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The Dragon Says: Here’s To 2014

As some people are still recovering from the floods that have caused huge disruption for families and businesses alike, we reach the end of one year and the beginning of…

Flood Victim Family Finally Accommodated After Five Nights ‘Sofa-Surfing’

A family of five including three young children have been found temporary accommodation this evening five days after being forced out of the Walnut Tree Close council-owned property on Christmas…

MP To Raise Questions About The Christmas Flood Alert

Ann Milton, the MP for Guildford is going to be raising questions about the flood alerts given to Guildford on Christmas Eve by the Environment Agency. This follows Guildford Dragon…

Guildford Flood Video Clip Gallery

The following video clips are shown via You Tube:…

The Way We Were… Cycling in the 1920s – Part 4

Another look at 1920s cycling. A hundred miles cycling in one day would be a challenge for most of us today, even with lighter more reliable bikes and better kit.…

Letter: University Still Claims Proposed Development Is Not On The Hog’s Back

From Lisa Wright Save Hogs Back Campai gn On Thursday, December 12 I attended (well ‘gatecrashed’ as I later realised) one of the University of Surrey’s ‘Bite­sized briefings’ on the subject…

Flood Damage To Well Used Towpath Forces Closure

The towpath by the River Wey, in stretches opposite Dapdune Wharf and behind Walnut Tree Close, has been closed because it is unsafe. The announcement came today in a comment…

Guildford – From The World Down Under

By Innes Smith I was an 18-year-old Australian on a gap year in England and I needed a job. For four weeks, while mooching around London, I had lucked out…

Environment Agency Confirms Alert Was Given After Flooding Had Commenced

A flood alert for Guildford was not issued until mid-morning on Christmas Eve because the river level had not reached the level to trigger an alert, even though it had…

Police Given Extra Powers To Tackle Antisocial Behaviour

Guildford town police have been given extra, discretionary powers to crackdown on antisocial behaviour and disperse those who they believe, through their behaviour, could intimidate others. The neighbourhood police team…