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Anne Milton Says: Communities Should Be Given More Responsibility

Anne Milton MP told a Guildford audience last night (17 Sep): “Local communities want to take responsibility for their own areas and the Localism Act should help enable them to…

Kids Love Skulduggery And The Author Too

By Flora Windebank Celebrated children’s author Derek Landy visited Guildford last week to give a talk on his new book Kingdom of the Wicked. It is the seventh book in…

Shalford Wants Another Pedestrian Crossing

Shalford needs another pedestrian crossing. This was the plea from the chairman of the Shalford Parish Council at the ‘Local Committee’ meeting on Thursday as he presented a 631 signature…

Opinion: Can we plan a better Guildford?… Yes we can

By Martin Giles Have you ever tried to cycle up the High Street? It’s quite possible for most cyclists but hard work for those of us who, let’s be kind,…

Great Photos of a Great Sporting Event

This fantastic photo, taken by one of our local councillors Angela Gunning,  captures the moment when Mark Cavendish was the first to cross the line and win the last stage…

Cycle Fans from From Across the Region Come to Guildford To Witness Final Stage

It was not just the people of Guildford that made up the estimated 15,000 spectators in the town yesterday. The Guildford Dragon NEWS spoke to several fans that had come…

Thousands In Guildford High Street Cheer Home Tour of Britain Winners

[thethe-image-slider name=”Tour of Britain 2012 1″] Jonathan Tiernan-Locke from Plymouth won the Tour of Britain in a jam packed Guildford High Street this afternoon (Sunday, September 16). “It’s fantastic,” said…

G Live – ‘A Fantastic First Year’ Says Council Leader

By Flora Windebank G Live is celebrating its first birthday. Guildford’s new entertainment venue which replaced the old Civic Hall has also won a regional Royal Institute of British Architects…

Dragon Interview: Tristan Seume

Guildford born Tristan Seume is one of the UK’s leading acoustic guitarists. He plays solo, as a session musician or as an accompanist and is currently on tour as part…

Open Debate: Should We Pay Our Councillors?

Part of the reason that The Guildford Dragon NEWS was created was to encourage local debate. Here are presented two points of view on the subject of paying councillors. Even…