Tag Archives: Leatherhead

£18.7m rail scheme brings contactless ticketing to 50 stations

Rail passengers will be able to use pay as you go with contactless ticket barriers at 21 more stations served by Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern from December 14. The stations getting the updated payment system include Ashtead, Box Hill … Continue reading

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Take a journey back in time with the 418 vintage bus day

There’s a heritage bus day being staged this Sunday, June 8, on the 418 route between Kingston and Bookham in Surrey. And all journeys are free. Organised by the London Bus Museum, vintage vehicles from the 1940s to the 1990s … Continue reading

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Don’t divert from the diversion, drivers on M25 are warned

Don’t divert from the diversion, or risk having to pay the £12.50 ULEZ charge – or worse. That’s the warning to motorists who might be affected by this weekend’s planned closure of the M25 between Junctions 9 at Leatherhead and … Continue reading

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Charity worker Thompson is getting ready for the long run

Sarah Thompson is preparing to run her first marathon on April 21 to raise money for the Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled people, where she works. Thompson, 25, from Croydon, joined the charity last year as an events, community and … Continue reading

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Help is at hand for carers at info fairs held across Surrey

Action for Carers Surrey are running information fairs at its hubs through November in the run-up to Carers’ Rights Day on November 23. Representatives from the charity, which supports unpaid carers, will be joined by other organisations and statutory bodies … Continue reading

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