Mole Valley bucks trend with funding to district council set to be increased
MOLE Valley District Council is to receive of one of the highest levels of Government funding in the country.The council is to receive a raise of 0.6 per cent to its 2014/15 Revenue Support Grant which...
View ArticleSir Paul Beresford joins farmers for Christmas party in pub
MOLE Valley's MP showed his support for local farmers by joining them for their Christmas celebrations. Sir Paul Beresford visited the Dorking branch of the National Farmers' Union (NFU) for its annual...
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Family fight Friends Life insurance cancellation
A FORMER Leatherhead schoolboy spent his final months battling life insurers who cancelled his policy over a technicality.Nic Hughes, who went to St John's School in Leatherhead, died of cancer at the...
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Christmas lights on Caterham houses delighting passers by
RESIDENTS in Caterham have seen the light thanks to the creative endeavours of two households.The amazing illuminations on a pair of homes just 100 yards apart have delighted young and old alike, and...
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Youngsters shine in Christmas performance in Bookham church
STUDENTS performed a Christmas play at a packed St Nicholas's Church in Bookham.Pupils and teachers from the Dawnay School joined together on two consecutive nights to entertain parents with festive...
View ArticleEpsom Hospital meets standards in CQC inspection
A HOSPITAL has received a clean bill of health after an inspection by the Government's healthcare watchdog.The Care Quality Commission (CQC) carried out an unannounced inspection of Epsom Hospital in...
View ArticleObjections over plans for canteen at Caterham school
A LONG-AWAITED £1.57 million canteen block for Caterham's de Stafford School hangs in the balance this week after falling foul of planners.The current "eyesore" block at the school in Burntwood Lane is...
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Former Tandridge councillor Robert Bisset dies aged 74
A "KIND and gentle" former Tandridge district councillor has died at the age of 74 after a battle with cancer.Robert Bisset served as Conservative member for Dormansland and Felcourt from 2003 to...
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Funds raised for rehabilitation unit at Headley Court
MORE than 80 people attended a fundraiser to hear about the work of the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre at Headley Court.Captain Faye Taylor, officer in charge of the centre's spinal...
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Christmas Tree Festival held at Oxted church
TWINKLING lights and creative festive decorations have been employed to raise cash for charity in Oxted.The first ever charity Christmas Tree Festival took place at the Oxted United Reformed Church...
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Bookham residents forced to walk through 'sea' of sewage
"DISGUSTING" sewage overflowing onto a residential road was left lying over Christmas.A ten-year-long problem with sewers under Water Lane in Bookham came to a head during heavy rain last week after a...
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Rival managers ready for Redhill v Lingfield grudge match
IT IS a "grudge match", but one that both Mike Maher and Dixie Dean are looking forward to.Redhill meet Lingfield tonight in a festive derby that is sure to provide plenty of drama, with the managers...
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Dorking Waitrose checkout girl expected to be chain's busiest
A CHECKOUT girl was expected to be "the busiest in the country" this Christmas, according to her supermarket.Waitrose calculated that its Dorking branch would take more sales per square foot on...
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Man who helped compulsive Westcott hoarder becomes full-time counsellor
A LANDSCAPE gardener who came to the aid of a neighbour whose bizarre habits led to his home becoming completely filled with rubbish has sold his business to become a full-time counsellor for...
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Police appeal for witnesses following fatal car crash in Epsom
A woman in her 70's has died following a fatal collision in EpsomThe incident took place on Christmas Eve just before 1:15 pm and the collision involved a White Nissan van and a Green Honda Jazz.The...
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Leatherhead hockey player hoping to make England U21 squad
A YOUNG hockey player from Leatherhead is hoping to break into the England U21 squad for next summer's Junior World Cup.Eighteen-year-old Kate Holmes is a rising star in the game, having taken up...
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Ashtead youth group members tour village singing carols
YOUNG people brought the spirit of Christmas to life for seniors in Ashtead by carrying out a carol-singing tour of the village.About a dozen members of Life, a youth group run by St Giles' and St...
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Rainbow Trust gets £10,000 after Hugo Taylor appears on quiz show
A REALITY TV star has spoken of his excitement at winning £10,000 for a Surrey-based charity by appearing on a special Christmas edition of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?Hugo Taylor, of I'm A...
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'Gary Gatwick' still determined to find parents 26 years after being...
CHRISTMAS is a strange time for one young father who was abandoned at Gatwick Airport as a baby.Steve Hydes, 26, was dubbed "Gary Gatwick" after being found in the ladies' toilets in April 1986.Now he...
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Caterham flat plans dividing community
PLANS for a block of flats in one of Caterham's semi-rural roads are dividing local opinion.Neighbours are split over the five-storey, 12-flat scheme for Stanstead Road – a cut-through between Redhill...
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