'Varsity was just amazing', says former Dorking rugby player
FORMER Dorking player Rob Stephen enjoyed "the highlight" of his rugby career when he kicked all of his attempts during Cambridge's loss to Oxford in this year's televised varsity match, played out in...
View ArticleGolfers give charity boost
GOLF: A charity golf event hosted by Betchworth Park Golf Club has raised more than £13,000 for Children in Need.Former ladies' captain Helen Gibbons-Maude has been running the event for many years,...
View ArticleStruggling Athletic show first signs of recovery
DESPITE a better display, Banstead Athletic were unable to take away at least a point in their match with table-topping Westfield.In a game in which they dictated the play, the As were again undone by...
View ArticleDominant Priory power on to Holly Run success
A DOMINANT performance from Reigate Priory Athletics Club saw them secure the first three places in the men's senior race at the annual Holly Run on Sunday.The event in Reigate's Priory Park was run in...
View ArticleLingfield set big ambition
LINGFIELD are looking to keep pace with the big hitters over the Christmas period, with boss Dixie Dean still targeting a top three finish.Dean's men were without a game at the weekend after their home...
View ArticleJuniors' Welsh class
OLD Reigatian Junior Rugby Club had a training session to remember as three players from London Welsh came down to help the players and coaches on how they can improve their rugby skills.Thirty boys...
View ArticleWells fights for place – in Dartford
LOUIS WELLS will be giving it his all in his loan at Leatherhead – as he battles to win his place back in Dartford's team after injury.The 30-year-old keeper is halfway through a month-long loan at the...
View ArticleHow to stay safe on roads in icy weather, by Tandridge casualty reduction...
WITH the onset of the wintry weather recently, some of my early-morning journeys to work have been interesting to say the least.I have seen a van towing a small trailer fishtailing along out of control...
View ArticleLeatherhead girl's angel makes front page of parish magazine
A CHRISTMAS angel drawn by a local girl was chosen to adorn the front cover of the Leatherhead parish magazine.The drawing by Lucy Morris, 10, who goes to St Peter's School in Leatherhead, was also...
View ArticleTadworth carol singers raise £1,000 for Children's Trust
MORE than £1,000 was raised in Tadworth for a local charity.Shoppers were greeted by carol singers from Chinthurst School outside One Stop, in Cross Road, last Thursday.The Christmas event, organised...
View ArticleRetired Chief Superintendent Philip Gaisford denies 35 sex offences
A FORMER top policeman has appeared in court charged with 35 sex offences.Retired Metropolitan Police Chief Superintendent Philip Gaisford, 64, was originally charged with 21 offences – alleged to have...
View ArticleWestcott villagers to shape planning decisions
CONSCIENTIOUS residents in Westcott could have a say in future developments in their village, thanks to a Government initiative.Communities are being encouraged to create Neighbourhood Development...
View ArticleLeatherhead Help Shop is to move in spite of opposition
THE relocation of a council advice centre will go ahead despite the initial decision being "called in" by councillors.Last week Mole Valley District Council's scrutiny committee told the executive...
View ArticleRose and Young site artist's impression released
THE most notorious eyesore in Caterham could end up looking like this if ambitious regeneration plans get the go-ahead.The former Rose and Young car showroom site in Croydon Road has stood derelict for...
View ArticleLeatherhead cruise to victory over Epsom
TWO goals in each half ensured the Tanners strolled past their Combined Counties League Premier Division opponents to set up a first ever visit to Lingfield in the third round of the Surrey Senior...
View ArticleSmallfield school backs PC who halted nativity play over parking row
THE arrival of the Three Wise Men was interrupted at a school nativity – by the unscripted entrance of the police.The Nativity play at Redehall Preparatory School in Smallfield was in full swing last...
View ArticleNicholas Owen wins cash for Dorking charity on television show
A NEWSREADER has spoken of his "delight" at winning funds for a local charity on a television show.Nicholas Owen appeared on the BBC quiz show Pointless with newsreading colleague Katie Derham, beating...
View ArticleCaterham care home resident celebrates 107th birthday
PRE-CHRISTMAS celebrations at a Caterham care home included the district's oldest resident celebrating her 107th birthday.Marion Wales was born in the Australian outback – but it was a more cosy...
View ArticleRedhill NHS worker convicted of rape after boasting to victim in texts
AN NHS worker has been convicted of raping a woman in a flat near the hospital where he worked.Simon Bragg, 28, was arrested after he sent his victim a text boasting about what he had done.The...
View ArticleMax Chilton signs Formula 1 deal
MAX CHILTON will make his debut in Formula 1 next season after signing a deal with the Oxfordshire-based team, Marussia.The 21-year-old from Reigate, who has been the team's incumbent reserve driver,...
View Article