Surrey

Foot-and-mouth restraints lifted

BBC News (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008

Foot-and-mouth restrictions are finally been lifted in Surrey more than a year after the outbreak.

Two men sexually assault teenager

BBC News (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008

A teenager is sexually assaulted by two men who targeted her after she got off a train at Egham railway station in Surrey.

White elephants show signs of life

bigbluemeanie (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008

Yesterday and today these white elephant “information signs” sprung into life around the Surrey District of Tandridge. Since being installed a few years ago (presumably at considerable expense to local taxpayers) they have been used twice. The first was to advise that the A217 in Burg Heath was closed for days due to a burst water main. This time it advises motorists that the A22 at Blindly Heath is...

Island ant colony helps species

BBC News (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008

Rare ants which thrive on the Isles of Scilly are used to help replenish numbers in mainland Britain.

Questions for Surrey County Council Local Committee

Lightwater (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008

The Surrey County Council Local Committee for Surrey Heath meets next on Thursday 16th October, Chobham Community Centre, McMahon Close, Chobham. The purpose of the Local Committee is to bring County Council affairs closer to the public. Anyone can raise an issue at open question and answer session at the beginning of the Local Committee of Surrey County Council meeting. The [...]

And The Race Goes On

Jeannette's Jottings (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008

Brooklands in Surrey, much restored, is now the home of a motor and aviation museum which is open to the public. Brooklands is a legendary place in the annuls of motor racing history. It was the very first motor racing circuit built anywhere in the world. It was created by racing enthusiast Hugh Locke King on his own land and its most prominent features were the two sections of banking which were 30...

Egham is the spam capital of Blighty

the INQUIRER (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008

Nick Farrell the Inquirer , Monday 29 September 2008. 09:42:00 At last something to report in Egham A SMALL TOWN IN SURREY, Egham has been named the spam capital of Britain, according to a new survey. Internet insecurity outfit, Message Labs said your average person in Egham wakes up each day to 189 junk emails a, a higher average per person than anywhere else in the country....

• Egham: Spam Capital of Britain - Karen's Blog
• Surrey town is spam capital of Britain - The Guardian

RHS Wisley, Surrey

oclipa.com (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008

Wisley is the south-east outpost of the Royal Horticultural Society. The gardens cover an extensive area, with sections devoted to borders, woodland, rockeries, fruit, flowers - in fact, pretty much every aspect of gardening and plant life. The latest addition is the large Glasshouse, which houses temperate and tropical displays. You don’t need to be a [...]

Cycle Lanes of Surrey: 2 metre special

bigbluemeanie (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008

How are cyclists meant to connect the dots of all these cycle lanes? Following my post earlier today on the 15 metres long cycle lane in Chertsey here’s the joke on the other side of the road.

Debate held on excessive drinking

BBC News (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008

A debate about excessive drinking is held in Surrey to find out whether people think there is a problem.

Put them away, dear! Over-exposed Susannah shows us what NOT to wear... again

Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008

The 46-year-old style guru showed off her cleavage as she open her dress to reveal her bra during an advice session at the Princess Alice Hospice in Esher, Surrey.

Put them away, love! Over-exposed Susannah shows us what NOT to wear... again

Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008

The 46-year-old style guru showed off her cleavage as she open her dress to reveal her bra during an advice session at the Princess Alice Hospice in Esher, Surrey.

Some guts left in the UK.

Daily Pundit (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008

Soldier forced to sleep in car after hotel refuses him a room. A hotel that refused a wounded soldier a room, forcing him to spend the night in his car, was backed into a “grovelling” apology yesterday after receiving a barrage of abusive phone calls. Metro Hotel, in Woking, Surrey, had to call in the police as [...]

Police name army recruit found hanged at Surrey barracks

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008

Anthony Manuel Jose Hernandez, 29, was found dead at new facility a mile away from Deepcut

• Recruit, 29, is found hanging at camp next to Deepcut - Scotsman.com
• Fresh call for Deepcut inquiry after death of recruit - Scotsman.com
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Girl is sexually assaulted in park

BBC News (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008

A 15-year-old girl is sexually assaulted in a park in a Surrey market town, according to police.