Leatherhead fire crew attends M25 crash
FIRE FIGHTERS from Leatherhead attended a crash on the M25 between junctions 9 and 10 at about 5.50am. Initial reports suggested a person was trapped in the car but when the crew got to the scene...
View ArticleTwo charged over attempted robbery at Reigate jewellers
A PAIR of men have been charged following an attempted robbery at a Reigate jewellers.On October 16, two men, dressed as postmen entered Philip Lloyd Jewellers on the High Street and assaulted a member...
View ArticleHeath Secretary Jeremy Hunt to attack 'complacent' hospitals during speech in...
Too many hospitals are coasting along, settling for meeting minimum standards, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt will tell an audience in Dorking today. In a speech at the Nuffield Trust's health policy...
View ArticleAdvertiser backs Mole Valley green belt campaign - What do you think?
THE Advertiser is today backing a campaign to save areas of Mole Valley's green belt from being turned into housing.The announcement by Mole Valley District Council last month that it could open up...
View ArticleGodstone fire fighters called to bonfire on the Caterham bypass
FIRE FIGHTERS from Godstone have dealt with a bonfire on the A22 this morning. Crews were called to the incident on the Caterham bypass heading north from the M25 at about 10.15am.No-one was injured in...
View ArticleTRAVEL ALERT: M25 roadworks and disruptions next week
TRAVELLING on the M25 next week? Here is the most up-to-date list of scheduled works from the Highways Agency which may interfere with your journey.M25 junctions 5 to 6Work continues this week on an...
View ArticleOutrage at green belt homes plan for Oxted
OPPOSITION is growing over plans to build a new housing development in Oxted.Residents have discovered plans to build 140 new houses in a green belt site between two schools.No planning application has...
View ArticleEast Surrey cats charity seeking deaf owner for noisy cat
WANTED: a deaf person to give a good home to a deaf cat.Sixteen-year-old Sandy's meowing is so loud in the early hours of the morning she's desperately seeking an owner who can put up with her.The...
View ArticleDorking Hospital apologises over broken X-ray machine
A HOSPITAL has apologised to patients for allowing an X-ray machine to remain broken since before Christmas.Dorking Hospital patients have complained to the Advertiser of having to travel to Epsom and...
View ArticleLeatherhead soundly beaten by Ramsgate
IN THEIR second trip to Kent this week, Leatherhead were soundly beaten by a Ramsgate side still harbouring hopes of a play-off spot.It was a stark contrast to Saturday's 5-0 thrashing of Whitstable...
View ArticleMissing man from Epsom: police appeal for information
Surrey Police is appealing for information from the public to help trace a missing man from Epsom.Michael Badcock, 47, was last seen at around 11.10am yesterday (Friday, 8 March) in the Haven Drive...
View ArticleRain causes more havoc to non-league football programme
THE rain has prompted the postponement of several non-league football matches involving Surrey teams this afternoon (Saturday).In the Ryman League Division One South, both Merstham and Chipstead are...
View ArticleFormer Surrey police officer pleads guilty to selling stories to The Sun...
A FORMER Surrey Police officer has confessed to selling stories - including details about footballer John Terry's mother - to The Sun newspaper.Alan Tierney, 40, from Hayling Island in Hampshire, has...
View ArticleTwo men assaulted by gang of four whilst getting into a taxi in Woking
TWO men were seriously assaulted while getting into a taxi in Woking in the early hours of today (Saturday, March 9).The attack took place in The Broadway at around 2.30am when the two victims, a...
View ArticleRedhill thrash bottom club to go top of the league
REDHILL Football Club are sitting top of the Sussex County League Division One tree this evening (Saturday) after a 9-0 win against Worthing United.The Lobsters thrashed the division's bottom side at...
View ArticlePolice appeal for information to trace missing Epsom man Michael Badcock
POLICE are appealing for information to help trace missing man Michael Badcock.Mr Badcock, 47, was last seen in the Haven Drive area of Epsom at about 11.10am on Friday, March 8.He is described as...
View ArticleNutfield tree collapse on A25 causes delays and diversions
A tree toppled over on the A25 Nutfield Road in Nutfield at around 1pm today.It blocked both lanes, forcing traffic to turn around and seek alternative routes.The tree came down near the junction with...
View ArticleMother assaulted during the school run in Horley
A MOTHER was dragged from her car and assaulted in front of her children during the school run in Horley.At around 8.50am on Thursday a cyclist pulled up alongside the victim's black 4x4 car on...
View ArticleMatthews Friends charity founder preparing to run two marathons in a week
A "COUCH POTATO" mother who has championed the causes of epileptics is to run two marathons in a week.Back in 2004 Emma Williams founded the Matthews Friends charity – in honour of her epileptic...
View ArticleOxshott Pétanque Club gets new playing surface
THE LEGACY of London 2012 will live on in Oxshott for generations to come as the village's pétanque club celebrated the opening of a new playing surface on Saturday.The club was able to create the new...
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