Dave Reading, former full-time journalist and a life-long lover of the guitar, recalls some early experiences at the birth of Guildford’s thriving Sixties music scene It was Hank Marvin who…
November 18, 2017 / 8 Comments / Read MoreA homeowner in Ash Green is hoping that a new Grade II* listing from Historic England may prevent proposed developments that would surround his moated 13th-century manor house with nearly…
November 16, 2017 / 3 Comments / Read MoreBy David Reading Developers Bewley Homes have amended their plans for a new housing estate on land south of Ash Lodge Drive, Ash, by increasing the overall number of houses…
November 12, 2017 / 5 Comments / Read MoreThe latest report from Richard Cant, the Stoke lengthman on the River Wey Navigations You may remember last month that I mentioned Old Bucks weir near Bowers Lock had been dewatered for…
November 11, 2017 / No Comment / Read MoreDominic Crolla decided to give up his work in the city, and then as a wine importer, and pedal in a completely new direction. He tells Martin Giles of The…
November 9, 2017 / No Comment / Read MoreRiverbank tales from the local St Catherine’s lengthsman and weir keeper by Robert Craig I took two weeks annual leave during October. So the beginning of the month prior to…
November 7, 2017 / 1 Comment / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham Getting back to my Surrey roots after a glorious week away in the Scillies, I grounded myself by returning tp Papercourt water meadows in Send. On my…
October 31, 2017 / No Comment / Read MoreWhen the Guildford result of the general election was announced in June, Guildford’s MP, Anne Milton, who had retained her seat and the majority of the popular vote, said that…
October 29, 2017 / 6 Comments / Read MoreBy Chris Dick Since the previous edition of the Ripley Round -up the Wisley Appeal Hearing at Guildford has been at the forefront of many residents’ minds. At last the…
October 25, 2017 / No Comment / Read MoreThe year was 1964. The guy behind the microphone was virtually unknown at that stage. But for former journalist Dave Reading it was one of the musical highlights of his…
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