Retired Horley policeman to tackle world yacht race
A RETIRED policeman will be tackling the high seas when he takes on one of the world's toughest endurance challenges.Nick Bush, 52, will be taking part in this year's Clipper Round the World Yacht...
View ArticleClean bill of health for Horley care home
A CARE home has been given a clean bill of health by the industry watchdog.The Care Quality Commission announced SeeAbility's Woodlands Residential Home in Horley is meeting all its standards of care...
View ArticleSchools suspend thousands of pupils and expel hundreds more according to...
NEARLY 30,000 pupils have been suspended from schools in Surrey, with hundreds more being permanently expelled for assault, drug and alcohol-related incidents and sexual misconduct.According to the...
View ArticleLeatherhead charity joins fight to banish potholes
VISUALLY impaired residents are struggling to cycle on a Leatherhead road because of deep potholes.That was the warning sent out by a volunteer from the town's SeeAbility centre this week, who...
View ArticleMorris Men and Golden Retrievers at Outwood Show
MORRIS men, golden retrievers and a pirate all rubbed shoulders at this year's Outwood Show.Two thousand people packed the Lloyd Hall grounds on Saturday, to browse artisan food stalls, see traditional...
View ArticleMole Valley among UK's worst areas for apprenticeships
MOLE Valley is one of the worst areas in the country to try to join a business as an apprentice, the Advertiser can reveal.Companies in the district recruited the lowest number of apprenticeships in...
View ArticleBurglars flee Caterham house
Police are appealing for information after a burglary on Tuesday at a house in Caterham. The incident occurred around 12.45pm when two men got in via a patio door at the property on Banstead Road but...
View ArticleGreat Leatherhead Leisure Centre Bake Off
BAKERS taking part in The Great British Bake Off are used to being set a difficult challenge by judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood.But it is rare for them to be tasked with quite such a specific...
View ArticleReigate and Banstead tops crime table
A SURGE in violent crimes in the borough has been blamed on the hot weather this summer.According to the latest crime statistics revealed by police.uk, the borough also had more incidents of burglary,...
View ArticleLast chance to nominate special volunteers in our Heart of the Community Awards
MOLE Valley is blessed with a plethora of community organisations that make a real difference to people's lives.Whether it's a fundraising panto group, Guides with a well-used hut in urgent need of...
View ArticleStreet pastors to appear on Dorking this month
CHRISTIAN pastors are set to keep watch on the streets of Dorking on weekend nights, to help drunk and disorderly people stay out of trouble and get home.The town's street pastor project will launch on...
View ArticleHospital's first baby returns
THE first baby ever born at East Surrey Hospital returned this week to help officially launch its new £400,000 birthing unit.Recruitment consultant Katy Rainford, 21, was back at the hospital with mum...
View ArticleDerelict house angers residents
THIS house has been derelict and overgrown for the past eight years but there's nothing the council can do about it, the Mirror can reveal.The front garden of the semi-detached property is overrun with...
View ArticleLingfield Dry Hill hailed a success
AROUND 160 contestants took part in a multi-terrain run last weekend, over two distances.Organised by Lingfield Running Club, competitors donned their running shoes for the Lingfield Dry Hill ten mile...
View ArticleRedhill and Reigate look back to parties past as 150th anniversary looms
FIFTY years ago this week, model Maggie Hathaway Kear became royalty for the day as she waved and smiled to thousands of people lining the streets of Reigate and Redhill.Out of 42 hopefuls, the...
View ArticleChurch hall fundraising committee celebrates as improvements finally take place
BROCKHAM churchgoers are celebrating after an intensive fundraising campaign allowed them to develop and improve their church.Members of the Christ Church Brockham Community Hall project have been...
View ArticleResidents' anger at unauthorised use of yard for buses
RESIDENTS have called the unauthorised use of a storage yard in Betchworth as a rest stop for buses "absolutely appalling".The landowner, Michael Moore Property Developments, has applied for permission...
View ArticleHundreds enjoy Dormansland Horse and Dog Show
DOGS and horses galore sought admiration in Dormansland at the weekend.More than 130 competitors circled the rings for the Dormansland Horse and Dog Show, in a bid to raise money for three...
View ArticleShock as head teacher quits
THE head teacher of Oxted School has decided to quit after 13 years at the helm, for personal reasons.Stepping down officially ten days (August 31) ago, Guy Nelson said: "I am aware that this will be...
View ArticleTour of Britain coming to Surrey this weekend
MOLE Valley residents will be treated to an "exciting and tactical stage" of the Tour of Britain when some of the world's best cyclists speed through the district this weekend.Sir Bradley Wiggins and...
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