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Book review: A History Of Burpham Primary School

From its small beginnings in 1908, Burpham Primary School has, to date, welcomed many children through its doors. And of course, over that time education methods have changed considerably. It can be…

Richard’s Wey Late September 2014

The latest of our riverbank tales from the local Stoke lengthsman Richard Cant Usually when writing these notes I work my way systematically through my diary and explain what I…

Sweet Dreams As Sofabed Heaven Opens In Guildford

By Maria Rayner When the owner of Sofabed Heaven chose Guildford as the newest location for his showroom, celebrity customers weren’t at the top of his list of reasons. The Guildford store’s…

Where Is This? No.130

By David Rose Many recognised Gammons store in North Street on the corner with Market Street as last week’s mystery vintage photo. The porthole window can be found at Friary…

Illustrated Talk by David Rose on Guildford’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Years

Join noted local historian and Guildford Dragon writer David Rose for an illustrated talk all about Guildford in the 1950s and 60s – the town’s rock ‘n’ roll years. The…

Opinion: The Council’s Suspension Of Its Sponsorship Policy – The Case Against

By Mark Chapman Liberal Democrat borough councillor for Westborough On September 19th, to help finance National Armed Forces Day, the Leader and the Managing Director of Guildford Borough Council (GBC)…

Opinion: Armed Forces Day

Matt Furniss, Conservative lead councillor for transport, infrastructure and environment and borough councillor for Christchurch ward was asked why, in his view, the suspension of the GBC sponsorship policy is…

Another A3 Fatality As Car Hits Tree

A 20-year-old local man died last night (Monday, October 6) when a car he was driving left the A3 near Onslow Village. Surrey Police are appealing for witnesses. The incident…

Return to Committee System Proposal from Lib Dems to be Debated Tonight

Liberal Democrat councillors will be calling upon Guildford Borough Council (GBC) to move to a modernised committee system at tonight’s full council meeting (Tuesday, October 11). The move is prompted…

Solemn Ceremony Marks The Fortieth Anniversary of the Guildford Bombings

Town notables gathered at Quakers’ Acre, North Street this afternoon for a service to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the Guildford pub bombings. Around 100 people gathered to hear a…