Worker in intensive care after fall from Gatwick air bridge
AN airport worker is in intensive care after falling from height while carrying out his job of stocking aircraft with food. The 62-year-old man was airlifted to Kings College Hospital in London with...
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M ONSTER trucks will do battle when the Surrey County Show brings together entertainment, farm livestock, horses, donkeys, ducks and more.The event at Stoke Park, Guildford, on bank holiday Monday (May...
View ArticleA good but not great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby (12A)Director: Baz LuhrmannStarring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel EdgertonReleased: Out nowA RGUABLY the greatest American literary work, F. Scott...
View ArticleUnique house to meet your every need
T HIS stunning New England-style detached family home perfectly marries light and spacious modern living with the practical needs family life.Enter September Cottage and walk into a spacious reception...
View ArticleDad said he'd die in bed, not the shelter
OUR feature on the old Salfords School, which stood on Petridgewood Common in Earlswood, has sparked yet more memories.Eric Edge, of Arbutus Road, Meadvale, has been in touch with Yesteryear to relate...
View ArticleThe Church Lads called to protect St Mary's
YESTERYEAR reader Ron Howland has been reading the recent articles in this feature about the Suffragettes and their terrorist activities a century ago this year to draw attention to how women were...
View ArticleShoppers at village hall stalls to buy plants and preserves to help hospice
THE next Holmwood Marketplace event will take place on Saturday, offering villagers and visitors a whole range of stalls to shop at.The popular event, between 12.30 and 4pm, will now take place monthly...
View ArticleFairytale magic at Walton-on-the-Hill May Pageant
THIS year's Walton May Pageant was a glorious crowning success.Hundreds of people gathered to watch the procession through Walton-on-the-Hill and to enjoy the fair at the Howard Close recreation ground...
View ArticleMax Chilton enjoys free practice at Monaco
MAX CHILTON says it was just as exhilarating as he thought it would be to drive on the famous street circuit at Monaco. The Marussia driver from Reigate drove round the Formula 1 Grand Prix circuit...
View ArticleWork begins on 37 affordable new homes in White Hart Court,Ripley
WORK began this week on a major new development in Ripley, Surrey that will provide 37 affordable new homes,by the end of 2014..A total of 45 new homes, 37 of them affordable, are set to be completed...
View ArticleNew Elmbridge Mayor pledges support for disabled riding groups
THE NEWLY elected Mayor of Elmbridge, Councillor Mike Bennison, held his charity launch on May 16. Following his election at the Annual Meeting of the Council on Wednesday May 15, Councillor Bennison...
View ArticleTommy Hutchings leaves Leatherhead to join Merstham
TOMMY HUTCHINGS has left Leatherhead to join Ryman Division One South rivals Merstham. The striker, who has scored more than 100 goals in his six years with the Fetcham Grove outfit, has opted to leave...
View ArticleNew Mayor of Elmbridge pledges support for disabled riding charities
THE NEWLY elected Mayor of Elmbridge, Councillor Mike Bennison, held his charity launch on May 16.Following his election at the Annual Meeting of the Council on Wednesday May 15, Councillor Bennison...
View ArticleReaction to Sainsbury's announcement
THERE were wildly different reactions to this week's news that retail giant Sainsbury's had pulled the plug on its bid to build a new store in Dorking town centre.The company revealed late on Friday...
View ArticleDambusters anniversary: Effingham inventor remembered
THE story of Sir Barnes Wallis and RAF 617 Squadron is well known to the world, having been immortalised in the film The Dam Busters in 1955.Hailed a technological marvel, Sir Barnes had invented a...
View ArticleFlight plans show Dorking impact
NOISE pollution from Gatwick would "dramatically" increase and seriously affect homes in Dorking and Betchworth, according to new maps showing potential flight paths."Speculative" maps released by the...
View ArticleObjections to Ashtead nursery bid
VILLAGERS have expressed their fears over a bid to open a new nursery in Ashtead.An application has been made to Mole Valley District Council by Lynn Mee to change the use of 64 Leatherhead Road from...
View ArticleBid to replace Ashtead church hall
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to raise £1.5 million to replace a dilapidated church hall.The Parish Dell Project, a group of 25 members from the congregations of St George's and St Giles' churches in...
View ArticleAshtead murderer's sentence reduced
A MAN jailed for killing his wife six weeks after she gave birth to their third child has had his sentence reduced.Richard Davies Jones was found slumped on top of his wife, Laura, in blood-soaked snow...
View Article120 years of wedded bliss
A WEDDING day is the most treasured memory a married couple can share – but for two couples living in Bookham, it's not only their spouses they share the special day with.Mr and Mrs Easun, of Lower...
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