War heroes and assassinated police officers to feature on village new memorial
WAR HEROES and assassinated police officers will be among those who will be remembered on a village's new memorial.Plans for a landscaped memorial area in front of St Paul's Church in Croft Road,...
View ArticleScrubland project wins national award
A PROJECT which regenerated scrubland into a beautiful wild meadow has been recognised with a national award.The Riverhill project, in Cobham, has won an award for community engagement from the Open...
View ArticleRedhill and Reigate choir raises thousands for charity
A ROCK and pop choir has raised more than £2,000 for the Orpheus Centre.The Voicerox Choir raised a total of £2,600 for the Godstone-based charity, which uses performance arts to promote personal...
View ArticleDrivers fume over loss of cut-through
MOTORISTS and residents are divided over a bid to stop a Dorking road being used as a cut-through.Surrey County Council put up a "no entry expect for access" sign at the entrance to Vincent Road last...
View ArticleTerminally ill gran is an inspiration to others
A GRANDMOTHER who was diagnosed with terminal cancer just days before her 60th birthday has thanked her friends and colleagues, after inspiring them to raise thousands of pounds for Macmillan Cancer...
View ArticleMysterious military structure leaves experts baffled
A MYSTERIOUS military base has left a group of experts bamboozled – and they need your help in identifying its use.Volunteers and workers from the National Trust and Surrey County Archaeological Unit...
View ArticleYour lifespan could be shorter if you live in Tandridge
RESIDENTS in some parts of Tandridge district may live up to five years less, compared to people in other parts of the county. The discrepancy was discussed at a debate on The Role of Tandridge...
View ArticleCaterham eyesore poised for development
HOPE is finally in sight that a long-standing Caterham eyesore may be developed.The former Pinewood car showroom and garage site in Chaldon Road has gradually become a wasteland since it shut down in...
View ArticleProtest mounted to save church
CAMAPIGNERS have written to the Queen asking them to save their church.Historic St Leonard's Church in Chelsham, which is 900 years old, faces a "slow death" under a controversial plan to downgrade it,...
View ArticleChipstead doctor on mission to Mongolia - in a Smart car
A CHIPSTEAD doctor has set out on a 10,000-mile charity road trip – in a nine-year-old Smart car.Dr Ian McCurdie, 53, and co-driver Paul Chambers are taking part in the gruelling Mongol Rally across...
View ArticleArtist continues work to brighten up grot spot walls
AN ARTIST has continued his mission to liven up grot spots and old walls by painting a mural behind the former Liquid and Envy nightclub in Redhill.Tim Stiling – who goes by the art name Uncle Stubble...
View ArticleSchoolboy to ride America's west coast
AN INTREPID student has set off on the cycle ride of a lifetime.Former Royal Alexandra and Albert School pupil Ross Gardner, 18, is currently riding 1,400 miles from Sumas, on the US-Canada border, all...
View ArticleTV chef Tony Tobin offers bereaved youngsters behind-the-scenes tour of...
A GROUP of bereaved youngsters have been given a special behind-the-scenes tour of the restaurant of former TV chef Tony Tobin.Mr Tobin, who was a regular on Ready, Steady, Cook, invited the children...
View ArticleDramatic upturn for once-bad school
A ONCE-BAD school has achieved a "rags to riches" upturn in fortunes in the space of just 16 months.In Spring 2012, Warlingham Village Primary School was plunged into special measures after an Ofsted...
View ArticleWoman's rail death inquiry "insensitive"
THE mother of a former de Stafford School pupil who walked in front of a train with her baby son feels she has been insensitively treated by Croydon Safeguarding Children's Board (CSCB) officers...
View ArticleThousands of misconduct allegations made against Surrey Police
MORE than 3,000 allegations of misconduct, including assault, corruption and unlawful arrest, have been made against Surrey police officers in the last two years, the Mirror can reveal.The figures,...
View ArticleKatie Price has almost 2 million Twitter followers
Model Katie Price has almost two million Twitter followers. The former Woldingham resident, who now lives in West Sussex, boasts a whopping 1,784,564 followers on her Katie Price site - and a further...
View ArticleHole-in-one on millionaire's golf course
Caterham multi-millionaire David Gold had cause to celebrate after his playing partner Graham Linekar got a hole-in-one. Mr Linekar achieved the feat on the first hole of Mr Gold's 19-hole golf course...
View ArticleTop soprano's visit gives lift to disabled kids
A SINGER who grew up in Little Bookham took a break from her busy schedule touring around the country to visit the Children's Trust in Tadworth.Classically-trained soprano Natalie Coyle was delighted...
View ArticleParaTed proves his worth in emergency
TEDDY bears designed to help young children in distress have been delivered to paramedics in Mole Valley.The small teddies have been donated by the Leatherhead Lions Club and are dressed in paramedic...
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