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Winter wonderland planned for Priory Park in Reigate
A SOAP star and a TV chef have joined forces to bring what they hope will be a winter wonderland skating rink to Reigate's Priory Park.Actor Shane Richie, from Kingswood, known to millions as Alfie...
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Dorking graffiti vandal hunted by police
POLICE are hunting a prolific graffiti vandal who has left several "tags" around Dorking town centre.The "ERA" signature, often scrawled in red or black marker pen, has been spotted on phone boxes,...
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Dorking twinning link helps man retrieve part of late father's crashed Lancaster
AS GEORGE Collis and his squadron prepared to bomb Stuttgart on July 24, 1944, a German fighter attacked his RAF Lancaster. The seven-strong crew bailed out and all survived, but soon found themselves...
View ArticleSeventh heaven for super Colts
BOOKHAM Colts U16s recorded a convincing 7-2 win against Rushmoor Scorpions in the opening round of the Surrey Primary League Senior Cup first round.The pace of the Bookham forwards created problems...
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CCTV images released after couple leave Haslemere hotel without paying
TWO people ran up a bill of £1,202.01 in a Haslemere hotel and left without paying. Detectives in Guildford have released CCTV images of the man and woman who stayed at the Lythe Hill Hotel in...
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Child benefit cuts: Q&A
From today more than one million families will receive letters informing them they may lose their child benefit payments. In a bid to ensure the better-off help deficit reduction, families where at...
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Students begin year-long placements at Leatherhead community groups
CHARITABLE students have begun year-long "community placements" with groups across Leatherhead.More than 100 sixth formers from St John's School will spend an hour a week at 20 different locations,...
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Starbucks closes Reigate store
COFFEE giant Starbucks has sold its final caramel macchiato in Reigate.The multinational has lost out in the town's coffee wars and closed on Friday after five years in High Street.The Mirror...
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Dorking man vows never to swim the Channel again after charity mission
A SWIMMER completed a solo mission across the English Channel in memory of a friend who died of motor neurone disease.Peter Taylor, of Tower Hill, Dorking, swam the 21-mile stretch from Dover to Calais...
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Dyslexic boy not entitled to place at specialist school, tribunal rules
THE mother of a severely dyslexic boy says she fears for his health because he has been refused a place at a specialist school.Charlotte Kinloch wants her son Rory, 11, to attend Moon Hall College,...
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Fetcham man to run prison on island off South African coast
A FORMER prison governor will leave Fetcham to run a jail on a remote South Atlantic island.Martin David, of Canon Grove, has resigned as assistant governor of HMP Coldingley in Bisley and will move to...
View ArticleRobertson seals British title glory
TEENAGER Charlie Robertson confirmed his potential as one of Britain's best young drivers by clinching his first car racing title on Sunday.The 15-year-old from Whyteleafe took the British Ginetta...
View ArticleAshcombe made to look like Swiss cheese
DORKING Dynamites started their Surrey League Men's Division Two season with a narrow victory over Guildford Storm.And they had to come from two sets down to clinch the win as well with Storm taking...
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Surrey Police release e-fit after attempted distraction burglary in Epsom
AN e-fit has been released by Surrey Police following an attempted distraction burglary in Epsom. The incident took place around 4.45pm on Wednesday, October 17 at a property in Nimbus Road, Epsom. The...
View ArticleEpsom & Ewell Borough Councillors are furious that hospital merger plans halted
EPSOM & Ewell Borough Councillors are furious at the announcement that the merger of Epsom General Hospital and Ashford & St Peter's will not take place as planned. The development was...
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Reigate school headteacher: Don't judge schools if their Ofsted rating changes
THE head teacher of Royal Alexandra and Albert School is happy with the new Ofsted system, despite his school dropping from an "outstanding" rating to "good".Last week, the Mirror reported how some...
View ArticleDorking residents frustrated by plans to build homes on parking spaces
PLANS to turn garages and car bays into housing have angered residents on a Dorking estate.Mole Valley Housing Association (MVHA) has told people living in Rough Rew that ten new homes could built at...
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Lingfield Guest House and Library campaigners win trust battle
THE local community will have more say over the future of Lingfield Library and Guest House following a ruling made last week.After a stalemate that has lasted more than 18 months, Surrey County...
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Horley Christmas lights appeal started by traders
HORLEY is dreaming of a bright Christmas and traders are urging shoppers to help light up the town.With the usual festive lights too decrepit to do the job this year, the Horley Association of Traders...
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Benefit cheats can be spied on, says Department for Work and Pensions
LOCAL authorities are spying on the bank accounts of residents they suspect of making fraudulent benefit claims in an attempt to catch them out.According to the Department for Work and Pensions,...
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