpath to get an insight into what she believes the future holds for the town
Exact dates Guildford to Woking rail lines will close in May
Rail replacement buses will be in place on one weekend this month
Opinion: Local Government Reorganisation – How and Why Did It Happen Like This?
Patrick Oven borough councillor for Send & Lovelace and Guildford Greenbelt Group leader Last year, the current Surrey County councillors had reached the end of their four – year period of elected office. In the normal course of events, elections would have been held for those who wished to o...
West Surrey Local Elections: Every candidate standing in Guildford, Woking, Runnymede, Spelthorne and Surrey Heath
Hundreds of candidates across 45 wards are after your vote in the first ever West Surrey Local Elections
Birdwatcher’s Diary No.348
By Malcolm Fincham The weather continued to remain settled in late April as a high pressure system continued to build over the UK. Its cyclonic flow continued to bring a cool easterly breeze, and by the last week of the month temperatures began to rise reaching the low to mid 20s Celsius, remaining ...
Letter: Is There Voter Apathy or a Total Lack of Information?
From Sara Tokunaga In response to: Voters Should Choose Who Will Represent Them Best on Local Issues I couldn’t agree more, with Cllr Maddy Redpath Sadly, in the Guildford South West ward, as we are now called, there are no Independent candidates standing. We haven’t received any campaign litera...
Highways Bulletin: Keeping Verges Safe
The information for this bulletin comes from Surrey County Council and is written by them. See interactive map here. Report potholes and highway issues here. Surrey grass cutting programme: what to expect this season As spring growth accelerates across Surrey’s road network, our annual grass-cutti...
Letter: Sadly, Local Government Is Destined To Get Worse Before It Gets Better
From Bernard Quoroll former local authority CEO In response to: Comment – Who Will You Vote For and Why? An accurate assessment of the current state of affairs. The solution to this mess should be obvious to anyone who really cares about local government: Councils large enough to be efficient yes,...
Letter: Voters Should Choose Who Will Represent Them Best on Local Issues
From Maddy Redpath R4GV borough councillor for Castle ward As the West Surrey local elections approach, voters are being told via a sponsored social media post: this election “isn’t about the government in Westminster” but about choosing local councillors responsible for everyday services – ...
May Day Dancers Continue Centuries Old Tradition To Welcome the Summer
The annual May Day celebration of the coming of summer was held again yesterday (Saturday, May 2) in Guildford. Pilgrim Morris dancers hosted traditional friends for the Summerpole to be raised on the Castle Green. On a suitably sunny day, “sides” (as Morris dancing teams are called) from the Fl...
Letter: We Need a Political Mix of Competent Councillors Prepared to Compromise
From H Trevor Jones In response to: There Will Be Other Budgetary Matters for the New Council to Address See also: Comment: Who Will You Vote For and Why? At last Wednesday’s Guildford South West ward hustings in Onslow village, I thought all the candidates present (ie all except the second Reform...
Comment: Who Will You Vote For and Why?
By Martin Giles “The unitary authority scheme truly marks the end of local politics and representation. Central government has really taken control of every arm of politics now. Very sad.” So wrote a friend of mine who, like me, had attended the Onslow Village-organised hustings on Tuesday eveni...
'Endearing' husband and grandfather remembered in this week's Surrey death and funeral notices
Our thoughts are with those who have lost loved ones
Letter: Consider Council House Maintenance When Voting
From Dennis Paul Reform UK candidate for Guildford East In 2019 the Lib Dems, in a bid to wrest control of Guildford Borough Council, promised voters they would build 3,000 new social homes in a decade. The reality today is they have fallen far short of that target building only 250 of those homes...
Dragon Interview: Claire Whitehouse, Green Party, West Surrey Council Election Candidate
Dragon editor Martin Giles invited leading representative candidates from all the political parties standing in the Guildford wards for the new West Surrey Council to be interviewed. The interviews have been conducted by Zoom, over the period April 25-30. We are, over a three-day period, publishing ...