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Dragon Interview: Thom van Every, Conservative, West Surrey Council Election Candidate
Dragon editor Martin Giles invited leading representatives 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 25-29. We are, over a three-day period, publishing those inte...
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Dragon Interview: Catherine Young, R4GV, West Surrey Council Candidate
Dragon editor Martin Giles invited leading representatives, from all the political parties standing in the Guildford wards for the new West Surrey Council, to be interviewed. The interviews, each lasting about 30 minutes, have been conducted by Zoom, over the period April 25-29. We will, over the ne...
Letter: Holding the 2025 SCC Elections Would Have Allowed the Debt Issue To Have Been Properly Debated
From George Potter Liberal Democrat borough and county councillor In response to: Some of Us Are Certainly Taking the Debt Issue Seriously Labour have two county councillors within Surrey. Both voted, and argued, enthusiastically for pressing ahead with LGR (Local Government Reorganisation) as quick...
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Summary of GBC Planning Decisions – April 29 2026
Guildford Borough Council has provided the following summary of the decisions taken by the Planning Committee at their meeting in Millmead on Wednesday, March 21. The webcast of the meeting, with links to papers, can be found here: https://guildford.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/106392...
Freedom of Worplesdon Bestowed on Parish Stalwart Mary Broughton
Worplesdon Parish Council has bestowed Mary Broughton with the honour of Freeman of Worplesdon. It being the highest honour the parish can bestow. The parish council says Mary gives a strong and continuing commitment to Worplesdon – by being a major contributor to parish life with her time, energy...
Can You Create a Jekyll-inspired, Prize-winning Scarecrow?
By Martin Giles If you can design a scarecrow that beats off the competition you could be in with a chance to win £100 in two free-to-enter competitions, one for adults and one for children. To mark Guildford Museum’s exhibition, Gertrude Jekyll in Surrey, Guildford in Bloom are organising a scar...
Leading Councillors To Step Down As New Unitaries Take Over
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Some of the biggest figures in Surrey politics are not standing in next month’s once-in-a-generation elections. This year will see the creation of two new councils, East and West Surrey – replacing the county and the existing 11 boroughs and districts....
'Loophole' allowed 50 lorries to arrive in Surrey village in green belt and build 'unauthorised development'
Residents are concerned this "loophole" may be "abused" across Surrey, and more unauthorised developments could appear, particularly with the May bank holiday ahead
Opinion: Can We Rely on Developer’ Promises of Affordable Homes?
By John Ferns When a developer offers “affordable housing” as part of a planning application for new homes how much can we rely on their promises? Should they be expected to demonstrate at the outset that those pledges have a credible delivery route? I would suggest that there are anomalies in ...
Lidl wants to open new Surrey stores with Guildford, Woking, Cranleigh and Godalming all on target list
There are around 20 towns or villages in Surrey on the German supermarket's wishlist
Much loved Guildford riverside footpath to finally be restored after dramatic collapse
The weir first collapsed during floods more than six years ago
War Graves Inspection Volunteers Reporting for Duty
Voluntary Action South West Surrey’s own volunteers have been busy again inspecting headstones and tidying up war graves in cemeteries in Farncombe and Guildford. This is with the Commonwealth War Graves’s Commission’s Eyes On, Hands On volunteering project in which volunteers check, twice a y...
Surrey weather set to hit 20C over multiple days in lead up to May Bank Holiday
There's a bank holiday weekend coming up, so its important to know what weather we can expect in Surrey
How Will the Political Map of Surrey Change?
By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Surrey’s political map is looking far less predictable than it did five years ago, with Surrey County Council now under no overall control ahead of crucial elections in May 2026. The Conservative Party has lost its majority for the first time since the 1990...
Normandy Takes Part in Day Of Action To Highlight Taylor Wimpey Housing Plans
By David Reading Normandy residents turned out in force to mark a national day of action seeking to protect green spaces from housing developments and to show decision-makers that nature matters to voters ahead of the May local elections. At present Normandy people are campaigning against Taylor Wim...
When Surrey's splash pads will open this Spring with two more on the way
Splash pads are a popular way for families to cool off in the warmer months
Guildford to become one of Europe's leading cancer and surgery centres as new £41m project nears completion
The new Cancer and Surgical Innovation Centre is a £41 million project set to make Guildford home to 'one of Europe's leading' in cancer and surgeries
Influencers name their top five Guildford pubs including 'classics' alongside some you may not know
The trio have named their favourites in Surrey's county town, but its up to the public to decide which is number one
Opinion: A Mayor Is Not Just Old Hat
By Gavin Morgan Founder of the Guildford history Forum This week a new Mayor is appointed in Guildford. Councillor Jane Tyson takes over from Cllr Howard Smith. Unless plans change, she could be the last Mayor of Guildford—the last in a long line stretching back to the Middle Ages . Mayors, proces...
Letter: The Government Has Created an Existential Debt Crisis in Surrey
From Bernard Quoroll In response to: Taxes Are Rarely Ring-Fenced Yes, of course I had my tongue firmly in my cheek in my article: The Legacy Debt Should Be Borne By Those Who Created This Sorry Mess, but my purpose was only to point out that once the starting gun is fired on a local government [...