Hundreds join fight against Budgens store in Walton-on-the-Hill
HUNDREDS of people have joined a campaign to fight the arrival of a supermarket chain in their village.Budgens has applied to convert a former car showroom into a food shop in Walton-on-the-Hill.Chirag...
View ArticleBand Euphoria film music video on the roof of Manor House School
A NEW girl band filmed their first music video on the roof of a local school on Sunday.Euphoria, five girls from Bookham, Effingham, New Haw and Epsom, recorded the video at Manor House School to go...
View ArticleDust mats costs Reigate and Banstead taxpayers £20,000 over five years
DUST mats at council-run buildings have cost the taxpayer more than £20,000 over five years.Hundreds of pounds have been spent on each individual mat, which have been placed at entrances at Reigate and...
View ArticleOxted fish and chip shop hosting wedding receptions
IT'S the perfect plaice to celebrate your big day – especially if you are sole mates.An Oxted fish and chip shop is now hosting wedding receptions for those who want to save a few squid.Deep Blue, in...
View ArticleWhat else could you spend your Mole Valley train fares on?
THE new year may have arrived on time, but few train passengers celebrated the news that 2013 is the tenth consecutive year of above-inflation fare rises. Many now feel prices are extortionate, so the...
View ArticleParents in Mole Valley villages urged to ditch cars on school run
EIGHTY per cent of Mole Valley people believe Surrey County Council should do more to encourage parents in rural areas to quit using their cars for the school run.In a survey carried out by local...
View ArticleAshtead Community Vision to hold meeting on the future of the village
A PUBLIC meeting will be held to explain how villagers can help shape the future of Ashtead.Ashtead Community Vision (ACV) is organising the meeting at the Peace Memorial Hall, at 7.30pm tonight...
View ArticleWestcott woman sets up sewing and joinery ventures
A DETERMINED Westcott woman hopes to use her unusual combination of skills to break the shackles of unemployment and regain custody of her children.Nine years ago, Helen Chandler was happy to give up a...
View ArticleRedfest to return in summer 2013 despite complaints
REDHILL'S annual music festival will go ahead this summer despite ongoing complaints from those living nearby over noise and vandalism.Redfest will return to Robins Cook Farm in South Nutfield for the...
View ArticleMole Valley farmers hoping for a dry spell after heavy rain of 2012
FARMERS across the Mole Valley are praying for a sustained period of dry weather after weeks of torrential rain created serious problems for them.Hugh Broom, vice-chairman of the National Farmers...
View ArticleWoman threatened with gun in attempted Epsom robbery
Police are appealing for information after a woman fought off an attempted gunpoint robbery in Epsom.The woman, in her mid-20s, was walking along Longmead Road at 7:50 on Sunday 13th January. She was...
View ArticleEpsom man charged with assault following altercation at an under 17s football...
Surrey Police are appealing for information after a man was punched in the face while watching an under 17s football match between Horley and Epsom and Ewell.The incident took place at around 2pm on...
View ArticleCouncil assured that Epsom hospital still has a role in NHS review
A meeting between councillors from Epsom and Ewell Borough council and the NHS team behind the Better Services Better Value review has taken place.Members of Epsom and Ewell Borough council were...
View ArticleReigate Fort site to be excavated thanks to National Lottery grant
REIGATE'S wartime history will be uncovered thanks to a grant from the National Lottery.The Frontline Surrey Hills project has received a £50,000 grant to excavate the site of Reigate Fort, which was...
View ArticleDorking Community Orchard organisers hoping to sell crop on High Street this...
IN 1970 there were more than 62,000 hectares of commercial orchards in the UK. That's more than 240 square miles, and orchards large and small were a significant feature of our landscape.Although...
View ArticleMayday TV show filmed in Dorking to be screened in March
THE broadcast of a TV show filmed in Dorking has been delayed due to "scheduling conflicts".Mayday was due to be shown on the BBC in autumn 2012, but Kudos Film and Television producer Chris Fry told...
View ArticleTadworth care home criticised by health watchdog
A CARE home has been slammed by watchdogs for failing to provide adequate care for its residents.A Care Quality Commission (CQC) report, published on La Luz Residential Home in High Street, Tadworth,...
View ArticleLeatherhead Royal British Legion club on brink of closure, members warn
A BRANCH of the Royal British Legion could close unless more people use the club, members have warned.Dwindling usage of the Leatherhead and Fetcham branch's club in Upper Fairfield Road, Leatherhead,...
View ArticleBen Jones: 'Fans can give me the edge in Crawley fight'
BEN JONES says his fabulous fans can give him the edge in next month's big fight in Crawley.Jones and Paul Truscott meet for the vacant WBO European super-featherweight title at the K2 Leisure Centre...
View ArticleTatsfield could get new war memorial
A NEW memorial to Tatsfield's war dead could be erected in the village.District councillor Bob David has told the Mirror that he wants residents' opinions on the placing of a war memorial.Mr David...
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