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Opinion: Let’s Encourage The Council To Get On With The Museum Project

Opinion: Let’s Encourage The Council To Get On With The Museum Project

By Gavin Morgan Guildford Heritage Forum It is a new year – time for resolutions. My resolution is to encourage Guildford Borough Council to get on with the Guildford Museum…

Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Chief’s Sudden Death Aged 59

The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre’s director and chief executive, James Barber, has died, aged 59. Mr Barber, known to many as Jamie, died suddenly on Friday last week (December 29). In…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.152

By Malcolm Fincham As the days led up to Christmas the weather turned mild throughout the southern regions of the UK. Unfortunate for my liking, in the countryside around Surrey,…

Where is This? No.282

By David Rose Many readers who replied to the previous post correctly identified the vintage view as looking down from The Mount with Farnham Road in the middle foreground with…

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…