Two drug arrests made in Goodwyns area of Dorking
TWO men have been charged with possession of cannabis after being arrested on consecutive nights. The arrests were both made in the Goodwyns area of Dorking last weekend but were unconnected. Ricky...
View ArticleMan left needing hospital treatment after assault at Bookham...
A 22-year-old man was left needing hospital treatment after he was assaulted by three men wearing bandanas over their faces at Bookham station. British Transport Police are appealing for information...
View ArticleAmbulances missing government response time targets
AMBULANCE crews have failed to hit Government targets for response times for four consecutive months.Figures released to the Advertiser following a Freedom of Information Act request show that, between...
View ArticleInformation appeal after Ashtead sexual assault
AN APPEAL has been made for information concerning a sexual assault on a teenage school girl in Ashtead at the weekend. The incident occurred at around 5.30pm on Saturday (June 8) on Barnett Wood Lane....
View Article40 firefighters battle house blaze
A home in Oxshott has been left severely damaged after a fire broke out late last night. Firefighters from across Surrey were called in to tackle the blaze, which broke out in a large detached home in...
View ArticleRoof of Leatherhead home destroyed in fire
THE ROOF of a large Leatherhead home was entirely destroyed in a fire that broke out late last night. Firefighters from across Surrey were called in to tackle the blaze, which erupted in a detached...
View ArticleSurrey Police officer suspended over driving offences
A police officer has been suspended from duty pending an internal disciplinary investigation after appearing in court on a number of driving offences. Officer David Fisher, 25, of Epsom was...
View ArticleFire scare for home
A CHILDREN'S home was evacuated after a fire in the grounds.Firefighters battled the flames outside Highfield Childrens Home in Cheyne Walk, Horley, at 11.50pm on Tuesday.Smoke was drifting towards...
View ArticleA24 closed after collision near Capel
DRIVERS are being advised to avoid the A24 Horsham to Dorking road following a collision near Capel this morning (Thursday, July 4). Emergency services were called to the scene just north of Kingsfold...
View Article'Fairy' rescues boy from climbing frame
Firefighters rescued a four-year-old boy who got stuck on a climbing frame - using Fairy Liquid. The crew from Reigate Fire Station was called to Woodhatch playground, Woodhatch Road, at around 5pm...
View ArticleHeroes save friend from burning flat
A PAIR of heroes raced to save their sleeping friend from his burning home.When Aaron Woolhouse and Mark De'Boswell saw smoke pouring from the windows of Matt Phillips' top-floor Reigate flat on Sunday...
View ArticleHalogen lamp causes house fire
FIRE wreaked havoc on a Redhill home after a halogen lamp caught fire. The flames destroyed the lounge of the home in Hatchlands Road, in the early hours of Friday morning. The only resident, a man,...
View ArticleA24 crash victim named as 20-year-old Dorking woman
THE woman who died in yesterday's collision near Capel has been named by police. Shelby Gillespie-Boarer, 20, of Hart Road, Dorking, was killed on the A24 just north of Kingsfold when the Nissan Micra...
View ArticleCrash closes M23
FIREFIGHTERS closed the M23 motorway close to the M25 junction after a car left the road. Shortly after 7.30 am on Saturday a vehicle spun off the M23 and crashed into the embankment close to the...
View ArticleDeaf man unaware of flat fire
A DEAF man was not aware of a fire in his flat because he could not hear the alarms. The 92-year-old, who lives in Durham Court, Leatherhead, was not aware of cooking burning in his kitchen until his...
View ArticleFire crew removes wedding ring
A FIRE crew was called to Gatwick Park Hospital - to remove a stuck wedding ring. The bemused crew from Horley fire station was summoned to the hospital at around 9.30pm on Friday night. On arrival...
View ArticleSpeeding motorists targeted in Reigate
DRIVERS who speed in and out of Reigate have been warned to ease off, after a string of complaints from residents.Police have made West Street one of their priority roads after complaints from...
View ArticleDetectives seek witnesses following attempted theft
East Surrey CID detectives are appealing for information following an attempted theft at a newsagent in Tadworth. Officers were called to the scene in Marbles Way at about 5pm on Thursday, July 4 after...
View ArticleCar fire causes M25 delays
A car fire cause long tailbacks on the M25. Delays are now beginning to ease off following the blaze close to the junction with the M23 at around 5pm today. Two people had got themselves out of the BMW...
View ArticleTwo sought for till grab
TWO men tried to grab money from the till at Marbles Way Newsagents in Tadworth.The incident happened at around 5pm on Thursday, July 4.One suspect is described as white, of medium build, wearing a...
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