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Anger over plans to develop Reigate green belt
ANGER is growing at a proposal to build a vast new suburb on green belt land in Reigate.Reigate and Banstead Borough Council's core strategy proposes to build up to 1,400 homes in the green belt in new...
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Bookham shopkeepers organising raffle to replace defibrillator stolen from...
THIEVES who stole a life-saving piece of equipment have been branded "scumbags".The newly installed Public Access Defibrillator (Pad), placed in a cabinet outside Rawlings and Kensett Butchers in High...
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Tatsfield affordable homes to be completed in April
TEN affordable homes in Tatsfield will be completed in April, after a "huge need" was identified.A mixture of one and two-bedroom flats, as well as two and three-bedroom houses, are being built by...
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Dorking Cricket Club creates girls section
DORKING Cricket Club are looking to help girls reach their cricketing potential by integrating them into the club this season.The club is looking to welcome girls of all ages, knowledge and abilities...
View ArticleRedhill train station newsagent backed by disability campaigner
A CAMPAIGN group for disabled people has backed a train station newsagent who is being forced to close his shop to make way for a lift.David Wool, who has been at Redhill station for 30 years, has to...
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CCTV images released after robbery at Bookham train station
CCTV images have been issued of two suspects wanted in connection with a robbery which took place at Bookham railway station.Cash and a valuable mobile phone were taken from a man and a woman in the...
View Article39-stone clock tower bell stolen from Bletchingley
A 39-STONE bell has been stolen from an industrial site in Bletchingley.Police are appealing for information after the clock tower bell was taken between 11pm on Sunday and 6am on Monday.The bell was...
View Article'Haystack castle' appeal of Salfords man heard by inspector
A FARMER who built a castle on his land without permission has had his appeal heard by the planning inspectorate, after he was ordered to knock it down.Bob Fidler, of Honeycrock Farm in Salfords,...
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Surrey Community Music Society told to leave rehearsal space of seven years
A MUSIC charity could be made homeless after being told to leave its rehearsal space of seven years.The Surrey Community Music Society has just five weeks to vacate the residents' communal lounge at...
View ArticleFake £20 notes circulating in Dorking, police warn
POLICE have issued an urgent warning to traders and members of the public following reports of a large number of counterfeit banknotes being circulated in Dorking.All of the reported incidents have so...
View ArticleCaterham Cars sheltered flats plan approved by inspector
MORE sheltered flats have been approved in the heart of Caterham.A Government planning inspector has upheld an appeal and permitted controversial plans to demolish the Caterham Cars showroom and garage...
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Dorking company director to take part in Trek Nepal for charity
THE director of a Dorking-based company is preparing to take on the "challenge of a lifetime" by trekking through the Nepalese mountains for charity.Steve Prior, director of marketing and advertising...
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East Surrey paralysed by week of snow
SCHOOL closures, commuters left stranded and shoppers panic-buying summed up a week of snow that paralysed the district.But while the wintry weather has been a torment for many, others have found it a...
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Charlwood residents clear snow and ice from village
CHARLWOOD residents have been out clearing village footpaths of ice and snow this week after Surrey County Council provided a grit spreader.Conservative councillor for Dorking Rural Helyn Clack...
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Calls for more grit in Tandridge as cars crash in snow and ice
CAR crashes and complaints about grit bins dogged the Tandridge district.A pick-up truck blocked Chalkpit Lane, Oxted, on Friday after it ended up on its side. No one was hurt.A two-car crash in...
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Snow in East Croydon: Travel chaos for some, a winter wonderland for others
THE first serious snowfall of the winter created a white wonderland for some – and testing travel conditions for others.Snow which fell throughout Friday and Sunday, combined with days of sub-zero...
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Beare Green darts player, 59, dies suddenly at work
A POPULAR darts player from Beare Green has died suddenly on his 59th birthday.Paddock Close resident Stephen Fenn, a heating engineer, suffered heart failure while at work.Mr Fenn's family said the...
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'Frack Free Zone' calls rejected by Reigate and Banstead councillors
COUNCILLORS have left the door open for a controversial drilling technique to be used in the borough.Reigate and Banstead Borough Council's Executive rejected calls for the borough to be a "Frack Free...
View ArticleSouth Park match in doubt due to weather
SOUTH PARK chairman and groundsman Colin Puplett doesn't believe their home match against Chessington & Hook will go ahead on Saturday.With the majority of non-league teams suffering from last...
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Vehicles abandoned in snow in Abinger looted by thieves
LOOTERS who targeted vehicles abandoned in the snow have been described as "cowards" by a resident.An Ocado delivery van, a three-and-a-half-tonne lorry containing furniture and several cars were...
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