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Flashback: A Thousand Homes For Slyfield – But Where Will Council Depot and Sewage Works Be Relocated?

Flashback looks at Dragon NEWS stories of a decade ago. Ten years ago the Weyside Urban Village, or as it was then known the Slyfield Area Regeneration Project (SARP) was…

When Victorian Poor Relief Helped Infirm Albury Widow and Vulnerable Daughter to Stay Together 

With the government announcing last week (March 15, 2025) cuts to its welfare budget, here is a story from the 19th century that’s an example of help in those times…

Flashback: £10m Redevelopment Of Tunsgate Square Gets Go-ahead

Flashback looks at Dragon NEWS stories of a decade ago. Ten years ago this week permission was granted for the redevelopment of Tunsgate Square First published on The Guildford Dragon…

Flashback: County Councillor Questions Move To Close Care Homes

Flashback looks at Dragon NEWS stories of a decade ago. Ten years ago a Lib Dem county councillor was questioning the closure of care homes. First published on The Guildford…

Flashback: Guildford Diocese Welcomes New Bishop At Traditional Inauguration

Flashback looks at Dragon NEWS stories of a decade ago. Ten years ago this week the Guildford diocese had a new bishop. First published on The Guildford Dragon NEWS on…

Biddles – A Guildford Business for 140 Years – Part 2

Part 2 of the Biddles story covers the last 40 years, from merger, premises move and the pandemic which nearly killed the business, to recovery and an expansion into the…

Biddles – A Guildford Business for 140 Years Today

For a business to survive in the same town for 140 years is quite an achievement but this is what stationers Biddles, now in Ward Street only yards from the…

Flashback: Independent Panel To Advise Council on Designs of Large Developments

Flashback looks at Dragon NEWS stories of a decade ago. Ten years ago this week the borough council was seeking advice on designs for large developments. First published on The…

Flashback: Hunt for Man Pretending To Be a Police Officer Who Stole £200 from Couple

Flashback looks at Dragon NEWS stories of a decade ago. Ten years ago this week the police were appealing for witnesses to a distraction burglary. First published on The Guildford…

Guildford: A Borough of Over 1,000 Years

Guildford’s Honorary Remembrancer and former curator of Guildford Museum, Matthew Alexander, looks at the developments within our borough down the ages. It has been suggested that the Borough of Guildford…