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Landowners offers villagers green belt site as a gift
THE owner of a large green-belt site has told the Advertiser he wants to give more than half of his land away for the community to enjoy.Graham White and developers Thakeham Homes are currently...
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Pub takes on 15 new staff after £185,000 refit
A BANSTEAD pub has employed 15 extra staff following a £185,000 refurbishment.The Woodman, in Woodmansterne Street, temporarily closed for 11 days earlier this month.Work to the pub, which is owned by...
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Thousands of children get closer to nature at countryside day
MORE than 2,000 schoolchildren from Surrey and Sussex learned about bees, music and agriculture as they got closer to nature for the day.The seventh "Connect with the Countryside" day gave pupils the...
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Travellers' three-week stay leaves £6,000 clean-up bill
TRAVELLERS who inhabited a village recreation ground left ten tonnes of rubbish – and a £6,000 bill – when they moved on.Around 20 caravans spent three weeks at Hooley Recreation Ground, ignoring a...
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Campaigners win battle to save ancient oak trees
RESIDENTS will fight a proposed development "to the bitter end", after winning the first round in the battle to save Oxted's green belt.A Tree Preservation Order (TPO) has now been put in place on...
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Students spread a little playtime joy in Uganda
CONSCIENTIOUS students have spoken of their experiences of building a playground for children out in Uganda.A group of 11 students and two teachers from The Priory School, in Dorking, was invited to...
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Out of work benefit claims down in Mole Valley
OUT of work benefit claims have fallen in the Mole Valley and are at their lowest level for 3½ years, according to the Office for National Statistics.The number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance...
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Age Concern celebrates after cut funding is reinstated
VOLUNTEERS at Age Concern Banstead are celebrating after being awarded additional funding to help them continue their work.Reigate and Banstead Borough Council has given the group an extra £3,500 this...
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Rugby star Austin Healey unveils £1.8 million project at Gatwick hospital
ENGLAND rugby star Austin Healey has unveiled a new £1.8 million MRI scanner which could deliver improved healthcare to thousands of patients across the county.Spire Gatwick Park Hospital's new 3 Tesla...
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'Our hell on the helter skelter" - mum and daughter, 3, get stuck on slide
A SUMMER day out turned into hell on a helter skelter for one mother and her three-year-old daughter.Horley resident Jennifer Okarma and her daughter Daniela found themselves stranded near the top of...
View ArticlePensioner's death was an accident, coroner rules
SOMEONE shouted "you've killed her, I told you not to give her bread" as an elderly patient lay choking on the ground, an inquest heard.Sam Sagoo, a worker at Shrewsbury Court Independent Hospital in...
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Teacher and governor leave after nearly 70 years
PUPILS have waved farewell to a "truly inspirational" teacher and governor, who together have dedicated nearly 70 years of their lives to their school.Tina Sellar taught at St Peter's Infant School, in...
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Green belt houses planned at school
A STORM is brewing over a primary school's controversial plan to allow a green-belt housing development on its land to finance a new school building.Governors at Weald CofE Primary School in Beare...
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White aiming high for Wanderers
DORKING Wanderers boss Marc White is hoping that experience will be key as his side look to push on in their second season in the Sussex County League Division One.Wanderers finished in the bottom...
View ArticleCombined team go up
THE combined team of Dorking &Mole Valley Athletic Club and Reigate Priory Athletics Club have won Division Two of the Ebbisham League to progress into the top division.After two meetings, Dorking...
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Losing start to the season for Dorking
DORKING Football Club have made a disastrous start to life in the Combined Counties League Division One after losing their opening two games.The Chicks lost the season opener 2-1 to Sheerwater at...
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Armed police and helicopter launched after kid toy gun spotted
A TOY gun sparked a major police alert in a residential street.Armed police units descended on The Drive in Horley late on Friday night after residents reported seeing a youth with a gun.As the police...
View ArticleFlowers aiming to bloom at Brands
MATT FLOWERS is looking for some home comforts as he aims for a podium finish at Brands Hatch this weekend.The Banstead racer has been making steady progress in his debut season in the Ginetta GT5...
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Sweet peas reign supreme at show
WOTTON & Abinger's summer flower show was held on July 28 and, despite the previous evening's breakdown in the spell of hot and sunny weather, it was a fine afternoon for the annual event.Wotton...
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Seven worthies who made a difference
REIGATE and Redhill have connections with a number of individuals who have had a significant impact beyond this locality, writes John Capon.Leaving aside those who are still living, Yesteryear will be...
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