Review: Injured Soldiers Shine In A Different Kind Of Theatre

By Maria Rayner I’ll be brutally honest, when I was invited to review The Two Worlds of Charlie F at G Live, I wasn’t keen. Despite the numerous awards it has…

May 24, 2014 / No Comment / Read More

Uphill All The Way – The Plan (Part One)

This is the second article in a series on the author’s ambition to cycle from Guildford to Edinburgh. It follows Uphill All The Way – The Idea by Martin Giles…

May 16, 2014 / 2 Comments / Read More

Uphill All The Way – The Idea

by Martin Giles It’s Edward Enfield’s fault. If he had not written that book I might not ever have wanted to do this. It started over ten years ago just…

May 11, 2014 / 3 Comments / Read More

Opinion: One Per Cent of Green Belt – Is It a Price Worth Paying?

By Martin Giles There is no doubt that those working on our Local Plan are facing some difficult problems. Central to the conundrum is how to balance the pressure for…

May 10, 2014 / 7 Comments / Read More

Green Belt Issue Dominates Eagle Radio’s Local Plan Forum

Report Martin Giles Cartoons Sarah Sullivan No blood was left on the floor last night (Tuesday, May 6) at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre after Eagle Radio’s forum on Guildford Borough…

May 7, 2014 / 14 Comments / Read More

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