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Opinion: Internet Shopping Could Breathe New Life Into Our Town

Many commentators are waking up to the fact that buying goods over the internet is presenting a huge challenge to our traditional high street shops. We are living through what…

School Secures £122,500 From Sport England For New All-weather Pitch

George Abbot School in Burpham has been awarded £122,500 to help build an all-wether sports pitch with floodlights. The money is part of the 2012 London Olympic Games legacy funding…

Opinion: Mum About Town – Snow!

The latest of our Mum About Town article written by “Towny Mummy”. This time she writes about the recent fall of snow . .  Snow! What a great diversion from…

Cold War Fighter Jet Collision Over Guildford

Further to this website’s request for information and eye witnesses as to the location of the 1952 crash sites, FRANK PHILLIPSON tells the story of the mid-air collision. On Monday…

Curry and Music Help Raise Funds For Indian Children

Shaftesbury Hall in Artillery Terrace became a little India on Saturday night. Indian food and music entertained 70 local residents at a fundraiser in aid of Global Handprints. Organiser Caroline…

Ten Year Anniversary of PCSOs Introduction Marked with Awards

It is ten years since Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) were introduced in Surrey and Surrey Police held a special event at Guildford Cathedral to mark the anniversary. The celebration…

Where Is This? No.41

By David Rose A mixed response to last week’s mystery images. Click here to see last week’s post and the replies at the foot of it. Several of you correctly…

Further Afield For A Pleasant Day Out: Ripley

A new reliable monthly guide for Guildford’s day-trippers by John Gilbert Many readers will know that Ripley village was the first staging post from London for travellers wishing to visit…

Did You See Tongham Collision?

Surrey Police is appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision which led to a driver being taken to hospital collided with a garden wall last week. The incident happened…

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…