Horse-lover William Beach, says the lean-to building behind him, and an open fronted barn are essential for his horse-breeding hobbies, even though council planners want them demolished as they contravene Green Belt policy.

Horse centre may have to demolish buildings

AN EQUESTRIAN centre could have two vital buildings demolished after council planners deemed they were put up illegally. Read

Tina with her daughter Angel

Community rallies around Stanwell arson victim

A young Stanwell mum and her three-year-old daughter are rebuilding their lives after a devastating fire with help from the community. Read

Paul's Isle of White trek will be in a good cause

A Staines man who once planned to walk around the Isle of White with his late wife, is to take on the challenge in her memory. Read

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Thanksgiving for midwife who put others first

TRIBUTES have been paid to a midwife who delivered more than 1,000 babies in Spelthorne and even wrote the book on the subject. Read

The garage which was set alight, showing soot damage.

Firefighters' event-filled bank holiday weekend

FIREFIGHTERS were kept busy over the bank holiday weekend after they were called to six incidents. Read

Staines Town Centre manager Stuart Douthwaite

Staines yobs and thieves exposed on website

A CRIME fighting 'neighbourhood watch' website has been launched to pass on information about shoplifters. Read

Swans celebrate promotion to the Blue Square South league

Staines FC ride high but fans lay low

STAINES Town FC are on cloud nine after promotion took them to an alltime high, but the chairman says his club is still ‘one of the worst supported’. Read

Firefighters douse the remains of the pleasure boat

Man burned as family flee boat fire

A TRANQUIL bank holiday boat trip nearly ended in disaster after a pleasure boat exploded at a lock, burning the driver. Read

Tim Want says a new taxi stand will cause him to lose business

Mini-cab firm's fury at plans for a taxi rank

THE furious owner of a Shepperton minicab firm says the imminent creation of an ‘unnecessary’ taxi rank yards from his office will spark a ‘war’ between drivers. Read

Kirsty Knight with Romeo.

Slimming awards for fat cats and flabradors

IT IS not just the human population that's getting more and more obese – a study has shown the number of pets in Britain dangerously overweight has shot through the 50% barrier. Read

The motorway flyover in Laleham Road, Shepperton, where the attempted abduction took place.

Why weren't parents warned about child abductor?

A MOTHER has spoken of her anger after police did nothing to warn parents of an abduction attempt on a schoolgirl almost a month ago. Read

Sunbury Cross

Racist incident at bus stop sparks police probe

Sunbury Cross pedestrians were subjected to a torrent of racist abuse and obscene gestures from a man waiting for a bus. Read

Robert Parsons, 15 with his mother Jane Vincent at their home on Littleton Road, Ashford Common

Bike theft was start of weeks of heartbreak

A BOY has been left heartbroken after thieves stole the brand new bike given to him by his late grandmother – the day after his dog died. Read

Ken and Val Butler are about to do a charity ghost hunt

Ashford couple to spend night in haunted abbey

Intrepid ghost hunters from Spelthorne are to spend a night in a haunted abbey to raise money for charity. Read

Girl attacked by moped rider in Ashford

A YOUNG woman was attacked by a moped driver in Ashford while she was with a family member. Read

Finger scan recognition scheme

Pupils to pay for school meals using fingerprint

Pupils at Matthew Arnold School in Staines will shortly be paying for meals by placing their hand on a fingerprint reader. Read

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Schoolgirl urges PM to sort out level crossings

A NINE-Year-old schoolgirl has written to the Prime Minister urging him to take action over barrier down times at level crossings in Egham. Read

Hell's Kitchen star Angela Hartnett, flanked by David and Debi Peppin

TV chef inspires Englefield Green diners

TV chef Angela Hartnett, a protege of Gordon Ramsay, cooked up a storm for David and Debi Peppen from Englefield Green when they hosted a charity dinner. Read

Artist impression of the incinerator

Legal threat to county's waste burner plan

Runnymede planners have moved to actively prevent Surrey County Council pursuing 'flawed' plans for a giant waste incinerator near Virginia Water. Read

Adults only play to be performed in Wraysbury

FEMALE nudity will be on show during the next production by the Wraysbury Players. Read