Mole Valley District Council implements equality plan
A STRATEGY plan designed to ensure equality among the district's "different groups" has been approved by councillors. During a meeting of the Mole Valley District Council's executive at Pippbrook, the...
View ArticleSir Chris Hoy cycles up Box Hill
Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy spent this morning cycling up Box Hill. The visit was part of a photo shoot, and the Scot took to social media site Twitter to apologise to the district's cyclists for...
View ArticleTraffic on M25 due to accident
DRIVERS can expect delays of up to 45 minutes on the M25 clockwise this afternoon (Friday,April 12). There have been reports of an eight car accident on the motorway between junctions 8 for Reigate and...
View ArticleGraeme Smith wants to help create something Surrey can be proud of
NEW Surrey captain Graeme Smith wants to help create something the county can be proud of as he embarks on his first season with the club.The South Africa skipper signed a three-year deal with the Kia...
View ArticleEdenside Estate in Bookham to have 11 affordable homes built on garages
PLANS to demolish garages on a Bookham housing estate and replace them with 11 affordable homes have been passed by councillors.At a meeting of Mole Valley District Council's planning committee at...
View ArticleZero-tolerance approach promised by Surrey's Police and Crime Commissioner
A ZERO-TOLERANCE approach to all criminal and antisocial behaviour will help police reclaim Surrey's streets says the county's Police and Crime Commissioner.Kevin Hurley – who was elected as the...
View ArticleSearch for robbed Reigate driver after stolen money is returned to wrong taxi...
THE search is on to find a taxi driver robbed of more than £100 – after the customer returned the money the next day to the wrong cab company.After what is believed to have been a drunken, rash act,...
View ArticleOxted cricket club alcohol licence "won't mean drinking all year round"
THE man behind an alcohol licence application at Oxted and Limpsfield Cricket Club has reassured residents it won't mean boozing all year round.Peter Hanrott says the plans are simply so more people...
View ArticleHeadley Court visited by Star Wars legend
STANDING in front of a mirror, shrouded in your bath cloak, and practising your lightsaber moves – it's something most of us have done once in our lives.Now injured service personnel at Headley Court...
View ArticleNew cycle route linking Ashtead and Leatherhead slammed for being "infeasible"
A NEW cycle route linking Ashtead and Leatherhead has been slammed for being "infeasible" and "expensive".Surrey County Council announced last week it had been given £600,000 for the project which will...
View ArticleRenewed appeal for missing Westcott teenager
POLICE have released new images of missing 15-year-old Sophie Nynan from Westcott who has been missing for two weeks. Sophie has links with Croydon and police think she was in Thornton Heath on...
View ArticleLeatherhead man falls from footbridge onto road
A MAN from Leatherhead has been taken to hospital after falling from the Leatherhead Bypass footbridge.Police confirmed the man, in his 50s, has been taken to St George's Hospital having suffered...
View ArticleDorking drop to second after defeat at Tring
DORKING Rugby Club have dropped to second place in National League Three London after a 14-8 defeat at Tring today (Saturday).The Red & Whites slipped to only their third defeat of the season in...
View ArticleOxted Ladies into the Vase final after impressive win
OXTED Ladies are a step closer to retaining the Investec Women's Vase after an impressive 2-1 win against West Bridgford Monarchs today (Saturday).The holders went into the clash knowing that they...
View ArticleLeatherhead suffer a setback in play-off push
LEATHERHEAD Football Club's hopes of making the Ryman League Division One South play-offs were dented today (Saturday) as the Tanners slipped to a 1-0 defeat at home to Burgess Hill Town.Max Miller...
View ArticleMax Chilton will line-up 20th in China as Lewis Hamilton takes pole
Max Chilton achieved his best grid position to date in China and will line 20th for tomorrow's grand prix. The Reigate racer has had a challenging weekend, with his Marussia suffering from mechanical...
View ArticleBanstead May Queen Francesca Warren is determined not to let autism hold her...
A PROUD May Queen will not let her disability get in the way of leading spring fayre celebrations in front of 5,000 people.Francesca Warren, ten, will perform the ceremonial role at Banstead May Fayre...
View ArticleSurrey amputee slams changes to disability benefit
AN AMPUTEE has slammed the Government's changes to disability benefits, saying "one size does not fit all".Kiera Roche, from Lingfield, had her right leg amputated above the knee following a motorbike...
View ArticleOckley pub landlord: 'Bike race road closure will cost me thousands'
A PUB owner has vowed to disrupt a triathlon cycle race in protest at an eight-hour road closure which could cost him thousands of pounds in takings.Bill Bryce, landlord of The Old School House, in...
View ArticleCaterham cancer survivor calls for women to run Race for Life
A MUM-OF-TWO who has battled back from cancer is planning to celebrate being alive – and is calling on others to join her.Sarah-Marie Hickson was devastated when doctors broke the news that she had the...
View Article