Sheep bring M25 to near standstill
MOTORISTS were met with an unusual sight this morning when nearly 30 sheep invaded the M25. A rolling road block was put in place on the anti-clockwise carriageway at junction 6 near Godstone after the...
View ArticleMan arrested after suspected stabbing in Tatsfield
A MAN has been arrested following this morning's serious assault in Tatsfield, in which a man received suspected stab wounds. Surrey Police officers and ambulance crews were called to Kemsley Road at...
View ArticleFirefighters rescue baby locked in car in Reigate
FIREFIGHTERS stepped in to rescue a baby locked in a car. The baby's mother was leaving her parents' house in Fire Tree Walk, off Reigate Road, Reigate, at about 5pm this afternoon (Wednesday), when...
View ArticleNew images released in hunt for missing Surrey teen Billie Dickerson
Surrey Police have released new CCTV images of a 15-year-old Surrey schoolgirl, missing for more than two days. Billie Dickerson went missing from the Woking area on Monday and police are concerned for...
View Article'Don't sacrifice the Green Belt for jobs' - MP Crispin Blunt tells Redhill...
THE Green Belt in East Surrey should not be destroyed to create jobs. That was the message from Reigate MP Crispin Blunt when he gave evidence at the public inquiry into plans for a hard runway at...
View ArticleLionel Blair avoids facing eviction from Celebrity Big Brother
STAGE legend Lionel Blair has avoided facing the public vote in Celebrity Big Brother - meaning the Banstead resident is safe for another few days. Today the housemates were told who will face the...
View ArticleMet Office issues severe weather warning for ice in Surrey
JUST as we're drying out, the Met Office has issued another severe weather warning - this time for ice. The warning is in place from midnight until 9am tomorrow morning, across the South East,...
View ArticleRebuilding after the floods: Merstham pensioner just wants to have his wife home
FOR those who have been flooded out of their homes, life remains a roller-coaster.Ralph Colaluca has had to gut his single-storey mobile home in Subrosa Drive, Merstham, after a torrent of...
View ArticleMeet the first baby to be born in East Surrey in 2014
THE imminent arrival of a couple's first baby was not enough to call a halt to a New Year's Eve poker game.Little Freya Danielle Ellis was the first East Surrey baby of 2014 to be born at East Surrey...
View Article'A child could fall through this' - Anger over uncovered drain in Reigate
A MOTHER has issued a warning after a drain remains uncovered nearly three weeks after the problem was reported.Jackie Kavanagh first noticed the open drain in Prices Way, Reigate, on December 20 after...
View ArticleParking fees to go up as machines struggle with 5ps
PARKING charges are set to increase across the Reigate and Banstead borough because newly installed machines do not accept new 5p coins.The new tariffs, which will see charges rounded up to the nearest...
View ArticleFlooding warning for Whyteleafe and Kenley from the Caterham Bourne
Beware of possible flooding in Whyteleafe and Kenley from the Caterham Bourne, the Environment Agency warned yesterrday. It said: "Groundwater levels in the upper Wandle area are high, causing the...
View ArticleMissing Surrey schoolgirl Billie Dickerson is found
A MISSING Surrey schoolgirl has been found. 15-year-old Billie Dickerson went missing from the Woking area on Monday. Her last confirmed whereabouts were in Woking on Monday evening but officers have...
View ArticleCRYSTAL PALACE: Chairman Steve Parish says the club needs a striker, but he...
STEVE Parish says Crystal Palace will not pay over the odds to bring in new players this month. A number of players are currently being linked to Selhurst Park as you would expect, but the Eagles...
View ArticleLorry crashes on icy road in Broadham Green, near Oxted
A recycling lorry crashed on icy Tanhouse Road in Broadham Green, near Oxted, this morning. It came off the road at about 6.30am, hitting a tree, near The Haycutter pub. No-one was hurt. Police closed...
View ArticleIs this the most ticketed car in Redhill?
A driver appears determined to own the most ticketed car in Redhill after accumulating not one, or two, but four parking tickets in the past few days. The car, which was spotted by an eagle-eyed reader...
View ArticleNo trains to stations across East Surrey
THERE are no trains running through many East Surrey stations today, just ten days after a week-long suspension of services. The Brighton mainline route and other Southern services are affected by...
View ArticleOld Caterhamians thrash Raynes Park 85-0 in first game of the year
Surrey Three Old Caterhamians 85 Raynes Park 0 The Old Cats continued their push for a promotion from Surrey Three to Surrey Two, as the whole team pulled together to score their highest number of...
View ArticleChris Robshaw named England captain for Six Nations
FORMER Warlingham rugby player Chris Robshaw will retain the England captaincy heading into the Six Nations. There had been speculation the Harlequins flanker could lose both the captaincy and his...
View ArticleLionel Blair argues with Luisa Zissman over "old" comments in Celebrity Big...
BANSTEAD'S Lionel Blair defended the senior members of the Celebrity Big Brother house, drawing himself into conflict with Apprentice runner-up Luisa Zissman. When Blue star Lee Ryan and model Casey...
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