Council leader to step down after more than a decade
THE long-standing leader of Reigate and Banstead Borough Council is to step down. Councillor Joan Spiers, who has led the council for 11 years - from 2001 to 2007 and again since 2008 - will step down...
View ArticleSuperb Whyteleafe back on top spot
Whyteleafe have hit top spot in Southern Counties East Football League once again after seeing off Tunbridge Wells 3-2 this afternoon. In a fine game, fitting of a title battle, Leafe took a deserved...
View ArticleSuper South Park are crowned champions
South Park have been crowned Combined Counties Premier League champions. Captain Dan Guscott lifted the trophy this afternoon after Park beat Camberley Town 1-0 at home. Kieran Lavery got the winning...
View ArticleKissi double give Redhill three points, Merstham lose at champions
Redhill picked up a fine win as they saw off Hythe Town 3-1 this afternoon. Gavin Gordon got their opener before a Richmond Kissi double either side of half time made sure of the points. Elsewhere,...
View ArticleCaterham great-grandmother meets Princess Anne
A GREAT-GRANDMOTHER from Caterham met Princess Anne – and got inside information on some royal babies.Elizabeth Bennett, 83, was able to share family insights with the Princess Royal, who has two...
View ArticleCCTV: Do you recognise these people?
POLICE would like to speak to the people in these CCTV pictures in relation to crimes in the area. If you are the person pictured, or recognise anyone photographed, please call officers on 101 quoting...
View ArticleWhyteleafe boss hails side after "must-win" game
You only had to witness Whyteleafe's celebrations after their 3-2 win over Tunbridge Wells yesterday to realise just how crucial it was. The three points put Leafe back on top of the Southern Counties...
View ArticleKnitted chicks and rabbits boost Caterham Dene Hospital
CHICKS and rabbits are in huge demand at Caterham Dene Hospital.But it's not a pet invasion on the wards. It's a creative fundraiser which is generating vital funds for the much-loved hospital in...
View ArticleGet rid of Horley taxi rank, residents plead
A TOWN centre taxi rank is taking up valuable parking space, according to some residents.Cabbies currently use the rank in Horley High Street to queue and wait for passengers. But the rank's apparent...
View ArticleSuspended jail sentence for Caterham sex pest who flouted smartphone order
A "SEX PEST" has been given a suspended jail sentence for carrying a smartphone – in breach of a Sexual Offences Prevention Order.Mark Lewin had previously been jailed for 30 months in January 2011,...
View ArticleShould there be a second runway at Gatwick Airport? Have your say
NOW is the time to have your say on a second runway at Gatwick Airport.A six-week public consultation into the proposal began on Friday. The results will be forwarded to the Government's independent...
View ArticleAssault outside Redhill snooker club
Surrey Police is appealing for witnesses after three men were assaulted outside a snooker club in Redhill. The incident happened at 2am on Saturday, April 5 when three Latvian men were attacked by two...
View ArticleWhyteleafe skipper hopes Tunbridge Wells can do side a favour
Whyteleafe skipper Jason Thompson is hoping Tunbridge Wells can do his side a favour by taking points of Ashford United on Saturday. Speaking after Leafe beat Wells 3-2 to put them back on top of the...
View ArticlePICTURES: RAG Week fun at Oxted School
FUN with a fundraising intent formed Oxted School's action-packed RAG Week.A girls' rugby match, pouring baked beans over selected students, musical events and a staff versus students hockey match were...
View ArticleOxted store break-in
Detectives from East Surrey CID are appealing for information after a large quantity of cigarettes were stolen at a store in Oxted. The incident occurred at around 1.50am on Sunday, April 13 when three...
View ArticleThe UK's Top Takeaways Are Near You!
Advertisement Feature Remember those nights when you had to sort through a sad stack of old takeaway menus to find something - anything - for supper? Well those days of disappointing dinners are well...
View ArticlePavement parkers are 'threatening the lives' of blind people
A PENSIONER has called for action over parked cars blocking pavements.Brian Gardener, 77, who is blind in one eye and has only 25 per cent vision in the other, is fed up with the difficulties careless...
View ArticleLife-saving Hurst Green boy, 9, wins prestigious award
A PROUD mum was in "floods of tears" after her life-saving son won a prestigious award.Cameron Harden came to the rescue when his epileptic older brother Elliot had a severe seizure last August.Elliot,...
View ArticleNew generation of motorway opens on M25
The first section of the newly-refurbished M25 has opened - and next month the Surrey stretch will also be reopened. An eight mile section of the motorway in Hertfordshire is the first in the country...
View ArticleThe UK's Top Takeaways Are Near You!
Advertisement Feature Remember those nights when you had to sort through a sad stack of old takeaway menus to find something - anything - for supper? Well those days of disappointing dinners are well...
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