- Stay Connected
Socialize
Abraham Lincoln
If given the truth, the people can be depended upon to meet any national crisis...
Guildford news...
for Guildford people, brought to you by Guildford reporters - Guildford's own news service
Wartime Russian RAF Fighter Pilot Killed in Crash at West Horsley
Historian Frank Phillipson tells the story of Russian RAF fighter pilot Leonid Ereminsky who was killed in crash at West Horsley on June 17, 1940, during the Second World War.…
Flashback: Milestones to Measure Progress of New Local Plan To Be Set Out
Flashback looks at Dragon NEWS stories of a decade ago. Ten years ago this week the next steps of the Local Plan were in the news… First published on The…
Notice: David Rose’s Guided History and Nature Walk, River Wey, Saturday, September 13
Joint local historian David Rose who has once again teamed up with the National Trust River Wey Navigations at Dapdune Wharf for a free circular walk on Saturday morning, September…
Back in Time to Pyrford Court and its Magnificent English Gardens
By Mark Coxhead with David Rose The Grade II listed Pyrford Court and its grounds is probably best known as a location in the cult horror film The Omen, released…
How Guildford Marked VJ Day When The Second World War Came To An End
Today, August 15, 2025, marks the 8oth anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Below is a local history story we originally published five years ago on the…
Mr Carpenter’s Byfleet Seedling and Other Varieties of Apples
By Mark Coxhead and David Rose, with additional information by Martin Keys George Carpenter was head gardener at a large house called West Hall, between Byfleet and West Byfleet, when…
Museum Shines a Light on Victorian Send, Ripley and Pyrford
The latest exhibition at Ripley Museum shines a light on the Victorian age. Hosted by Send and Ripley History Society, it says this was “a very important period in the…
New Electric Trains Now Arriving at Guildford – 100 Years After the First One Did
By David Rose A keen-eyed reader has noticed South Western Railway is now operating some of its new electric trains into Guildford. And it just so happens to be 100…
Centenary of Wood Street’s First Place of Worship, my Baptism Link with It and the Revd Deedes and his Family
By David Rose This year is the centenary of the building and dedication of the first proper place of worship in Wood Street – June 20, 1925. I have a…
Flashback: There Are Lessons To Learn from the Juneja Case – The Council Must Admit It
Flashback looks at Dragon NEWS stories of a decade ago. Ten years ago this week the Dragon editor opined on Guildford Borough Council’s excuses over the Juneja affair… First published…
And then there were seven. (See article: "Lib Dems Remain Puzzled By Leader’s Decision to Sack Executive Member")
Recent Comments