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Report of man's body found in Warlingham
POLICE received a report of a man's body discovered in Church Lane, Warlingham yesterday (Monday, April 8). A number of members of the public discovered the body at around 3.30pm. South East Coast...
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Four arrested after Home Office raid at Leatherhead restaurant
FOUR people have been arrested after Home Office Immigration Enforcement officers raided a restaurant in Leatherhead. Acting on intelligence, officers visited the Lal Akash restaurant on Leatherhead...
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The recent commencement of the Bicycle Recycling Project at 10 Portland Drive has been greeted locally as a really positive scheme, the main aim of the initiative being to refurbish second hand bikes,...
View ArticleWorkplace injury claims cost Reigate and Banstead Borough Council thousands
A COUNCIL worker was awarded more than £20,000 after suffering "bruising to the rear" slipping on an office floor.This is one of six compensation claims which have cost Reigate and Banstead Borough...
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GBMAA Predatorz members sweep the board at Kwon Grand Slam in Birmingham
TWENTY-TWO fighters from GBMAA Predatorz travelled to Birmingham recently to take part in the renowned Kwon Grand Slam.Predatorz aged six through to adult from the GBMAA Academies in Epsom,...
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Reigate marathon runner is 'lucky to be alive'
A CANCER survivor who took up running "to put some goodness back into the world" tackles her debut marathon later this month.Reigate resident Rosie Rimmer, 42, will take part in the London race less...
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East Surrey GP defends NHS reforms
CHANGES to healthcare touted as the biggest – and most controversial – in the 65-year history of the NHS are now in place.On Monday GP-led clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) took over the purse...
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End of an era at Leith Hill cafe
LEITH Hill is about to get only its third hilltop cafe proprietor in 88 years following the departure of long-serving Bobbie Thompson.Despite having to carry all supplies – including water – up to the...
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Huge tailbacks on M25 at Godstone after serious crash
PART of the M25 in Surrey is shut this morning after a serious accident involving a lorry and a car. A diversion is currently in place which is taking drivers off and on the carriageway via the slip...
View ArticleSeven courts around the world
LINGFIELD man Tim Garner is preparing for an adventure this week as he embarks on a challenge to play squash in seven different continents in seven days.The former world number 26 is taking on the...
View ArticleIf the cap fits you could be left short of funding in your old age
AFTER buying a house, paying for care in old age is probably the second biggest expense during a lifetime. You may have seen that the Government recently set out a number of proposals for a new funding...
View ArticlePosties power to the coast in pal's memory
A TEAM of Leatherhead's postmen and women are gearing up for a charity cycle ride.Bob Hogan and colleagues at the town's delivery office will pedal from Leatherhead to Littlehampton, in memory of a...
View ArticlePriceless opportunity to dig out your treasures for the TV
IT'S time to raid the attic, check the garden shed and inspect the garage as the Antiques Roadshow is coming to Mole Valley.If you have bought a car boot sale bargain and you're not sure if it's a...
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Dunottar Senior School students wow audience with 'Wind in the Willows'...
A SCHOOL production of Wind In The Willows has received plenty of praise from audience members, who had to battle a dark and blustery night to get into the hall.Dunottar Senior School students...
View ArticleWinter refuses to go quietly as snow returns
"OH, to be in England now that April's there".The words of the 19th century poet Robert Browning did not quite ring true last week when snow returned to East Surrey.At breakfast time on Thursday (April...
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Two-day festival of music wins top award
WARLINGHAM'S answer to Glastonbury has won a prestigious award.Leefest, a two-day music festival which annually attracts about 2,000 people, has been acclaimed as Best Independent Festival in the...
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Two die in Copthorne house fire
AN ELDERLY woman and a man died in a huge blaze early on Saturday morning that ravaged the Copthorne cottage where they lived.Firefighters were called to The Lodge at Great Finches Farm, an isolated...
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East Surrey reacts to Margaret Thatcher's death
BARONESS Margaret Thatcher was one of the most influential and defining post war Prime Ministers our country has ever seen, according to leading Surrey Conservatives.The former Conservative Prime...
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Work to begin on new Salfords custody suite
WORK on the controversial new police custody suite in Salfords is under way.The 24-cell building on the IO Industrial Estate will take over from the current cells at Reigate Police Station, which were...
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Flats plan rejected for former Caterham pub site
PLANS to build homes on the site of a former notorious pub have been thrown out by Tandridge District Council.An outcry from nearby Caterham residents over yet more flats for the town has culminated in...
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