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Couldn’t Get Out For the Lights? Relax, Guildford’s Bringing the Sparkle to Your Home

Feeling the lockdown blues and facing another gloomy day? Here’s how Guildford can brighten your life and sprinkle a little sparkle on your soul: tune in to the video… There…

Letter: I Did Request the Review of Burchatts Barn

From: Maddy Redpath R4GV borough councillor of Holy Trinity In response to: Letter: KPMG Should Interview All Relevant Councillors on Burchatts Barn, Including Me Geoff Davis says in his letter:…

Paedophile Teacher Gets Eight Years For Sexual Offences Against 32 Girl Victims

Teacher Richard Michael Cottyn has been jailed for eight years plus life on the sex offenders’ register at Guildford Crown Court yesterday (November 20) after admitting years of sexual offences…

Letter: KPMG Should Interview All Relevant Councillors on Burchatts Barn, Including Me

From: Geoff Davis Former Guildford borough councillor and lead for assets until 2018 I have been intrigued about how the Burchatts Barn letting to create valuable Guildford Borough Council income…

Letter: Our Burchatts Barn Bid Was a Tangled Tale of Twists and Turns

Name and address supplied In response to: The KPMG Report Does Not Tell the Whole Burchatts Barn Story I am writing to The Dragon to detail a slightly different side…

Former Leader Claims Council Officers Anti-Tory Over Burchatts Barn Leasing Report

By Martin Giles Emotions flared at a council debate last night (November 19) about the KPMG report on the leasing of Burchatts Farm Barn, refurbished in 2003 for community events. …

Trees Are the Coolest Way to Reduce Urban Heat Island Effect, Surrey University Study Finds

Air pollution experts from the University of Surrey have found green infrastructure (GI), such as trees, can help reduce temperatures in many cities and towns. An urban heat island is…

Letter: The KPMG Report Does Not Tell the Whole Burchatts Barn Story

From Gordon Bridger hon alderman and former Mayor of Guildford In response to: Exposed – How Tory Borough Council Mishandled Burchatts Barn Lease Councillors should be aware that in March…

Fear of a Lockdown Christmas as Surrey’s Covid Infection Rates Continue to Rise

By Martin Giles The number of infections in Surrey is still rising as worries grow about a possible “Lockdown Christmas”. The testing programme, now with much higher capacity, detected almost…

The Magical Mysteries of Beethoven’s Music Performed to Perfection

Unfortunately, The Dragon was unable to send a reviewer to the Guildford Twinning Association’s annual lecture, so this “unbiased” account is provided by Barbara Ford, chair of the association… Was…