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Fire Crews Contain Blaze On Whitmoor Common That Has Affected About 30 Acres

Story and pictures by David Rose About 30 acres of heathland on Whitmoor Common has been burned by a fire today (Thursday, June 21). This evening fire crews were still…

Stage Review: Guildford Shakespeare Company’s Robin Hood

By Alice Fowler May Day in Nottingham, some time in the 12th century. A young outlaw, Scarlet of Gamwell, has been captured and the cruel sheriff orders her execution. A…

Reshuffle On Guildford Borough Council’s Executive Is Announced

A reshuffle of Guildford Borough Council’s Executive has been announced with councillors Gordon Jackson and Nigel Manning rejoining and councillors Michael Ilman and Richard Billington stepping down. Cllr Gordon Jackson…

Police and Crime Commissioner’s Urgent Plea For Travellers’ Transit Sites In Surrey

Surrey’s Police and Crime Commissioner David Munro has said today (June 19) transit sites providing temporary stopping places for travellers must be introduced in the county following a number of…

Watch A Second Ride Into Town With Cyclist Terry Duckmanton

By Terry Duckmanton  Those of you who watched the first video in this series were, it seems, a little taken aback that anyone could possibly think that it was…

Bowls News From Around The Greens

Burpham Bowling Club, report by Ian Mackrell Sunshine seems to bring our the best in Burpham, and Thursday, June 7, was no exception. In the Knaphill Triple League, we drew…

Mayor Launches Sailability’s ‘Wonderful’ New Boat ​at Papercourt Lake, Ripley

A new boat for disabled people has been launched at Papercourt Lake near Ripley. Named Wheels on Water, the boat is part of the Sailabilty fleet and gives access to those…

Opinion: Are Lower Tier Decision Makers Worth Having?

By Chris Dick The Guildford Dragon NEWS asked a question in its May edition of the Effingham Eye: ‘Is there any point in villages having parish councils?’ Actually the question could…

Guildford Snippets – Do You Know? No.7

By Nick Bale, Guildford Town Guides Quakers’ Acre is the small garden next to Guildford Library in North Street. Until the 19th century, the Quakers Meeting House and burial ground…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.163

By Malcolm Fincham Inspired by May’s warm and pleasant spell of weather, though later than originally scheduled, I headed out on a trip to Otmoor RSPB.  Most grateful for the…