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Covid-19 Shutdown Inflicts A Bitter Harvest On Guildford’s Garden Nurseries

Covid-19 Shutdown Inflicts A Bitter Harvest On Guildford’s Garden Nurseries

By Hugh Coakley Guildford’s Sandiacre Nursery is staring into an abyss. “The business consequences are terrifying,” the owner said, as local firms and thousands of others around the country add…

Coronavirus Plans By Supermarkets Will Dramatically Change How People Shop

Supermarkets have announced radical plans to halt the coronavirus pandemic including installing protective screens at tills and limiting the number of people in their shops at any one time. They…

Restaurants Now Delivering Takeaways Need Public Support To Survive

By Hugh Coakley On Day 1 of the coronavirus nationwide lockdown (Tuesday, March 24), the streets were eerily quiet. Pubs and restaurants have been closed by government order as well…

Businesses in ‘Affluent and Thriving’ Guildford Now Rely on State Support, says Sky News’

By Hugh Coakley Emotional and heartfelt interviews on Sky News with Guildford business owners on Friday, (March 20) concluded with the stark message that even affluent and thriving businesses in…

Town Shops In Coronavirus Shutdown As Fruit And Veg Stall Opens In North Street

Note: Story corrected 3 March 2020 The quiet town centre streets today (March 20) were evidence that Guildfordians were taking the government’s plea for voluntary social distancing seriously and were…

Some Supermarket Shelves Empty As Shoppers Prepare For The Worst Over Coronavirus

Despite government appeals and reassurances from supermarkets, shoppers left some supermarket shelves in Guildford empty as they prepared for a potential lockdown in the country due to coronavirus. The British…

‘It’s Dire’ Say Traders Hit By Coronavirus Crisis

Guildford town centre looked busy today (Saturday, March 14) but traders were generally reporting that sales were right down. Most were blaming coronavirus for the drop in sales. Earlier in…

Indie Of The Month: Sadia Grocery, International Ethnic Foodstore Now Doubled In Size

By Hugh Coakley On Woodbridge Hill for more than 15 years, the Sadia Grocery has now expanded into the shop next door, doubling its size. The move has brought an…

Gail’s Bakery To Open In Tunsgate Quarter And Other Shop News

Quite a bit happening around town. Gail’s Bakery, the sourdough chain based mainly in London, is opening a shop in Guildford in the Tunsgate Quarter and has applied for planning…

Ashley Puts Guildford’s Giant House Of Fraser Building Up For Let

As online trade continues to ravage retail sales, the huge House of Fraser store in Guildford’s prestigious town centre has been advertised for let. But, according to the internet property…