Popeyes opens in Guildford: Surrey’s first Louisiana chicken restaurant welcomes its queue
Popeyes has opened in Guildford, giving Surrey its first branch of the American fried chicken chain. Surrey Extra was on the pavement outside as the doors opened on Wednesday 26 August, filming the queue that had formed under the new orange fascia in the town centre. The chain had advertised Friday 28 August as its […]
Surrey foster carers needed to keep a brother and sister together
A not-for-profit fostering agency is appealing for a family in Surrey who could give a temporary home to a young brother and sister, so that the two children do not have to be separated. Diagrama Fostering, which supports foster carers across Surrey, Sussex, Kent and London, is looking for a household with two spare bedrooms […]
Around 140 cars destroyed in fire at a Gatwick holiday parking site near Crawley
Holidaymakers who left their cars at a parking site near Gatwick Airport are coming home to find them destroyed, after a large fire tore through Caldyne Business Park in Rowfant on Saturday night. Around 140 vehicles were destroyed or badly damaged in the blaze, which broke out at the business park on Wallage Lane, near […]
The Cage in Reigate cancels all live music after council noise abatement notice
The Cage, the wine bar on Reigate High Street, has cancelled all live music until further notice after being served with a Noise Abatement Notice by Reigate & Banstead Borough Council. The notice was served on 5 August by the council’s environmental services team, following complaints about amplified music in the venue’s courtyard. The bar […]
Ethel Caterham, the world’s oldest person, celebrates her 117th birthday in Lightwater
Ethel Caterham, the world’s oldest living person, celebrated her 117th birthday on Friday 21 August at her care home in Lightwater. Born Ethel May Collins on 21 August 1909 in Shipton Bellinger, Hampshire, she grew up in Wiltshire and now lives at Hallmark Lakeview Care Home in Lightwater, Surrey Heath. She is the first British […]
Iceland Redhill reopens after a week-long refurbishment
Iceland in Redhill is open again. The Queensway store reopened at 8am on Thursday 20 August, a week after it closed its doors at 4pm on Thursday 13 August for a refurbishment. Staff marked the moment by cutting a red ribbon at the entrance before welcoming the first customers back in. What has changed The […]
Man, 81, formerly of Oxted jailed for 12 years for sexual offences against two girls in the 1980s
A man formerly of Oxted has been jailed for 12 years after being found guilty of six sexual offences against two girls more than 40 years ago. Clive Siddall, 81, was convicted following a trial at Kingston Crown Court and was sentenced at Guildford Crown Court on 14 July. Surrey Police publicised the case this […]
Godstone High Street reopens, 18 months after the sinkhole swallowed it
Godstone High Street is open again. The A25 through the village started carrying traffic on Friday 31 July, a year and a half after the ground gave way beneath it. The collapse happened on 17 February 2025, when a crater opened in the middle of the High Street. Around thirty homes were evacuated, businesses were […]
Preacher Jesse Samuel Ngoma, filmed at Redhill station, arrested in London
The street preacher who drew a crowd at Redhill station earlier this month has been arrested by police in London. Jesse Samuel Ngoma, a street evangelist with around 550,000 followers on Instagram, was filmed on 6 August speaking to commuters and passers-by at Redhill station, sharing a Christian message with people waiting for their trains. […]
Driver arrested for drug driving after being stopped on Esher High Street
A driver has been arrested for drug driving after being stopped on Esher High Street. Officers became suspicious when the driver was reportedly in a hurry to get out of the vehicle. Cannabis joints and herbal cannabis were then found inside the car. The driver admitted having used cannabis earlier that day and went on […]