Herbicide to be applied on Cherkley Court in Leatherhead 'will not devastate...
DEVELOPERS have rubbished claims they will "devastate" green belt land by applying herbicide.Longshot was granted planning permission in April last year to turn Cherkley Court in Leatherhead into a...
View ArticleLeatherhead Drama Festival 2013 to be 'biggest and best yet'
IT IS the biggest annual event in Leatherhead, attracting thousands of people from across Mole Valley and further afield.And organisers of the town's drama festival have vowed to make this year's event...
View ArticleTheft of Effingham defibrillator leaves villagers in 'real danger'
THIEVES have put villagers in "real danger" after a lifesaving piece of equipment was stolen.The Public Access Defibrillator (PAD), placed in a cabinet outside Gibb and Evan's Butchers in Effingham...
View ArticleSnowy Dorking hosts UK Wife Carrying Race: PICTURES & VIDEO
Twenty-three hardy "couples" put their relationships to the ultimate test at the weekend when they took part in an unusual race in Dorking. The sixth annual UK Wife Carrying Race, which took place on...
View ArticleGang who duped Ashtead resident Andrea McLean into appearing in film have...
FIVE fraudsters who duped Ashtead resident Andrea McLean into making a low-budget thriller as part of a tax scam have been jailed. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigators found that the film, A...
View ArticleHigh Court date set in Leith Hill drilling case
Campaigners battling to stop an oil and gas company from carrying out exploratory drilling on Leith Hill will put their side of the argument to a High Court judge in November. Earlier this month, the...
View ArticleOxted's Co-op store raided
THOUSANDS of pounds worth of cigarettes were stolen from Oxted's Co-Operative Food. Surrey Police are now appealing for information following the break-in that occurred at around 1.50am on Sunday,...
View ArticleOlympian Beth Tweddle opens new Surrey primary school building
AN OLYMPIC gymnast has unveiled a plaque at the official opening of a rebuilt school which has named its class groups after the star and fellow Olympians. Gymnast Beth Tweddle MBE, who won a bronze...
View ArticleDorking landmark all dressed-up ready for spring
One of Dorking's most iconic landmarks has been adorned with some seasonal headgear thanks to the town's guerrilla knitters. On Monday morning, rush hour motorists were greeted by the sight of the...
View ArticlePolice not searching for another person in connection with body found in...
POLICE are not searching for a third party after a body was found in Earlswood yesterday. The man's body was found by a member of the public at 5.20pm, South East Coast Ambulance attended the scene and...
View ArticleInterest brewing in Shere beer as Tillingbourne Brewery goes from strength to...
THE owners of a thriving brewery are on the verge of signing a sponsorship deal with the rugby club for whom they played as teenagers.Wotton resident Lee Nicholls and Stephen Dodd, of Bookham, realised...
View ArticleMillionaire David Gold tells of winning over hearts and minds of Caterham...
MILLIONAIRE David Gold has told how he was treated with suspicion and scepticism when he first moved to Caterham because of his porn background.He said it took three years to not only restore the...
View ArticleLeith Hill residents to fight oil company in High Court
RESIDENTS battling to stop an energy company from drilling at a Mole Valley beauty spot will have their say in court.The Leith Hill Action Group (LHAG) was this week granted permission to speak at a...
View ArticleHistoric Dorking tree will live on as artwork
AN HISTORIC tree, whose existence was threatened by a supermarket redevelopment, will live on in several different places around Dorking.The mulberry tree which has stood for 200 years in what is now...
View ArticleBen Jones hopeful of a shot at the world title
BEN JONES could be a set for a shot at a world title after his management received a provisional agreement for the Capel boxer to fight WBO world champion Román Martínez.Jones won the WBO European...
View ArticleLorries churn Nutfield Cemetery lay-by into eyesore
LORRIES tearing up grass verges and blocking funeral cars from accessing a cemetery have come under fire.A councillor has hit out at the poor state of the lay-by on the A25, outside Nutfield Cemetery,...
View ArticleSurrey FA organise five-a-side football tournament to raise awareness about...
Surrey County Football Association are looking for teams to get involved in a free community five-a-side tournament to highlight the Football v Homophobia campaign.The tournament is set to take place...
View ArticleTwo men arrested following Epsom betting shop robbery
Two men have been arrested following last week's robbery at a betting shop in Epsom.Two masked robbers entered the Betfred on Epsom High Street just after 9:15pm on Monday 18th March.One of the...
View ArticleDisruption to rail services from London Waterloo to Epsom, Leatherhead and...
PASSENGERS wishing to travel from London Waterloo to Epsom, Ashtead, Leatherhead, Dorking, Surbiton, Bookham and Effingham Junction will have to take replacement buses this Easter weekend.Due to...
View ArticlePolice identify body found in Earlswood
The body of a man found in Earlswood on Sunday has been identified as Adrian Sirbu, 47, of no fixed address. A post mortem on Monday established that the cause of death was a single knife wound....
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