Surrey councils spent nearly £500k on Olympic Torch relay
COUNCILS across Surrey spent nearly half a million pounds hosting the Olympic Torch relay. Figures released by six councils under the Freedom of Information Act reveal almost £20,000 was spent on...
View ArticleSurrey Police are gearing up for Investec Derby Festival weekend
SURREY Police is getting ready to make sure that the Investec Derby Festival weekend is an enjoyable and safe event for race-goers and disruption to Epsom residents is kept to a minimum. The two day...
View ArticleTwo boys robbed in Whyteleafe park
Two boys have been robbed in a Whyteleafe park by partly-masked teenagers, prompting a police appeal. The incident occurred at around 1.15pm on Wednesday when the victims, in their early teens, were...
View ArticleNew underground Tunnels excite young adventurers at Hobbledown Village in Epsom.
HOBBLEDOWN Village farm adventure park has just got an exciting upgrade.The park,which opened in Epsom in July 2012, hopes to attract scores of young adventurers with the introduction of a 70m...
View ArticleLower Kingswood Village News
Mr DowdeswellNews has come this last week of the death of Mr Victor Dowdeswell, known as Mr D to older villagers. Mr D was the chemist for some years at the shop on the A217. He was very interested in...
View ArticleMarketing advice for South Street traders
HELP is on the way for shopkeepers in Dorking's South Street who have been shocked by a dramatic drop in trade following the closure of Waitrose for refurbishment.This week, retailers told the...
View ArticleCommunity upset at artwork vandals
ARTWORK created by nearly 100 residents has been vandalised just weeks after being unveiled.The mural was created for the underpass linking Goodwyns Road to the King George V Playing Field in North...
View ArticleAirport chiefs call for better trains
GATWICK bosses have called for improved rail services so that they can make the best possible use of existing capacity at the airport.While they are keen, in the long term, to build a second runway, in...
View ArticleBookham film society launched
A FILMMAKER believes he can find the next Steven Spielberg or Alfred Hitchcock in Mole Valley, after setting up a film club for youngsters.Dr Farooq Beg, a former NHS doctor turned successful...
View ArticleMystery over vanishing trees
MORE than 50 trees which mysteriously appeared and disappeared in Merstham have left residents stumped.A couple of months ago eight trees were planted in Radstock Way and around 50 in Brook Road...
View ArticleWaitrose and 150 homes for Redhill station
A £40 MILLION plan to upgrade Redhill railway station with a Waitrose supermarket and 150 new homes has been submitted to Reigate and Banstead Borough Council.The food store will be similar in scale to...
View ArticleLost letter arrives 100 miles off course
A WAYWARD letter took a five-month diversion, ending up nearly 100 miles off course.The envelope, which carries a Crowborough postmark, was headed for an architect's office in Ipswich when it was...
View ArticleNew route to help tackle school run congestion
TRAVELLING to school without the car has got a little easier and safer at a Reigate primary beset by school-run congestion.Wray Common Primary School won £6,000 of funding from Surrey County Council...
View ArticleSurrey travel news: May 31
SOUTHERN Rail is reporting up to 30 minute delays after a train broke down at Anerley. The overground line between West Croydon and Sydenham has been suspended until further notice while trains between...
View ArticleWHYTELEAFE UNDER 12'S FOOTBALL NOW RECRUITING
WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR NEW PLAYERS FOR THE WHYTELEAFE UNDER 12'S BOYS FOOTBALL TEAM FOR NEXT SEASON. BOYS MUST BE 11 BEFORE AUGUST 31ST 2013 AND STARTING YEAR 7 IN SEPTEMBER. IF YOU ARE...
View ArticleUPDATE: Council to continue tobacco investment
SURREY County Council will continue with its investment in tobacco companies, it was decided today. At a meeting at County Hall, Kingston, this morning, the Surrey Pension Fund Board decided to...
View ArticleTwo boys arrested over Whyteleafe park robbery
Two 16-year-old boys have been arrested in connection with a robbery in Whyteleafe. The incident occurred at around 1.15pm on Wednesday, 29 May, when the victims, two boys in their early teens were...
View ArticleGodstone Village News
On the first Sunday of June, July and August St John's Church Blindley Heath will be serving afternoon cream teas from 3pm to 5pm. All are welcome.
View ArticleTadworth & Walton-on-the-Hill News
TADWORTH and WALTON---------------------------------------------------------------------Round the houses supper Twenty four parishioners of Tadworth's Church of the Good Shepherd recently enjoyed a...
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