Surrey Police officers are among the fittest in the country
BOBBIES on the beat in Surrey are among the fittest in the country, according to the latest fitness test pass rates.The national results, published by the College of Policing, show that officers in...
View ArticleMBE for Mr Caterham Andy Parr
"MR CATERHAM" Andy Parr has been appointed an MBE.Mr Parr has been the powerhouse and inspiration behind countless town-wide initiatives.His award in the Queen's Birthday Honours List is for "services...
View ArticleOutwood woman describes 'absolute chaos' following London to Brighton bike...
TWO cyclists are still seriously ill in hospital after separate incidents during the London to Brighton charity bike ride on Sunday.A man in his 30s from London suffered life-threatening injuries after...
View ArticleDelayed passport almost stops YMCA worker's charity bike attempt
A YMCA worker was almost prevented from taking part in a charity bike ride after her passport application was caught up in a national backlog.Kristina Lastoweckyi, who is head of children's services at...
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Surrey Police would like to speak to these people. If you recognise any of them, please call 101
View ArticleVandals smash up cricket club just after its refurbishment
VANDALS broke into a cricket club, smashed plants and broke down doors in a daytime raid.The break-in at South Nutfield Cricket Club on Monday has devastated club members who had recently finished work...
View ArticleTrain disruption between Purley and Caterham
SOUTHERN TRAINS between Purley and Caterham have been suspended this morning. Southern says this is due to power supply problems in Whyteleafe and Oxted which is affecting signalling. Trains will...
View ArticleReigate Grammar School pupils eye a shot at nationals
A BREATHTAKING run of wins on the athletics field has left staff and students at Reigate Grammar School jumping for joy.Tilly Hooper, 16, won the U20 South East Regional pole vault with a jump at...
View Article30 bounce off with medals at Springfit trampoline progress awards
TRAMPOLINING: Springfit's inaugural trampoline progress medal awards took place last week for all 30 classes at the club with some good results for all.Six-year-old Holly Forbes-Whitear and...
View ArticleTwo Horley burglaries believed to be linked
POLICE believe two recent burglaries in Horley are linked. A property in Southlands Avenue, and another in Fallowfield Way were both broken into in broad daylight on Wednesday (June 18). Jewellery was...
View ArticleMan jailed for rape in Surrey park
COLIN FORD has been jailed for 10 years for raping a woman in a Whyteleafe park. The 59-year-old, of Fernhurst Road, Croydon, denied raping a woman in her 20s in Whyteleafe Recreation Ground on May 18...
View ArticleBrazil World Cup fever kicks in at Surrey libraries
Brazil World Cup fever has kicked in Surrey at libraries. Surrey County Council's libraries service has revealed that sports book loans to children rocketed by almost 70 per cent last month compared...
View ArticleEx-seafarers at Banstead care home celebrate special Father's Day
RETIRED seafarers, who often missed family events while on duty, spent Father's Day with their loved ones at a care home in Banstead.Residents at the Royal Alfred Seafarers' Society home marked the...
View ArticleMerstham disc jockey dresses as a woman for a good cause
A LOVING SON suspended his dignity – and masculinity – for a very worthy cause.Although he was dreading it, Billy Veitch dressed as woman for a whole weekend, after his fiancee threw down the...
View ArticleReigate student meets House of Cards star Kevin Spacey
A FILM fan got her moment in the spotlight when she interviewed movie legend Kevin Spacey.Reigate College student Hope Kemp met the American Beauty star as he promoted his new film NOW: In The Wings Of...
View ArticleFury after flagpole in Horley's Memorial Gardens is vandalised
RESIDENTS are furious after a flagpole in Horley's Memorial Gardens was vandalised.The pole was bent and the Union flag stolen from inside the Recreation Ground, off Brighton Road.Police believe the...
View ArticleFowler plans to keep faith in Whyteleafe's promotion heroes
THERE will be no huge turnaround of players at Whyteleafe this summer with manager John Fowler confident his Southern Counties East League champions can make the step up to the Ryman League. After just...
View ArticleTatsfield old age pensioner faces trial on stabbing charge
A 67-year-old man faces a trial after denying a charge of wounding with intent over a stabbing in Tatsfield in January. Raymond Phillips, of Kemsley Road, Tatsfield was at Guildford Crown Court on...
View ArticleBook commemorating fallen Horley war heroes is released
A BOOK commemorating the men of Horley who died in the First World War has been released.Amateur historian Doug Cox has written the book ahead of the 100 year anniversary of the conflict, to provide...
View ArticleHorley company Ruffles thanks team after industry award win
BOSSES at a Horley-based office supplies company have paid tribute to their "outstanding team" after receiving an industry award.Ruffles was named the UK Independent Commercial Office Supplies Company...
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