Ten-year-old chess makes national squad after making all the right moves
A TEN-YEAR-OLD chess ace is making all the right moves after qualifying for the national squad.Amardip Ahluwalia , a pupil at Copthorne Prep School, will play for the under-11 England team, after...
View ArticleLive music and fairground rides return for Reigate Community Festival
ONE of the biggest events on the Reigate calendar, which usually attracts more than 5,000 visitors, returns in two weeks' time.Reigate Community Festival, first held in 2009 to celebrate the reopening...
View ArticleRedhill Football Club pays tribute to former press officer
REDHILL Football Club have paid tribute to a former press officer who died on May 29.David Challinor worked at the club for nine months up until September last year, when he began working in...
View ArticleDecision made over plans for solar farm the size of 47 football pitches
A COMMUNITY is celebrating after a plan to build a solar farm the size of 47 football pitches was rejected.Campaigners had been calling on the district council to reject the controversial plans since...
View ArticleMore than £350 million needed to create 12,000 school places in Surrey
MORE than £354 million must be spent to provide 12,000 new primary school places for Surrey by 2018, according to a new report.Many of the county's schools have already expanded to meet growing demand...
View ArticleWorkers on their lunch break fight fire in a bin in Redhill town centre
TWO workers jumped into action after a discarded cigarette nearly caused a bin fire in Redhill town centre.Smoke was drifting out of the rubbish receptacle outside Co-op in Station Road at around 2pm...
View ArticleSouth American striker to turn down Manchester City for Liverpool
Monaco striker Radamel Falcao is ready to turn down Manchester City in favour of Premier League runners up Liverpool. Both English clubs were on alert after rumours surfaced the Colombian striker was...
View ArticleMicklefield School pupils clown around at circus day
MICKLEFIELD School in Reigate transformed its gym into a circus ring for the day.The primary school was paid a visit by Blooming Circus, which held an entertaining workshop teaching children circus...
View ArticleNew council leader says webcasting meetings is a top priority
THE new leader of Reigate and Banstead Borough Council says one of his priorities will be ensuring major meetings are webcast.As the Mirror expected, Councillor Victor Broad was elected into the top...
View ArticleEarlswood school downgraded as boys fall behind
BOYS are not performing as well as girls at a school which has been downgraded following an Ofsted inspection.Earlswood Infant and Nursery School was visited by inspectors from the education watchdog...
View ArticleSurrey County Council defends employing 1,800 workers on zero hour contracts
SURREY County Council has defended its use of zero hour contracts after figures revealed more than 1,800 workers were employed under the controversial agreements.Zero hour, or "bank" contracts, have...
View ArticleGodstone food consultant 'gobsmacked' to win cheese award
A CHEESE expert has been rewarded for almost four decades of service to the food industry.Godstone resident Win Merrells, who advises retailers on what foods to stock, was presented with the British...
View ArticleDelmont adds half-century as Priory down the Chips in T20 Cup
Will Irving's Reigate Priory Sunday T20 side were victors in the Three Counties T20 Cup at Chipstead, Coulsdon & Walcountians. Andy Delmont continued his wonderful form with another 50 taking his...
View Article"Lucky escape" after car ploughs into Warlingham home
A WOMAN drove into a Warlingham home after the brakes in her car failed. The silver Peugot mounted the kerb and got wedged between a house and a car parked in the driveway at about 6.30pm last night...
View ArticleBeaven and Oliver continue to set the standard as Priory win again
A bravura innings of 71 in 48 balls by opener Richie Oliver made light work of Reigate Priory's run chase Saturday after Luke Beaven (4-51), Neil Saker (3-21) and Steven Hirst (3-17) had ensured any...
View ArticleChelsea to beat Manchester United to Atletico Madrid midfielder
Manchester United have been long term admirer of Arda Turan but reports from Turkey suggest Premier League rivals Chelsea could be set to snap up the Atletico Madrid midfielder from under Louis Van...
View ArticleRedhill sad to lose Irish duo Kelly and Egan
REDHILL will be without the services of Irish pair Sean Kelly and Niall Egan, who are returning to their homeland. Redhill director of football Nigel Abbott admitted the Lobsters would be sad to see...
View ArticleFormer boss Mick Sullivan back at Merstham
MICK SULLIVAN is back at Merstham - but this time he will be assistant manager. Sullivan guided Merstham to promotion from the Combined Counties League to the Ryman League, before leaving to take over...
View ArticlePolice believe two Horley burglaries are 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 last Wednesday.Jewellery was taken in...
View ArticlePolice crackdown after fraudsters strike 13 times in 6 days in Reigate and...
CRIMINALS posing as police fraud investigators to con vulnerable residents out of money struck 13 times in six days in Reigate and Banstead.The borough's safer neighbourhood police team has launched a...
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