Owner still trying to find Dorking dog
A DOG which went missing while out on a walk in Denbies Vineyard has still not been found.Barley Hollier took her wire-haired fox terrier Jethro out on January 19 following heavy snowfall and he...
View ArticleJoint pain common among Surrey fire crews
MORE than 500 of Surrey's 704 firefighters have taken sick days in the last year.In Mole Valley, 42 officers took one or more day off with illness between January 1, 2012 and January 1, 2013, with 33...
View ArticleReigate and Banstead Borough Council to debate council tax rise
A RISE of two per cent in council tax is due to be put before Reigate and Banstead Borough Council's executive tonight (Thursday).The authority has decided to turn down the offer of a Government grant,...
View ArticleMan in his 90s conned out of £2,000 in Smallfield
A MAN in his 90s was duped out of £2,000 by men posing as water board officials.The theft took place at around 6.30pm on Monday in the Broadbridge Lane area of Smallfield, after two men entered the...
View ArticleChildren hurt in bus crash on A25
FIVE children were injured in a bus crash on Tuesday.The bus collided with a car on the A25 just after 4pm, injuring seven and blocking the road for four hours.The bus driver was taken to East Surrey...
View ArticleWell-known Redhill woman dies from heart failure at home
PEOPLE in Redhill are mourning the death of a popular local character.Judy Parish died suddenly on Wednesday, January 16, at her home in Garlands Road. She had suffered heart failure and despite...
View ArticleWoman racially abused by man in Dorking alley
A WOMAN was racially abused as she walked through an alleyway in Dorking town centre, leading to a police search for the offender.The woman, who is in her 30s, was walking through an alleyway near Old...
View ArticleCost of living and dying is going up in Tandridge
THE cost of living – and dying – is set to go up across the Tandridge district.A wave of fees and charges are likely to increase from April as the cash-strapped council attempts to balance its...
View ArticleBronze statue worth thousands stolen in Ockham burglary
DETECTIVES are appealing for information about a statue, similar to that shown in this image, which was stolen in an aggravated burglary in Ockham.The bronze copy of Degas's Little Dancer is described...
View ArticleDorking Halls and Denbies Wine Estate join forces to offer discounts
TWO of the area's biggest visitor attractions – Dorking Halls and Denbies Wine Estate – have joined forces to offer discounts and more to their customers.Anyone signing up to be a Friend of Dorking...
View ArticleMerstham were unlucky to lose, says chairman
CHAIRMAN Chris Chapman believes Merstham were "unlucky" to lose out to league leaders Maidstone United on Saturday.Two first half goals saw the Moatsiders leave Kent without any points, but Chapman was...
View ArticleDorking High Street clock working again after seven years' inaction
A FAMILIAR Dorking High Street landmark is working again after seven years of inaction.The clock on the old May's Garage building in South Street is ticking once more, after new owners Majestic took...
View ArticleEpsom Hospital maternity ward gets £318,000 grant
MIDWIVES and doctors at Epsom Hospital are celebrating after the Department of Health awarded the maternity ward £318,000.The grant will fund a new home-from-home, midwife-led birth centre complete...
View ArticleIndian restaurant in Warlingham named among top 100 in UK
AN INDIAN restaurant has beaten thousands of rivals to be acclaimed in the top 100 establishments in the UK.India Dining on Warlingham Green has won a coveted place in the Cobra Good Curry Guide...
View ArticleMourners gather to remember Ashtead man killed in climbing accident
HUNDREDS of mourners gathered at St George's Church in Ashtead to remember an amateur rock climber who was killed in a climbing accident.Friends and family gathered for the funeral service of Jack...
View ArticleSurrey County Council is not dodging democracy with 1.99% tax rise, says leader
THE leader of Surrey County Council has denied his administration is raising taxes by stealth after it proposed putting up council tax by just under two per cent.A rise of 2 per cent would trigger a...
View ArticleDorking woman planning charity rock 'n' roll night in honour of terminally...
A DORKING woman is planning a fundraising event in honour of her terminally ill husband, after he was diagnosed with cancer in 2010.Lynda Wodehouse plans to stage a rock 'n' roll charity night to raise...
View ArticleEast Surrey schools in the spotlight as GCSE league tables released
THE annual post mortem of secondary school performance is under way after the GCSE league tables were released.Many schools in East Surrey recorded year-on-year improvements when students collected...
View ArticleMotorcyclist wanted by police after Horley hit and run
POLICE want to trace a motorcyclist who left the scene of a road crash in Horley.Shortly after 9pm yesterday a white and blue Suzuki motorcycle collided with a blue Volkswagen Golf on the A23 Brighton...
View ArticleChipstead defeated at Folkestone
CHIPSTEAD slipped to a 3-2 defeat away at Folkestone Invicta last night (Wednesday) in their Ryman League Division One South encounter.The Chips found themselves 2-0 down at half time after goals from...
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