Loss of phone lines blamed on big freeze

BT HAS apologised to 200 customers in Englefield Green who lost their phone lines for three days.Read

Stanwell village could lose 'wonderful' warden

STANWELL could lose its 'vital' community warden after Spelthorne Council announced a review of the post.Read

£50m Stanwell regeneration due to begin

BUILDERS are about to start work on a £50 million regeneration project of a run-down estate in Stanwell.Read

Burglar who targeted take aways is jailed

A DISTRACTION burglar who targeted takeaways across Surrey and London has been jailed for four years.Read

Staines police could share offices with council

STAINES police officers could be sharing office space with Spelthorne Council's offices by the beginning of April.Read

Woman arrested over spate of Sunbury burglaries

A woman in her 30s has been arrested in connection with a number of distraction burglaries in Sunbury.Read

Strodes student brings Australia Day to UK

AN EGHAM student has braved the brisk UK weather to celebrate his home country's national holiday.Read

Royal Holloway faces cap on student numbers

Young people are facing disappointment after Royal Holloway University was forced to limit the number of places it can offer.Read

County plans a 2.5% rise in council tax

Council tax looks set to go up in April after Surrey County Council revealed it will be seeking a 2.5% rise in its share while also making cutbacks.Read

British dish gets a cheesy makeover

A BROWN Ferrari, Jimmy Choo trainers, and Wayne Rooney in a Liverpool shirt.Read

Burglars target UPVC doors in spate of raids

AN EGHAM woman is warning homeowners with UPVC doors to be vigilant, after a spate of burglaries that appeared to target such houses.Read

Road closure idea sparks fury in Egham Hythe

RESIDENTS of Egham Hythe are up in arms over plans to close a road they say is vital to the community.Read

Staines opticians collecting glasses for Haiti

THE owner of an opticians in Staines is asking for people to drop off their spectacles to be sent to Haiti.Read

Ashford residents asked to use speed guns

A PROBLEM with speeding drivers in Ashford has led a councillor to call on the public for help in recording their speed.Read

The appliance of science for Staines pupils

THE force was with pupils from Staines Prep School, when they visited the Science Museum and Natural History museums in South Kensington.Read

Woman arrested after biker dies in collision

A WOMAN has been arrested after a motorcyclist died in a collision on an Egham road.Read

World champion canoeist made an MBE

AN EX-Egham student has been made an MBE in the 2010 New Year Honours list for services to sport.Read

Scam letter 'amnesty' to combat fraudsters

Surrey Trading Standards are calling on householders to deposit any scam-letters they have received into 31 bins across the county.Read

Suspicious blaze at Thorpe 'drugs den'

'ARSONISTS' are thought to have torched a dereclict bungalow in Thorpe, which neighbours say was a den for drug users and the homeless.Read

Tories adopt 'black Boris' as candidate

Spelthorne voters have chosen a self-styled 'black Boris Johnson' to be their Conservative candidate at the general election.Read