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Plans For 191 Upmarket Apartments In Walnut Tree Close – Available For Rent

A plan to build 191 apartments for rent, close to Guildford railway station, has been submitted to Guildford Borough Council’s planners. Developers Peveril Securities and Sladen Estates are aiming to build…

Man seriously Injured In Collision With Car Near Woodbridge Hill

A man, aged in his sixties, was seriously injured in a collision with a car near Woodbridge Hill, Guildford, this evening (Tuesday, December 26). The incident took place at 7.40pm…

We Wish All Our Readers And Contributors A Very Merry Christmas!

The Guildford Dragon NEWS wishes all our readers and our contributors a very merry Christmas and a peaceful new year. The stained-glass nativity scene pictured here can be found on…

Warm Woolly Hats Are A Special Delivery For Hospital’s Newborn Babies This Christmas

A special festive delivery of woolly hats has been received for new arrivals at Guildford’s Royal Surrey County Hospital. There was “claus” for excitement when knitters donated yuletide themed hats…

Christmas Gifts And Tipples For Guildfordians Over 100 Years Ago

By David Rose Guildfordians in 1906 were certainly being tempted by local traders from which to buy gifts and drinks for the Christmas festivities. Advertisements that were published in the…

Carols Sung Around The Christmas Tree on Wood Street Village Green

Villagers from Wood Street gathered around the Christmas tree the green on Saturday (December 16) to sing traditional carols. Organised by the Wood Street Village Association, the lights on the tree…

YMCA Opens Revamped Hostel To Accommodate 34 Young People

A YMCA 13-bed hostel in Guildford has been revamped to provide accommodation for 34 young people.   Renamed YMCA Guildford Foyer in Wharf Road, off Woodbridge Road and near the…

School Choir In Fine Voice For Fundraiser At The Clockhouse Retirement Development

George Abbot School’s Year 12 choir joined homeowners and staff at McCarthy and Stone’s new Guildford development, The Clockhouse, to “raise the roof” for the Royal Voluntary Service. The Sing…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.151

By Malcolm Fincham Moving into December I found myself with some free time from my daily work. And like a bird released from its cage, I was “out there” once again,…

Where Is This? No.281

By David Rose The replies to the previous mysteries correctly identified the vintage picture as being what became St Luke’s Hospital and what had been Guildford’s Union Workhouse, and during…