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Lib Dems Apologise for Tweet That Compared Guildford’s MP with Russia’s Putin

By Martin Giles Guildford Lib Dems have apologised for a Tweet that compared Guildford’s Conservative MP, Angela Richardson, to the “mass murdering war criminal Putin” because of implied shared views…

Letter: Good News on Reduced Covid Impact But Queues for Other Ailments Are Worrying

From: M Durant In response to: Covid Update: No Sign of Covid Infection Rate Peaking It is good news about Covid patients in hospital not requiring ventilation beds. Basically, numbers…

Letter: Let’s Recognise ‘Dave’ from GBC’s Parks Team

From: Jan Messinger Worplesdon parish councillor Having read this week on social media about one of GBC’s Parks Team who had worked many years and done such a marvellous job…

Interview: Dragon Launch Remembered Ten Years On

By Martin Giles Ten year’s ago tonight (March 26) The Guildford Dragon NEWS was officially launched at an event held in the undercroft of the Angel Hotel. Among the invited…

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…