Dorking and Leatherhead to play part in Tour of Britain's Surrey stage
SOME of the world's best cyclists will speed through Mole Valley later this year as part of the Tour of Britain, it has been confirmed today. The UK's biggest professional cycle race's penultimate...
View Article'Gangsters' descend on Charlwood as a film crew comes to town
GANGSTERS with guns descended on Charlwood this weekend.As Secret Service agents raced to intercept a terrorist squad on the Thames, angry crime lords waged war in the village's Half Moon pub.But there...
View ArticleNicky Forster shows his class as Dorking Wanderers collapse
FORMER Brighton & Hove Albion striker Nicky Forster gave Dorking Wanderers a football masterclass on Tuesday night, downing the Westhumble side with a hat-trick.Marc White's side had taken the lead...
View ArticleSwan shot in the face at Lingfield pond
"HEARTLESS" yobs shot a swan in the face with an airgun and injured two others.Police and a swan rescue charity were called after reports of an injured bird at Blindley Heath pond in Lingfield on...
View ArticleSmallfield Co-op raided for the second time in one month
THIEVES carried out an early-morning raid on Smallfield's Co-op – exactly one month after the shop was last hit.The gang broke in through a rear door store shortly after midnight on Friday.They raided...
View ArticleReigate Priory present ambitious cricket project
THE people of Reigate have an opportunity to make a difference to the town and Reigate Priory Cricket Club, according to the club's president Andrew Packham.The cricket club launched its blueprint for...
View ArticleRetiring Lingfield Primary School head criticises government over demands on...
A RETIRING head teacher says the Government is placing too many demands on schools.Ron Gandolfo will leave the post he has loved for 11 years at Lingfield Primary School next Thursday.He said he is...
View ArticleBookham kitchen fire
A fire broke out in a kitchen at a house in Edenside Road, Bookham, at about 2.45pm yesterday (Thursday)after a chip pan overheated. Firefighters from Leatherhead and Epsom wore breathing apparatus and...
View ArticlePerson hit by train near Riddlesdown station
A death in front of a train this morning near Riddlesdown station is expected to lengthy delays and disruption. The incident happened at about 8.30am. A passenger on a London-bound, stuck on the line...
View ArticleWork to do for Chilton in Malaysia as Raikkonen continues fine form
Reigate's Max Chilton found the going tough on the opening day of practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix, finishing last in both sessions.In difficult - wet/dry - conditions, the Marussia driver was two...
View ArticleWoman and child dead after being hit by train at Riddlesdown
A WOMAN her three-year-old son have died after being hit by a train at Riddlesdown. British Transport Police (BTP) officers were called to Riddlesdown train station, Purley, at 8.29am. Medics from...
View ArticleReigate solider Capt Mike Dobbin is awarded the Military Cross
A REIGATE soldier who kept a cool head under fierce enemy fire as he led his platoon in Afghanistan has been awarded the Military Cross.Capt Mike Dobbin, 28, of the Grenadier Guards, has been named in...
View ArticlePrime Minister weighs into Reigate and Banstead green belt debate
DAVID Cameron has said housing policies do not "trump" the importance of protecting Reigate and Banstead's green belt.The Prime Minister has written to Reigate MP Crispin Blunt to clarify where the...
View ArticleCaterham and Chaldon News
Last term, year 5 pupils at Marden Lodge School investigated the amount of litter in our environment during a walk around the local area as part of their "Reduce, Re-use, Recycle" topic. The children...
View ArticleOxted commuters face disruption after rail deaths at Riddlesdown
Delays for Oxted area train passengers are expected to continue into the late afternoon after this morning's deaths on the line. Although the London-to-Oxted line re-opened at lunchtime after the...
View ArticleFine for Oxted anti-hunting activist Nick Maffia
Surrey Union Hunt staff and supporters were subjected to a tirade of foul language and abuse by hunt saboteurs after they returned from taking their hounds out on exercise, a court has...
View ArticleAffordable housing for Bletchingley
Affordable Housing in Bletchingley Bletchingley Parish Council have been considering how to meet the perceived need for affordable housing for local residents, both to rent as well as 'rent to buy'. In...
View ArticleGarden Design in Surrey
Horticultural SocietyThe March meeting of the Bletchingley Horticultural Society Society on Thursday 28th at 8.00 pm in the Bletchingley Village Hall should be of interest to many and the timing quite...
View ArticleRiddlesdown train deaths: Pair named as Donna Oettinger and son Zachary
THE woman and child hit by a train near Riddlesdown station this morning have been named. Donna Oettinger, 41, and her son Zachary, three, were identified by British Transport Police this afternoon....
View ArticleLeatherhead business awards seeking nominations for Yong Person of the Year
IN TODAY'S tough economic climate, youngsters in and around Leatherhead are finding it increasingly difficult to secure permanent employment.So many young people are creating jobs for themselves which...
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