Who should scoop the Sports Personality of the Year accolade?
AS ALWAYS the BBC Sports Personality of the Year shortlist has caused quite a debate.I have had numerous discussions since the 12 nominees were announced on Monday.Last year the question on everyone's...
View ArticleYMCA Santa Run to return to Reigate for 2013
THE YMCA Santa Run is returning to Priory Park next weekend.Dozens of Santas will run around the beauty spot to raise money for the Redhill and Reigate branch of the charity, which provides vital work...
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Bletchingley skatepark opens after £40,000 fundraising campaign
A NEW skatepark has been opened after years of hard work and fundraising.Skaters and bikers from action group BAGaged raised £40,000 over two years through grants and fundraising for the facility in...
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Oxted to become Christmas wonderland for a day
OXTED will become a Christmas wonderland next Thursday.The town centre will be cordoned off for the town's annual evening of festivities and the arrival of Santa.The feast of fun includes choirs,...
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View ArticleHorley traders raise £11,000 for Christmas lights fund
HARD work has paid off for traders who have raised £11,000 to light up Horley this Christmas.The Horley Association of Traders (HATs) raised half the cash through collection tins, a Christmas raffle...
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Tandridge chief officer being 'scapegoated' over legal team blunder
TANDRIDGE'S council leader has admitted he was unaware of the new chief officer's past when she was hired.Back in April, witnesses who complained about antisocial behaviour on a crime-ridden north...
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Dorking to Horsham trainline will stay closed for up to three weeks
A RAILWAY line damaged by a "landslip" will remain closed for up to three weeks.Heavy rain caused earth to slip away from under the track between Dorking and Horsham on Sunday morning.A Network Rail...
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'Music on Thursdays' concerts to return to Leatherhead church
CONCERTS held at Leatherhead Parish Church will return for a second season next year, after hitting the right note with audiences."Music on Thursdays" has been running weekly since March, at St Mary...
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Children's Trust Christmas Fair raises £10,000 for Tadworth charity
A PARALYMPIC sprinter and Santa Claus were the stars of the Children's Trust Christmas Fair.Hundreds poured into Tadworth Court at the weekend, helping to raise about £10,000 for the charity's work...
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Priory Farm Food Festival draws record crowds
THOUSANDS ignored the weekend's wet weather to enjoy Priory Farm's biggest-ever Food Festival and to watch Santa's arrival.About 5,500 people visited the South Nutfield farm to sample local delicacies,...
View ArticleMan found hanged three days after being discharged from Epsom Hospital mental...
A MISSING man was found hanged just days after being discharged from a controversial hospital unit, an inquest heard.Jonathan Stent, 20, had been discharged from Epsom Hospital's Elgar mental health...
View ArticleDorking Rugby Club 'would rather have played', admits director
DORKING Rugby Club went top of National League Three London on Saturday without stepping on to the pitch.The Red & Whites were handed a walkover victory over Staines when their hosts could not...
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HGV concerns on A25
Concerns continue regarding the size and volume of HGVs using the A25 to access J6 of the M25 and thundering through the historic villages of Nutfield, Bletchingley and Godstone. The campaign group...
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Knaphill police shooting man jailed
A MAN shot by an armed policeman after threatening to shoot officers and blow up his Woking home with a bomb has been jailed.Richard John Pell, 41, appeared at Guildford Crown Court on Thursday...
View ArticleHundreds join protest over plan for Lidl at old pub site
HUNDREDS of residents have given an emphatic "no" to plans for a Lidl in Sanderstead.Opposition is mounting against the supermarket's 1,300-square-metre store plan, which has been put out for...
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Surrey schools head says Merstham green belt is right site for new primary
THE head of schools in Surrey has said she thinks a wedge of green belt land in Merstham is the right site for a new primary.At a meeting last week, Linda Kemeny, Surrey County Council's cabinet member...
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Leatherhead school's warden scheme wins exam board backing
CARING youngsters who have signed up as "Junior Wardens" to help their neighbourhoods have won special recognition.A group of Year 5 children from Leatherhead Trinity School have been learning about...
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Reigate web developer determined to spread Movember message after beating cancer
MOUSTACHES of all shapes, sizes and densities have emerged on top lips across east Surrey to mark Movember – a month-long event raising cash for, and awareness of, men's health issues.But for one...
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Leatherhead thief caught by passers-by is jailed
A THIEF has been jailed after being caught thanks to brave members of the public.Nicholas English, of Fairoak Lane, Leatherhead, was arrested after robbing Budgens, in East Horsley, when a member of...
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