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'Tardis' block of flats plan rejected
COUNCILLORS threw out a bid to build flats near Dorking railway station after one described the design as looking like the Tardis.The scheme for nine flats to replace garages on Lincoln Road was...
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'Community divided' over plan to build 34 homes on green belt
A REJECTED proposal to build 34 homes on green-belt land has "divided a community", according to councillors.Developer Paul Hunt has already seen two bids to build on the land at Kiln Lane in Brockham...
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Storms hit numbers but not spirits at Banstead Countryside Day
STORMS forced the early closure of one of East Surrey's biggest free events, the Banstead Countryside Day.But those who braved the wind and rain at Sunday's event, organised by the Downlands Project,...
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Behind the scenes at Dorking's crumbling former library
THE scale of the task facing Mole Valley District Council inside Dorking's former public library has been revealed to the Advertiser in a special behind-the-scenes tour.Pippbrook House was opened to...
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Bus rides and Victorian treats mark borough's 150th birthday
A BUS that plied the route between Redhill and Reigate in the Victorian era returned to service at the weekend for the culmination of the borough's 150th birthday celebrations.Redhill took on a...
View ArticleVillagers' plea for 20mph speed limit rejected
A NEW 20mph speed limit will not be introduced in Chipstead any time soon, after the plans were labelled "ridiculous".At a meeting of Surrey County Council's Reigate and Banstead local committee,...
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Dozens of roads to get parking restrictions - full list here
DOZENS of new parking restrictions are set to be introduced across the Reigate and Banstead borough in a bid to curb antisocial parking. Almost every town and village will be affected by a raft of new...
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EXCLUSIVE interview: We meet the stars of reality TV show Surrey Hills
REALITY TV has exploded in recent years, creating overnight stars and being watched by millions worldwide – and now Surrey is joining the party.For more than three months, upcoming TV show Surrey Hills...
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Back the Mirror's Route to Work campaign
TODAY, the Mirror launches our Route to Work campaign to help unemployed young adults into work through paid apprenticeships.We are appealing to companies, large, medium and small, to take on an...
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Back the Advertiser's Route to Work campaign
TODAY, the Advertiser launches its Route to Work campaign to help unemployed young adults into work through paid apprenticeships.We are appealing to companies large, medium and small, to take on an...
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More space needed for travelling community
MORE than 85 pitches and plots need to be found for the travelling community across Tandridge in the next 15 years, a new survey has revealed.The Travel Accommodation Assessment, carried out by...
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Musical vicar takes part in fundraising concert
A ROCKING vicar will be among the musicians at a fundraising concert tomorrow (Saturday).Ancient St Mary's Church, in Oxted, which was mentioned in the Domesday Book, needs urgent repairs to a Grade I...
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School rebuild plans to be unveiled at public meeting
THE governors of a dilapidated village school are due to unveil proposals to demolish the building and sell part of its grounds to housing developers in order to fund a reconstruction project.As...
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Dorking links make Beca town's Bake Off favourite
SHE may be Welsh through and through but Great British Bake Off contender Beca Lyne-Pirkis has the full support of many Dorking residents.This week the 31-year-old mum of one successfully completed...
View ArticleCouncillors give support to controversial cycle route
COUNCILLORS gave their support to the creation of a new £600,000 cycle route linking Ashtead and Leatherhead last week.At a meeting of the Mole Valley Local Committee, county and district councillors...
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School rated "outstanding" - twice!
IT WAS a double celebration for Reigate Parish Infant School after it was rated outstanding by Ofsted inspectors for the second straight inspection, as well as outstanding in its Statutory Inspection...
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Horley and Limpsfield among in-bloom awards winners
IT'S official: we are blooming marvellous.Limpsfield, Reigate, Redhill, Tatsfield, Banstead and Horley were all named in the latest South & South East in Bloom Awards.Limpsfield in Bloom was the...
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Much-loved woodland site could be saved thanks to school
A PRECIOUS woodland may be preserved for future generations' enjoyment – thanks to Caterham School.A 110-acre site at Old Park Woods, near the spectacular viewpoint at Gravelly Hill, has been on sale...
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Dancers pirouette and tap their way to exam success
A GROUP of dancers are celebrating after passing their Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing exams.The four students from Dunottar School in Reigate danced their way to distinctions in ballet and...
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Work to scrap town's one way system to start
A MULTIMILLION-POUND project to scrap Redhill's one way system is due to start today, Monday.The plan, which got the official go ahead earlier this year after receiving £2.8 million in government...
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