New cycle path dangerous say Dorking residents
A NEWLY laid cycle path has created a safety hazard for road users, according to a worried Dorking resident.Sheila Hawkins says immediate alterations must be made to the route in Westcott Road, as the...
View ArticleRORY BURNS: Welcome to my new column
I'M GOING to be writing a column for the paper over the summer so I thought I'd introduce myself.I'm Rory, I'm a batsman and wicketkeeper for Surrey and I also play for Banstead whenever I have some...
View ArticleA&E waiting times increase and operations cancelled as East Surrey...
UNPRECEDENTED pressure on East Surrey Hospital is causing accident and emergency department waiting times to rise, and more operations to be cancelled.Admissions to the emergency department over the...
View ArticleNew figures reveal violent crime is falling in East Surrey
VIOLENCE is falling in East Surrey according to the UK's first Peace Index.The document, drawn up by research organisation the Institute for Economics and Peace, attributes local authorities a peace...
View ArticlePolice order temporary closure of Flirt nightclub in Horley - but make...
HORLEY'S nightclub was shut down by police in the early hours of Saturday – but reopened that night after officers made a mistake in their paperwork.Police say they were so concerned about the...
View ArticleSurrey County Council defends plan to give its chief executive a...
THE chief executive of Surrey County Council is set to receive a bonus of £100,000.David McNulty will have to wait five years for the payout and will have to work pretty hard to prove he's worth it,...
View ArticleRedhill Training Academy set to offer new opportunities to those looking for...
A TEACHER and tradesman is hoping he can provide people with the skills they need to get in to the jobs market after opening his own training academy.Simon Cole decided to start the Redhill Training...
View ArticleUPDATE: Travel news - Tuesday May 7, 2013
All South West Train services from Dorking to London Waterloo have been cancelled until further notice due to signalling problems. The issues have caused platforms 1 to 4 to be closed at the London...
View ArticleTuesday set to be mostly sunny
Tuesday will be a mostly sunny day with light cloud forecast for mid-afternoon and a high of 21 degrees. There is a chance of the odd shower, although most places in the south east will stay dry with...
View ArticleMissing Horley teenager returns home
A TEENAGE girl, who went missing from her Horley home last month, has returned safe. Tonie Cox, who had not been seen since the evening of April 29, got back home safe and well on Sunday. Concerns grew...
View ArticleBanstead's David Walliams has a baby boy with model wife Lara Stone
COMIC, author and talent show judge David Walliams has become a dad. The Little Britain and Britain's Got Talent star's wife Lara Stone gave birth to their first child, a boy, on Sunday. Walliams, 41,...
View ArticleBorderlines for Tadworth & Walton written by John Chiles
TADWORTH and WALTON-----------------------------------------------------------------------Marathon successHazel Hewitt, the owner of 'Flower Pot', the flower shop in Station Approach, Tadworth, and her...
View ArticleMerstham Village News
This Sunday, May 12, kick off 3pm, Merstham Football Club are staging a very special Charity Football Match, in aid of "The Walking Matilda Fund", at their Moatside, Weldon Way ground. The encounter,...
View ArticleMerstham Village News
On Tuesday of next week, May 14, television cameras will be rolling at Fanny's Farm Shop in Markedge Lane, as the popular venue becomes the latest location for the Channel 4 programme, "Embarrassing...
View ArticleRoads to come with a 10-year pothole proof guarantee
NEW "pothole-proof" roads which will allegedly last 10 years are to be laid by Surrey County Council, as it seeks to fight its way out of pothole hell.Last week the Mirror reported on the pothole...
View ArticleCommunity car scheme launched in Dorking
DORKING residents and businesses who need occasional access to a car can now hire one for short periods thanks to a new community transport initiative.Sustainable transport group the easitNETWORK this...
View ArticleGraeme Smith says "there's no rift with Kevin Pietersen"
HE WAS once called an "insignificant nobody" by Kevin Pietersen but Graeme Smith insists there is now a "mutual respect" between the new team-mates.The two cricketing heavyweights, both born in South...
View ArticleSurrey Travel Update: May 8
QUEUEING traffic on the m25 anticlockwise has been caused by a broken down vehicle on the exit slip road at Junction 10 (the A3). An accident on the m25 clockwise between Junction 10 (The A3) and...
View ArticleSurrey weather update: Sunshine gone for now
THE warm sunshine of yesterday will not be repeated in Surrey today as skies are set to be cloudy throughout. Temperatures are still relatively warm with a high of 16 degrees this afternoon. It should...
View ArticleAwesome vistas on Isle of Man break
By Mark DavisonThe Sound Cafe, opposite The Calf Of Man, near Cregneash, Isle of ManI SPENT the Bank Holiday weekend on the Isle of Man visiting some former Surrey friends who live in a remote 17th...
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