Angry parents hold protest march to Oxted School this morning
Dozens of angry parents held a protest march to Oxted School this morning.The march through the streets culminated in them handing in a 1,339-name petition at the school, demanding that a ballot is...
View ArticleYoung people targeted in spate of robberies in Redhill town centre
YOUNG people in Redhill are urged to be vigilant after a series of robberies in Redhill town centre targeting students. Surrey Police is investigating 10 incidents in which lone youngsters have been...
View Article5.30AM WEATHER UPDATE: Snow falling in Surrey
SNOW has started to fall in Surrey this morning - and in higher parts of the county it has settled, giving a quarter inch layer on roads. Met Office radars show a small band of snow showers have moved...
View ArticleWear your wedding dress again - at a charity ball in Chaldon
WEAR your wedding dress again – and boost a children's charity.A wedding dress charity ball will take place at Surrey National Golf Club in Chaldon on March 20.Funds raised will go to Pastens, Action...
View ArticleRecord number of Reigate Grammar School students get Oxford and Cambridge offers
REIGATE Grammar School has students are rejoicing after the school received more Oxbridge – Oxford University and Cambridge university – offers than at any time in the past last 15 years. Twin sisters...
View Article25 cats who need new homes at a Reigate show
IT WAS just a purr-fect day when the Cats Protection Homing Show came to Reigate.About 25 cats in need of rehoming, together with dozens of potential new owners, were at the Colman Redland Centre, off...
View ArticleHorley man, 90: 'How I fled the Nazi regime'
IMAGINE putting your only son on a train and sending him into the unknown. That was the choice Isaak Goldberg and Lieba Ullman made in 1939.They didn't know it but they were sending 13-year-old Arnold...
View ArticleTime For Tea: We pop in for a cuppa at Monty Bojangles, Reigate
H EAVY traffic was building in Reigate High Street as the afternoon wore on. And at the Red Cross end of town, it was at a standstill.Either the railway crossing gates were down by the station or the...
View ArticleBrrrrrr....freezing night for East Surrey
Freezing temperatures are expected overnight as the winter grip hits home in East Surrey.Rain and snow is expected at intermittent intervals until at about teatime.The temperature will not rise above a...
View Article9am WEATHER UPDATE: Snow heavier than expected in Surrey - pictures
SATURDAY 9am UPDATE: SNOW is falling thickly in East Surrey and settling, making travelling on untreated roads increasingly difficult. The Met Office radar for 9am shows a band of snow showers moving...
View ArticlePOSTPONED: Horley Town, Whyteleafe and South Park games are off
HORLEY Town will have to wait a little longer for their first three points of 2015 after their Combined Counties League game away to Bedfont Sports was postponed. And after an 10.30am pitch inspection,...
View ArticleMore snow pictures from Surrey this afternoon as wintry weather continues
THE wintry weather with rain, sleet and snow has continued in East Surrey this afternoon. Further snow and sleet has fallen on the hilly areas such as Reigate Hill, Lower Kingswood, Mogador, Mugswell,...
View Article7am SURREY WEATHER SUNDAY UPDATE: More snow overnight
MORE snow has fallen overnight in East Surrey but children may be disappointed to part bedroom curtains today (Sunday) and see not enough lying to go tobogganing. Snow and sleet showers swept down from...
View ArticleEast Surrey College to offer students TechBaccs qualification from September
EAST Surrey College will offer students the chance to gain Technical Baccalaureates from September 2015.The alternative qualification to the A-level offers students a "specialist, high-quality...
View ArticleQuick-thinking Reigate nurse saves pupil's life on football pitch
A NURSE at a Reigate school saved the life of a pupil who collapsed on the football pitch on Friday.Sue Phongsathorn, who works at Royal Alexandra and Albert School, was called to the Astroturf pitch...
View ArticlePolice investigate new leads into armed Kingswood burglary following...
DETECTIVES are investigating new leads after BBC One's Crimewatch showed a reconstruction of a violent armed robbery at a Kingswood millionaire's home.The terrifying account of how three members of the...
View Article'He was a people person': Tributes paid to Banstead and Redhill football...
A FOOTBALL fanatic and non-league legend has died.Norman Dearlove played for Banstead Athletic and Redhill FC, among others, during a distinguished footballing career.A handyman by day, Mr Dearlove –...
View ArticlePICTURES: Do you remember the massive snowfall of 2009 which closed schools...
THE biggest snowfall for 18 years brought East Surrey to a virtual standstill six years ago next month as schools shut, public transport was suspended and the roads became hazardous.Many of the 2,200...
View ArticleRound up: Ryman League wins for Redhill, Merstham and Chipstead
REDHILL climbed to within four points of safety, with as many as four games in hand over some of the sides directly above them, after beating Horsham 4-0 on Saturday. The Lobsters had billed the game...
View ArticleSpecial scholarships for medicine and business students at a Reigate school...
ASPIRING doctors and entrepreneurs can benefit from two new scholarships at an independent Reigate school.Dunottar School has launched the Future Medics and Future Entrepreneurs scholarship programmes...
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