PHOTOS: Thousands turn out for Caterham carnival
BRAZILIAN rhythms gave a World Cup feel to the opening of this year's Caterham Carnival.The Boco do Sul samba band were in the impressive parade around the town's roads on Saturday, before ending up at...
View ArticleProbe after traffic warden parks in Caterham bus bay
AN INVESTIGATION is underway after a traffic warden's patrol car was spotted parked in a bus bay.The incident occurred on June 5, in Chaldon Road, Caterham, when, according to a report in a national...
View ArticleHorley athlete Jo Rowland earns GB selection for European Cup
HORLEY multi-eventer Jo Rowland has been picked to represent Great Britain & Northern Ireland at the 2014 European Cup Combined Events. British Athletics named an eight-strong team for the...
View ArticleProlific criminal jailed for stealing charity box from Oxted tennis club
A CRIMINAL with alcohol and drug problems has been jailed after stealing cash from a charity box at a Surrey tennis club.Callum Parker was sentenced to 200 days in prison after pleading guilty to...
View ArticleQuestions asked over Surrey Police's handling of botched £15m IT system
QUESTIONS are being asked about Surrey Police's use of public funds after a multi-million pound computer project was scrapped before it was ever used. The Surrey Integrated Reporting Enterprise Network...
View ArticleAir ambulance called to M25 at Reigate after person suffers "medical emergency"
TRAFFIC has been held back on the M25 at Reigate to allow an air ambulance to land. Surrey Police has said a driver has suffered a medical emergency. In the same area, and within minutes of the first...
View ArticleSix mile-long tailbacks after collision on M25 at Reigate
DRIVERS are being warned of long delays during the rush hour this evening (Thursday). The M25 Junction 8 for Reigate was closed earlier after two separate incidents. Traffic was held back to allow an...
View ArticleFormer chief constable admits doomed IT scheme needed more "specialist...
Mark Rowley, the former chief constable of Surrey Police who signed off on a major multi-million pound IT system that was scrapped before it was ever used has admitted the scheme needed more...
View ArticleMan seriously hurt following three-vehicle collision on M25 at Reigate
A MAN has been taken to hospital with serious head injuries after a car, van and car transporter collided on the M25. Surrey Police is appealing for witnesses to the incident on the M25 near Reigate...
View ArticleSurrey Police officers are among the fittest in the country
BOBBIES on the beat in Surrey are among the fittest in the country, according to the latest fitness test pass rates.The national results, published by the College of Policing, show that officers in...
View ArticleMBE for Mr Caterham Andy Parr
"MR CATERHAM" Andy Parr has been appointed an MBE.Mr Parr has been the powerhouse and inspiration behind countless town-wide initiatives.His award in the Queen's Birthday Honours List is for "services...
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Surrey Police would like to speak to these people. If you recognise any of them, please call 101
View ArticleVandals smash up cricket club just after its refurbishment
VANDALS broke into a cricket club, smashed plants and broke down doors in a daytime raid.The break-in at South Nutfield Cricket Club on Monday has devastated club members who had recently finished work...
View ArticleDelayed passport almost stops YMCA worker's charity bike attempt
A YMCA worker was almost prevented from taking part in a charity bike ride after her passport application was caught up in a national backlog.Kristina Lastoweckyi, who is head of children's services at...
View ArticleTrain disruption between Purley and Caterham
SOUTHERN TRAINS between Purley and Caterham have been suspended this morning. Southern says this is due to power supply problems in Whyteleafe and Oxted which is affecting signalling. Trains will...
View ArticleBird: No squad overhaul at Merstham this summer
HAYDEN BIRD insists there will be no repeat of the squad overhaul he completed at Merstham last summer, admitting he was happy with the quality of last season's team.Last June, the Moatsiders announced...
View ArticleReigate Grammar School pupils eye a shot at nationals
A BREATHTAKING run of wins on the athletics field has left staff and students at Reigate Grammar School jumping for joy.Tilly Hooper, 16, won the U20 South East Regional pole vault with a jump at...
View Article30 bounce off with medals at Springfit trampoline progress awards
TRAMPOLINING: Springfit's inaugural trampoline progress medal awards took place last week for all 30 classes at the club with some good results for all.Six-year-old Holly Forbes-Whitear and...
View ArticleTwo Horley burglaries believed to be linked
POLICE believe two recent burglaries in Horley are linked. A property in Southlands Avenue, and another in Fallowfield Way were both broken into in broad daylight on Wednesday (June 18). Jewellery was...
View ArticleMan jailed for rape in Surrey park
COLIN FORD has been jailed for 10 years for raping a woman in a Whyteleafe park. The 59-year-old, of Fernhurst Road, Croydon, denied raping a woman in her 20s in Whyteleafe Recreation Ground on May 18...
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