Memorial service held for UCA Farnham student
A MEMORIAL service was held on Friday, November 16 for a student who died at the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham last year.Kyle Hancock, who was 18, died on October 16, 2011, just five...
View ArticleLondon Bridge train station refurbishment could affect East Surrey services
TRAINS to and from London Bridge will be diverted as the station undergoes a complete refurbishment over the next six years.The work, to include a total redevelopment of the platforms, track and...
View ArticleNorth Downs Primary school split plan gets mixed reaction
A PROPOSAL to separate school year groups across three village sites has received a mixed reaction from parents, prompting governors to consider an "alternative plan".North Downs Primary School teaches...
View ArticleNew plans for Effingham dementia care home unveiled
ANGRY campaigners have hit out at renewed plans for a dementia care home in Effingham.In May the Minton Group was refused permission for a 72-bed home on land beside Church Street and Lower Road – but...
View Article'Foot-long rats' besieging Rose and Young site in Caterham, say residents
NEIGHBOURS of Caterham's most notorious eyesore say they are under siege from foot-long rats.Gnawed food, disturbed sleep and dead rodents caught in the kitchen are blighting the lives of flat-dwellers...
View ArticleChildren's Trust centre in Tadworth targeted by lead thieves
"HEARTLESS" thieves stole lead from the roof of The Children's Trust's Tadworth centre during two early morning raids.Water then seeped into rooms wrecking fundraising equipment and donated...
View ArticleReigate Grammar School squad hoping to become the best hockey team in the South
REIGATE Grammar School's U16 girls' hockey squad are looking to become the top hockey school in the south of England after qualifying for the South Finals Day next week.After recently winning the U16...
View ArticleSouth Park's trip to Guernsey postponed
SOUTH PARK'S Combined Counties League fixture away at Guernsey today (Saturday) has been postponed due to adverse weather conditions.The Park squad had been due to travel to the Channel Islands this...
View ArticleCars destroyed in Leatherhead transporter fire
FOUR cars and a van were destroyed when a vehicle transporter went up in flames in Leatherhead on Friday.Crews were called to the A24 Leatherhead Bypass at about 4pm when the transporter caught...
View ArticleBirds on Leigh farm at risk if funds are cut, says farmer
A FARMER is backing a wildlife charity's campaign to persuade the Government to give more cash to bird conservation projects on farms.Hugo Black, of Flanchford Farm, Leigh, is in the Higher Level...
View ArticleAsh dieback 'may have spread to Surrey'
A DEADLY disease which kills ash trees could have come to Surrey.Lorraine Kordecki, of Dovers Green Road, Reigate, believes she found a case of the dreaded Chalara fraxinea, commonly known as ash...
View ArticleHorley cinema talks begin
HORLEY'S cinema dream could soon become a reality.Council officers have opened talks with providers – and if an agreement can be secured with one of them, a cinema will be built.The move comes as a...
View ArticleCherkley Court comments 'grossly misleading', residents claim
A ROW has erupted over "grossly misleading" comments published by the developers of a luxury hotel and golf course.Longshot, which won a bitter planning battle over the Cherkley Court estate, printed...
View ArticleRedhill shopping centre and cinema plan expected before New Year
PLANS for a seven-screen cinema and shopping complex in Redhill town centre are expected before the new year.The multiplex proposal was announced last year, with the news that two providers were...
View ArticleLingfield woman dyes hair purple to help Christmas lights fund
ONE Lingfield woman was just dyeing to fundraise for the village's Christmas lights.Jackie Chilcott, 43, has decided to dye her hair purple to help raise the £3,000 needed to put up and take down the...
View ArticleFlood Alert for River Blackwater at Camberley
A RISK of flooding remains in place for the Camberley area after heavy rainfall caused rivers to swell over the weekend.The Environment Agency issued a Flood Alert for the River Blackwater area...
View ArticleRiver Wey flood alert for Godalming
A RISK of flooding remains in place for the Godalming area after heavy rainfall caused river levels to swell over the weekend.The Environment Agency issued a Flood Alert for the Upper River Wey area...
View ArticleThames Ditton murder: man's body in ditch for nearly two weeks
A MAN believed to have been murdered and found in a Thames Ditton ditch could have been there for nearly two weeks, it has been revealed.The body of James Lambert was found dumped in Imber Cross,...
View ArticleGodalming's Roland Johnson enters Mr World 2012 pageant
A BACHELOR from Godalming has been named among the ten most handsome men in the world in a beauty pageant.Roland Johnson, 20, won Mr England at a beauty contest at Birmingham Metropole on July 19...
View ArticlePoliceman assaulted in Shalford pub brawl
A POLICEMAN was taken to hospital with facial injuries after being assaulted in a pub brawl in Shalford yesterday afternoon (25 November).Police were called to The Seahorse in Shalford just after 4pm...
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