Millions to watch cyclists pedal through beautiful Surrey countryside
The BBC will be broadcasting extensive coverage of Prudential RideLondon, the Mayor of London's new world-class weekend festival of cycling. The BBC schedule is: Sunday 4 August 11:30-14:00 BBC2...
View ArticleStricken youngster is aided by concer
VILLAGERS have come to the aid of an inspirational youngster who suffers from a rare cancerous tumour in her cheek.Three-year-old Francesca Dale, who lives off Harestone Valley Road in Caterham, has a...
View ArticleResidents chip in to clear churchyard
MANY hands made light work of weeds in Horley Churchyard at the weekend.Last month the Mirror reported how a change in funding had led to the Church Lane cemetery becoming overgrown with weeds – in...
View Article"A guardian angel must have been looking over me" - homeowner talks of moment...
TWO teenagers were lucky to escape with their lives when their Audi ploughed into a house last week.Neighbours who rushed to their aid thought the pair, believed to be 19, must be dead.The car had...
View ArticleWhere to watch the Prudential Ride100
THOUSANDS are expected to line Surrey's streets today to cheer on 20,000 keen cyclists in a strenuous 100-mile ride. The Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 and Classic races are both taking place, with...
View ArticleCapel music festival reaches for the stars
THIS summer will mark five years since event organiser Phil Partridge devised a plan to bring a music festival to Capel.Today, the village's music festival is one of the biggest events in Mole Valley's...
View Article12-hour "pianothon" raises £2,800 for Dorking church
A CHURCH organist from Dorking raised almost £3,000 by performing a non-stop 12-hour piano recital.Judith Flint, organist at the Dorking United Reformed Church, played without a break from 7am to 7pm...
View ArticleDorking man elected a Fellow of the Royal Acadmey of Engineers
A Dorking resident has joined the celebrated inventors Sir James Dyson and Sir Tim Berners-Lee in being elected a Fellow of The Royal Academy of Engineers.Cliftonville resident Martin Knights received...
View ArticleSainsbury's announces Friends of Brooklands School as new charity partner
SAINSBURY'S, in Redhill, has chosen Friends of Brooklands School as its charity partner.The group, which supports children with severe or profound learning difficulties, was selected by a public vote...
View ArticleRiders converge on horse show
TANDRIDGE'S answer to the Horse of the Year Show took place on Sunday.The annual St Leonard's Church charity show included day-long equestrian events, including show jumping classes and dressage.There...
View ArticleMerstham regeneration could begin in the new year
WORK on Merstham's regeneration could begin next February, according to Raven Housing Trust.New plans for the long-awaited development were unveiled by the social housing provider and Reigate and...
View ArticleRide100 cyclists praise "beautiful" Mole Valley
MOLE Valley's peaks held centre stage as 15,883 amateur cyclists completed the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 today, making it the biggest cycling sportive ever held in the UK. Thousands of keen...
View ArticleDate revealed for RideLondon-Surrey 2014
NEXT year's Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 event will take place on Sunday 10 August 2014. The exact routes and timings for the 2014 event will be confirmed later this year after the post-event...
View ArticleLandowner hits back at campaigners over green belt site
THE owner of green-belt land which could have 34 homes built on has hit out at campaigners opposing the scheme.Trevor Lloyd's family owns five acres of land at Kiln Lane, in Brockham, for which Paul...
View ArticleEffingham villagers contest green belt review in Bookham
VILLAGERS in Effingham have backed plans by their parish council to challenge the green belt review being carried out in neighbouring Bookham.More than 100 people packed the King George V Hall last...
View ArticleMet Office rain warning
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for today across the South East. They have issued a yellow warning, advising residents to be aware of heavy rain down pours of between 20 and 60mm. The...
View ArticleWalton Heath Golf Club applies to de-register common land
PLANS to de-register common land used for recreation for decades have been submitted.Prestigious Walton Heath Golf Club, in Walton-on-the-Hill, has lodged a proposal to fence off part of 550-yard-long...
View Article'I just remember being kicked as I lay there' - barman speaks of assault
MASKED raiders smashed a pool cue over a man's head then kicked him repeatedly before leaving him lying in a pool of blood.Martin Green was just starting to close up The Venue bar at Merstham Football...
View ArticleTown feeling pain of massive development
THE Caterham on the Hill area has received all the pain from massive development – with nothing back in return.That's the complaint from petitioners who are pressing for a better deal for the...
View ArticleNightclub is number one concern for borough's police
HORLEY'S Flirt! nightclub has become the number one concern for police in the whole of the borough.And the Consort Way club, where a 20-year-old man was knocked out cold in an assault in the early...
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