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Future of Guildford’s Most Important Historic Artefacts In Doubt

Guildford Museum might soon be left without the majority of its most important exhibits if the Surrey Archaeological Society (SAS), recently given notice to quit its 100-year-old home at Castle Arch…

Photo Feature: By The Wey – Again

Readers might have been wondering what happened to the family of swans whose nest and successful hatching of ten cygnets was reported in earlier articles. After a long period of…

Letter: Guildford Should Be Decent Enough To Take 90 Syrian Refugees.

From George Potter Lib Dem campaigner Over the past few days it has been almost impossible to avoid seeing the tragic picture of a drowned toddler washed up on a…

Letter: More Delay But Little Change on Local Plan

From Tony Edwards The message was very clear over a year ago when an avalanche of more than 20,000 response comments [from over 7,000 respondents]  to the Draft Local Plan…

Council Says: Elections Looming – Make Sure You Are Registered To Vote

With the possibility of a referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU next year and the Police and Crime Commissioner election due to take place in May 2016, Guildford…

Shop Assistants Grabbed in Foiled Robbery at One Stop Shop

Detectives from Guildford CID are investigating a robbery at the One Stop shop in Ripley and are appealing to the public for help. Two men entered the shop, grabbing two…

Milestones to Measure Progress of New Local Plan To Be Set Out

Local people and businesses will have another chance to comment on and help shape the next draft of 20-year Local Plan for Guildford in June-July 2016. To date, the Local…

Mixed Reactions to Guildford Town Centre Masterplan Report

The Guildford Town Centre Masterplan Report has attracted mixed reactions from two organisations closely involved in local planning matters. Cllr Susan Parker (GGG, Send), the leader of the Guildford Greenbelt…

Dragon Interview: Anne Milton MP on Immigration, Her Promotion, Council Tax, The Museum and more…

Guildford’s MP was promoted following the general election in May and was also made a privy counsellor, so she is now a “Right Honourable”. The Guildford Dragon caught up with…

Obituary: Boris Fijalkowski 1924-2015

Boleslaw (Anglicised to Boris) Fijalkowski died on May 19 2015, after a long illness. He was a delightful, modest and humorous man and a valued local artist who contributed significantly…