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Taxi drivers condemn council over MOT test centre changes
"ARROGANT" decisions by Reigate and Banstead Borough Council are costing taxi drivers money and business.The condemnation comes from cabbies after the authority ruled that MOTs for private hire...
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Orange juice keeps 100-year-old Emily young
COPIOUS amounts of orange juice – plus something in the family genes – have contributed to the long life of centenarian Emily Day.And on Monday she enjoyed a birthday party in the Caterham care home...
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£250k needed for new theatre toilets
A CAMPAIGN to raise quarter of a million pounds for new toilets to update an aging theatre has been launched.Trustees of Barn Theatre, on Bluehouse Lane, in Oxted, want to raise the money to build the...
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Planning application withdrawn, but residents pledge to fight on
VILLAGERS have pledged to continue to fight against a controversial development – even though a planning application for the site has been withdrawn.Developer Bacchus Partners Ltd had submitted plans...
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Special memorial book for fallen heroes
HORLEY'S fallen heroes will be remembered in a special book marking the anniversary of the First World War.Ahead of next year's centennial – which will mark 100 years since the conflict began – amateur...
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East Surrey Hospital issues apology after getting police onto dad
A FATHER who was left fuming when staff at East Surrey Hospital called the police after he walked out of A&E with his son has received an apology.As reported previously, Elvis Hames took his son...
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New buildings to ease pressure on school places
NEW schools and classrooms are being built to try to avert a school places "disaster" in Horley.This week Surrey County Council confirmed that the Diocese of Southwark is expected to build a new...
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Lottery grant will benefit blind and partially sighted members
VOLUNTEERS behind an online community radio station are celebrating after receiving a Big Lottery Fund grant.The £9,980 award will enable Redhill-based Redstone FM to develop a custom-built radio...
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Film companies invited to Tandridge
LIGHTS, camera, action... film companies are invited to come to Tandridge.The district may not appear to be Surrey's version of Hollywood or Pinewood Film Studios, but the opportunity is there for...
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Call to sign up for Alzheimer's charity walk
TWO carers from Mole Valley raised a glass at Denbies vineyard to celebrate and launch of this year's Surrey Memory Walk for the Alzheimer's Society.Leatherhead resident Wendy James and Ann Howard, of...
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Patients' pain as there's no reply from NHS 111 number
TWO patients say they have lost all confidence in the NHS 111 number after failing to get through to the service in the middle of the night.David Hibbert from Merstham suffered complications ten days...
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Students show their talents for Children's Trust show
PERFORMERS with learning difficulties put on a special garden party and talent show earlier this month.Comic acts, dance routines and magic were on the bill as The Children's Trust School for Profound...
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Earlswood Lakes get a much-needed cleanup
A GROUP of community-minded volunteers came together this week to help clean up Earlswood Lakes.Increasing amounts of litter, including dangerous items like smashed glass, as well as dog mess, has...
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Paint project gives playgroup children a fresh start
A FRESH coat of paint will greet children when they return to their playgroup next month, thanks to the brushstrokes of more than 20 volunteers.Reigate High Street Playgroup's home – two rooms in...
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24-hour alcohol license granted to petrol station
PERMISSION to sell alcohol 24-hours a day has been granted to an Oxted petrol station.Tandridge District Council's licensing sub-committee met to discuss extending the hours for Old Oxted Service...
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Police find stolen earrings
Detectives from East Surrey CID are releasing an image of a pair of distinctive earrings in a bid to find a matching necklace stolen during a burglary in Caterham. The incident occurred on Monday, 19...
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National trend defied as pass rates soar at our schools
MOLE Valley schools bucked the national trend for GCSE results with all of them recording an improvement in the percentage of their pupils achieving five or more A* to C grades including English and...
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Historic church to benefit from £90,000 funding boost
A HISTORIC church stands to benefit from nearly £90,000 for essential repairs to its spire.Concerns for the future of 150-year-old St Mary's Church, in Headley, have been allayed after initial funding...
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Man raises more than £5,000 for essential repairs at Okewood church
A MAN has cycled 900 miles to boost fundraising efforts at his 13th-century church by more than £5,000.St John the Baptist Church, at Okewood Hill, near Ockley, received an offer of £84,000 in funding...
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Leatherhead church seeks spectacles for harvest collection
TINS of food, packets of pasta and fruit are some of the items you might expect to be donated as part of Harvest Festival celebrations.But this year, one Leatherhead church is making a more unusual...
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