Olympic swimmer helps young stars
SIX-TIME world champion swimmer Mark Foster paid a special visit to Mole Valley last week.The Olympian, who won 47 international medals in his professional career, held a training day "academy" for...
View ArticleStudy shows Surrey wildlife in decline
A STUDY has discovered that 60 per cent of Surrey's native wildlife species, including 270 "priority" species, are in decline.The depressing statistic was revealed by legendary naturalist Sir David...
View ArticleNew bridge tribute to original folly
GLANCING at this scene of a couple walking over a pristine white bridge, you might be forgiven for thinking you were looking into another era.But this is the new Five Arch Bridge at Painshill Park...
View ArticleNicky Forster: Relegation would be harsh on Lingfield
NICKY FORSTER admits relegation would be "harsh" on Lingfield after they finished sixth in the league. Lingfield face the drop after failing to meet the FA's ground grading requirement and while...
View ArticleMotorbike and 4x4 crash in central Reigate
Drivers should expect extra congestion in Reigate this morning after a motorbike and 4x4 crashed at a busy junction. The red Honda motorbike and red Toyota 4x4 crashed at the traffic lights, at the...
View ArticleTwo more arrested after "riot" at house party
TWO teenagers have been arrested after a house party turned into a "riot" at the weekend. Surrey Police were called to a guesthouse in Herons Place, Copthorne at around 10pm on Saturday after more than...
View ArticleCup winner seeks award information
I AM trying to trace the history of the Lady Heald Award that was given to me when a student nurse by St Lawrence's Hospital, Caterham, in November 1983.Did your paper cover it at the time and if so...
View ArticleSome of the boys in blue appeared to slip into a legally grey area
AFTER living in the Redhill and Merstham area for 77 years, Jill Bracken is moving to Sussex to live near one of her daughters.While sorting out her personal belongings, she came across some old...
View Article'Ere we go for our next 100 say Micks
MICKLEHAM Football Club will soon be celebrating its centenary. The club joined the Dorking and District Football League in July 1913, playing their first match on September 20, away to Ashtead...
View ArticleSampling a little piece of heaven
with Mark DavisonForest Green, near OckleyM OTORING through the charming villages of Surrey on a warm and sunny early afternoon, I realised that there were few better places to be at this time of the...
View ArticleChance to learn what's on offer
T HE Miller Centre, Caterham, is set to throw open its doors to the public as part of Caterham Open Weekend on Saturday (June 15) from 10am to 4pm.In the evenings, The Miller Centre Theatre & Club...
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E NJOY walking around a garden – or several – this Fathers' Day weekend. The National Garden Scheme (NGS) Gardens Open for Charity programme is hosting a Festival Weekend of open gardens on Saturday...
View ArticleThings are picking up for home buyers and sellers
AFTER a relatively slow start to the year, activity last month rose dramatically with our office seeing a 36 per cent increase in the number of enquiries from prospective purchasers and 33 per cent...
View ArticleA blend of charm and character
T HIS wonderful house in Cronks Hill Road, Reigate, offers a charming blend of character detail with the benefit of the highest quality contemporary fittings to create a practical family home.The...
View ArticleMusic star Smiley Culture's stab death in Warlingham home
A former pop star died of a stab wound to his chest in the kitchen of his Warlingham home - just minutes after apparently chatting to police officers and happily drinking tea. David Emmanuel, 48 - who...
View ArticleDavid Walliams is top celeb dad
BRITAIN'S Got Talent star David Walliams has been crowned the top celebrity doting dad, beating off competition from Robbie Williams and Mo Farah. David came out top in the voting by 2,000 British mums...
View ArticleHouse party 'riot': two more arrests
TWO more people have been arrested after a house party turned into a 'riot' when 150 uninvited guests arrived. Officers investigating the disorder at Herons Place, Copthorne, on Saturday, had already...
View ArticleQueues build for tattoo anniversary - Pictures
TATTOO enthusiasts - and first timers - are lining up to celebrate with Horley's oldest tattoo parlour. Seven Sins Tattoo, High Street, is celebrating its 13th birthday today. As a result the shop is...
View ArticleREVEALED: secret lives of Surrey cats in new BBC show
The secret lives of domestic cats in Surrey are to be revealed tonight in a new BBC Two Horizon programme. In an hour-long show, the UK's leading cat scientists will uncover what felines in the village...
View ArticleDavid Gold criticises Alan Sugar's show The Apprentice
Caterham-based multi-millionaire David Gold has taken a swipe at BBC's The Apprentice series - where tycoon Alan Sugar fires candidates each week. Asked on his Twitter page would he ever do a programme...
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