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TV’s Great British Railway Journeys to Call At Guildford?

Research is underway for another series of ‘Great British Railway Journeys’, the popular television programmes presented by Michael Portillo. And this time they might stop at Guildford! A researcher from…

Was Brooch For The Queen Of Carroll’s Heart?

by Pauline Pinch A Victorian brooch found by a treasure hunter may point to a secret Guildford sweetheart for the writer Lewis Carroll. The man found the item while metal…

Petrol Stations Report Low Supply Levels And Continuing Heavy Demand

[thethe-image-slider name=”Petrol Stations Update”] Guildford’s four most central petrol stations all reported heavy demand for their remaining fuel stocks this evening (31 March). One had run out of all fuel…

Is It Time For Guildford Citizens To Elect Our Mayor?

From Bernard Parke Hon Alderman This year will no doubt be remembered for the Olympics and the Queen’s Jubilee. However, currently there is a problem of knowing who will represent…

GBC Exec Discuss Mayoral Vacancy As ‘Item of Urgent Business’

The now vacant post of Guildford Mayor for 2012-13 was raised as a matter of urgency at last night’s Executive Meeting of Guildford Borough Council. The vacancy has arisen because…

Stage Dragon Interview: Oliver Cotton

Oliver Cotton is about to appear in ‘Barefoot in the Park’ at the Yvonne Arnaud. Here he talks about the play, his nerves, acting with the greats such as Olivier…

The Guildford Dragon is Here!

A brand new news website for Guildford is being developed here by Martin Giles and David Rose. It will contain Guildford news for Guildford people written by Guildford reporters. The…

North Street – Shopping Survey

By Martin Giles How many business premises lay empty in North Street would you guess? There are actually eight empty shops at the moment, representing 13%, more than one in…

A Statue for Guildford – Why Not A Saxon Warrior?

From A Local Historian (Name and address supplied) There is currently a proposal to put a statue commemorating the Guildford Guy riots of the 1860s on the Woodbridge Road roundabout. …

Guildford Sports Relief Run

The Guildford Sports Relief Mile, organised by students at the University of Surrey and sponsored by Sainsbury’s, was one of hundreds taking place across the country today (Sunday, March 23).…