Surrey County Council helps 430 disabled people into work
SURREY County Council helped almost 430 people with disabilities to find work in the past year. As part of a new initiative, the council has worked closely with EmployAbility, an organisation which...
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Staines Police urge homeowners to be vigilant following Heath Close burglary
STAINES Police  are appealing for any information following a burglary in Staines where a large quantity of gold jewellery and foreign currency was stolen.The incident happened sometime between 8-9pm...
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Attempted knifepoint robbery in Epsom sparks manhunt
DETECTIVES are hunting a knife-wielding gang who threatened a couple in Epsom. The incident occurred at around 10.50pm on Friday May 3 as a 21-year-old man and a 17-year-old woman walked through...
View ArticleSix women strip off on stage in Oxted Theatre's Calendar Girls
STRATEGICALLY-PLACED buns and flowers will protect the modesty of six woman as they take the stage near-naked at Oxted's Barn Theatre next week.The Oxted Players' cast will strip off on stage as part...
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Thousands flock to the Banstead May Fayre
SPRING arrived in Banstead with a "bigger and better" May Fayre than ever before.Thousands gathered in the town centre on Saturday as more than two dozen organisations, including schools, church...
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Brockham acrobat to star in Cirque du Soleil show in Las Vegas
SITTING in the Royal Albert Hall watching Cirque du Soleil performers light up the stage, a young Katherine Would knew which direction she wanted her career to go in.The then eight-year-old had already...
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Dorking dance teacher Philip Green makes good impression on Britain's Got Talent
FUNNY man Philip Green makes a great impression in tonight's episode of Britain's Got Talent. But when he's not busy wowing the show's judges Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and David...
View ArticleWarlingham charity rescues dog from death's door
A STARVING and emaciated dog which was plucked from death's door in a foreign "hellhole" pound is now wagging his tail at the prospect of being rehomed – thanks to the kindness of a Warlingham...
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Tandridge awash with "community spirit"
THOUSANDS of Tandridge residents revelled in the long anticipated warm weather at events across the district over the bank holiday weekend.Our reporters Gemma Angell and Brian Haran report on the fun...
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Effingham builder takes on cage fight for charity
A BUILDER swapped his normal tools and hard hat for a pair of boxing gloves and a gum shield on Saturday when he participated in a cage fight for charity.Alex Walia took part in the full contact bout...
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Batty leads Surrey fightack on day two against Durham
by Matt MorlidgeSurrey captain Gareth Batty led the fightback yesterday as Surrey restricted Durham to a score of 279-9 on day two of the County Championship match at the Oval, after a fine start.Batty...
View ArticlePublic meeting on threatened Epsom Hospital to be held in Ashtead
FEARS over the future of threatened Epsom Hospital have led concerned Ashtead residents to take action.Representatives from the review group that has proposed the closure of the A&E and maternity...
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Epsom Hospital could lose its A&E and maternity units
EPSOM Hospital stands to lose its A&E and maternity units if recommendations published on Friday are followed.The Better Standards Better Value (BSBV) review posted its draft preconsultation...
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Surrey spinner Gary Keedy feels "fitter at 38 than 28"
GARY KEEDY has warned young cricketers to start considering sooner rather than later what they are going to do after their sporting career ends.Keedy has spent the last six years studying to become a...
View ArticleSurrey travel update: May 13
7.15am: Very slow traffic is reported clockwise between junction nine, A243 (Leatherhead) and junction 10, A3 (Wisley Interchange). Good service is reported on Southern and South West trains. There are...
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Appeal over bid to build homes at Kiln Lane, Brockham, is dismissed by...
GREEN Belt land at Kiln Lane in Brockham has been saved from development after an appeal was lost. Mole Valley district councillors have already rejected two applications by Paul Hunt Developments to...
View ArticleHorley pre-school praised by education inspector
A PRE-school has been praised by education inspectors. Horley Community Pre-school, in Albert Road, Horley, has been rated 'Good' in its latest Ofsted report. In her report published on Saturday (May...
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Alan Carr prepares for Bafta win with a pub crawl in Reigate
Bafta-winning comedian Alan Carr prepared for award glory with a night out in Reigate. The Chatty Man, who beat Ant and Dec, Graham Norton and Sarah Millican to win the Bafta for Entertainment...
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Teenage girl followed by man in a van in Ashtead
A TEENAGE girl believes she was followed by a man in a white van in Ashtead on Friday. The schoolgirl was cycling along Craddocks Avenue with a friend at 3:15pm when she first noticed the man, who was...
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Thieves break into St Silvans Church, Hurst Green
THIEVES made off with silverware and cash after they broke into a Hurst Green church. The break-in occurred between May 5 and May at St Silvans Church on Red Lane. A number of items were stolen include...
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