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Open Debate: Should We Pay Our Councillors?

Part of the reason that The Guildford Dragon NEWS was created was to encourage local debate. Here are presented two points of view on the subject of paying councillors. Even…

Letter: Why Doesn’t GVG Become a ‘Neighbourhood Forum’?

From Jim Allen I wonder why the Guildford Vision Group has not gone down the Neighbourhood Forum route? Simply put (but nothing is ever that simple): Firstly get 21 (or…

Open House At The 100 Year Old Photographic Society

Would you like to take pictures like these? Guildford Photographic Society is holding an open house event on Thursday 20th September, for local photographers to get a feel for whether…

Computer Theft Leaves Musician Devastated

The theft of a computer containing ‘years of work’ has left a local musician from Guildford Park devastated. The burglary took place some time between 1am and 3am on Tuesday…

Railwayman in Firing Line for the First Time Since 1967!

Retired railwayman Geoff Burch has had the chance to do again what he did back in the 1960s – shovel coal into the firebox of a steam locomotive. At the…

Phone Mast Height Increase Likely To Be Approved

By Flora Windebank A local councillor has admitted that there might be little the council can do to prevent the increase in height of a telephone mast by Farnham Road…

Review: Bugle Boy at the Yvonne Arnaud

By The Stage Dragon If you are a Glenn Miller fan then Bugle Boy is  the show for you. It is more of a tribute to Miller’s music than a…

“Let’s Work Together” Plea From The Guildford Vision Group

Guildford Vision Group (GVG) is calling on everyone to work together and find a better way of agreeing a strategic vision for Guildford. This follows their legal challenge to the…

New Park & Ride Will Cause Gridlock on Local Roads Claim Residents

A new £4m Park & Ride scheme for Guildford was criticised last night (12 Sep) at the Surrey County Council’s quarterly ‘Local Committee’ meeting. One County Cllr, Fiona White (Lib…

Child Flown To Hospital After Hit and Run in Ash

A child has been taken to hospital following a collision with a car outside a school in Ash this afternoon (13 Sep). The 11-year-old was leaving school at around 3.05pm…