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Updated: Guildford in Winter – A Gallery of Photos

Snow can offer great opportunities for photographers. Here are a selection that include our regular talented contributor John Schluter, our resident birdwatcher Malcolm Fincham, and introducing photographer and designer Dan…

Road Grit Reported Stolen from Stoughton Bins

Three local councillors have written to the The Guildford Dragon NEWS to complain about the apparent theft of grit from a grit bin in Grange Road, Stoughton. Following their letter…

Who Recalls The Ice Age of 1962-63?

by David Rose Anyone who has memories of the winter of 1962-63 will know that what we have experienced over the past few days has simply been a light dusting…

Council’s Updated Services During Cold Snap

Guildford Borough Council has announced that a number of its regular services were affected today (Friday, January 18), due to the snow. In a statement, the council said: “We apologise…

Guildford Farmers Ready To Help Keep Snowy Roads Open

51 farmers across Surrey, including several within the Guildford Borough area, are again on standby to help clear and grit roads if threatened snowfall materialises and road conditions in the…

Council Offers Free Service To Check Your Heating Efficiency

Are your energy bills higher than expected? A free thermal imaging course for local residents on Wednesday 23 January, run by Guildford Borough Council, could be the answer. A thermal imaging camera…

See Our Architectural Writer Charles Brooking On TV

Charles Brooking, who writes for The Guildford Dragon News with his column Brooking’s Architectural Rescue, is featured in a TV programme on Channel 4 this Thursday (January 10). See him…

Book Review: Henley Park In Surrey – The History Of A Royal Manor

Henley Park in Surrey – The History of a Royal Manor by John Squier Normandy’s Henley Park has a rich and colouful history that goes right back to Saxon times.…

Brooking’s Architectural Rescue – the Clavadel Hotel

Architectural historian Charles Brooking writes about some of the interesting architectural fixtures and fitting he has recently salvaged from the building on the corner of Epsom Road and Pit Farm…

Cameras To Roll When Guildford Cathedral Hosts TV’s Flog It! Valuation Day

Popular BBC2 antiques programme Flog It! presented by Paul Martin, is coming to Guildford. Guildford Cathedral will be hosting the Flog It! valuation day on Thursday, January 31. Rather like…