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Council Leader Paul Spooner to Appear at Monday Evening’s Hustings

Controversial Guildford Borough Council leader, Paul Spooner will represent the Conservatives at the hustings for the most unpredictable election in many years. All other political parties now on the council…

The Dragon Says: Who’d Be a Guildford Voter Facing Such An Unpredictable Future?

Most folk in Guildford shouldn’t bother continuing to read this right now because, if past practices are anything to go by, most of us also won’t bother to vote in…

Ash Aspect: A New Bridge for Ash – Solution or Nightmare?

By David Reading Is the new bridge that will take traffic across the railway line at Ash really the best answer to the area’s road congestion problems? This is the…

Effingham Eye: Berkeley Homes Report Progress as Site Clearance Commences

Chris Dick gives his personal report on Effingham events including: a developer’s progress report, a parish council meeting, new church lighting, bus services and, oh yes, a small matter of…

The Harrowing Homeless of Guildford, a Visitor’s View

The Harrowing Homeless of Guildford, a Visitor’s View

By Lala Cooper
 Lala Cooper has recently joined The Dragon’s editorial team and gives here an impression of our town she received as a visitor. A few months ago, not…

The Dragon Says: In Touch or Out of Touch?

Are the champagne corks already popping at Guildford’s Tory HQ in, er, Woking? Who could blame them for celebrating early? If national politics have any influence on the borough council…

Opinion: Guildford – Surrey’s Vibrant Cultural and Recreational Centre

This is the latest in a series of opinion pieces from the political groups which currently form Guildford Borough Council (GBC) during the period running up to the next borough…

Opinion: Our Council Must Support Essential Museum Project

By Martin Giles History is fascinating in its own right. But history also gives a necessary context to what happens today and to our decisions on our future. And Guildford’s…

The Dragon Says: Council Leader Blocks Cynical Ploy By Profit-Hungry Developer

It is not often one of our reports attracts national media coverage but the netting of trees in Walnut Tree Close, first reported by us on Thursday (March 7), was…

Opinion: A History Festival in Guildford? – Why Not?

By Gavin Morgan Founder of the Guildford History Forum We are still waiting to see if Guildford Council’s Executive, on March 19 will approve the next step of the Guildford…