St Georges Day Lunch at the Douglas Brunton Centre
Over 40 guests enjoyed a special lunch at the Douglas Brunton Centre to celebrate St Georges Day. After dinner, the guests were entertained by Dean Weedon a Frank Sinatra impressionist before taking...
View ArticleMayor hands out awards for Guildford community work
MORE than 40 dedicated people and organisations were acknowledged for their contribution at a special ceremony on Saturday. The Mayor's Award for Service to the Community aims to recognise and...
View ArticleSpring DAiSY Festival takes over Leatherhead Theatre
THE best in disability and integrated arts in Surrey will be celebrated in Leatherhead this week.The Spring DAiSY (Disability Arts in Surrey) Festival will take over Leatherhead Theatre tomorrow...
View ArticleBid to secure Village Green status for Leatherhead woodland
A BID to protect woodland described as "a haven for humans and wildlife" has been launched.Flip Cargill, from Leatherhead Residents' Association, has applied for Village Green status to be given to...
View ArticleTriathlon organisers: We have listened to Mole Valley villagers
THE organisers of a triathlon cycle race have changed its route in a bid to appease residents angry over the road closures it will cause.As reported in the Advertiser in the last two weeks, villagers...
View ArticleFamily's joy as missing Westcott teenager returns home
THE father of teenager Sophie Nynan has spoken of the moment he heard his daughter had been found safe and well.The 15-year-old had been missing for two and half weeks after storming out of her...
View ArticleReigate pair on trial over £100,000 benefit fraud
A REIGATE duo have gone on trial in connection with a £100,000 benefit fraud.John Cattrall and Julia Jones are accused of making "false statement after false statement" to win benefits they were not...
View ArticleRetired police chief lavished gifts on teenage boy during four-year...
A RETIRED police chief who is accused of indecently assaulting youngsters lavished gifts on a teenager during a four-year relationship, a court heard.He gave the boy presents worth more than £5,000,...
View ArticleMole Valley housing: 163 homes need to be built every year until 2026 to hit...
MORE than 160 new homes must be built in Mole Valley every year until 2026 to meet Government housing targets.Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) is currently reviewing the district's green belt in a...
View ArticleAnger over school place allocations in Redhill and Reigate
PARENTS have been left bewildered after their children were given places at a school they say they know nothing about.New Lime Tree Primary will open "temporarily" on the former Sandcross School infant...
View ArticleTravel - Fire alarm at Three Bridges causes rail delays
A FIRE alarm at Three Bridges station is causing major rail disruption this morning (Friday). The signalling centre at the station had been evacuated while emergency services investigate the problem....
View ArticleSinging Reigate tailor Sidney Solomons dies, aged 88
A SINGING tailor who ran a Reigate business for 60 years has died.Sidney Solomons was a well-known, cheerful character in the town, running Reigate Tailors – which for 50 years traded in High Street –...
View ArticleUnexploded grenade found in Godstone
An unexploded grenade was found in Godstone yesterday. Police were called to Flower Lane at around 8.50am on Thursday, April 25 following a report that a suspected unexploded World War two grenade had...
View ArticleBorderlines for Tadworth & Walton written by John Chiles
TADWORTH AND WALTON-----------------------------------------------------Duck owner found Following an item published in this column on 11th April concerning a white duck that had been rescued from Mere...
View ArticleLorry load of lard shuts Surrey road
Succombs Hill in Warlingham is currently blocked due to an overturned lorry and a shed load of lard, according to traffic reports issued at 12.30pm. The steep and winding road is notorious in winter...
View ArticleFirst ever Shire horse race to be held at Lingfield Park
THE sound of hooves thundering down the track is nothing new at Lingfield Park, but race-goers may need to get their earplugs out when the racecourse stages the UK's first ever Shire Horse race. The...
View ArticleVehicle crime roadshow taking place in Epsom
Police are holding a vehicle crime roadshow at a Halfords store in Epsom tomorrow.Staff and police will show people how to prevent their car from becoming a victim of vehicle crime.Epsom and Ewell...
View ArticleOxted Community News
Lost on the Titanic: The Making of the Great Omar Binding Dominic Riley, bookbinder, author and lecturer, gave an illustrated lecture to the Limpsfield...
View ArticleWaverley Council cautiously welcomes a pause in changes to planning law
Waverley council's Head of Planning has welcomed a decision to revise reforms that would have allowed bigger extensions to be built without permission or consultations from neighbours."Like many...
View ArticleResidents' concerns over new homes to be built in Bletchingley
A CHARM offensive by developers has failed to quell public concern.Changing the character of the area, and problems surrounding access were two of the concerns raised at a public exhibition in...
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