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Town Centre Timpsons In UK Top Twenty

By Hugh Coakley It is a tiny shop, probably not much more than eight or nine-feet across, but the manager, Kevin ‘The Godfather’ Rossiter, says the Guildford town centre branch…

Indie Of The Month: Bamboo Shoots Like A ‘Harry Potter’ Film Set

By Hugh Coakley Walking into Bamboo Shoots in Jeffries Passage was like stepping into a film set straight off Diagon Alley. Based on a North China tea house, the walls…

New Furniture Shop In High Street and Other Shop News

By Hugh Coakley Guildford’s High Street got a vote of confidence this week with a new furniture retailer moving into the award-winning building vacated by The Steamer Trading Company. India…

Another Blow For The High Street As Chain Collapses

By Hugh Coakley Links of London, whose designs were said to have been a long-time favourite of the Duchess of Cambridge, has announced a closing down sale in its Guildford…

Head to Guildford this Halloween for the Purple Pumpkin Pub Trail to Hunt the Prize

To celebrate the town regaining Purple Flag accreditation for the sixth year and the end of Purple Flag month, Experience Guildford is putting on a treasure hunt with a difference…

New Café In Town And Other Shop News

By Hugh Coakley Sis & Bros opened in Guildford’s White Lion Walk last week, offering a tantalising taste of home cooked Iranian food. From Koofteh (rice, minced beef and lamb)…

Indie Of The Month: Fresco Delikafessen Café In Friary Street

By Hugh Coakley It hardly needs saying that the small independent café in Friary Street, Guildford, Fresco Delikafessen, is popular. It is always so busy that it speaks for itself.…

More Turnover of Guildford Shops as Retail Instability Continues

By Hugh Coakley New businesses open, and old ones close, at a dizzying rate in Guildford as the instability of the retail sector locally, and nationally, continues. Here are a…

Speculation Lidl Is Coming To Guildford

By Hugh Coakley Speculation that Lidl will be opening the first of possibly two stores in Guildford, on the current Currys PC World site on Woodbridge Road, continues. A Lidl…

Tide Of Shop Closures Continues To Sweep Up Our Once-Prized High Street

By Hugh Coakley Two more High Street shops closed their doors in Guildford High Street over the past month. LK Bennett, the upmarket fashion chain shop, finally closed after going…