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Letter: Council Set To Agree ‘Huge’ Increases In Taxi Fares

From Mark Rostron Guildford Hackney Association Huge taxi fare increases were recommended this January by Guildford Borough Council Licensing Committee and officers. They have also effectively fixed rates for as long…

Proposed Changes To Controlled Parking Zones Prove Controversial

Changes to ‘Controlled Parking Zones’ (CZPs) in three areas of Guildford are to be taken to the next stage of consultation despite the objections of some affected residents. The Local…

4x4s To Be Banned From Ash BOAT All Year Round

Report and photos by Tom Fowler A Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) is to be imposed on a Byway Open to All Traffic (BOAT), known as ‘Drovers Way’, in Ash because…

The Dragon Says: Guildford Plans Need All Sides to Compromise

So the plans to build Waitrose may face two judicial reviews and many residents, especially parents with young children, remain fed up with the announced intention to close the York…

Guildford Photographers Make It A Hat Trick of Wins

Talented photographers of the Guildford Photographic Society (GPS) have scooped the coveted Bracknell Nine’s Trophy, in the face of tough competition from eight other photography clubs, for the third year…

Student Reporter Tom Fowler Introduces Himself To Guildford Dragon NEWS Readers

Hello Guildford! I’m Tom Fowler, a student journalist from Farnborough, currently studying a top-up journalism degree at Southampton Solent. This will add to my foundation degree that I earned with…

By-election Date Confirmed Following Resignation of Three Borough Councillors

A spokesperson for Guildford Borough Council has confirmed (March 16) that by-elections will be held on Thursday, May 2, for three vacant seats in the wards of Ash South and Tongham,…

County Hospital Needs £200k for Radiotherapy Machine to Help Treat Bowel Cancer

At a recent business breakfast networking meeting, Guildford’s MP Anne Milton, a former nurse, said that we should all take notice of what is going on in our pants and…

Riff-Raff Diary For February

Riverbank tales from our local St Catherine’s Lengthsman/Weirkeeper by Robert Craig When not operating the weirs during February I have been spending time on those jobs that needed to be…

Guildford Cleaner Caught Stealing On Camera Receives Police Caution

A cleaner has been cautioned by the police having been caught on camera in the act of stealing from an employer’s wallet. Stephen Thair, a Guildford resident, who describes himself…