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Lockdown Limits Guildford’s Indie Shop-owners But Chain Retailers Keep Trading

By Hugh Coakley Confusion reigns in some quarters over shop lockdown rules in Guildford. Ryman and WH Smith remain fully open but independent fellow stationers Biddles is limited to a…

Day One of Lockdown 2 – Streets Quiet But Busier Than Lockdown 1

By Hugh Coakley Guildford was quiet on day one of the second Covid-19 lockdown but busier than the deserted streets seen in March earlier this year. With schools and colleges…

Word On The Street: Anger, Frustration and Uncertainty is the Reaction To Lockdown

By Hugh Coakley People in Guildford today (November 2) were reacting to the government’s announcement over the weekend for another national lockdown. Some expressed support for the government position but…

‘People Working From Home Has Changed Our Business’ Says Stationers Biddles

By Hugh Coakley Biddles, the stationers in Ward Street in Guildford was in buoyant mood today as the final member of staff returned back to the business, six months after…

Boots Take On New Staff For Enlarged Beauty Hall

By Hugh Coakley Boots the chemist has opened up its enlarged beauty hall in its Guildford High Street store and, in a vote of confidence for retail in the town,…

Offenders Beware, Guildford Businesses Mount Town Centre Blitz on Repeat Criminals

More than 200 businesses in Guildford have combined to mount a blitz to deter and reduce the number of repeat criminal offenders in the town. They have formed the Business…

Indie Of The Month: The Guildford Butchery ‘Best Meat Britain And Surrey Has To Offer’

By Hugh Coakley “The best meat Britain and Surrey has to offer,” says the website of traditional The Guildford Butchery in the parade of shops at Collingwood Crescent at Boxgrove…

Tesco To Open A New Supermarket In Guildford

By Hugh Coakley Tesco is opening a supermarket in Queen Elizabeth Park (QEP) Stoughton early in 2021. Based in the former site occupied by Budgens, which has been empty for…

Shop News: ‘Everyone And His Dog Doing Deals With Landlords’

By Hugh Coakley Change in Guildford town centre is happening so rapidly, it’s hard to keep up. Reduced rents are encouraging new shops to open despite footfall decreasing by 45%…

Prince Edward Visits Shops and Is Lobbied On Planning Restrictions, Rates and Retail

By Hugh Coakley Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, visited shops in Guildford on Tuesday, September 22, as part of an arranged tour of the town (see also Prince Edward…