NHS Surrey welcomes 'care at home' initiative

MEASURES announced by Health Secretary Andy Burnham that will see the NHS delivering more services in patients’ homes have been welcomed by NHS Surrey.Read

Chertsey ASBO girl will make 'brilliant mum'

A PREGNANT tramp will make a 'brilliant mum' her family have claimed this week just days after she is slammed with a five year ASBO.Read

Pupils write poems to save Shortwood School

DISHEARTENED school children have visited the Mayor of Spelthorne to read poems to try and stop the closure of their school.Read

Shop a Spelthorne yob by text message

SPELTHORNE Council has been awarded a £42,000 grant from the Home Office to improve  public  confidence  in dealing  with  crime  and  anti-social behaviour.Read

Persistent beggers given five year ASBO

Two tramps who begged in and around Staines, Ashford and Egham have been given a second set of antisocial behaviour orders, this time lasting five years.Read

London Irish plan debated on BBC Surrey

THE chief executive of London Irish Rugby Club and the chairman of Lower Sunbury Residents' Association (LOSRA) went head to head over the club's plans to build 194 homes on its training ground and move to a bigger site.Read

Flipping good fun had at Staines pancake race

WACKILY-dressed racers, including Thunderbirds characters and Batman and Robin, flipped their way round Staines for the fourth annual charity pancake race on Tuesday.Read

Masked gunman raid Ashford travel agent

TWO masked robbers used guns during a morning raid on an Ashford travel agents.Read

Surrey County Council staff to fight pay freeze

STAFF at Surrey County Council are rebelling against the authority's plans to freeze their pay this year.Read

Cash for CCTV at Sunbury Cross subway

A £42,000 grant from the Home Office to Spelthorne Council is to be put towards five new CCTV cameras at Sunbury Cross subway.Read

Chemistry goes off with a big bang

THERE were big bangs, test tubes and white coats aplenty when a first-of-its-kind science day took place at an Egham school.Read

Check out Charlton waste plant on YouTube

A 3D VIDEO of a proposed £50million 'eco park' in Charlton can be viewed on the internet sharing website YouTube.Read

Four-year fight over flats block next door

A HOMEOWNER claims misleading plans led to a block of flats being built close to his bungalow.Read

Mum's loss turns to gain for charity

A MUM who ran her way to fitness will compete in the London Marathon in memory of a friend and neighbour who died of a heart attack.Read

Ofsted report leads to open-air classroom

A NURSERY that has been running in Sunbury for more than 60 years has opened a new play area, complete with an open-air classroom and a giant caterpillar.Read

Staines singing teacher dies of cancer

A SINGER with English National Opera, whose career was cut short when she injured her back in rehearsal, has died of cancer.Read

Sainsbury's attack: CCTV images are released

DETECTIVES in Spelthorne have released CCTV images of two men they want to speak to more than a month after an attack in Sainsbury's in Staines.Read

Sparks fly over tree-clearing at wildlife haven

A SPELTHORNE councillor has accused the National Grid of ruining an area of woodland in Ashford, which is also a wildlife nesting area.Read

Young rugby fans sing at Twickenham

TWO young sports fans sang in front of an 80,000-strong crowd including royalty and star rugby players at the start of Twickenham's centenary celebrations.Read

Stanwell bookmakers robbed by knifeman

A ROBBER forced a worker at Coral bookmakers in Stanwell to hand over £300 after threatening to stab a customer.Read