Delays on the M25 after accident closes one lane between Reigate and Leatherhead
ONE lane of the M25 is closed following a collision. Delays of up to 15 minutes are slowing drivers anti-clockwise between junction 8 at Reigate and junction 9 at Leatherhead. Delays are expected to...
View ArticleMuseum opens door to the past over the summer
IT'S TIME to throw open the shutters and lift off the dust-sheets as the Holmesdale Natural History Club Museum opens its doors to the public for the first in its season of open days this Saturday.From...
View ArticleOld boys meet 47 years after school ended
REDHILL Junior Technical School Old Boys will be holding a final reunion in a fortnight's time.The former pupils will gather at Bletchingley Golf Club's restaurant on Friday, May 24, to exchange...
View ArticleGAP insurance doesn't have to be expensive
(Advertising feature) If you've recently bought a car – whether brand new or a bit older – you may have been offered GAP insurance by the dealership where you bought the car. A GAP insurance policy can...
View ArticleGAP Insurance – What you need to know
(Advertising feature) With so many GAP insurance providers online selling what apparently endless variations of GAP policies, it can be difficult to decide who to buy from, what the policies do and...
View ArticleChipstead appoint Kevin Rayner as new manager
CHIPSTEAD Football Club have announced the appointment of Kevin Rayner as their new manager.The Ryman League Division One South side have been looking for a new manager since John Hamsher resigned with...
View ArticleChipstead chairman says experience was key to managerial appointment
CHIPSTEAD Football Club chairman Geoff Corner says Kevin Rayner's experience at non-league level was a key factor in offering him the job.The former Guildford City boss was named as the Chips' new...
View ArticleSurrey skipper Graeme Smith to miss "few months" of the season with ankle injury
SURREY captain Graeme Smith is to miss a "few months" of the season to return to his native South Africa to undergo surgery on an ankle injury. Despite issues with his ankle caused by a hard winter's...
View ArticleNew high for Dorkinians
A WELL-DESERVED point at home to HAC with a patched up first team was enough to secure Dorkinians their highest league position in the club's 83-year history.With promotion only a mathematical...
View ArticleRoyals used Polesden Lacey's 'throne room'
IT IS well known that Polesden Lacey in Great Bookham was for many years owned by Mrs Margaret Greville, the daughter of William McEwan, who had made a large fortune from producing beer for both for...
View ArticleWoman fined £10k for allowing airport parking
A WOMAN has been fined £10,000 for offering Gatwick Airport passengers parking at her home.Millie Stojanovic ran a company called Airport Direct from her property in Burstow.Cars were collected from...
View ArticleLower Kingswood shines at village fete - Pictures
RESIDENTS packed the Buckland Road Recreation Ground as the sun shone on this year's Lower Kingswood Village Fete.There was no space to park as families poured in to enjoy the dog show, zumba display,...
View ArticleMan gets 8 years for leaving baby boy permanently brain damaged
A MAN has been sentenced to eight years in prison for drunkenly inflicting injuries on a baby boy which left him permanently brain damaged.Darran Brown, 32, formerly of Bridge Street, Leatherhead,...
View ArticleMan approached 5-year-old girls by "offering them money"
A MAN approached five-year-old girls and offered them money from his car in Knaphill. The father of one girl said he had seen her talking to a man in an old-style green vehicle in Nursery Road on May...
View ArticleNew job offer for Sir Alex Ferguson in Horley
SIR Alex Ferguson has received a tongue-in-cheek job offer from Horley Town FC after stepping down as Manchester United boss. The 71-year-old announced his retirement as United manager yesterday after...
View ArticleCat confronts fox in a Caterham road
A cat and a fox are pictured in a stand-off in a Caterham road. Thankfully the confrontation ended peacefully after they came face to face in Rosedale, off Park Road, on May 5. The pictures were taken...
View ArticleMystery as dozens of trees cut down and burnt in Reigate
Dozens of trees have been cut down and burnt on a field in Sandcross Lane, Reigate. Workers have been seen on the site and were photographed earlier today (Thur) removing the large trunks and burning...
View ArticleReigate police officer in court on shoplifting charge
A Reigate-based Surrey police officer accused of stealing more than £150 of groceries from a Crawley Tesco store has appeared in court. Roger Toms, 41, and wife Sharon Toms, 48, appeared at Crawley...
View ArticleBREAKING: No criminal charges in Gloria Foster death investigation
An investigation into the death of a vulnerable pensioner who died after being abandoned for nine days when the agency charged with her care was shut down and Surrey County Council failed to provide...
View ArticleNutfield Village News
Nutfield History GroupSome years ago, the Nutfield Local History Group, decided to change omitting the word "local", thereby widening the scope of their studies.This has certainly been a popular move...
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