Tag Archives: Surrey

Croydon’s Tory MP confronted: ‘Why should we trust you?’

It is not just Croydon Labour who are in ‘special measures’ with their national party officials, as alarm bells are ringing at Conservative HQ over the election prospects of ‘Congo’ Chris Philp. By WALTER CRONXITE, political editor Croydon Conservatives have … Continue reading

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Woldingham Beer Festival, Woldingham Village Club, Jun 22-23

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Banstead Rotary Village Fair, Banstead High Street, July 6

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Warlingham’s youngsters lift two Surrey cups in season finales

There’s some hope down at Hamsey Green, after Warlingham’s under-16s won the Surrey Cup final, beating Farnham 15-14 in a nail-biting finale to their season staged at Harlequins’ Stoop ground. Warlingham also won the second tier county trophy at under-16s … Continue reading

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Raman Subba Row: OW who saved Surrey and changed cricket

There will be a strange, sad, empty space on a bench near the boundary of the Old Whitgiftians’ Croham Road cricket ground in South Croydon this summer. It is a spot where Raman Subba Row used to sit in the … Continue reading

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With new timetable, 400 just needs the right turn at Caterham

One of Croydon’s many holes in the borough’s roads might yet be playing an unintended part in improving bus services in the area. Recent road closures on Coulsdon Common to unclog the soakaways have forced the highways department at Surrey … Continue reading

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Owed £1,000 backpay, St Helier ambulance staff vote to strike

Staff who work in patient transfer ambulances for the Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action over their employers’ failure to pay backpay. The GMB union, which represents the workers, has warned that … Continue reading

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Chipstead Players’ Grimm Tales, Courtyard Theatre, Apr 9-13

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Surrey cricket great Stewart announces retirement at The Oval

Alec Stewart, a Surrey cricket great, has announced this morning that he is to step down from his job as the county club’s director of cricket at the end of the year, after 11 years in the role. “Family comes … Continue reading

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Chipstead Players’ Grimm Tales, Courtyard Theatre, Apr 9-13

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‘You ain’t seen nothing yet’: motorists warned over M25 closure

Motorists who might usually use routes through Croydon to or from Surrey and Kent are being advised to leave their vehicles at home and take the train ahead of this weekend’s roadworks on the M25 – the biggest closure of … 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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Are you living next to a snake? Shocking figures on UK’s ‘pets’

There’s more chance of living next door to a snake in Croydon than in any other part of the country. Yep: not just your common or garden poisonous neighbour, but a full-on, potentially deadly, venomous snake could be living on … Continue reading

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Banstead Rotary Charity Walk, North Downs, May 12

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Middling at mid-season: Trinity lead way for bragging rights

RUGBY ROUND-UP: Halfway through the season, the local rugby clubs have so far done so-so. JOHNNY DOBBYN, left, packs down to get you the details If most local clubs went into the season feeling fairly upbeat about their prospects, whether … 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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‘Staggering’ number of animal cruelty cases reported to RSPCA

They may be man’s best friend, but there were 3,752 reports made to the RSPCA last year about cruelty towards dogs in London, figures released by the animal charity show. That represented a 6per cent increase in reports, up from … Continue reading

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Tandridge among 14 landlords rebuked by Gove over housing

Social housing is being badly managed by councils and housing associations across the country, and all the Tory government is doing is sending a few ‘stern’ letters to officials. By our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES Tandridge District Council in Surrey … Continue reading

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Perry permits Town Hall question that helps return of Morgan

How closely did the Tory Mayor work with notorious motoring lobbyist over a council question that opposes the Brighton Road cycle corridor? WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, investigates After a lengthy absence, Coulsdon motoring lobbyist Peter Morgan, a character so divisive … Continue reading

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Video shows arsonist setting fire to Warlingham restaurant

EXCLUSIVE: CCTV recordings from early on Thursday morning show a man throwing ‘petrol bombs’ into the dining pods at the Spaghetti Tree on Limpsfield Road Inside Croydon today publishes for the first time video evidence that has been handed to … Continue reading

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Suspicions are raised over blaze at Warlingham restaurant

A restaurant on the Croydon-Surrey border at Warlingham was left gutted by fire yesterday morning. No one was reported to be hurt in the blaze at the Spaghetti Tree on Limpsfield Road, but some local eyewitnesses have suggested that the … Continue reading

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Ramblers invite you to join their walk and help Purley Food Hub

Croydon Ramblers are doing a couple of led walks this Thursday, July 27. The walks are free of charge, but any money raised from their post-ramble teas will be donated to the Purley Food Hub. The walks will start from … Continue reading

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Creatura bet his house on Banstead and didn’t make shortlist

WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, on the knock-back to a Tory councillor that could prove to be terminal to his huge political ambition Mario Creatura, the former parliamentary gobby factotum to Gavin Barwell, has been thwarted again in his desperate … Continue reading

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READER OFFER: 20% off your copy of Surrey Pub Walks book

You can enjoy a stroll through beautiful local countryside this summer, finishing with a cool glass of something refreshing, using a new book that offers a guide to 20 pub walks in Surrey. And thanks to the generosity of the … Continue reading

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Khan warned: axing travelcard will damage London’s reputation

‘The One Day Travelcard is a perfect example of integrated ticketing across all forms of transport in London’, according to a passengers committee from Croydon and Surrey. So why is Mayor Khan planning to scrap it? An influential travel group … Continue reading

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