Oxted Pram Race attracts thousands - in pictures
SPECTATORS lined the streets on Sunday to cheer on competitors at this year's Oxted Pram Race, as fine weather brought out the crowds.Colourful competitors abounded, with the likes of Wonder Woman...
View ArticleMole Valley rotary club presidents forge a new friendship
A NEW Mole Valley tradition was born when the presidents of the five Rotary Clubs in the district came together for the first meeting of its kind.The newly inducted presidents of the Ashtead, Bookham...
View ArticleHolmwood Village Produce Association Summer show: Pictures
SCORCHIO! This was the only (slightly made-up) word to describe this year's Holmwood Village Produce Association's summer show weekend, writes Ros Treliving.Right through from the erection of the...
View ArticleMagic Leatherhead swimmers conjure medals
LEATHERHEAD Swimming Club had one more meet before the National Championships and the club put on a great performance finishing on a resounding high at the Staines Black Swan Summer event.They raced to...
View ArticleFetcham school are rounders county champions
A FETCHAM school has become the Surrey champions at rounders after a thrilling win in the final against St Lawrence.Having won the District Rounders Competition, the Oakfield Junior School team...
View ArticleNewdigate paralympic star set for world championships
SOPHIA WARNER is preparing to compete at the IPC Athletics World Championships this week.The Newdigate Paralympics star will compete for Great Britain at the competition in Lyon, France, which is the...
View ArticleBuckland runner makes international debut
DORKING and Mole Valley Athletic Club were delighted with the recent selection of runner Luke Caldwell for the British team, who made his international debut at the European U23 championships in...
View ArticleLeatherhead recorded ninth win of season against Farnham
AN EXCITING chase saw Leatherhead record their ninth win of the season with victory against Farnham on Saturday.Going into the game, Leatherhead were determined to avenge their only defeat of the...
View ArticleGlenn Maxwell admits Australia call-up is a long shot
GLENN MAXWELL believes only something out of the blue will see him called up for Australia against England in the Ashes this winter.The Surrey star signed off after Monday night's eight-wicket defeat...
View ArticleRespects paid to WWII hero pilot's bravery
A SOLITARY note was last week placed on the Banstead grave of the English pilot who shot down the German plane thought to be responsible for a bombing raid 70 years ago which killed 108 people and left...
View ArticleCouncil has to be more transparent
Comment on Council closes ranks over Gloria's death, page 13HOW long can it take to get justice for a woman who died in the most dire conditions? That's the question Surrey County Council needs to...
View ArticleOpen garden tribute boosts hospice funds
A GARDEN opening in memory of its former owner raised more than £1,000 for St Catherine's Hospice.Newdigate resident Doreen Hall died on February 28 and her daughter Penny Graepel decided to open her...
View ArticleMan is arrested following hammer assault
A MAN was hit over the head with a hammer during a serious assault in Merstham.Police were called to a house in Bletchingley Road at around 9.15pm on Tuesday.The victim was taken to East Surrey...
View ArticleWater bombs "banned" from Oxted Pram Race
YOUNGSTERS are threatening to boycott the Oxted Pram Race next year, after organisers "broke with tradition" and "removed all the fun".Critics of the popular event, which this year was held for the...
View ArticleNew boules club opens in Godstone thanks to volunteers
A TOUCH of "je ne sais quoi" came to Godstone on Sunday, as the boules pitches demanded by hundreds of Godstone residents opened.More than 250 people turned out on the village green to enjoy the...
View ArticleRoyal Mail launches Andy Murray stamps
ROYAL Mail is celebrating Oxshott resident Andy Murray's historic win in the Gentlemen's Singles final at Wimbledon by issuing special stamps. The stamps, which will be on sale from August 8, have been...
View ArticleSurrey pensioner jailed for abusing young girls
A PENSIONER from Cranleigh who sexually abused two young girls has been jailed for his crimes. Robert Arklie, 66, of Glebe Road, was sentenced to five years after a five-day trial at Hove Crown Court...
View ArticleFun in the sun at 104th Chipstead Village Fair
WHAT a difference a year makes.The Chipstead Village Fair and Flower Show returned with a vengeance at the weekend, 12 months after it was washed out for the first time in more than a century.The 104th...
View ArticleReigate Relay for Life raises £30,000 for cancer research
WALKERS paraded around Reigate's Priory Park for 24 hours in searing heat to raise £30,000 for research into cancer.Hundreds came out to take part in the town's first Relay for Life event in aid of...
View ArticleMade in Chelsea's Oliver Proudlock parties in Reigate
MADE In Chelsea's Oliver Proudlock hit the town in Reigate last night. The reality TV star appeared at JJ Whispers, Church Street, to join party goers for Thursday night drinks. The 26-year-old former...
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