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Comment: The Ten-year-old Dragon Continues to Fly, Watching Guildford

By Martin Giles Ten years ago today (March 26) The Guildford Dragon NEWS was launched. David Rose and I thought there was room for a Guildford-centric news service and the…

Guildford Lottery Pays Out Two £2,000 Prizes Within Weeks and Helps Local Charities

Two lucky Guildford Community Lottery winners have each won £2,000, within weeks of each other. One supporter of Guildford charity Challengers won after playing the lottery in January and a…

Letter: The GBC Complaints System Favours Those With Power

From: David Roberts In response to: ‘Strong Argument’ for Publishing Outcomes of Complaints Against GBC Councillors, Says Committee Chair Transparency is always a good idea but a bigger issue is…

Spring Statement ‘Brimmed With Good News’ Says Guildford’s MP But a ‘Missed Opportunity’ Say Lib Dems

By Martin Giles Guildford’s Conservative MP Angela Richardson has hailed the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s “Spring Statement”, made on Wednesday (March 23), saying it “…brimmed with good news on lowering…

Councillors Failing to Follow Social Media Guidance Is the Cause of Most Complaints

By Emily Coady-Stemp local democracy reporter Some Guildford councillors are not sticking to the authority’s social media guidance leading to “inflammatory language” being used and complaints against them, a council…

Letter: The Spring Statement Only Widens Wealth Inequality in the UK

From: Mark Bray-Parry spokesman for the Green Party In response to: Spring Statement ‘Brimmed With Good News’ Says Guildford’s MP But a ‘Missed Opportunity’ Say Lib Dems If our MP…

Letter: Restrictions Placed On Me By GBC Have Been Lifted

From: Daniel Hill See: Daniel Hill, with Questions About ‘Toxic’ Waste, Barred from Public GBC Meeting I write to inform your readers who might have read the stories about me…

Burglar who Rammed Police Cars Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

A burglar who rammed police vehicles and was pursued in a police chase on the A3 has been sentenced to three years in prison after he pleaded guilty to two…

Covid Update: No Sign of Covid Infection Rate Peaking

By Martin Giles With the supply of free Covid test kits due to come to an end on April 1, the Covid infection rate has continued to climb over the…

Letter: There Is Something Wrong With Our Complaints Systems

From: Jim Allen In response to: ‘Strong Argument’ for Publishing Outcomes of Complaints Against GBC Councillors, Says Committee Chair There is a general problem with complaint systems in this country.…