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Gino Meriano

'Attacks on gay people increasing'

Reports of hate crimes against homosexuals are increasing in the wake of a high-profile murder case, says Gino Meriano of Gay Surrey. Read

Thorpe Pound

Wall which cost £12k to repair

More than £12,000 of public and private money has been spent repairing a 170-year-old wall around a disused animal pound in Thorpe. Read

Exposed wires in Ashford

Vandalised electric cabinet is danger to kids

A cabinet full of cables and circuit boxes that has been exposed to the elements for at least two months is a danger to kids says a vicar. Read

Toy hire

Mum battles clutter by launching toy library

A Staines mum found her home was so cluttered with a constantly-growing number of toys that she launched toy-hire business to combat the problem for other parents. Read

Wet crossing led to train death: inquest

A rail accident investigator told an inquest on Wednesday that a slippery level crossing was the most significant factor in the death of Staines woman Terri Mansell. Read

'Absentee' councillor gets more time to recuperate

A heated debate ensued at the Spelthorne civic offices as a borough councillor was further excused from duty because of illness. Read

Boat renovators will 'destroy tranquil life'

Outraged residents say tranquil riverside life will be destroyed after boat renovators moved onto Sunbury Lock Island. Read

Councillor Colin Davis

Bring back smacking says Staines councillor

Yob behaviour could be nipped in the bud if parents were allowed to smack their children, according to Staines councillor Colin Davis. Read

Businessman who shot himself in face is in stable but critical condition

A prominent and well-liked businessman from Englefield Green remains in a stable but critical condition at St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, after shooting himself in the face with a shotgun. Read

Cab queue chaos at the station

Taxis are dangerously swamping Gresham Road in Staines due to the redevelopment of the station, according to a minicab manager. Read

Car ploughs into couple's home

A couple had a lucky escape when a Jeep crashed into the front of their house and landed inches from where they had been sitting watching a film just seconds before. Read

Council sends letter to home secretary over police capping

Spelthorne Council has written a letter to Home Secretary Jackie Smith deploring the Government capping of the Surrey Police budget this year. Read

'It was like a bomb went off'

Police arrested a man suspected of crashing into a family home and fleeing the scene, minutes after arresting the passenger on suspicion of assault on Friday. Read

MP blasts shop which sold knife to teenager

Spelthorne MP David Wilshire has condemned a Staines store as 'irresponsible' after it sold a 24cm kitchen knife to a 13-year-old girl. Read

'Planning battle nearly ruined me'

A Shepeprton man's five-year planning battle with Spelthorne Council moved a step closer to victory after he defeated the authority in the High Court on Friday. Read

Sheila's patience is wearing thin

A disabled 63-year-old from Stanwell has been waiting seven months to get a parking space repainted to stop vehicles parking outside her home. Read

Sub post office to close in January

The sub post office in Woodthorpe Road, Ashford, will shut for good on January 13 - without any confirmation that a new main branch will open in the town centre. Read

The day dad took me to tea with the king

When Jo Porter read about the procession of Dunkirk Little Ships up the Thames in September, her thoughts turned to her childhood and, in particular, to her father who took part in the historic evacuation of the French beaches in 1940. Read

Thug compensates punched policeman

A woman-beating thug who punched a policeman in the face while serving a suspended sentence has been ordered to pay compensation to his victim. Read

Where the pub grub was shared by rats!

The owners of a village pub risked poisoning their customers by leaving the kitchen filthy and storing food outside so that rats and mice nibbled at it. Read