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Indie Of The Month: Decade, The Independent Skate Shop

By Hugh Coakley Skateboard shelfs are empty in Decade, the independent skate shop, but owner Greg Foster is not fazed at all. “There was lots of interest in outdoor sports…

More Than £1 million Additional Grant Funding Issued To Local Businesses

The borough council have made grants totalling £1.111 million to 95 local business and charities, helping our local economy recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. The Discretionary Grants Scheme (DGS) has…

Biddles Opens Again But Still Needs Crowdfunding Help

After almost four traumatic months of the coronavirus lockdown and then administration, stationers Biddles of Guildford re-opened on July 1 under new owners. But former managers at the shop, David…

Local Politicians Visit Mole Valley Pubs, Restaurants and Cafes to Show Support

As we are being told by the government to “Eat out to help out”, a trio of politicians last week visited some of the pubs, restaurants and cafes in the…

Busy But Cautious As Pubs, Restaurants And Hairdressers Open After Lockdown

By Hugh Coakley Pubs, restaurants and hairdressers opened today (July 4) in Guildford and customers seemed generally happy with the approach being taken to safety and social distancing. But there…

Coronavirus Forcing Landlords To Negotiate On Shop Rents

By Hugh Coakley The reality of zero income in many shops due to the coronavirus lockdown is forcing landlords to offer rent reductions and changes to payment terms to struggling…

Crowdfund Race Against Time To Save Long-running Biddles’ Stationery Shop

by Hugh Coakley Two managers from Biddles are in a race against time to crowdfund re-opening of the well-known stationers in Ward Street, Guildford, after the parent company went into…

Optimistic Guildford Town Centre On First Weekend Open After Lockdown

by Hugh Coakley Reactions were generally optimistic after a busy Saturday in Guildford town centre (June 20), the first weekend after the coronavirus pandemic lockdown on March 23, 2020. A…

Town Sees Different Approaches to Covid Safety As Shops Open After Lockdown

by Hugh Coakley Shoppers coming into Guildford town centre today (Monday, June 15) were dealing with a “new normal” as non-essential shops opened their doors nearly three months after Covid-19…

Indie Of The Month: Twin Larder Zero Waste Shop

by Hugh Coakley Going into Twin Larder, the zero waste shop in Ash, you get the comfortable feeling of walking into an old-fashioned shop. Rows of filled jars, scales, a…