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Parke’s People No.20. Ernest Howard Shepard

In the latest of an occasional series about people who have a connection with Guildford in one way or another, Bernard Parke recalls, in his whimsical ‘old school’ style, Ernest Howard Shepard, best known…

Your Memories Are Wanted By Eagle Radio And Us Too

96.4 Eagle Radio is looking for local people with a story to tell about their memories of the area. And it hopes that readers who enjoy The Guildford Dragon NEWS’s…

Water, Water Everywhere, But Not A Team Of Workmen In Sight! – Thames Water Respond

Five water mains are currently leaking in Guildford, flooding busy roads. There’s a leak with plenty of surface water where Park Street extends towards its junction with Farnham Road on…

Vintage Pictures of Guildford City FC Always Draw A Crowd

The date of the picture seen here is Wednesday, November 30, 1938. It was the occasion of a first round replay in the FA Cup between Guildford City Football Club…

For Art’s Sake, Have You Seen These Yellow Ducks?

There appears to be a new spate of graffiti appearing in Guildford. They include a series of yellow ducks, plus another image of a bearded man wearing fishnet stockings! Parts…

See Wintershall’s Passion of Jesus in London or Guildford This Easter

On Good Friday the Surrey-based Wintershall Players will assemble with a cast of more than 100, along with horses, doves and donkeys, to convey the tension and drama of The…

Michael Portillo Speaks Out Over Further Education at Conference in Guildford

By Tom Fowler Popular broadcaster and former Conservative politician Michael Portillo hit out at a conference in Guildford saying that the UK’s further education system trails that of Germany, particularly…

Do These Then And Now Views Of Shepherds Hill, Stoughton, Match Up?

By David Rose The photo showing the building of Shepherds Hill in Stoughton, that was the subject of this online newspaper’s Where Is This? No.48 feature, resulted in a good…

Farewell To The Forresters As Demolition Team Moves In

Demolition work has started on a part of the former Forresters pub in Charlotteville, as these photos by local resident Ian Nicholls show. Back in September 2012, Guildford Borough Council’s…

Where Is This? No.50

By David Rose Well done to all those who recognised the barn in Grange Road as last week’s mystery photo. Lots of interesting comments and facts among the replies. Click…