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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…
Ten-day Deadline for New Money Available for Business Grants
Guildford businesses affected by the Covid-13 pandemic have ten days to apply for new government grants of up to £25,000. The extra £1.1 million is available for local businesses who…
Businesses Offered Free Crowdfunding To Keep Afloat
By Hugh Coakley Businesses and organisations are being offered the chance to “raise essential funds to ensure success when normality returns” by making advanced sales through crowdfunding, says Experience Guildford.…
Garden Centres Cautiously Re-Open After Tough Times In Lockdown
by Hugh Coakley Garden centres in Guildford were cautiously welcoming back customers after seven weeks of coronavirus lockdown. The government allowed garden centres to open again from Wednesday (May 13)…
Great News For Gardeners As All Four RHS Plant Centres Reopen
All plant centres at the four RHS Gardens will be open from today (May 13), with enforced social distancing measures and limited numbers of visitors. Safety measures include, but are…
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