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Mosques honoured in Parliament for flood disaster donations

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:56:57 +0000

Mosques that donated money to help Pakistan recover from the devastating 2010 floods have been honoured at a parliamentary reception.

Epsom urged to party for Queen's Jubilee

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:10:00 +0000

Surrey’s leaders have vowed to do all they can to help people throw street parties to celebrate the Queen’s diamond jubilee.

VIDEO: Business posts CCTV on YouTube after theft

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Staff at a loft conversion business have turned crimefighters by posting a security video on YouTube after a theft from a worker.

Curry king slams clampdown on migrant workers

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:50:00 +0000

A restaurateur and MBE from Epsom has criticised the government’s clampdown on migrant workers saying businesses will suffer.

Pupils face the dragons with their business ideas

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:30:00 +0000

Pupils at Blenheim High School in Epsom were put through their paces last week taking part in a ‘dragon’s den’ style presentation.

Mum-of-three jailed for benefit fraud

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:30:00 +0000

A mum-of-three has been jailed for three months for wrongly claiming more than £40,000 in benefits.

Reprieve for libraries as volunteer plan goes to High Court

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:30:00 +0000

The High Court has ruled that a judicial review must be carried out against Surrey County Council over their plans to hand 10 libraries over to volunteers.

Tory chairman says Surrey has made "wrong decision" by raising council tax

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:20:57 +0000

The chairman of the Conservative Party has said Surrey County Council has made the wrong decision by raising council tax.

Snow set to hit south London and Surrey again

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:00:28 +0000

VIDEO: Snow could hit south London and Surrey this evening, forecasters have warned.

Worcester Park by election gets dirty

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:03:14 +0000

A Liberal Democrat election campaign backfired when an official website was hijacked by the Tories.

Hospital trust must cut £57m in 5 years

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:45:23 +0000

The extent of the cuts St Helier Hospital faces have emerged this week with cuts of up to £57m expected.

Strip club has 3am licence approved despite objections

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:17:42 +0000

An Epsom strip club has had its alcohol licence extended to 3am despite objections from the police.

Snow hero rescues 20 trapped motorists

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:56:03 +0000

A man has been hailed a “knight in shining armour” after he pulled 20 trapped cars from the snow at the weekend.

Games tourists to find pop-up help points across Surrey

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:10:00 +0000

Libraries and museums will become pop-up tourist information points for the 2012 Games, to help cater for the influx of tourists.

Girls help celebrate Charles Dickens' 200th birthday

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:01:06 +0000

Two girls from Epsom and Tadworth performed for the family of Charles Dickens at a bicentenary dinner to mark what would have been the author’s 200th birthday last week.

Police concern for missing Sutton woman

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:41:40 +0000

A woman has gone missing after walking out of her home in Sutton last night while cooking dinner for her partner.

Surrey Police Authority rejects grant and increases precept

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:10:00 +0000

The body responsible for overseeing Surrey Police has agreed its budget and will increase its portion of council tax.

More snow could hit London and Surrey tonight

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:30:18 +0000

Forecasters are warning of possible snow flurries in London and Surrey this evening.

Volunteers brave cold for annual 'Rhody Roundup'

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:30:00 +0000

Ice and snow didn’t get in the way of hardy volunteers this weekend who had gathered for the annual ‘rhody round up’ in Banstead Woods.