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Community upset at artwork vandals
ARTWORK created by nearly 100 residents has been vandalised just weeks after being unveiled.The mural was created for the underpass linking Goodwyns Road to the King George V Playing Field in North...
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Airport chiefs call for better trains
GATWICK bosses have called for improved rail services so that they can make the best possible use of existing capacity at the airport.While they are keen, in the long term, to build a second runway, in...
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Ashtead Village Day nears
THE return of one of the biggest annual events in Mole Valley is now just over a week away.Ashtead Village Day celebrates its 30th anniversary on June 8 and organisers have vowed this year's event will...
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Bookham film society launched
A FILMMAKER believes he can find the next Steven Spielberg or Alfred Hitchcock in Mole Valley, after setting up a film club for youngsters.Dr Farooq Beg, a former NHS doctor turned successful...
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Marketing advice for South Street traders
HELP is on the way for shopkeepers in Dorking's South Street who have been shocked by a dramatic drop in trade following the closure of Waitrose for refurbishment.This week, retailers told the...
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Mystery over vanishing trees
MORE than 50 trees which mysteriously appeared and disappeared in Merstham have left residents stumped.A couple of months ago eight trees were planted in Radstock Way and around 50 in Brook Road...
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Lost letter arrives 100 miles off course
A WAYWARD letter took a five-month diversion, ending up nearly 100 miles off course.The envelope, which carries a Crowborough postmark, was headed for an architect's office in Ipswich when it was...
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Waitrose and 150 homes for Redhill station
A £40 MILLION plan to upgrade Redhill railway station with a Waitrose supermarket and 150 new homes has been submitted to Reigate and Banstead Borough Council.The food store will be similar in scale to...
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New route to help tackle school run congestion
TRAVELLING to school without the car has got a little easier and safer at a Reigate primary beset by school-run congestion.Wray Common Primary School won £6,000 of funding from Surrey County Council...
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Two boys arrested over Whyteleafe park robbery
Two 16-year-old boys have been arrested in connection with a robbery in Whyteleafe. The incident occurred at around 1.15pm on Wednesday, 29 May, when the victims, two boys in their early teens were...
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Caterham man convicted of 17 sexual offences
A Caterham man has been found guilty of 17 sexual offences including raping a teenage boy. Philip Gaisford, formerly of Colburn Avenue but now of Crowborough in East Sussex, was convicted by a jury at...
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Ricky Ponting gets Surrey back on track with debut century
WHEN people look back at this season, there will be little debate over which great of the game, Graeme Smith or Ricky Ponting, had the better debut innings for Surrey. Back on April 18, captain Smith...
View ArticleNuisance neighbour evicted from home
A NUISANCE neighbour has been jailed for three months and evicted from his housing association home following repeated antisocial behaviour.Robert Keegan had "blighted" the lives of residents in...
View ArticlePolice crack down on A217 parking
POLICE are cracking down on illegal parking close to junctions with the A217.Complaints from residents in the Banstead area have spurred the police response. Officers will now be monitoring parking...
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Travel update Surrey: June 3
There are several road delays this morning due to heavy traffic. The A243 northbound at Leatherhead Road in Chessington, is slow moving as well as the M25 clockwise between junction 9 and junction 10....
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Weather update: Summer is here in Surrey
Although many will be unhappy to return to work after another sunny weekend, the weather seems to here to stay for the rest of the week. Today, Surrey will see bright sunshine with a thin cloud...
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Dorking and Gouvieux celebrate 15 years as twin towns
DORKING and Gouvieux celebrated 15 years of town twinning with the visit of a delegation from the French town.The outgoing chairman of Mole Valley District Council, Caroline Salmon, welcomed Patrice...
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Students' 200-mile bike ride
AFTER completing 12 years of schooling and an intense period of A-Level examinations, ten teenagers from a Leatherhead school could be forgiven for taking a nice, long rest this summer.But instead, the...
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Farmer sows seed of success
A LIVESTOCK farmer is taking part in an education initiative aimed at getting children interested in the agriculture industry.Hugh Broom, of Milton Court Farm in Dorking, is one of 90 industry...
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Travel update in Surrey: June 4
The M25 Surrey clockwise between junction nine at Leatherhead and the A243 and junction 11 at Chertsey has average speeds of 20 mph and a travel time of 30 minutes. An accident has closed the B280 in...
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