New Leader for Guildford Lib Dems

Cllr Caroline Reeves has been elected as the new leader of the Liberal Democrat Group at Guildford Borough Council (GBC) replacing Cllr David Goodwin who has been group leader since…

April 29, 2014 / 3 Comments / Read More

Dragon Interview: New Lib Dem Group Leader – Caroline Reeves

The Liberal Democrat group at Guildford Borough council have just announced the appointment of a new leader, Cllr Caroline Reeves. Wasting no time, the Dragon quickly caught up with her…

April 29, 2014 / No Comment / Read More

Opinion: Green Belt Develoment Is A Cleft Stick For Tory Councillors

by Martin Giles The debate on building on green belt land seems to have excited local politics more than any other in recent history and rightly so. Our forefathers appreciated…

April 27, 2014 / 4 Comments / Read More

Opinion: Our Council Needs All the Prayers It Can Get – Or Does It?

By Martin Giles Yesterday’s Daily Telegraph headline: “Cameron ‘divides Britain’ over faith” has a Guildford resonance. Whether prayers should be a part of our local council meetings was debated at…

April 22, 2014 / 4 Comments / Read More

Opinion: Freedom of Speech Is Precious – But Nothing To Be Scared Of

It is a sign of our mature and free society that we take freedom of speech for granted – but, of course, we shouldn’t. The cost of that freedom is…

April 17, 2014 / 1 Comment / Read More

Review: London Symphony Orchestra at G Live

G Live and IMG 2013/14 International Concert Series, Saturday, March 22 London Symphony Orchestra, Alina Ibragimova (violin); Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 (Italian) Schumann Violin Concerto Mendelssohn…

March 24, 2014 / No Comment / Read More

‘Phenomenal First Year’ For Town Centre Group Experience Guildford

By Maria Rayner Experience Guildford, the body set up to represent the collective interests of the town’s retail and leisure businesses, is celebrating its first birthday. Partly funded by the…

March 21, 2014 / No Comment / Read More

Guildford Photographic Society competition winning entries (Find the fox!)

In the face of tough competition from nine other photography clubs, Guildford Photographic Society scooped the 2014 Bracknell Nine’s Trophy – for the fourth year in a row. The six winning Guildford…

March 12, 2014 / No Comment / Read More

Body Shop On The Move And Going ‘Back To Its Roots’

By Maria Rayner A familiar high street name is making a move to a more central shopping location in Guildford this weekend (Saturday March 15). The Body Shop, resident at…

March 11, 2014 / 2 Comments / Read More

Cranmore School raises £4K for Orphans in Zambia

Action Day is an annual fixture in the Cranmore School calendar. Organised by the school’s director of music, Richard Harris, every boy in the senior department (aged eight to 13)…

March 10, 2014 / No Comment / Read More