Buckland builder takes on marathon European cycle challenge in memory of friend
A CONSTRUCTION worker is gearing up for a gruelling cycle challenge, in which he aims to pedal 351 miles across Europe in five days.Steve Murphy was motivated to take on the Dallaglio Cycle Slam...
View ArticleCrash on M25 in Surrey shuts two lanes
A crash this morning on the M25 led to two lanes being closed clockwise between junction 8 at Reigate and 9 at Leatherhead. The "serious accident" involving a lorry and a car happened soon before 6am....
View ArticleArsenal made to wait to sign Manchester City star
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger could be made to wait to sign Manchester City midfielder James Milner. Milner is thought to be high on Wenger's shopping list this summer, with the Arsenal boss believed to...
View ArticleCouple clock up 44 years of volunteering at East Surrey Hospital
A HUSBAND-AND-WIFE team have bid farewell to East Surrey Hospital where they have volunteered for a total of 44 years.Since 1992, David and Margaret Jones of Lower Kingswood have given up thousands of...
View ArticleDog groomer from Bletchingley wins international contest
A MUM of two has proved to be a cut above the rest in the doggy world.Linda Barker nervously took part in her first-ever international competition last month – and promptly won the best in show award,...
View ArticleReigate school to twin with French counterpart
A REIGATE school is twinning with a state boarding school in France.The Royal Alexandra and Albert School (RAAS), in Gatton Park, is to link with L'Ecole des Pupilles de L'Air, in France.The...
View ArticleFormer Caterham School student enjoying international rugby success
RUGBY: Former Caterham School student Mario Zakakiotis has continued the perfect start to his international career by helping Cyprus to a world record run of wins.Zakakiotis played for the school's...
View ArticleFire tears through roof and first floor of Limpsfield home
FIREFIGHTERS battled a fire at a home in Limpsfield for four hours on friday as it tore through the roof and first floor. The blaze at the detached house in Brassey Hill was reported to emergency...
View ArticleReigate Priory make it four wins while Banstead suffer another loss
REIGATE Priory made it four wins from four after another victory today in the Ryman Surrey Championship Premier Division. Having already beaten Weybridge, Sunbury and Leatherhead this season, it was...
View ArticleCan you help? Reigate pupils need 1,500 plastic bottles!
PUPILS at a Reigate primary school want your empty plastic bottles.Youngsters at Dovers Green School in Rushetts Road are aiming to build a new greenhouse – made entirely out of plastic bottles.The...
View ArticlePolice launch scheme to help people with communication difficulties
SURREY Police have launched a new scheme to make it easier for people with communication difficulties to contact them.The scheme, known as Pegasus "Help Me Help You", stores information which has been...
View ArticleTRAVEL: Delays on the trains and the M25
OVERRUNNING engineering works are causing delays of up to 20 minutes on Southern Trains this morning. Due to the ongoing work at Horsham, services between Arundel and Three Bridges are being hit by...
View ArticleCouple bailed in murder investigation into child's death
A MAN and woman, arrested in connection with the death of a young girl, have been bailed. Police launched a murder investigation on Friday after a one-year-old girl from Egham died in St George's...
View ArticleTributes paid to popular doctor and his bottom cream
TRIBUTES have been paid to a "hugely respected" GP who has died aged 95.Well-known doctor Lloyd Divers passed away in Horley on April 23 from natural causes.One of his five children, David Divers,...
View ArticlePolice warning after spate of burglaries in Oxted, Woldingham, Outwood and...
'SECURE your home' - that is the message from Surrey Police following a string of burglaries in rural areas. In the last two weeks, five houses in Oxted, Woldingham, Outwood and Lingfield have been hit...
View ArticleManchester United flash the cash to land former Arsenal star
Manchester United are once again leading the race to sign Barcelona's sought-after Cesc Fàbregas, 27, with the club willing to offer as much as €6m a year to tempt the midfielder to Old Trafford. The...
View ArticlePensioner dies after shots fired at Surrey doctors' surgery
A MAN in his 80s has died after shots were fired at a GP surgery in Frimley. Surrey Police were called to the Station Road Surgery at around 11am following reports of a firearm being used in the...
View ArticleWhyteleafe announce first pre-season friendlies
WHYTELEAFE are preparing for life back in the Ryman League with a number of testing pre-season friendlies. The Southern Counties East League champions have not finalised all their opposition but have...
View ArticleTRAVEL: Slow traffic on the M25 at Reigate and hour-long train delays
TRAFFIC is slow clockwise on the M25 this morning. The westbound carriageway is slow from junction 7 all the way round to Reigate Hill with an average speed of just 30mph. Delays continue just past...
View ArticleParents' anguish after daughter's body is left on mortuary table for 13 days
BEREAVED parents of a teenage girl say hospital blunders have added to their grief.Georgina Weaver, 19, died at East Surrey Hospital last August after suffering prolonged severe headaches, blurred...
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