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ARE you getting involved in Sport Relief this year? The Advertiser wants to hear about anyone getting active for this charity drive. Sport Relief is...

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Pianist caught with drugs is spared jail

A "gifted" pianist caught with nearly 30 bags of crack cocaine and heroin in Ashtead has been spared jail. Police caught Brandon Munetsi Mativi with the stash of drugs in Green Lane on 21...


Driver escapes injury after object hurled onto motorway

A LORRY driver had a lucky escape after an object was hurled at his windscreen from a motorway bridge. The Ford lorry was driving anticlockwise on the M25 just past junction eight when he...

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Teen motorcyclist died after wheelie

A teenager died after he attempted a wheelie on his new motorbike and lost control, an inquest heard. Matthew Follen was just 17 when he died from injuries sustained on September 8 last year...


Cyclist seriously injured in Brockham collision

​A cyclist was seriously injured following a collision with a car in Brockham yesterday (Sunday March 7).The accident occurred at 10.20am along Brockhamhurst Road around 200 metres...

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Fury over new custody centre

CRAMMED: Residents vote to adjourn a public meeting    RSMDB010310C11 by David Berman

Criminals from across East Surrey could be brought to a new 30-cell custody suite in Salfords, if the controversial plan goes ahead....

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62-year-old dies after tragic fall down stairs

SAD LOSS:  Alan Moore

An office manager died in a tragic accident in which he fell down a flight of stairs while visiting a friend's house. An inquest into...


Strike threat to stop council cuts

Union leaders are threatening strike action if council jobs are lost and services cut. With Surrey County Council looking to make savings of £180m over four years, council chiefs have...

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Yobs smash Reigate garden of remembrance in "disgraceful" vandalism spree

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MINDLESS thugs trashed the ornaments left by grief-stricken family members in a garden of remembrance in a "wicked" and "disgraceful"...

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Tanners reach League Cup final

​LEATHERHEAD have made it through to the Isthmian League Cup final with a stunning victory over Aveley on Thursday night.
It is the first time in 31 years that the Fetcham Grove outfit have reached a senior cup final and they got there courtesy of a penalty shootout victory over the form team in the Ryman Premier Division.
It was...

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Rennie joy as Horley upset odds

HORLEY Town are through to the semi-final of the League Challenge Cup after a feisty encounter at the New Defence.

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Chilton prepares to impress Grand Prix teams

MAX Chilton will be out to impress at the opening Grand Prix of the season in Bahrain this weekend. Chilton will line up in the supporting GP2 race keen to show the Formula One bosses he has...

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Old boys return to haunt Chicks

Dorking FC v Croydon at Meadowbank

TWO former Dorking players came back to haunt their old club and claim victory for Croydon on Tuesday night. Forced into making four...

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Priory climbing table

PRIORY leapfrogged Fareham to fourth place, as they look towards third spot, to take momentum into the close season.

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Time for Tea: The Shop at Strood Green, Strood Green, Brockham

FRIENDLY: The lady at The Shop at Strood Green  was warm and welcoming. Below, left to right: Tasty cheese sandwiches in the tearoom; The Shop at Strood Green which celebrates its first birthday on March 21; Christ Church, Brockham Green, in the rain.

It was a thoroughly miserable afternoon as I set off for my weekly "tea" excursion into the Surrey countryside. Rain was teeming down and the sky was leaden. All the rural side roads were awash with muddy water flowing through the hedgerows from the fields.

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Review: Southern Counties Drama Festival 2010 – results round-up

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Am dram groups from across Surrey, Sussex and Kent gathered at Oxted's Barn Theatre for the Southern Counties Drama Festival 2010 last...

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Review: The Graduate presented by Archway Theatre Company, Horley

AFFAIR: An uneasy moment between Benjamin (Christopher Emms) and Mrs Robinson (Jan Sparkes). <I>Photo: Stevie Pickering</I>

Archway's production, directed by Tony Bannister, trod the not always-easy tightrope between the play's obvious humour and its slightly...

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Review: Showtimers present Annie Get Your Gun in the Village Hall, South Nutfield

FINE CHORALS: Emma Denney, singing, directed and played the role of Annie.

Showtimers' main musical production this year was Irvine Berlin's Wild West romantic comedy Annie Get Your Gun.

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Film review: Alice in Wonderland (PG)

EPIC FANTASY: Mia Wasikowska stars as Alice in Tim Burton's reworking of Alice In Wonderland.

Combining a unique aesthetic, conjured from his twisted imagination, with dark humour and heartfelt emotion, Tim Burton has remained a...

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Eating out: The Jolly Farmers, Buckland

The dining area of The Jolly Farmers public house on the A25, Buckland, Surrey, England. Photo: Alec Kingham, Friday 12 February 2010

Offering a unique blend of bar, cafe, restaurant and deli shop, The Jolly Farmers at Buckland, on the A25 between Reigate and Dorking,...

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So & So Circus Theatre presents The Hot Dots at The Hawth Studio, Crawley

So & So Circus Theatre presents The Hot Dots at The Hawth Studio, Crawley

Kaveh Rahnama and Lauren Hendry set up award-winning So & So Circus Theatre in 2005 while training at The Circus Space, London.

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