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The Dragon Says: This Must Be A Fresh Start For A Better Guildford

The sudden resignation of Council Leader Tony Rooth has not come as a complete surprise to those who have been watching the council over the past few months. The final…

Review: HMS Pinafore – Yvonne Arnaud

By The Stage Dragon Fans of Gilbert and Sullivan may be in for a few surprises with this inventive version of HMS Pinafore. The Opera Della Luna’s production took the…

Acting Council Leader Says ‘It Is Business As Usual Until A New Leader Is Elected’

Cllr Stephen Mansbridge, the acting Leader of Guildford Borough Council, following Cllr Tony Rooth’s resignation, said, when spoken to by The Guildford Dragon NEWS, that it was business as usual…

GBC Council Leader Resigns Suddenly In the Wake of GVG Challenge

The Leader of Guildford Borough Council, Tony Rooth, has resigned suddenly following increased tension within the Tory group caused by an embarrassing legal challenge from the Guildford Vision Group. The…

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…