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Local History Shapes Our Identity – New Exhibition at Guildford Museum

A woolly mammoth’s tooth, Roman coins and tales of Guildford Borough’s famous and not so famous figures – these are just some of the untold stories and rich local history…

No Comment From Versailles on Proposed Twinning with Guildford

Progress on the proposal to twin Guildford with Versailles, prematurely announced by the Prime Minister during a visit by the French President a year ago, appears to have become as…

Riff Raff Diary – February 2019

Riff Raff Diary – February 2019

Riverbank tales from the local St Catherine’s lengthsman and weir keeper by Robert Craig The main focus for me during the past few weeks has been to complete the annual…

Letter: Loco’s ‘Last Run’ Gave Great Video Opportunities

From Robert Hills In response to: Steam Loco’s Trip Through The Surrey Countryside May Not Be Seen Again I also saw 60009 “Union of South Africa” on Saturday, February 2,…

Letter: Why Not See How Freiburg Manages to Preserve Their Green Space?

From Julian Cranwell In response to: Local Plan Public Hearing Will Not Revisit All Issues Given that the town centre plan has changed to increase the proportion of residential development, given…

Witnesses Sought After Woman Assaulted in Ash

Witnesses Sought After Woman Assaulted in Ash

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was assaulted outside Shawfield primary school in Winchester Road, Ash, yesterday afternoon (February 5). Later, vehicles on the road were damaged in…

Obituary: Barry Hitchcock – The Man Behind Surrey Sports Park

A giant of 40 years of Surrey sport, Barry Hitchcock MBE, the visionary behind the Surrey Sports Park, has died suddenly on the 1st of this month, aged 69. Tributes…

Stage Dragon: Father of Lies – The Star Inn, Guildford Fringe

By Alice Fowler Do you believe in God? And the devil? In that case, how about ghosts and witches? With these questions, addressed directly to the audience, Sweet Productions’ Father…

New County Council Leader Blames Past Inaction for Budgetary Woes

By Rebecca Curley local democracy reporter Not enough has been done in the past to make Surrey County Council’s finances sustainable, according to the local authority’s new leader. That was…

Letter: Money for Unneeded SANGS is a Tax on New Housing

From Gordon Bridger hon alderman and former Mayor of Guildford In response to: Whitmoor Common Recognised For Highest Standard Of Heathland Management What a delightful story of how good management…