Caterham grandfather dies from brain haemorrhage a month after hitting head...
A GRANDFATHER who bumped his head on his car boot died a month later from a brain haemorrhage.Ray Sharp – who was awarded an OBE in 1978 for his services to highways and transportation – had popped out...
View ArticleMan charged following shooting threat on Epsom Downs
A man has been charged with attempting to shoot another man on Epsom Downs.Gary Simmons, 43 of Chipstead, appeared at Redhill Magistrate's Court charged with possession of an imitation fireman with...
View ArticleMan charged with GBH after football match assault
A MAN has been charged with GBH following a serious assault at a football match in Horley. Adam Jason Holgate, 42, of Waterfield Green in Tadworth, was charged with GBH on Friday and is due to appear...
View ArticleMan punched in head in car robbery
A MAN was punched repeatedly in the head after trying to help his attacker call a cab in Bletchingley. As he fell to the ground the man stole his red Nissan Micra, which police later found damaged and...
View ArticleSurrey Police reviews child sex investigations
A REVIEW has been ordered into how Surrey Police handles historic child sex abuses investigations.Surrey Police Chief Constable Lynne Owens has asked the College of Policing to conduct a peer review...
View ArticleGunpoint robbery in Epsom
A TAXI driver was robbed at gunpoint in Epsom on Friday night.The cabbie picked up a woman and two men from Worcester Park and took them to Epsom at about 11.20pm. Stopping at an address in Stanton...
View ArticleUgly scenes prompt abandonment of Dorking match
DORKING Football Club's Combined Counties League Premier Division fixture away to Farnham Town was abandoned at half time today (Saturday) amid ugly scenes.The Chicks were 2-0 up at the time through...
View ArticleRedhill county councillor deselected by Conservatives
THE county councillor who has represented Redhill for eight years has been deselected – twice.Lynne Hack's Redhill seat will disappear in May in a major overhaul of electoral boundaries across the...
View ArticleChildren locked in room at Redhill pupil referral unit, teaching panel hears
THE former head of a pupil referral unit has been banned from every classroom in England.A Teaching Agency disciplinary panel found Annette Sale, head at the Phoenix Centre in Redhill between 2004 and...
View ArticleBen Jones becomes WBO European super-featherweight champion
BEN JONES became the WBO European super-featherweight champion with a dominant display of boxing at K2 in Crawley on Saturday night.In front of a packed house, Jones topped the bill and did not...
View ArticleOxted pram race moved due to worries over binge drinking
THE biggest event in Oxted's calendar has been moved due to "out of control" drinking.The annual Oxted Rotary Pram Race, which attracts about 2,000 spectators each summer, will be held on a Sunday this...
View ArticleBrockham housing charity pulls out of Strood Green deal
A CHARITY has announced it has pulled out of a deal which could have helped young people in Brockham stay close to their families.The Sidney Michael Poland Trust, based in Brockham, had struck a deal...
View ArticleNew benches installed at Leith Hill Tower
VISITORS to one of Surrey's premier beauty spots can now sit back and enjoy panoramic views in comfort thanks to the newfound woodworking skills of some local volunteers.Nine new benches were installed...
View ArticleLeatherhead Food Research hired to help in horsemeat scandal
A FOOD research company in Leatherhead has become involved in the investigations into the horsemeat scandal.Leatherhead Food Research, which provides food testing and quality management for the food...
View ArticleSurrey MP visits Woodlands School in Leatherhead
ASHTEAD MP Chris Grayling visited a Leatherhead school last Friday to show his support for students living with learning disabilities.The Conservative MP visited Woodlands School after naming The...
View ArticleMan punched in the head and robbed of his vehicle in Bletchingley
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was robbed of his vehicle in Bletchingley. The offence took place at around 8pm on Tuesday, February 19 when the man was sat in his parked car outside the...
View ArticleMan charged following football match assault in Horley
A MAN in his 40s has been charged following a serious assault at a football match in Horley. The incident took place around 2pm on Sunday, January 13 at the football ground in Thornton Close following...
View ArticleAppeal for information after a car is set on fire in Horley
POLICE are appealing for information after a car was set alight in Horley.The car, a white Suzuki Swift, was found alight by neighbours who then notified the owner around 1am on Thursday, February 14,...
View ArticlePedestrian hit by van in Redhill suffers serious injuries
A PEDESTRIAN who was hit by a van in Redhill this morning is in hospital with serious injuries.Police are appealing for witnesses following the collision in Sandpit Road at around 6.20am, which...
View ArticleFarnham teenager dies after taking illegal drug at a party
A teenager has died after taking an illegal drug at a party in Chobham Common on Saturday night.The 18 year old from Farnham is believed to have taken a substance that was sold as the illegal class A...
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