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Dragon Interview: Karen Stevens – Save the Hog’s Back Campaign
Karen Stevens, a former journalist, was shocked to find that the green belt fields surrounding her home might become the site for a major housing development, over time, comprising nearly…
Two New Homes and Guildhall Restoration Win Design Awards
“Innovative design and conservation which improves the look of our borough” was one of the comments in praise of the winners of the 2013 Guildford Design Awards in a ceremony held at…
Letter: A Demonstration of Democracy
From Keith Childs Hon Alderman I comment on the same Guildford Borough Council meeting that Hon Alderman Bernard Parke attended although I reached an entirely different conclusion. In recent years…
Letter: What Will The Ballot Box Say About GuilFest?
From Tom Jeacock Having been involved in GuilFest since 1996 (I have now retired from the borough council’s parks team) I saw the organization from the inside. It was hard…
Are There ‘Lessons to Learn’ As Grievance Case Against David Hill Is Dropped?
Guildford Borough Council has confirmed that it has dropped the grievance case against former chief executive David Hill but the council is going to consider if there are any lessons…
Caffe Nero, Lower High Street
When the editor suggested a meeting in Caffe Nero, I was confused. There are two in Guildford: a large, airy one in House of Fraser and a narrow pokey one…
Preview: Cinders – The Panto With An X Certificate
By Maria Rayner Guildford Fringe Theatre Company has announced their first Christmas pantomime kicking off with Cinders. But before loyal Dragon readers reach for the comment button in support of…
New Dragon Section: ‘The Shop Front’
By Martin Giles The retail business has always been important to Guildford. From its earliest time trading must have taken place in our market town, serving the surrounding area. Today,…
Anthropologie Arrives Soon – ‘A Triumph for Guildford’
By Maria Rayner Guildford shoppers will soon be able to take a peek inside 149 High Street when concept store Anthropologie finally opens its doors on October 21. The brand,…
Professor To Give Talk On Outstanding, But Little Known, Medieval Guildford Artist
A Cambridge professor is to give a talk on one of Guildford’s largely uncelebrated historic figures. Brother John Siferwas, was one of the outstanding illuminators of manuscripts of the Middle…
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