Firefighters called to chimney fire in Ashtead
Firefighters were called to a small chimney fire in Oakhill Close in Ashtead on Tuesday night.The crew from Leatherhead fire station was at the scene dealing with the blaze from 8.50 to 11.30pm.They...
View ArticleOakwood School pupil is found dead at home
AN OAKWOOD School student has been found dead at his Horley home.Yutao Wang, 14, was discovered in his Hyperion Walk home at about 5pm last Tuesday, April 23.Police are treating his death as...
View ArticleMother charged with arson following fire at Reigate home
A MOTHER of five has been charged with arson after a fire ripped through her Reigate home, gutting the ground floor.The blaze is believed to have broken out in Amanda Ghoniem's Atherfield Road home at...
View ArticlePolice order temporary closure of Flirt nightclub in Horley - but...
HORLEY'S nightclub was shut down by police in the early hours of Saturday – but reopened that night after officers made a mistake in their paperwork.Police say they were so concerned about the...
View ArticleThieves break into St Silvans Church, Hurst Green
THIEVES made off with silverware and cash after they broke into a Hurst Green church. The break-in occurred between May 5 and May at St Silvans Church on Red Lane. A number of items were stolen include...
View ArticlePolice called in after 12-year-old girls go missing
Police were called in on Saturday morning to search for two 12-year-old girls who had not been seen since the previous evening. The children, from Redhill and Crawley, were reported missing after they...
View ArticleCyclist taken to hospital after A25 crash between Reigate and...
A CYCLIST was taken to hospital after crashing with a car on the A25 at Betchworth, between Reigate and Dorking, this morning. Police and the South East Coast Ambulance Service were called to the...
View ArticleEx-police chief was 'naked on naked young man'
THE former wife of an ex-police chief facing sex charges told how she twice caught him naked with young men in their Caterham swimming pool.Susan Gaisford said she had forgiven her husband on both...
View ArticleWorker in intensive care after fall from Gatwick air bridge
AN airport worker is in intensive care after falling from height while carrying out his job of stocking aircraft with food. The 62-year-old man was airlifted to Kings College Hospital in London with...
View ArticleRapists and kidnappers given 'slap on the wrist'
RAPISTS, kidnappers, arsonists, and drug traffickers have all been let off with a slap on the wrist due to a police policy of "effective resolution".Surrey Police has used the controversial power to...
View ArticleWoman threatened with knife
A WOMAN has been threatened with a knife as part of an aggravated burglary in Woldingham. Police are now appealing for witnesses to the incidents at a property in Slines Oak Road. The incident occurred...
View ArticleThree hurt in M25 pile-up
THREE people were taken to hospital following a pile-up on the M25 last night. Surrey Police has appealed for witnesses to the crash, which happened at around 10.45pm between junctions 9 (Leatherhead)...
View ArticleSun causes Oxted bedroom blaze
SUNLIGHT reflected off a mirror is believed to have caused a fire in an Oxted house this morning. Shortly after 9.30 am fire crews were called to the home on Uvedale Road, Oxted, following reports of a...
View ArticleHuman remains found at Box Hill
HUMAN remains believed to be those of a man missing for more than two years have been found in the Box Hill area. Police said the grisly find, thought to be the body of missing teacher Brian Hynard,...
View ArticleCows on the loose from Leith Hill
COWS have been reported missing from Leith Hill. It is believed the two black cows made their escape afer a gate was left open on Leith Hill Lane. Anyone who sees the animals should call police on 101.
View ArticleBiker hurt in collision on A24
A BIKER has been taken to hospital after being found lying injured on a Dorking road by a member of the public. The rider was spotted at around 4pm on Saturday (June 1) on the A24 Deepdene Avenue....
View ArticleMan trapped in wheelchair
A man had to be freed from his wheelchair at a care home in Oaklawn Road, Leatherhead, at 10pm on Sunday. The man's finger had become trapped inside the chair's tubular metal frame as a plastic cap was...
View ArticleSkip fire in Whyteleafe
REPORTS of plumes of smoke in Whyteleafe this morning were from a skip fire. Residents noticed the white smoke at around 6am near to the parade of shops on Wellesley Parade, Godstone Road, Whyteleafe....
View ArticleCapel Firefighters tackle blaze started by gas hob at The Street
Firefighters used breathing apparatus while tackling a kitchen fire at a house in The Street, Capel on Monday afternoon.The blaze started at 2.45pm after the owner went out and left food cooking in a...
View ArticleFirefighters called to reported plane crash
Firefighters, ambulance crews and police units dashed to Ranmore Common on Sunday afternoon following a report of a plane crash.A Westcott resident reported hearing the engine of a light aircraft cut...
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