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Long Sentences for Sara’s Murderers as Judge Describes Her Treatment as ‘Torture’

By Martin Giles The father and stepmother of 10-year-old Sara Sharif were today (December 17) sentenced to life imprisonment with long minimum terms after being found guilty of her murder…

Letter: Lib Dem Council Is Not Accepting New Housing Targets ‘Merrily’

From Fiona White Lib Dem lead councillor for Planning at GBC In response to David Roberts’ letter: More Homes Should Not Mean Destroying Our Natural Environment, I can confirm that…

City Lose Out in Scrappy Game

Horley Town (1) 2, Guildford City (0) 1 By Barry Underwood It was after the Lord Mayor’s Show at the New Defence on Saturday. Try as they might Guildford couldn’t…

Letter: There Is a Way for the New Housing Target To Be Met

From Julian Lyon In response to: Local Party Leaders React to News of New Housing Target for Guildford There is a solution to the newly imposed housing target staring us…

Flashback: More than 30,000 Homes Needed To Meet Growing West Surrey Population

Flashback looks at Dragon NEWS stories of a decade ago. Ten years ago this week a Housing Marketing Assessment report gave controversial housing targets. Published on The Guildford Dragon NEWS…

Letter: More Homes Should Not Mean Destroying Our Natural Environment

From David Roberts In response to: Government Confirms Doubling of Housing Target for Guildford Will our LibDem council and MP, who have merrily gone along with a Tory Local Plan…

Lib Dems Accuse Surrey County Council of Stifling Debate on Key Issues

By Martin Giles Surrey Liberal Democrats have accused the Conservative administration of Surrey County Council of shutting down meaningful debate on crucial issues affecting vulnerable children during Wednesday’s full council…

Letter: Conservatives Still Have Lessons to Learn

From John Perkins In response to: Disappointment, Challenges, and Opportunities for Guildford’s Future There is no evidence that voting Lib Dem in Guildford means voting for Labour in Parliament. The…

Convicted Paedophile Given 20-year Sentence for Sexually Abusing Teenage Boys

A convicted paedophile who sexually abused three boys at his home has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment today. He is already serving a prison sentence of eight years, having…

Local Party Leaders React to News of New Housing Target for Guildford

Yesterday’s Government announcement regarding revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework and a new, much higher housing target for Guildford have received a predictably mixed reaction from most other parties…