Saxon School is much improved

Saxon School celebrates 'amazing transformation'

Two years after it was rated one of countries worst schools, Saxon Primary School in Shepperton has rocketed up to the top 25%. Read

Ashford & St Peter's among best for stroke care

ASHFORD and St Peter's Hospitals are celebrating after being rated in the top 25 per cent of trusts in the country for stroke care. Read

Melissa Huggins

Good news for Melissa after cancer treatment

MELISSA Huggins' British doctor is hopeful the Sunbury teacher can live longer than the ten years predicted by her American surgeon, if her cancer treatment has been a success. Read

Hotel chain to create jobs in Sunbury

BUDGET hotel chain Premier Inn says it will bring 45 new jobs to Sunbury after signing an agreement to open a hotel in Staines Road West. Read

Commuters to benefit from new taxi ranks

Four new taxi ranks will be installed in Spelthorne, following a month-long consultation. Read

Surrey County Councillor Laurie Burrell

Ousted Tory councillor bitter at 'betrayal'

VETERAN Shepperton and Laleham councillor Laurie Burrell says he feels "bitter and betrayed" after being ousted by the Spelthorne Conservatives. Read

Olympic rower attends Ashford Hospital opening

OLYMPIC rower Andy Tridds-Hodge appeared at an opening ceremony at Ashford Hospital on Thursday April 16. Read

Bushtucker trials for Shepperton teachers

STUDENTS got their own back on their Thamesmead School, Shepperton, teachers this week by cooking up unusual food combinations for them to munch in the school's very own 'Bushtucker' trials. Read

Vince Cable speaks to crowds in Shepperton

LIBERAL Democrat economic spokesman Vince Cable MP paid a visit to the Greeno Centre in Shepperton to talk about the state of the economy and take questions from the floor on a range of topics. Read

St David's School

Credit crunch closes 300-year-old Ashford school

THE credit crunch is being blamed for the closure of St David's School in Ashford, which first opened its doors in 1716. Read

Black day for victims of arsonists

THESE are the scenes of the devastation thought to have been caused by arsonists in Stanwell last Tuesday. Read

Bex Williamson when she was a pupil at St David's School

Former pupils' shock at news of closure

FORMER St David's pupils have expressed their dismay at the closure of the school, with one saying problems had been brewing for years. Read

Terri Mansell was killed on a level crossing last year.

Living tribute to Terri, killed on rail crossing

FAMILY and friends of a woman who was killed by a train on a level crossing in Staines have scattered her ashes and planted a tree in her memory on the first anniversary of the tragedy. Read

Clive Tyrell and Larraine Reed are running the London Marathon

Egham blind couple running the marathon

Clive Tyrell and his partner Larraine Reed are in training for this year's London Marathon, even though one is blind and the other is deaf and blind. Read

Pregnancy service is all grown up at one

STAFF at a pregnancy advice centre are preparing to celebrate its first anniversary at the end of the month. Read

Spelthorne volunteers get their just rewards

Deserving people across Spelthorne were rewarded for voluntary work at the annual Spelthorne Civic Awards Trust presentation evening on Monday. Read

Edwin Cripps art

Surreal artist to unveil latest work in Ashford

Artist Edwin Cripps takes the wraps off his latest masterpiece this weekend when Ashford Art Club holds its spring exhibition. Read

Did youths set fire to boxes in Stanwell?

Firefighters who doused cardboard boxes which were deliberately set alight in Stanwell think a group of youths may be behind the arson. Read

Egham student to join flying eye hospital

A teenager hopes to open her eyes to new cultures on a life-changing trip to try and save the eyesight of others. Read

Shepperton-based author JG Ballard, described as being a "giant on the world literary scene", has died after a long battle against prostate cancer, aged 78.

Shepperton literary giant JG Ballard dies

Shepperton-based author JG Ballard, described as being a "giant on the world literary scene", has died after a long battle against prostate cancer, aged 78. Read