Elderly and disabled people are the reason for the annual rise in council tax, according to Surrey County Council. The 4.8 per cent rise for 2008 to 2009 will mean an average band D family will have to pay an extra 93 pence per week making a yearly bill of £1,058. The rise is just below the UK interest base rate of 5.5 per cent.
A Teacher is set to take part in one of the world's most famous races. Fetcham Village Infants reception teacher Gemma Selwood is going to race in the London Marathon to raise money for Whizz Kidz.
A Variety gala evening held by the Mayor of Reigate and Banstead raised £5,000 for charity.The event held by Councillor Dorothy Ross-Tomlin, on February 17 at the Harlequin Theatre, in Redhill, celebrated talent in the borough and featured performances by inclusive youth theatre group Orbit Shed, East Surrey Operatic Society, Redhill Sinfonia, Carrisma School of Dance, professional dancers Tapestry and local singer and songwriter Sally Cranham.
A Mother is fighting Surrey Primary Care Trust for her daughter's right to hear in both ears. Anabelle Somnez, aged nine, of Alexandra Road, Warlingham, was born profoundly deaf. She had a hearing implant fitted when she was three-and-a-half giving her partial hearing in one ear.
Pensioners in Mole Valley villages are celebrating after a last-minute alteration to a new free bus pass scheme.
A Girl suffering from a debilitating form of arthritis is overjoyed after going to Disneyland Paris - something she had always dreamt of.Emmeline Giles, five, was diagnosed with juvenile arthritis in her feet, knees and ankles when she was just 18 months old.
