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A Butcher’s Shop Returns To Guildford Town Centre

By Maria Rayner If you take the short cut through Jeffries’ Passage between High Street and North Street you may have noticed a smart, tiled shop taking shape. The name…

Reebok Fithub – Sports Shop With A Difference

By Maria Rayner Too many women’s clothes stores and coffee shops? Whenever The Guildford Dragon NEWS goes out into town to ask people what they think of shops in Guildford…

Dragon Interview: Tony Scott, GuilFest Organiser

Guildford resident Tony Scott has been organising music festivals in the area for more than 20 years. He’s a businessman with his own marquee hire firm who is also passionate…

Letter: Flood Plans for Walnut Tree Close Need Updating

From Rachel Lane It is really good news to hear that the roads minister is to visit Guildford. In an ideal world more funding would follow this visit so further…

Letter: Onslow Bridge Repairs Look Good But Further Work Is Required

From Mary Bedforth I noticed today (January 15) that the footpath between the railway station and the Friary Centre was being cordoned off in preparation for the renovation of the…

GuilFest To Return This Summer – But Only If Conditions Can Be Met

In a surprise announcement by Guildford Borough Council yesterday (January 15) local media were called in to be told that GuilFest’s bid to mount a music festival in Stoke Park…

Council Leader Warns Lib Dem Amendments Could Delay Local Plan

“Highly damaging” delay to the Local Plan could be the result of Liberal Democrat action at Monday evening’s (January 13) council meeting, according to council leader Stephen Mansbridge (Con, Ash…

Road Minister To See Guildford’s Traffic Issues First Hand

Roads minister, Robert Goodwill MP will be visiting Guildford on Friday (January 17) see local traffic issues for himself. First he will listen to local businesses at the Guildford Business…

Leading Councillors and Local MPs Meet Planning Minister

Leading Guildford borough councillors, Stephen Mansbridge and Monika Juneja, and Guildford’s MP, Anne Milton, met the planning minister, Nick Boles in Westminster today (January 15) regarding concerns over the preservation…

Green Belt Petitions Cause Heated Debate – But No Change To Council Position

Calls by the Save Hogs Back and the Keep West Horsley in the Green Belt campaigns, to remove potential development areas from Local Plan consultations now, were rejected by Guildford…