Surrey swoop for Mahmood
AZHAR MAHMOOD is to return to Surrey for this year's Friends Life t20 campaign.The Pakistan all-rounder, who spent six years at the club between 2002 and 2007, is currently impressing with Kings XI...
View ArticleSmith outshone by compatriot in drawn match
CENTURIES from Rory Burns and Steve Davies saw Surrey earn a draw from their opening LV> County Championship Division One fixture of the 2013 season.New captain Graeme Smith made his Surrey debut in...
View ArticleDuo put to test at national ball-girl trial
REIGATE'S Emily Boden was given a tennis masterclass from three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker as her bid to become a Barclays Ball Kid entered its final stage.The 16-year-old Dunottar School...
View ArticleDerby Day tragedy: Suicide or accident?
ONE hundred years ago, in June 1913, amid the carnival spirit of Derby Day and in the presence of King George V and Queen Mary on Epsom Downs, a militant suffragette named Emily Wilding Davison...
View ArticleTalent wows the village in memory of Markie
ABINGER'S definitely got talent, and the village certainly rocked at a special charity night put on in the Abinger Hatch pub.The entertainers were raising money for The Children's Trust, Tadworth, in...
View ArticleFestival of music and drama launch
THE annual Reigate and Redhill Music and Drama Festival kicks off in a fortnight's time.On May 7, the first of the competitors will perform in the borough's biggest opportunity for amateur musicians,...
View ArticleChemical spill alert at Horley leisure centre
FIREFIGHTERS were called to Horley Leisure Centre after reports of a chemical spillage.An alarm was triggered at the Anderson Way centre just after midnight on Wednesday.One crew from Horley arrived to...
View ArticleThousands enjoy Horley's St George's Day celebrations
HORLEY was awash with people as thousands helped celebrate the town's biggest St George's Day party yet.Stalls crammed the High Street as mini golf, bouncy castles and a petting zoo took over the...
View ArticleFetcham musicians raise cash for wildlife sanctuary
A FIRE at a Leatherhead wildlife sanctuary 17 years ago led music teacher Cheryl Beasley to start fundraising to save the centre.The Fetcham resident advertised for a group of musicians and her...
View ArticleReigate woman completes London Marathon in memory of sister
THE memory of her sister spurred a 22-year-old on to complete her first London marathon.Less than a year after Lucy Rayner from Woodhatch killed herself, her sister Becky, just a year younger, ran the...
View ArticleExpansion plans for Morrisons' Oxted store turned down
A SUPERMARKET chain's plans to revitalise and expand its "cramped" Oxted store have been rejected.Hopes for 50 per cent extra retail space at Morrisons – already the largest of the town's four...
View ArticleDEBATE: Should smoking be banned in cars when children are present?
AN MP is calling for a change in the law to ban smoking in cars when children are present. Steve Reed is to propose a change to the Children & Families Bill at a committee meeting today (Thursday)....
View ArticleTravel update - Last closed lane reopened on M25 after accident near Leatherhead
SEVERE congestion on the M25 caused by an accident near Leatherhead this morning has now cleared. At one stage three lanes of the motorway had to be closed between junction 9 (A243 Leatherhead) and...
View ArticleCherkley Court campaigns granted Judicial Review
CAMPAIGNERS have won permission for a Judicial Review of Mole Valley District Council's (MVDC) decision to allow the development of a golf and leisure complex at Cherkley Court. The Cherkley Campaign...
View ArticleDelays to trains between Redhill and Reigate
SIGNALLING problems are causing up to 20-minute delays to trains running between Redhill and Reigate. First Great Western said "a problem with line-side equipment at Redhill" is forcing trains to run...
View ArticleCarshalton boss still believes safety is on
Carshalton Athletic manager Tommy Williams still believes in Ryman Premier survival despite his team missing out on three precious points last Saturday, writes James Barrett. The Robins succumbed to a...
View ArticleSurrey police officer charged with shoplifting
A SERVING Surrey police officer based in Reigate has today been charged with shoplifting more than £150 worth of groceries from a Crawley supermarket. PC Roger Toms, 41, was charged with theft by...
View ArticleUPDATE: Sam Dixon located in New Addington
A 25-year-old man was arrested by police officers in New Addington earlier today (Thursday, 25 April) on suspicion of burglary and is currently in custody. The arrest relates to a burglary which took...
View ArticlePolice seek information to locate Horley man Keiron Dodge
Police are appealing to members of the public as they try to track down a man they want to speak to in connection with an assault in Horley. They have been looking for Horley resident Keiron Dodge, 19,...
View ArticleDorking record important win at Farnham
DORKING scored an important victory at Farnham Town tonight (Thursday) to aid their quest for survival in the Combined Counties League Premier Division.The Chicks visited Farnham for the rescheduled...
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