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Town aims to join culture club

ORGANISATIONS in Dorking have staked their town’s claim to be named the UK Town of Culture in 2028 in a competition which is the first of its kind for the country. Hello Dorking, the town’s Business Improvement District (BID) is leading a community...

BEHIND BARS Gang who kidnapped and tortured victim are jailed

A GROUP who kidnapped and tortured a man from Dorking have been sentenced to a combined total of more than 36 years in prison at hearing at Guildford Crown Court. An investigation was launched after the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team received a...

Pregnant mum blasts police housing ‘insult’

A PREGNANT mum facing eviction from her police-owned home has said Surrey Police’s latest concessions “do not go far enough” and are “insulting”, despite the force extending the moving deadline and halving rents. Around 21 families living in...

Police launch murder probe

A MURDER investigation has been launched after the death of a man at an address in Dorking on Monday. Police officers were called to Lyons Court shortly before 11.40am by Surrey Fire & Rescue Service, who had found the body of a man in his 60s at the...

Land close to airport to go under the hammer

A PIECE of land close to Gatwick Airport is going to go up for auction. The land, which is currently occupied under licence for the grazing of horses, is on the outskirts of Horley and next to the M23. The 40 acre-block of land is classified as Grade...

Landslip disrupts rail travel

DISRUPTION to rail travel in Dorking and the surrounding areas is set to continue for multiple weeks as work to fix a landslide will take longer than initially expected. A landslip was discovered by rail teams on Monday and has left the track between...

‘Eyesore’ roof to top Halls

AN “EYESORE” will welcome visitors to Dorking Halls after planners green lit new industrial equipment on its Art Deco roof. The existing air handling units, originally installed in 1997, are reaching the end of their life and will now be replaced. In...

A defining year

We have entered the final full year for councils in Surrey before they are dissolved and merged into mega authorities as part of Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) – and the leaders know time is running out if they wish to fulfil any remaining...

Crumbling sites a risk to our heritage

■ Brooklands Conservation Area and Motor Racing Circuit, Elmbridge Historic England lists the two parts of this site separately, and considers them both to be in poor condition. However, the conservation area is considered to be improving, with a low...

County leader insists Surrey will have a mayor

SURREY will get a mayor despite months of uncertainty and a lack of solid confirmation from the government, the county council leader has insisted. Tim Oliver said he is “confident” a mayor of Surrey would go ahead, even though the central government...

SLEIGH TO GO: HUNDREDS JOIN FUN RUN

REIGATE’S green Priory Park turned red and white on Sunday (December 14) with 900 Santas running in support of YMCA East Surrey charity’s Life Change fund. Monies raised help young people build resilience and confidence in overcoming life’s...

‘Milestone’ in town’s revival