By David Rose In 1764 the Godalming Navigation opened… finally linking the town to England’s main canal network. Yes finally, as the River Wey Navigation from Guildford to Weybridge had…
August 19, 2024 / 1 Comment / Read MoreBy Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter Urgent work to stop one of Surrey’s “most important buildings” decaying away has received a quarter of a million-pound grant from the National Lottery.…
August 9, 2024 / No Comment / Read MoreBy David Rose Here’s another topical and timely “silly season” (term for not much news around) history tale – a look at Britain’s open-air swimming pools. I wrote this for…
July 31, 2024 / 1 Comment / Read MoreBy David Rose The month of August has long been known as the “silly season” by those who gather and report news. Why? Because it was a time in the…
July 29, 2024 / 6 Comments / Read MoreBlues legend John Mayall, who has died aged 90, played a trailblazing set with Eric Clapton at a Guildford nightclub 58 years ago. Dragon reporter David Reading was there in…
July 25, 2024 / 4 Comments / Read MoreJan Messinger with her round up of news from the parish of Worplesdon Long-serving parish clerk honoured for 25 years in post Worplesdon Parish Council’s clerk, Gaynor White, has been…
July 12, 2024 / No Comment / Read MoreSumer Is Icumen is the opening words of an old English song, meaning “summer has come” or “summer has arrived” – and that now seems to be true of Guildford…
July 7, 2024 / 1 Comment / Read MoreBy David Rose Eighty years ago today (June 6, 1944) saw the greatest amphibious military operation in history as Allied forces landed in Normandy, France – the start of liberating…
June 6, 2024 / 2 Comments / Read MoreFarnham’s John Henry Knight, inventor of one of Britain’s very first motor cars, played a vital part in the repeal of the Red Flag Act in 1896. Before the Act…
May 30, 2024 / No Comment / Read MoreThe National Trust purchased Munstead Wood in spring 2023 with support from the government, securing it for “public enjoyment and benefit”. Previously it was a private residence for over 75…
April 21, 2024 / No Comment / Read MoreClick on cartoon for Dragon story: Public Asked for Views on SCC’s Proposal for Reduced Speed Limits
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