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‘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…

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…

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…

Our Modest Local Artist Who Has An Epic Story

The man behind the exhibition ‘Glimpses of Guildford‘ (10-24 Mar Guildford House Gallery), Boris Fijalkowski, a modest man, is a valued local artist who has contributed significantly to our local…

Bonfire Sculpture – Gavin Morgan Is Wrong

from Bernard Parke Hon Alderman I say again, there is nothing romantic about riots in any age, especially in Guildford during the nineteenth century and I disagree with Gavin Morgan…

Guys’ Story Tells Many Aspects of Town’s Past

Gavin Morgan, the author of the book ‘The Guildford Guy Riots’, adds further reasons why he supports the plan for the bonfire sculpture on the roundabout near the police station…