Police: Witness appeal following suspicious incident in Knaphill

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Editor

Surrey Police is appealing for witnesses following a suspicious incident in Knaphill earlier this morning (13 May). Officers are investigating a report that a 12-year-old female pupil was approached by a man in a green vehicle in Raglan Road at the junction with Hermitage Road around 8am. Patrols have been stepped up in the area [...]

Coral want to open a second Betting Office on the High Street

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Editor

Late last month we read in the local paper that Coral Racing had applied for a premises licence for 13 High Street, the old HSBC Bank. The notice did not give very much detail and so we wrote to Coral asking if it was their intention to move their current betting office or operate two [...]

New Arrival at the Mizens Railway

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Editor

Local residents in Knaphill had a surprise on Thursday morning when a huge low loader transporting a full size steam locomotive tender was skillfully maneuvered down Littlewick Road and into Barrs Lane. Discovered recently in a Doncaster scrapyard, where it had been hidden under piles of old lorries and cars for more than 20 years, [...]

Police: Burglary prevention

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Editor

  I am saddened to inform you that the borough has suffered from a spate of overnight burglaries recently. These have occurred without any forced entry because thieves know how to compromise your insecure multipoint locking doors.   When the door is closed and you lift up the handle the hook bolts are thrown into [...]

Almond Villas update

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Editor

In case anyone had missed the vast amount of work undertaken recently on the old Almond Villas site (Broadway) it was ground clearance. This was presumably undertaken while preliminary discussions were had with WBC planning for the construction of 10 dwellings with landscaping. There is a planning notice outside the site although you may have [...]

New Barley Mow Woods concerns

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Editor

Small update 25/4/13: Dialogue is underway regarding the possibility of two dwellings on the site. I emphasize possibility as there is a blanket TPO on the site, it’s within the greenbelt and is woodland area all of which make planning permission very difficult. Let’s hope WBC do the right thing. —————————————- Late last year we [...]

New round of community funding available

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Editor

Last year we highlighted a new community fund for projects £10, 000 – £50, 000 to improve local areas. Ruth Brown of SCC has been in contact to advise of a new round of awards – I am writing to let you know that a new round of Surrey County Council’s fund for community improvements [...]