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Olympic Flame Route Through Guildford is Revealed

The route that the Olympic Flame will take through Guildford has, this morning, been announced. Guildford Borough Council has revealed that the Olympic Torch Relay Convoy will arrive by the…

‘Bette and Joan’ – Yvonne Arnaud

By The Stage Dragon History and rumour tells us of the great filming rivalry between Bette Davies and Joan Crawford, perhaps partly fuelled by Bette Davies’ spurning of Joan Crawford’s…

Woman Dead After Onslow Street Explosion

Woman Dead After Onslow Street Explosion

The body of a woman was found last night in a property in Onslow Street following an explosion and fire. Surrey Police and Surrey Fire and Rescue were called to…

Historic Building Lends Itself to Contemporary Furniture

By David Rose The former Constitutional Hall building at 170 High Street, Guildford, has a new occupant – a contemporary furniture company that has made excellent use of the building’s…

Debate on George Abbot’s Book Reveals Publishers Feared A Fatwa

Fear of a fatwa was one reason for the exclusion of certain passages from a recent adaption of George Abbot’s book ‘A Brief Description of the Whole World’, one of…

Scaffolding Covers Guildhall Ahead of Re-roofing

The scaffolding keeps going up and up ahead of the re-roofing of Guildford’s Guildhall in the High Street. Currently, about eight floors of scaffolding have been erected, with another two…

Telephone Scam Warning

from Peter Walker I would like to warn others of a scam that someone is operating, it seems, on elderly folk. A pal of mine was rung up today by…

Citizens Speak – Public Art, Sculptures and Statues

With feelings still running high over the proposed ‘bonfire sculpture’ that, if planning permission is granted, will be sited on the roundabout in Woodbridge Road, near the police station and…

Glutton & Glee, Tunsgate

Our weekly Guildford coffee shop review… The Glutton & Glee coffee shop in Tunsgate seems to appeal to women. We were recommended it by a woman and most of the…

Mayor Opens Up ‘Glimpses of Guildford’

The Exhibition ‘Glimpses of Guildford’! by the much respected local artist Boris Fajilkowski, was opened on Friday evening (9 Mar), at the Guildford House Gallery by the Mayor, Cllr Terence…