Anaerobic digester plan rejected
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build a biogas plant on a farm in Wotton, near Dorking, has been thrown out by councillors. At a packed meeting on Tuesday evening, the Mole Valley District Council planning...
View ArticleOxted just miss out on title after final day draw
OXTED U18s had to settle for a second place league finish in the Tandridge Youth League following a 1-1 draw against Battersea Lions. Oxted travelled away for their final game, knowing a win would see...
View ArticleRedhill Town round off great season with stunning comeback
REDHILL TOWN FC U9s beat Hearts of Teddlothian Pumas 3-2 in the Epsom and Ewell U9s Division Six.A superb comeback rounded off a fantastic unbeaten season for the Reds, as they came from 2-0 down to...
View ArticlePolice seek information to attempted burglary in Earlswood
Police are appealing for information as they try to track down two men they believe attempted to burgle a property in Earlswood. Patrol officer were notified by members of the public who said they...
View ArticleFilming of TV ad on Box Hill
A TELEVISION advert is being filmed on Box Hill near Dorking on Thursday and Friday this week. The commercial, for Halfords, features a large number of colourfully-clad cyclists riding the company's...
View ArticleSeries of Landrover thefts in Surrey
Owners of Landrover Defenders are being urged to be vigilant following a series of thefts across Surrey and the surrounding area since January, with incidents reported in Dorking, Tadworth, Cranleigh,...
View ArticleThousands pack Polesden Lacey for Antiques Roadshow: Photo Gallery
POPULAR TV programme Antiques Roadshow rolled into Mole Valley today. The BBC One show visited Polesden Lacey as it kicked off its 36th series. Thousands of people flocked to the stately home to meet...
View ArticleOtter pups in Surrey 'for first time since 1960s'
OTTER pups have been seen in the River Wey, marking a possible return of the mammals to Surrey since their decline in the 1960s. Sightings were first reported this spring by a fisherman and local...
View ArticleRescuers scramble to save cat 70 feet up in a tree in Redhill
AN ADVENTUROUS feline sparked a frantic rescue mission involving the RSPCA, the fire brigade and a tree surgeon after getting stuck 70 feet up a tree.Two-year-old moggie Blackberry first went missing...
View ArticlePolice investigate suspicious digger fire at tree clearance site
A POLICE investigation is under way after a digger, connected to a controversial tree clearance site, was found burning in the early hours of Friday morning.Firefighters from Reigate were called to the...
View ArticleControversial Wotton anaerobic digester plan rejected
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build a biogas plant on a farm in Wotton, near Dorking, has been thrown out by councillors. At a packed meeting on Tuesday evening, the Mole Valley District Council planning...
View ArticleFilming of TV ad underway on Box Hill
A TELEVISION advert is being filmed on Box Hill near Dorking on Thursday and Friday this week. The commercial, for Halfords, features a large number of colourfully-clad cyclists riding the company's...
View ArticleRedhill's place in Ryman League Division One South is confirmed
REDHILL Football Club will be playing local rivals Merstham and Chipstead in the league next season, it has been confirmed.The Reds' promotion to the Ryman League Division One South has been confirmed...
View ArticleFears cats are being deliberately poisoned on Bookham road
FEARS have been raised that cats are being deliberately poisoned after four animals died in three weeks in one street.Concerned residents of Woodlands Road, Bookham, said their previously healthy pets...
View ArticleDorking woman's marathon effort nets £3,500 for Barnardo's
AN "UNSPORTY" Dorking woman has raised £3,500 for a children's charity by running her first marathon.Pippa Gilchrist, 27, ran in the London Marathon on behalf of Barnardo's after being inspired by...
View ArticleAnimal ban remains in force for Bookham couple
A COUPLE who kept dogs in a "disgusting state" have lost their appeal to have their ban on keeping animals lifted.RSPCA officers who visited the house in Whiteway, Bookham, found 19 dogs there with no...
View ArticleTandridge councillors get £160 more in their annual allowance
THE "meagre" £4,000 annual allowance for Tandridge councillors is deterring young people from stepping into local politics.This is the view of most of the councillors who think they and anyone becoming...
View ArticleMya Thomas crowned Bletchingley May Queen
THE new Bletchingley May Queen was crowned on Saturday, continuing a tradition spanning six decades.Residents of the village turned out in force to support this year's May Queen parade, which began at...
View ArticlePupils from St Bede's School in Redhill and Reigate School bid to influence...
PUPILS from Reigate and Redhill took their ideas on future global development to Parliament after triumphing over more than 100 other schools to make the finals of a national competition.Teams from...
View ArticleOld girls mark a pioneering 80 years in the life of Banstead's Greenacre...
HUNDREDS of old girls were transported back to their school days for a mass reunion.From a group of "pioneers" in 1933, to today's evolving campus, past pupils from throughout the life of Greenacre...
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