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Students flushed with success
SAVING water is something we all know we should be doing.And students at the Howard of Effingham School have come up with ideas for how this vital resource can be conserved.Pupils of science,...
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Earlswood waste depot set to be expanded
THE Earlswood recycling depot is set to be expanded to improve the borough's recycling rate.Although recycling has increased over the last year, the Horley Road depot is now working at full capacity...
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Banstead pupils supply produce to Waitrose
CROPS cultivated by green-fingered pupils are set to appear for sale on the shelves of a major supermarket.Youngsters at Banstead Community Junior School are currently nurturing lettuce, beetroot,...
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78-year-old finally takes to the skies
A HIGH-FLYING 78-year-old has finally got his wings.David Powell completed a life-long ambition when he jumped from a plane at 15,000 feet – raising £1,300 for charity in the process.It was a landmark...
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Primary schools vie to become academy trust
TWO primary schools are planning to join together to create the borough's first academy trust.Banstead Infant School in The Horseshoe, Banstead, is teaming up with Warren Mead Junior School in...
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10th Redhill Brownies celebrate 70 years
A BROWNIE unit has celebrated its 70th anniversary by taking a trip down memory lane.When the 10th Redhill Brownies formed in 1943 the main activities were a reflection of the times, with most of the...
View ArticleCrystal Palace fixture list released
CRYSTAL Palace will play Tottenham Hotspur at home in their first Premier League game for eight years. The Eagles host Spurs on August 17 with an away trip to Stoke on August 24, then Sunderland at...
View ArticleCrawley Town fixtures 2013/14 revealed
CRAWLEY Town's fixtures for the upcoming season have been revealed this morning - and there is a huge game to look forward within the first couple of weeks. Former boss Steve Evans will return to the...
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Crucial changes to Core Strategy green belt development plans
Revisions of green belt boundaries in Reigate and Redhill should only happen in "exceptional" circumstances, and plans to release green belt land east of Salfords for thousands of new homes should be...
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Reaction to Premier League fixtures
THE wait is over for football fans across the country with the release of the fixtures for the upcoming 2013/14 Football League season. With fans now analysing their side's opening games, and run in to...
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We're back on track with Micks' pic
LAST week's Yesteryear feature looked at the history of Mickleham Football Club on the occasion of the club's centenary.We published two photographs – one showing "the Micks" 24 years ago in 1989. The...
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Memories of Mondays at the town's market
YESTERYEAR'S features earlier this year on Dorking's livestock market in the 1960s have prompted one reader to write in with her memories.Eileen Etheridge (née Charman), of Driftwood, Lodge Close,...
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Water supplier has history on tap as it goes with the flow
THE year 1863 will go down in Surrey's history for two reasons. It was the year a royal charter was granted allowing the formation of Reigate as a borough. It was also the year from which the origins...
View ArticleHave a say on homes plan
ANOTHER public consultation is due to take place into the controversial council plan which will govern where thousands of homes are built over the next 14 years.After scrutinising Reigate and Banstead...
View ArticleResidents helped by development
FAMILIES will move into 12 new affordable homes in Newdigate this month.The development by Mole Valley Housing Association (MVHA) is just off Winfield Grove and the homes have been reserved for people...
View ArticleAppeal for a peal or two worth hearing
Comment on Help! We need to ring the changes... from p4IN THESE increasingly hectic times where our jobs make more and more demands upon our time and energy, traditional pastimes are increasingly...
View ArticleAppeal for a peal or two worth hearing
Comment on Help! We need to ring the changes... from p4IN THESE increasingly hectic times where our jobs make more and more demands upon our time and energy, traditional pastimes are increasingly...
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Inquest hears reggae star 'stabbed himself'
A FORMER reggae star died from a stab wound to his chest in the kitchen of his Warlingham home – just minutes after apparently chatting to police and happily drinking tea.David Emmanuel, 48 – who had a...
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Five-year-old "evicted" from her playhouse
LITTLE Scarlett Cox looks crestfallen after being "evicted" from her Wendy House by the council.The five-year-old was given the splendid-looking house for her last birthday – but a "pathetic" decision...
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Whyteleafe theft - witness sought
Detectives from East Surrey CID are appealing for a dog walker to contact them following a theft from a car in Caterham. The incident occurred at around 3pm on Tuesday when the silver Vauxhall Insignia...
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