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Waitrose Plan – Another Nail In the Coffin of Guildford’s Character?

From  Ashley Harrison (Mrs) In response to David Smith’s Letter ‘Waitrose Plan – There Are Other factors’ Whilst I appreciate that a growing population needs adequate food shopping facilities, I…

By Election Ballot Count

By Martin Giles Members of the public are not allowed in to witness election counts, preventing any interference is obviously important, but The Dragon was present on behalf of its…

Let All the Councillors Have Their Say

From Julian Lyon In response to your opinion piece, ‘Where is GBC’s ‘Openness and Transparency’?’, as I recall it, Mr Hill’s other interventions during the debate on the Guildford Philharmonic…

Conservatives Hold Worplesdon in County Council By-Election

Friday, May 4: 1am The Conservative Party held the Surrey County Council Worplesdon Division this evening. At a little after midnight returning officer David Hill (also Guildford Borough Council’s chief…

The Dragon Says: Where is GBC’s ‘Openness and Transparency’?

The debate at Millmead a week ago on the future of the Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra was revealing. Not only did we find out about the poor way that the issue…

Cyclist Seriously Hurt in Stoughton – Police Appeal for Witnesses

Police officers are appealing for information from members of the public following a road traffic collision in the Stoughton area of Guildford this morning (Thursday, 3 May) in which a…

Waitrose Plan – There Are Other Factors

From David Smith I completely empathise with Ashley Harrison who wrote, ‘Waitrose Plan – Is It All Just About The Money?‘  and as a resident of Stoke Fields she must…

New All Girl Mayoral Team Appointed in Traditional ‘Mayor Making’ Ceremony

[thethe-image-slider name=”Mayor Making”] Guildford has a new mayor, Cllr Jenny Jordan (Con, Merrow). Although her appointment and that of her deputy Cllr Pauline Searle (Lib Dem, Stoughton) was agreed at…

GBC Scrutiny Committee Is the Right Forum for Decision on Orchestra

From Gordon Bridger Hon Alderman Congratulations to Guildford Borough Council for putting the issue of the future of the Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra (GPO) to its Scrutiny Committee for review. This…

Murder on the Nile – Yvonne Arnaud

By The Stage Dragon Disappointment awaits those hoping for an appearance from Hercule Poirot but not for long: this is not ‘Death On The Nile’, but ‘Murder on the Nile’.…