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Secretary of State Rules In Favour Of Growers In Battle To Keep Bellfields Allotments

Growers at the Old Farm Lagoon allotments in Bellfields will be delighted to hear they have won a battle to stop Guildford Borough Council moving their plots to a new…

Revised – Calls For Talks Over Redundancies Planned At Dennis Bus Factory

The Guildford Dragon NEWS asked local politicians for reactions to plans by bus- and coach-maker Alexander Dennis in Slyfield to make 200 of their estimated 240 staff redundant, threatening an end…

Guildfordian Ivy Ellis Celebrates Her 100th Birthday

Guildfordian Ivy Ellis has celebrated her 100th birthday with a picnic with some of her best friends. It took place in the garden at Dray Court sheltered housing where she…

Surrey’s Local Leaders Campaign to Bond Closer to Communities

Fearing a fait accompli by the proposal from Surrey County Council for a Surrey wide unitary authority (see Surrey County Council faces battle in bid to scrap borough and district…

Pupils And Schools Alike Pleased With GCSE Exam Results

Pupils at Guildford senior schools have been celebrating their GCSE results following the unprecedented upheavals of school closures and exam cancellations this year, not forgetting the government’s woeful handling of…

Opinion: R4GV Sees Chance To Challenge Local Plan In White Paper

Opinion: R4GV Sees Chance To Challenge Local Plan In White Paper

Questions remain about Guildford’s controversial Local Plan; should it be reviewed, how will the proposal for unitary authority governance affect it and what difference will the handover of council leadership…

Guildford In Bloom’s Picture Perfect Winners Announced

The Guildford in Bloom winners for 2020 have been announced, a year in which the competition judges could not visit the entries’ gardens due to the coronavirus lockdown. Instead, entrants…

Walk This Way For Guildford Walkfest 2020

The popular Guildford Walkfest returns this September for its 14th year with a great selection of free walks to choose from now listed on its website. The month-long celebration of…

Guildford Veteran Charlie, Aged 100, Shares VJ Day Memories of His Jungle War

Guildford’s Charles Mercer, now 100 years old, is sharing memories of his service in the Far East to coincide with of the 75th anniversary of VJ Day today, August 15.…

Technical Issue Affecting Reader’s Comments – Fixed

The technical issue which has  prevented the appearance of readers’ comments under each story has been fixed. Your comments are very important to us and we apologise for this break…