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Simon Spillett Big Band with Music of Tubby Hayes at Electric Theatre

Hailed as “a living, breathing, positively fizzing jazz orchestra” (Jazz Rag) the Simon Spillett Big Band burst on to the UK jazz scene 2021 with the purpose of revisiting the…

My Memories of John Mayall at a Ground-breaking Gig in Guildford Nearly Six Decades Ago

Blues legend John Mayall, who has died aged 90, played a trailblazing set with Eric Clapton at a Guildford nightclub 58 years ago. Dragon reporter David Reading was there in…

College Invests to Boost Surrey’s Economy and Close Digital Skills Gap

Guildford College, part of the Activate Learning group, is spearheading efforts to bolster Surrey’s economy by addressing the need for digital and creative skills. With £800k funding from the Department…

Community Lottery Brings Big Wins for Local Charities

The communications team at Guildford Borough Council says: “We’re celebrating a successful quarter in our Guildford Community Lottery. Through our lottery, we provide support to local charities while giving our…

GBC Housing Plan Promises ‘A Vibrant Urban Neighbourhood’ Near Town Centre

Guildford Borough Council has announced a major new partnership with the Wates Group to build up to 248 homes on a car park site near Guildford town centre, including a…

Hospital Pillows ‘Shortage’ at the Royal Surrey

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter Patients at the Royal Surrey County Hospital are complaining they were not given pillows during their stay, with one saying nurses called them “gold…

Updated: Caravans Set Up Camp at Ash Manor School

Around 20 caravans were parked on the sports field at Ash Manor School this week after the school broke up for the summer. Surrey county councillor Matt Furniss, cabinet member…

New Dorking MP Says SEND School ‘Must Go Ahead’

From Emily Dalton local democracy reporter “Betchwood Vale Academy special needs school must go ahead,” according to new Dorking and Horley MP Chris Coghlan in his acceptance speech after the…

Dragon Says: Cultural Change at GBC – Still ‘Work in Progress’

We all know that politicians are too often dishonest. It is not that most of them are on the take – thankfully that’s unusual. It is more often that if…

Stage Dragon: Young Actors Breathe Life Into New Musical

By Ferenc Hepp George. A Dragon. A Legend! is a new musical by the Prologue Youth Theatre Company and was performed at the National Trust River Wey Navigations’ Dapdune Wharf,…