Garden shed 'explodes' after catching fire in Reigate
A fire that caused a "massive explosion" in Reigate is thought to have started in a garden shed.An eye-witness said the bang was heard on Hornbeam Road, Woodhatch at around 4.20pm on Tuesday afternoon...
View ArticlePhotos from the scene of Reigate fire which caused shed to...
Firefighters spent just over an hour tackling a blaze in the back garden of a property in Reigate on Tuesday afternoon.Reporter Laura Painter and photographer Grant Melton were at the scene and...
View ArticleReigate fire: 'I was sitting in my room and heard a massive...
Woodhatch residents heard a "massive explosion" on Tuesday afternoon (January 3) as a large garden shed burst into flames. Eyewitnesses saw the shed burning after they heard the bangs on Hornbeam Road...
View ArticleMan dies after Christmas Day fall outside pub in Bookham
A man died on Christmas Day outside a pub in Bookham after suffering head injuries following an accidental fall. The Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance and the South East Coast Ambulance Service...
View ArticleAppeal for volunteers to train puppies for Surrey Police
Volunteers are needed to foster puppies as young as seven weeks as part of their training to serve Surrey Police.The opportunity requires no experience and dog lovers have a chance to foster potential...
View ArticleFire crews called after mantelpiece catches fire in Caterham home
Fire crews were called to a Caterham home last night (January 5) after a mantelpiece caught fire.Godstone and Purley firefighters were called to the incident in Ninehams Road at 8.39pm and on arrival...
View ArticleM23 closed due to serious accident as smart car hits central...
The M23 was closed in both directions this morning after a serious accident. Sussex Police closed the motorway near to junction 11 for Pease Pottage after a smart car crashed into the central...
View ArticleGang jailed after cannabis disguised as yams seized at Gatwick...
A gang responsible for trafficking drugs disguised as yams through Gatwick Airport have been jailed for a collective 38 years. Four out of the five suspects were sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court on...
View ArticleHarriet Clark, missing 14-year-old girl from Dorking, found safe...
Harriet Clark, the 14-year-old girl Dorking girl who went missing, has been found safe and well by police after an appeal was shared more than 1,500 times.Surrey Police issued an appeal for Harriet,...
View ArticleEffingham shopkeeper left 'very shaken' after robbery at...
An Effingham shopkeeper has been left "very shaken" after a man threw items around his store before robbing him of cash. Surrey Police is appealing for witnesses following the robbery, which took place...
View ArticleSurrey hospitals overrun with 'unprecedented numbers' of sick...
A nasty respiratory infection known as the 'hacking cough' is affecting thousands of people across Surrey, with hospitals urging those coughing and suffering from a sore throat to stay away to stop the...
View ArticleSeriously injured pensioner rescued from car precariously hanging...
Pensioners were rescued from their car which was hanging precariously over a stream, after they came off a road near Gatwick Airport and crashed into a tree. There were major delays on roads around...
View ArticleRoad closed near Oxted train station after crash involving car,...
A road was closed near Oxted railway station on Tuesday morning (January 10) following a crash involving a car, a bus and a pedestrian. Station Road West was cordoned off by Surrey Police at about...
View ArticlePedestrian's leg is crushed during crash between bus and van near...
A pedestrian's leg was crushed on Tuesday morning (January 10) during a crash between a bus and a van near Oxted railway station. Station Road West was shut off by Surrey Police at about 10.55am...
View ArticleNetwork Rail fined £800k after Redhill track worker hit by...
A court has fined Network Rail £800,000 after a man working on the tracks near Redhill was hit by a train travelling at up to 90mph.Network Rail manager Alan Evans was working on the railway near...
View ArticleMulti-car crash closes M23 near Redhill
A multi-car crash has forced the closure of the M23 between Gatwick Airport and the M25 in one direction. Two lanes of the northbound carriageway are closed around junction eight for Redhill and...
View ArticleAmbulance called to reports of a teenage boy 'in need of medical...
An ambulance crew has been called to Priory Park, in Reigate, after receiving reports that a teenage boy was in need of medical attention.At least one South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) crew...
View ArticlePolice appeal for help in identifying man who died in Caterham...
Police are appealing for public help in identifying the body of a man found behind a wall in a street in Caterham after collapsed and sadly died.Emergency services were called to Croydon Road by a...
View ArticleGirl followed and sexually assaulted in Leatherhead park
A 15-year-old girl was followed into a Leatherhead park by a man before being sexually assaulted, police have said.Surrey Police are appealing for witnesses to the attack, which took place between 3...
View ArticleDistressing footage shows moment car spins across M23 after...
This footage shows the jaw-dropping moment a car collided with the central reservation and hurled the driver onto the M23 .Staggeringly, Saqib Ali walked away with "minor injuries and a few stitches to...
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