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Mole Valley residents live seven years longer than average
MOLE Valley residents can expect to live up to seven years longer than the national average, new figures reveal.According to data released by the Office for National Statistics, the district's life...
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1,200 per cent rise in fees threatens future of village bowls club
LAWN bowlers fear their village sport will be ditched after the council raised fees by more than 1,000 per cent.Lower Kingswood Bowls Club has been meeting at the village recreation ground off Buckland...
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'Miracle' toddler returns from USA after brain tumour treatment
A TWO-YEAR-OLD "miracle" boy has returned from America after three months of specialist treatment to prevent the return of an aggressive brain tumour.Little Stefan Glasson is back home in Redhill and...
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Campaigners press for a new Caterham cemetery
A WOODLAND site could provide the answer to a lengthy quest for a new burial site in Caterham.The town's cemetery, off Church Hill, has been full since 2008. The only nearby alternative is several...
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Music prodigy sees tunes as colours
A MUSIC prodigy is hitting all the right notes after she aced her grade eight saxophone exam – aged just 11.Oakhyrst Grange pupil Freya Barker became one of the youngest people in the country to pass...
View Article50 homes to be built at Horley's Inholms Farm
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build 50 homes in fields to the south of Horley has been given the go-ahead on appeal.The proposed development was rejected by Reigate and Banstead Borough Council in February,...
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Leatherhead charity leading fight against ivory trade
MORE than 38,000 elephants are killed every year by ivory poaching, a trend which has led conservationists to estimate the extinction of the African elephant by 2025.However, a charity based in...
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Patients unsure about appointments as service closes
THOUSANDS of patients were left potentially unsure where their next appointment would be when a medical referral service was cut.The Epsom Downs Integrated Care Services (Edics) group offered...
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Pedestrian crossing the answer to speed scourge in Reigate
BUSINESSES have called for a town centre street to be made safer for pedestrians after a plea to cut the speed limit was rejected.Members of Reigate Business Guild are disappointed after Surrey County...
View ArticleCouncil could sell site to travellers
A LONG-STANDING travellers' site could be sold to the travelling community so it can become a permanent settlement.Travellers have rented the site off Green Lane, Outwood, from Tandridge District...
View ArticlePothole road is relaid then dug up again a week later
COUNCIL highways bosses ordered a road to be resurfaced just days before it had to be dug up again to fix a water main – despite being warned not to by residents.The "comedy of errors" began when...
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Little Acorns grow from Lower Kingswood's closed pre-school
LITTLE Acorns have risen phoenix-like from the ashes of Lower Kingswood's closed nursery.Last summer the village lost a two-year battle to save Lower Kingswood pre-school, after Surrey County Council...
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A younger vision is needed in Ashtead
A GROUP hoping to shape future development in Ashtead is calling for more young people to join the debate.Ashtead Community Vision (ACV) was formally designated as a neighbourhood forum by Mole Valley...
View ArticleFundraising fun day out
THERE was musical entertainment, games including a coconut shy, and food on offer at a Caterham family fun day.And it was all for a good cause, as visitors to the Douglas Brunton Centre on Park Road...
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Fifth traveller incursion in weeks
COMMUNITIES have found their recreation grounds taken over by travelling caravans in recent weeks.A group of caravans invaded the public space off Somerset Road in Meadvale on Saturday afternoon.Prior...
View ArticleVirgin Media doubles broadband speed for Reigate customers
REIGATE: Super-fast broadband has come to Reigate.According to Virgin, customers will now benefit from some of the fastest broadband speeds in the UK as part of its nationwide scheme to increase speeds...
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Merstham Football Club becomes heart of the community
MERSTHAM Football Club kicked off its new role at the heart of the community with its inaugural open day.A weekend-long celebration began with 150 helium balloons being released after Saturday's...
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Thousands enjoy Capel Music Festival's family atmosphere
THOUSANDS of music lovers made the fifth annual Capel Music Festival go with a swing on Sunday afternoon.Event founder Phil Partridge said the afternoon had been an enormous success, with a great...
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New movie hope for Leatherhead reality addicts
A COUPLE dubbed "Mr and Mrs Reality TV" have confessed to an addiction to appearing on the small screen.Graham Winston-Peters and Ivy Pink caught the reality bug after appearing on a little-known...
View ArticleSuperstore apologises for night alarm noise
THE neighbours of a new Dorking supermarket have received an apology from its owners after a noisy alarm went off repeatedly over the weekend.Vincent Road residents said the alarm first sounded at the...
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