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Royal Mail Public Counter in Woodbridge Meadows to Close, Says Staff Member
By Hugh Coakley A member of staff at the Royal Mail Delivery Office and Mail Centre in Woodbridge Meadows has corroborated a report from a Dragon reader that the public counter is to close but they did not know when. Asked to confirm whether the public counter was to close a Royal Mail spokesperson ...
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Latest Evidence in Sara Sharif Trial
By Martin Giles This is the latest update of the continuing trial of those accused of the murder of ten-year-old Sara Sharif, in Horsell, Woking in August 2023. See also: Court Hears Harrowing Evidence of Sara Sharif’s Injuries Monday, October 21 The court heard evidence from Gregory Robinson, a c...
Letter: New Developments Should Benefit Local People
From: John Redpath Former R4GV borough councillor In response to: The Future is Congested, the Future is Grey Well done Martin Giles for laying bare the issues of housing and being brave enough to also mention immigration, a subject that can often hang politicians if not approached carefully. As a c...
Open Letter to Jeremy Hunt, MP: Ash’s Healthcare Concerns
Open letter to Jeremy Hunt, MP for Godalming & Ash, from John Ferns Dear Mr Hunt, I am writing to you in response to an article published on Friday in the Guildford Dragon entitled: Group of GPs Are Willing to Build New Surgery in Ash – But the NHS Has Other Ideas. As a former […] The post O...
Opinion: The Future is Congested, the Future is Grey
By Martin Giles Labour says it “put people and country first” with its housing policy. But has it? Just which “people” do they mean? Their 34 per cent general election popular vote, achieved only because of the overwhelming rejection of the bungling, discredited Tories, hardly allows them to...
Letter: Incinerating Unnecessary Packaging Causes Pollution
From Mark Stamp In response to: Aldi Encouraging Recycling with a Children’s Poster Competition Recycling is not a bad thing but it would be so much better if the supermarkets and manufacturers put effort into not creating the packaging in the first place. I regularly see lots of food from Aldi un...
Man charged with multiple offences after police and dog unit descend on Merstham
He remains in police custody
Letter: Thank You, Royal Surrey
From Roger Main In response to: £6 Million Upgrade and Change of Name for St Luke’s Cancer Centre I am currently being treated at the Royal Surrey Cancer Centre for a recurring cancer. What a transformation to what was previously St Luke’s! The staff on entering are professional and welcoming i...
Birdwatcher’s Diary No.314
By Malcolm Fincham The first days of October continued to see a mass exodus of house martins moving south over the skies about Surrey. While increasingly unsettled weather bestowed itself upon us in the south-eastern regions of the UK during the first weeks of the month. Although a spell of northerl...
The little-known A322 restaurant with 10 romantic tables in a quaint Surrey village
The relaxed fine dining eatery is located on a key Surrey road, but not many people are aware it's there
Group of GPs Are Willing to Build New Surgery in Ash – But the NHS Has Other Ideas
By David Reading A consortium of GPs has expressed an interest in building and running a general practice surgery on the site set aside by Bewley Homes for healthcare purposes in Ash. Such a project would aim at meeting the additional need for primary care services created by the large number of hom...
Aldi Encouraging Recycling with a Children’s Poster Competition
To mark Recycle Week (14 -20 October), Aldi is calling on children in Surrey to design and submit a poster aimed at encouraging people to recycle for the chance to win a £250 Aldi voucher for their family. The three winning designs will take pride of place in Aldi’s UK headquarters to encourage c...
Mayor’s Diary – October 18 to November 3
The diary for the Mayor of Guildford, Sallie Barker MBE, and Deputy Mayor Howard Smith as provided by GBC. All information supplied by GBC. Find out about Guildford’s Mayor & Deputy Mayor here. Friday 18 October to Sunday 3 November 2024 Friday 18 October 19:00 The Dep...
The eye-catching Surrey fish and chip shop again in the running to be named best in UK
The Guildford fish and chip shop has been shortlisted in the past
Surrey influencer 'gained more than 1.5 million followers making body positivity content after spinal surgeries'
Grace Tutty underwent two grueling surgeries on her spine as a teenager
Woking Councillors Refuse School Expansion Proposal
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter An exclusive Surrey school that charges up to £21,000 a year has had its plans to create places for an extra 180 pupils dashed over traffic and child safety fears. Hoe Bridge School in Old Woking had hoped to build a new two-storey senior school on green ...
Giggling Squid announces new Surrey location with doors set to open next year
The high-street chain will be opening its doors in the location of a former Cote
Letter: What is Thames Water’s Plan for Its Pewley Pipeline?
From Jack Bayliss It would be good if the council or Thames Water (often much maligned) told us what exactly is going to happen on Pewley Down and when. I understand that the route of the new main pipeline from the Pewley Hill reservoir to Gomshall must almost inevitably go through the downs and I [...
Government Funds for Developing Brownfield Sites in Surrey
By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Surrey councils will get nearly £2 million to release disused brownfield sites to unlock desperately needed land for house building including cash to clear asbestos and transform the “heart of Camberley”. Boroughs and districts are bracing themselves ...
Weekend M25 closure in Surrey with lengthy A3 diversions set to be in place
Diversion routes have been carefully planned to avoid ULEZ charges