Road closed for 12 weeks for gas mains work
ROAD closures lasting 12 weeks began last week in Leatherhead, as major improvement works began on the town's gas supply.Southern Gas Networks (SGN) are replacing gas mains in Poplar Road with a modern...
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POSTPONEMENTS in non-league football are not uncommon.But having a game postponed due to travellers taking over a pitch is a new one for most involved in football.However, that is exactly what happened...
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Thousands brave mud for Edenbridge and Oxted Agricultural Show
DESPITE heavy downpours over the bank holiday weekend, thousands of people flocked to the 176th Edenbridge and Oxted Agricultural Show.The annual event is an outdoor classroom and playground all rolled...
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POSTPONEMENTS in non-league football are not uncommon.But having a game postponed due to travellers taking over a pitch is a new one for most involved in football.However, that is exactly what happened...
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Maize maze is bound to... amaze!
D ON'T be late like the White Rabbit – it's your last chance to lose yourself in the annual maize maze at Tulley's Farm in Turners Hill, which is open until Tuesday (September 2).This year's design...
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Annual show is as popular as ever
THE sun shone on the Oakwood, Ockley and Forest Green summer fair and flower show this year and Dorking Deepdene Rotary Club's fun dog show was as popular as ever, writes Barbara Christopher.Nearly 140...
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Hope Springs to easy quiz victory
EARLIER this summer, 40 Rotarians from across the Mole Valley area took part in a special Mole Valley Rotary quiz night at the South Street Wine Bar in Dorking.In the first-ever event of its kind, 10...
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Fruity show peels away the centuries
A HUNDRED years ago in Dorking, apple "scrumping" was prosecuted as a serious crime – and was usually carried out by people suffering real hunger, writes Kathy Atherton, of Dorking Museum.By the 1930s,...
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Lidl opening in Dorking creates "traffic nightmare"
"WE TOLD you so." That was the cry from disgruntled Dorking residents this week as the opening of the Lidl store in Vincent Lane caused "a traffic nightmare" in the town.There were tailbacks all the...
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Redhill author's homecoming with debut novel
AN AUTHOR from Redhill will have a special homecoming when she launches her first book at the town's Waterstones.Holly Bourne, formerly a journalist at the Surrey Mirror, will be signing copies of her...
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Appeal lodged in battle for Redhill Aerodrome's hard runway
REDHILL Aerodrome bosses have appealed against the rejection of controversial plans for a hard runway at the site.In June both Reigate and Banstead Borough Council and Tandridge District Council...
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New pay and display charges for car parks in Bookham
NEW pay-and-display charges will be introduced by the council in two car parks in Bookham from Monday.Mole Valley District Council will introduce its new "penny a minute" rate at the Lower Road car...
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Man charged with rape
A man in his 30s has been charged with one count of rape, three counts of fraud and one count of theft following an incident in South Godstone. The incident occurred during the early hours of Saturday...
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Godstone Fete and Donkey Derby success
RECORD numbers of visitors enjoyed the Godstone Fete and Donkey Derby on bank holiday Monday.Four thousand people revelled in the "fantastic atmosphere" and enjoyed an ice cream in the sun at the...
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Judge rules against Cherkley Court plan
CAMPAIGNERS are hailing a High Court judge's decision to uphold their challenge against Mole Valley District Council's (MVDC) approval of plans to develop the Cherkley Court estate as a "great...
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Deal agreed to allow Banstead Leisure Centre to go ahead
A DEAL has been struck for a new community leisure centre to be built on land belonging to a football club.Reigate and Banstead Borough Council and Banstead Athletic Football Club reached an agreement...
View ArticleLingfield's monthly film club returns
AFTER a triumphant first year of screenings, Lingfield's monthly film club has announced its new season line-up.The autumn season for Flix in the Stix starts with the star-studded musical Les...
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New store saves girls from Indian brothels
A NEW shop in Merstham is helping to save Indian girls and women from the brothels of Calcutta.Three years ago Sue Reeves' sister Sarah Nunn and her husband Stephen set up a charity to help the girls...
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Is this the most treacherous lane in East Surrey?
CALLS have been made for safety to be improved on a "dangerous" lane where 38 people have been hurt in crashes in the last five years.In the latest incident, John Drew was left bloodied and bruised and...
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Boyfriend pops the question at charity concert
A CHARITY concert took an emotional twist at the weekend after being capped off with a surprise marriage proposal.Hundreds of party-goers crammed onto a field at Littleton Manor Farm in Reigate on...
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