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Christmas Day Floods – Picture Gallery

People out for their traditional Christmas Day walk in Guildford today had a unique spectacle – never has a December 25th seen floods in the town centre. Although the floodwater…

Guildford Flood 2013 – Town Centre Gallery

The following pictures were taken in the late afternoon/early evening of Christmas Eve as the flood waters were approaching their peak……

Christmas Eve Nightmare: Crash, Floods and Failed Traffic Lights Cause Gridlock

Guildford’s roads were fast approaching gridlock on Christmas Eve afternoon after a collision on the A3 at Burpham, traffic light failure at Stoke and flooded roads. A car and van…

Guildford Transmitter Without Mains Power

Engineers at the Guildford transmission mast on the Hog’s Back have said that the station has been without mains power since 11pm yesterday (December 23). Emergency generators which arrived at…

Surrey Police Finance Head Wins Appeal Following ‘Misconduct’ Dismissal

The Head of Finance for Surrey Police has today been re-instated following a successful appeal against his dismissal from the force. In November, a misconduct board was held in respect…

Flood Alert Issued for Guildford as River Wey Breaks Banks in Town Centre

The River Wey has overflowed into Millmead car park this morning (December 24) as water from yesterday’s continuous rainfall drains into the river basin and moves downstream. The footbridge at…

Opinion: Vet School Will Not Preclude the Construction of Further Student Accommodation

By Greg Melly, Vice-President, University of Surrey I read with interest Rob Burch’s opinion piece “Will New Vet School Slow Down Accommodation Construction?” There are, in my view, some points…

Train Hits Tree on Mainline as Guildford is Lashed by Storm – Flood Alerts Issued

A train hit a tree brought down this evening (December 23), by St Catherine’s tunnel just south of the Guildford, in a storm that has brought increasing wind and rain…

It’s Super, Smashing, Great For Mystery Picture Prize Hunters

The Guildford Dragon NEWS has bowed to the persistence of two regular readers of our weekly Where Is This? column and awarded them a prize, not perhaps quite what they…

Letter: St Albans Case Shows Green Belt Is Still Protected

Susan Parker Chairman of a residents’ association near Shere, and part of the Save Shere, Gomshall and Abinger campaign. Guildford Greenbelt Guardians or ‘GGG’, is a newly formed group of…