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Big fight night coming to the Dorking Halls
AFTER months of preparation, the time has finally come for the Ultimate Fitness Boxing Show at Dorking Halls.An evening of white collar semi-professional boxing will take place at the venue on...
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Dorking duo scoop £20,000 each in postcode lottery
THERE was a double dose of luck in Dorking on Saturday when two neighbours scooped £20,000 each in the People's Postcode Lottery.The lucky players from Hampstead Road were visited by presenter Judie...
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Community mural vandalised for second time in weeks
A COUNCILLOR has slammed the uncaring attitude of the vandals who damaged a new community artwork for the second time in two months.The mural created to brighten the underpass linking Goodwyns Road and...
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Giant washing line of babygros for village fair
BUNTING will be swapped for babygros this weekend in celebration of the most anticipated birth of the year.Mums from Brockham Baby and Toddler Group have been collecting the miniature garments for...
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Four-year-old who witnessed devastation as fires took hold
ALTHOUGH the sky was covered by cloud it was impossible for Roderick Gill to miss the moment a German bomber launched an assault on East Grinstead.Mr Gill, who was four years old on the day of the...
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Beatrice, 92, has vivid memories of bombing aftermath
THE events of July 9, 1943 are so vivid for Beatrice Weller, even at the age of 92, that she can still remember what the weather was like. As she sat at her home in East Grinstead High Street with her...
View ArticleRespects paid to WWII hero pilot's bravery
A SOLITARY note was last week placed on the Banstead grave of the English pilot who shot down the German plane thought to be responsible for a bombing raid 70 years ago which killed 108 people and left...
View ArticleTownsfolk devastated by air raid
THIS week Yesteryear remembers the day 70 years ago when 108 lives were cut short after a German bomber unleashed a string of bombs on East Grinstead town centre. The air raid, on July 9, 1943, was one...
View ArticleCouncil has to be more transparent
Comment on Council closes ranks over Gloria's death, page 13HOW long can it take to get justice for a woman who died in the most dire conditions? That's the question Surrey County Council needs to...
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Open garden tribute boosts hospice funds
A GARDEN opening in memory of its former owner raised more than £1,000 for St Catherine's Hospice.Newdigate resident Doreen Hall died on February 28 and her daughter Penny Graepel decided to open her...
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Man found not guilty of raping teenager
A 45-YEAR-OLD Godstone man charged with raping a teenager has been cleared of all charges.Eric David Hames, of Ockleys Mead, was accused of four counts of sexual assault and one charge of rape of an...
View ArticleChurch could be demolished for new flats
A WHYTELEAFE church could be bulldozed if a new plan is given the go-ahead.The Church Of St Thomas Of Canterbury, in Station Road, has been empty since July 2011.An earlier application for 14 flats was...
View ArticleSuspect fires
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after two suspicious fires in the same street occurred within a few days of each other.On Friday, a blaze gutted a derelict house in Church Lane, Burstow. No one was...
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New boules club opens in Godstone thanks to volunteers
A TOUCH of "je ne sais quoi" came to Godstone on Sunday, as the boules pitches demanded by hundreds of Godstone residents opened.More than 250 people turned out on the village green to enjoy the...
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Water bombs "banned" from Oxted Pram Race
YOUNGSTERS are threatening to boycott the Oxted Pram Race next year, after organisers "broke with tradition" and "removed all the fun".Critics of the popular event, which this year was held for the...
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Mole Valley's hidden heritage on display
MORE than 70 free events will take place in Mole Valley over this year's Heritage Open Days weekend.The national festival of heritage, culture and history comes to Mole Valley from September 12 to...
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Tomb discovery delays church building project
A £400,000 church building project has hit a hiccup with the unexpected discovery of three 500-year-old vaults beneath the floor containing human remains.Work to demolish the Victorian organ at St...
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Oakwood is 'one of the best schools in the country'
OAKWOOD is one of the best schools in the country for improving GCSE results.The announcement this week is the latest stage of the Horley school's recent meteoric rise.After being taken out of special...
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Fun in the sun at 104th Chipstead Village Fair
WHAT a difference a year makes.The Chipstead Village Fair and Flower Show returned with a vengeance at the weekend, 12 months after it was washed out for the first time in more than a century.The 104th...
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Reigate Relay for Life raises £30,000 for cancer research
WALKERS paraded around Reigate's Priory Park for 24 hours in searing heat to raise £30,000 for research into cancer.Hundreds came out to take part in the town's first Relay for Life event in aid of...
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