Residents hit back over cut-through ban
SCORES of residents living along a notorious Dorking cut-through road have hit back at motorists complaining about restrictions being placed on them.As reported in last week's Advertiser, Surrey County...
View ArticleMillions see burglary reconstruction
A GANG name mentioned during a "horrifying" raid may hold the key in an onoing police hunt.The victim Emily Fuller, in her early 20s, was alone in the house in Slines Oak Road, Woldingham, when the...
View ArticleGhosts move table in Reigate's caves, claim group - VIDEO
A GROUP of people stand around a table inside Reigate Caves, their hands resting gently on its surface.Suddenly, as if of its own volition, the table tilts onto one leg and begins to spin.Many of the...
View Article63 years of fundraising secures honour for community hero
AGED eight, Peter Bright began volunteering to raise money for his cash-strapped Cubs group.Sixty-three years later, he has raised an incalculable six-figure sum for charity and good causes, and it's...
View Article"I could not walk for 3 months" - biker recalls near-death smash
A MOTORCYCLIST who almost died in a high-speed horror smash has walked again.Richard Pearce suffered multiple injuries after his powerful motorbike clipped a parked car in Limpsfield Road,...
View ArticleCustomer tells of moment three masked robbers raided bookies
A CUSTOMER who popped into a bookies to place a quick bet has spoken of the moment he was caught up in a terrifying robbery.Two men who took part in the raid on Coral in Reigate were this week sent to...
View ArticleBizarre items found inside East Surrey Hospital patients
A DEODORANT bottle, a light bulb and a pair of scissors are among the items doctors at East Surrey Hospital have had to remove from different parts of patients' bodies.A Freedom of Information request...
View ArticleAspiring actress celebrating role in new Simon Pegg film
STORMING around the stage as the Queen of Hearts in a school production of Alice in Wonderland, a young Samantha White knew she was destined to become an actress.Other leading roles followed during her...
View ArticleFuture of council offices to be revealed
A REPORT outlining possible options for the future of Mole Valley District Council's Pippbrook headquarters building will be made public on August 20.Options being considered for the complex include...
View ArticleResidents chip in to clear churchyard
MANY hands made light work of weeds in Horley Churchyard at the weekend.Last month the Mirror reported how a change in funding had led to the Church Lane cemetery becoming overgrown with weeds – in...
View Article"A guardian angel must have been looking over me" - homeowner talks of moment...
TWO teenagers were lucky to escape with their lives when their Audi ploughed into a house last week.Neighbours who rushed to their aid thought the pair, believed to be 19, must be dead.The car had...
View ArticleStricken youngster is aided by concer
VILLAGERS have come to the aid of an inspirational youngster who suffers from a rare cancerous tumour in her cheek.Three-year-old Francesca Dale, who lives off Harestone Valley Road in Caterham, has a...
View Article12-hour "pianothon" raises £2,800 for Dorking church
A CHURCH organist from Dorking raised almost £3,000 by performing a non-stop 12-hour piano recital.Judith Flint, organist at the Dorking United Reformed Church, played without a break from 7am to 7pm...
View ArticleDorking man elected a Fellow of the Royal Acadmey of Engineers
A Dorking resident has joined the celebrated inventors Sir James Dyson and Sir Tim Berners-Lee in being elected a Fellow of The Royal Academy of Engineers.Cliftonville resident Martin Knights received...
View ArticleCapel music festival reaches for the stars
THIS summer will mark five years since event organiser Phil Partridge devised a plan to bring a music festival to Capel.Today, the village's music festival is one of the biggest events in Mole Valley's...
View ArticleSainsbury's announces Friends of Brooklands School as new charity partner
SAINSBURY'S, in Redhill, has chosen Friends of Brooklands School as its charity partner.The group, which supports children with severe or profound learning difficulties, was selected by a public vote...
View ArticleMerstham regeneration could begin in the new year
WORK on Merstham's regeneration could begin next February, according to Raven Housing Trust.New plans for the long-awaited development were unveiled by the social housing provider and Reigate and...
View ArticleRiders converge on horse show
TANDRIDGE'S answer to the Horse of the Year Show took place on Sunday.The annual St Leonard's Church charity show included day-long equestrian events, including show jumping classes and dressage.There...
View ArticleNightclub is number one concern for borough's police
HORLEY'S Flirt! nightclub has become the number one concern for police in the whole of the borough.And the Consort Way club, where a 20-year-old man was knocked out cold in an assault in the early...
View ArticleBoris Johnson: "I never knew Surrey was so big" - VIDEO
MAYOR of London Boris Johnson stopped off in Leatherhead on his way round the 100-mile course of the Prudential Ride100 yesterday. Speaking at the support hub in Randalls Road, Leatherhead, he told the...
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