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Ashtead NDP bid considered
A BID by residents to shape future development in Ashtead is being considered by Mole Valley District Council.Ashtead Community Vision (ACV) has applied to be "designated" a formal neighbourhood forum,...
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Ashtead school's bake off
BUDDING bakers put their skills to the test at a school's May Fair.In a nod to the hit BBC programme, The Great West Ashtead Bake-Off was held at the Taleworth Road primary school on May 12, and...
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Breakfast boosts trust fund
THE most important meal of the day became even more important for students at The Ashcombe School last month.Tucking into a cooked or continental breakfast, 240 year 10 pupils helped to raise funds for...
View ArticleSummer party for charity cash
THE Freewheelers Theatre Company is holding a summer party on June 14 to raise funds to continue their work with disabled people in the area.Held in the idyllic setting of Fetcham Park House, the...
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Top satirist for Redhill
I T'S taken years but finally Comedy Cottage has managed to book its favourite UK satirist, Nick Revell.The comedian, actor and radio and TV writer, who headlines at Redhill's Harlequin tomorrow (May...
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Place in the crowd was this schoolboy's crowning glory
TUESDAY June 2, 1953, dawned overcast and wet. I was up earlier than usual on what was to be one of the most memorable days of my life thus far.I was just 14 years old and a pupil at Sutton County...
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Family praises son who lived life to the full
A FAMILY has paid tribute to a Dorking man who died at home earlier this month.Angus Ellis, 29, who was brought up in Rothes Road and was known to his friends and colleagues as "Gus", died on May 9.He...
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Pub with a taste of Thailand
The White Lion, 40 Linkfield Street, Redhill RH1 6BY Tel: 01737 764045IT'S been three years since I visited this ancient pub – popular for its cask ales, good food and strong sense of community.All...
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Living in The Valley
T HE Valley in Wray Common Road, Reigate, is an exclusive gated development of 22 apartments in landscaped gardens and with superior standards of living.Built by Whiteoak Developments Ltd, it includes...
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A legacy for Redhill: Bishop to open new £2m centre
A NEW community centre, hailed as a legacy for future generations, will be officially opened by the Bishop of Arundel and Brighton on June 22.The Right Reverend Kieran Conry will lead a service at St...
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'I'm on top of the world' crows Will
WILL CROW admitted he was "on top of the world" after helping Surrey to their County Championship Shield victory at Twickenham on Sunday.Surrey, who included 14 Dorking players in the squad, and was...
View ArticleOn the ball with golf for all...
It's all change at the Redhill Golf Centre – and the centre's staff hope the new innovations will bring a new sporting interest to those who thought golf was out of their sphere.Not only has the centre...
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A reassuring slice of village life in Ashtead
with Mark DavisonPalmers, The Street, AshteadH EADING towards Dorking from the Epsom direction the other afternoon, I decided to pull up in the main shopping street in Ashtead and find somewhere to...
View ArticleA great wedding reception… a little afternoon tee
Bletchingley Golf Club is more than just a friendly and pleasant place to enjoy a round of golf – it's also a perfect venue for a party, function or business meeting."We're open to any type of...
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Tokens tell of a time when coins were hard to get
THE discovery of a small token in a field at Westcott last year has shed some light on a long-vanished trading practice.Some 350 years ago, shops, pubs and prominent people sometimes issued their own...
View ArticleHouse opening will be music to the visitors' ears
COMPOSER Ralph Vaughan Williams's Dorking home is to open to the public for the first time.The National Trust has announced that Leith Hill Place will open for a four-month trial season from July...
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A lot to Crow about after Will changed the game
THAT was nerve-racking, it's horrible when they're within one score, especially after what happened [with Dorking] in Exmouth, but it was a great win, the boys stuck at it well. As a head coach it was...
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Surrey Police are gearing up for Investec Derby Festival weekend
SURREY Police is getting ready to make sure that the Investec Derby Festival weekend is an enjoyable and safe event for race-goers and disruption to Epsom residents is kept to a minimum. The two day...
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Two boys robbed in Whyteleafe park
Two boys have been robbed in a Whyteleafe park by partly-masked teenagers, prompting a police appeal. The incident occurred at around 1.15pm on Wednesday when the victims, in their early teens, were...
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New underground Tunnels excite young adventurers at Hobbledown Village in Epsom.
HOBBLEDOWN Village farm adventure park has just got an exciting upgrade.The park,which opened in Epsom in July 2012, hopes to attract scores of young adventurers with the introduction of a 70m...
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