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Inadequate Firefighting Capacity Claimed As Thursley Wildfire Brought Under Control
By Martin Giles The wildfire at Thursley Common has been brought under control by firefighters as they spend the fourth day of the incident patrolling the site. Fire appliances and…
New DVD Features More Than 800 Railway Photos By Guildford’s Dave Salmon
A new DVD is now on sale featuring more than 800 railway images taken by the late Dave Salmon, the renowned photographer who lived in Guildford. Dave passed away in…
How Guildford Played Its Part In The Dunkirk Evacuation 80 Years Ago
It is now 80 years since the Dunkirk evacuation – ‘one of the miracles of the Second World War’ – when an estimated 338,000 Allied troops were rescued from France…
Letter: Enjoy Your Dogs But Show Consideration and Take Responsibility
From Barry Williams In response to: Swan Attacked By Dogs At Riverside Nature Reserve The failure to keep dogs under control also extends to our urban streets. I live close…
Birdwatcher’s Diary No.208
by Malcolm Fincham Moving into May, the blue skies and sunshine continued. Although still restricted in my ventures I continued to remain up to date as best I could with…
Motor Garage Fox’s of Guildford Closes Blaming Covid-19
by David Rose The well known motor vehicle repair and service garage Fox’s of Guildford has closed for good, blaming Covid-19. A notice on the window at the garage on…
Letter: Is this River Wey Oil Slick a Health Hazard?
From Alex Clifford There has been quite a large oil slick or diesel spill in the River Wey for the past few days from the Catteshall Lock area down to…
How The Spanish Flu Pandemic In 1918 Was Reported In Surrey
By David Rose The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918-20 has been said to have infected about 500 million people worldwide (about one-third of the World’s population), killing an estimated 20 million…
Friends Reunited After 55 Years Thanks to The Dragon
by Martin Giles Two Guildford school and trainspotting friends who drifted apart in the mid-Sixties have been reunited, through The Guildford Dragon NEWS. Lifetime Guildfordian Michael Melbourne has commented on…
Community Spirit Flourishes in Lockdown As We Re-discover Our Green Spaces
Despite us living under the strictest social distancing measures we’ve ever experienced in the UK, there has been an increase in community spirit and appreciation for local green spaces and…
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