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Letter: Elderly Fear Supermarket Shopping

From: Dragon Reader Name and address supplied I think there are a lot of people in the Guildford area within the age and disability groups most at risk in this…

The Dragon Says: Surge To Support NHS Shamed By Anger Of Selfish Shoppers

That 500,000 people have volunteered to support the NHS demonstrates the finer side of our society, so do the patient queues of shoppers following the rules and requests. But alas,…

Photo feature: Spring is Here!

By Martin Giles It can be all too easy to get fixated on the latest crisis news but mother earth and nature continue regardless. In recent days spring has made…

New Police Powers To Combat Outbreak As PCC Munro Urges People To Stay Home

David Munro, Surrey’s Police and Crime Commissioner, is calling on communities to work with police after further restrictive measures to combat Covid-19 were announced this week (March 24).  Police and…

Open letter: Urgent Funding Required for Small, Independent News Publishers

An open letter from Emma Meese Director of the Independent Community News Network (ICNN) As you can imagine these are very worrying times for our members. As an organisation, we…

Surrey University Cancels Rent Contracts After Student Group Threatens Strike

Surrey University Cancels Rent Contracts After Student Group Threatens Strike

Surrey University has cut short a threatened student rent strike by cancelling their accommodation contracts for the rest of the term. A student group calling itself “Surrey Cut the Rent”…

Air Ambulance Wins Sky-High Honour From Care Commission

Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) has landed a first, the only helicopter emergency medical service to achieve the top rating in all categories/key lines of enquiry by the Care Quality…

Restaurants Now Delivering Takeaways Need Public Support To Survive

By Hugh Coakley On Day 1 of the coronavirus nationwide lockdown (Tuesday, March 24), the streets were eerily quiet. Pubs and restaurants have been closed by government order as well…

Council Leader Reiterates Her Call for Strict Observance of Lockdown

Guildford Dragon editor Martin Giles interviews the leader of Guildford Borough Council about the current “lockdown” imposed to delay the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Cllr Reeves urges residents to…

Mini-Pandemic of Fraud Uses Virus In Fake Calls and Emails

Surrey residents are being warned to stay on the alert for frauds or attempted frauds related to Covid-19. No reports have been made to Surrey Police so far, but nationally…