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How VE Day Was Celebrated 80 Years Ago in Guildford

Eighty years ago, May 8, 1945, the Second World War in Europe ended. VE Day was celebrated throughout Britain with street parties in villages, towns and cities alike. See: The…

Dragon Interview: Sir Jeremy Hunt MP on His Knighthood and Some Local Issues

Jeremy Hunt MP is a Knight of the Realm. The Conservative Politician who has served as Health Secretary, Foreign Secretary and, most recently, Chancellor of the Exchequer, was included in…

Guildford Has a New Mayor with Rock Star Quality

Guildford has a new Mayor and it is the Labour councillor for Westborough since May 2023, Howard Smith, a former rock star. As tradition dictates, he needed to be formally…

Ash Street Co-op Still Suffering Fallout From Cyber Attack

By David Reading The Co-op in Ash Street, Ash, is one of those still being severely affected by the cyber attack that has hit deliveries in many Co-op stores across…

Guildford’s Job Centre Among 238 Hit By Data Breaches, Say Experts

Guildford’s job centre and four others in Surrey suffered data breach incidents last year, according to government records. Jobseekers are expected to share sensitive information when using the service, including…

Surrey’s Boroughs and Districts To Submit Their Three-Unitary Council Plan

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Final devolution and merger plans that promise to be one of the biggest political shake-ups in Surrey will be formally put forward this week…

Suspected Fox Poisonings Shock Guildford Resident: Police and RSPCA Involved

By Stella Kuchanny A Guildford resident has issued a stark warning to the community after discovering two dead foxes in her garden — and losing two cats in eerily similar…

Comment: We Need Change But Not the Kind Being Imposed By Labour’s ‘Devolution’

By Martin Giles “What we need is not ‘devolution’ but true decentralisation, constitutionally embedded as in other countries, with competences split among different levels of government in a permanent and…

Trans Protest on Guildford High Street

By Martin Giles – Photos by Lewis Hughan Trans activists held a protest on Guildford High Street yesterday (May 3rd) against the recent Supreme Court Ruling on the Equality Act.…

Teenage Suspects Arrested After Report of Indecent Assault

Two teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault following an incident in Guildford town centre yesterday evening (Saturday, May 3). They were taken into custody and were…