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Former Dennis Bros Employees Reminisce About The Old Days

More than 50 men and women who once worked for Guildford-based specialist vehicle makers Dennis Bros (later Hestair Dennis) met up once again on Tuesday for lunch and plenty of…

Letter: What Will The Ballot Box Say About GuilFest?

From Tom Jeacock Having been involved in GuilFest since 1996 (I have now retired from the borough council’s parks team) I saw the organization from the inside. It was hard…

Are There ‘Lessons to Learn’ As Grievance Case Against David Hill Is Dropped?

Guildford Borough Council has confirmed that it has dropped the grievance case against former chief executive David Hill but the council is going to consider if there are any lessons…

One-stop Shop Gives Advice On Training, Getting Work And Volunteering

Groups and organisations who took part in a one-stop information shop hosted by Guildford Grove School, say it was a great success. Lots of people dropped into the lunchtime event…

Tough New Inspection Taking Place At Royal Surrey County Hospital

Guildford’s Royal Surrey County Hospital is among the first six acute units in England to be inspected as part of a tough new hospitals inspection regime. This is a system…

Caffe Nero, Lower High Street

When the editor suggested a meeting in Caffe Nero, I was confused. There are two in Guildford: a large, airy one in House of Fraser and a narrow pokey one…

Preview: Cinders – The Panto With An X Certificate

By Maria Rayner Guildford Fringe Theatre Company has announced their first Christmas pantomime kicking off with Cinders. But before loyal Dragon readers reach for the comment button in support of…

New Dragon Section: ‘The Shop Front’

By Martin Giles The retail business has always been important to Guildford. From its earliest time trading must have taken place in our market town, serving the surrounding area. Today,…

Anthropologie Arrives Soon – ‘A Triumph for Guildford’

By Maria Rayner Guildford shoppers will soon be able to take a peek inside 149 High Street when concept store Anthropologie finally opens its doors on October 21. The brand,…

Professor To Give Talk On Outstanding, But Little Known, Medieval Guildford Artist

A Cambridge professor is to give a talk on one of Guildford’s largely uncelebrated historic figures. Brother John Siferwas, was one of the outstanding illuminators of manuscripts of the Middle…