A £3.4 million project to replace a pedestrian and cycle bridge over the River Wey in Guildford has increased in cost with a further £450,000 now needed to build a new one. Guildford Borough Council’s executive has been warned it does not have a “bottomless pit of money” by a councillor following its decision to…
Month: January 2020

Debenhams Future
Latest: After over a year in Administration, and the collapse of Arcadia it looked like Debenhams might go into liquidation. On 10th December 2020 the GGuildford Dragon confirmed it has been purchased by a luxury developer, Native Land, for £20 million. The site will probably be sold for luxury housing but there could be some…

2020s – A Dangerous Decade
This is a copy of the email sent out by the Guildford Society on 1st January 2020. It provides an important warning of the threats facing Guildford as well as a good summary of the last decade. 2010’s – The quiet before the storm? Not much happened in Guildford in the 2010s. A few large developments…