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East Surrey Hospital’s Emergency Department ‘Requires Improvement’
By James Moules local democracy reporter A major Surrey hospital has been ordered to make “rapid improvements” after a healthcare watchdog inspection downgraded its emergency and medical services. The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) latest audit of East Surrey Hospital in…
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Notice: Guildford Pavilion Festive Market – November 21 & 22
A range of festive goods on offer. Five minute walk from Guildford Station. The post Notice: Guildford Pavilion Festive Market – November 21 & 22 appeared first on Guildford Dragon .
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Guildford To Seek ‘Council of Sanctuary’ Status As a ‘Challenge To Prejudice’
By Tom Brown Guildford Borough Council is to seek accreditation to become a “Council of Sanctuary“. A motion proposed by the lead councillor for Community, Carla Morson (Lib Dem, Ash Vale), was passed by a large majority. Five Conservatives abstained, having had their amendment…
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Why ‘Artificial Friends’ Powered by AI Are So Important for Vulnerable People
AI companions are rapidly emerging as conversational software apps powered by artificial intelligence, designed to simulate human-like relationships and offer emotional support. Now, new research has highlighted just how important they can be for some people. Research from the…
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Worthing Family Firm Behind Guildford Bed Shop Reaches 80-Year Milestone
Article sponsored by Experience Guildford By Cristina Lia Trujillo Independent bed specialist Jones & Tomlin is celebrating 80 years in business, marking the milestone at its Guildford showroom with a one-off anniversary bed handmade on Dartmoor. The family-run firm was founded…
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Wildlife Group Launches £30,000 Wetlands Appeal in the Face of Climate Change Threats
Surrey Wildlife Trust (SWT) is asking people to support a new fundraising drive this winter to help restore and rewild wetland habitats that are suffering serious effects from climate change. SWT says this summer’s drought reduced water levels so severely that wildlife habitats…
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What Do Surrey Residents Think About Having a Strategic Mayor
Will having a strategic mayor for Surrey, akin to the Mayor for Manchester be a good thing? See: Chancellor Announces Surrey Mayor in ‘Final Stages’, During Budget Statement Guildford’s MP has said that she has her doubts and the leader of West Surrey Shadow Council has…
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New Accessibility Guide Helps Disabled Visitors Navigate Guildford
By Cristina Lia Trujillo A guide showing how easy Guildford’s shops and services are to get into and around, compiled by a wheelchair user, has been updated to help disabled visitors plan their trips into town. This second version of the Guildford Accessibility Guide has been…
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Birdwatcher’s Diary No. 359
By Malcolm Fincham Mid October weather conditions remained favourable for photos, with sunny periods and daytime temperatures remaining in the low 20s Celsius. This allowing my first trip of this autumn to Farlington Marshes near Portsmouth, being the nearest coastal area to my…
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Flames Lose to Bottom of the Table Clan
A late Glasgow Clan goal tied it to split the points one each ahead of overtime but then just 83 seconds into the three on three tiebreaker, the Scottish club secured their first league win of the campaign with the final blow to hand Flames a 3-2 home ice defeat last night…
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Guildford MP Has Concerns Over Installing a Mayor of Surrey
By James Moules local democracy reporter and Martin Giles Guildford’s MP says she is “concerned” at the lack of public consultation over the introduction of an elected mayor in Surrey. Liberal Democrat Zöe Franklin told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) that any…
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Dragon Chat: Joss Bigmore – The Rise and Fall of R4GV
By Martin Giles video and sound editing Daisy Edwards Joss Bigmore, together with his Residents for Guildford & Villages party, experienced a roller coaster ride as a borough councillor between 2019 and May this year. Only months after their creation they won 17 seats at the…
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Ash Vale Residents Push For a Long-Term Solution To Prevent Flooding
By David Reading Guildford Borough Council has reaffirmed its commitment to preventing the risk of flooding in the Sopwith Close and Wellington Place area of Ash Vale. However, residents are still concerned that a long-term plan to prevent debris blocking the nearby Blackwater…
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Mayor’s Diary: November 2 to November 15
The diary for the Mayor of Guildford, Jane Tyson, and the Deputy Mayor, Dominique Williams. All information as supplied by GBC. Find out about Guildford’s Mayor & Deputy Mayor here. Tuesday 3 November 10:00 The Mayor visits St Peter’s Shared Church, Bellfields, Guildford. 17:00…
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City Ease to 3-0 Victory
Guildford City (2) 3 Mile Oak (0) 0 By Barry Underwood City reserved their best performance of the season so far for the day the largest crowd attended, boosted by families from the Boys & Girls section. From the off, the hosts looked good. New signing at the back Mason Drew…
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Services of Remembrance 2026
Services of remembrance to honour our war dead taking place in November 2026 Saturday, November 7 Charlotteville’s service of remembrance will take place at the war memorial in Addison Road at 3pm. Teas and a poster display afterwards in Addison Court Lounge. All welcome.…
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Flames Outclassed by Cardiff Devils
Guildford Flames fell behind by a pair before the game was even four minutes old at Cardiff and never recovered during an eventual 6-1 loss. Nolan Yaremko converted an early powerplay at 1:51 and Brandon Estes doubled the lead 97 seconds later. In the 12th minute, Panu Mieho…
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Letter: Major Corruption Is Rare in Local Government But…
From Bernard Quoroll In response to: Where Will Be the Benefits of the Local Government Reorganisation? Corruption on the grand scale is quite rare in local government and tends to explode visibly when it happens. There have been three major scandals in my working lifetime:…
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Former Guildford Man’s Journey From Butcher to Book Writing
Robert Hind, always known as Bob, at one time worked in Bernard’s butchers on the corner of Swan Lane in Guildford, later transferring to its other shop in North Street, alongside the library. In 1980 he had a change of career and joined British Rail as a guard at Woking. In…
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All Aboard for a Magical Cruise Along the River Wey
Families are invited to step aboard Swingbridge Tranquility for a festive 45-minute cruise along the River Wey, with a very special visitor joining the journey! Departing from Dapdune Wharf in Guildford, this accessible, broad-beam boat will set off on a scenic cruise before…