Live music on the street in Reigate as a busker plays outside Kokoro
A local musician was spotted busking outside Kokoro in the centre of Reigate, playing to shoppers and passers-by and adding a bit of atmosphere to the street. It is a fitting spot for it. With The Cage Wine Bar just across the road, this part of Reigate already has a strong connection with live music, […]
More flags go up on Redhill lampposts as residents split over the display
More Union Jack and St George’s flags have been going up on lampposts around Redhill town centre, and the response from residents has been anything but unanimous. Photographs and video sent to Surrey Extra show flags being fixed to lampposts near Redhill railway station, close to McDonald’s, and outside the Sun pub opposite Sainsbury’s. Another […]
Lloyds Bank gone, Post Office going: how much of Redhill town centre has changed
Anyone who has walked through Redhill town centre lately will have noticed how much of it has changed in a short space of time. Lloyds Bank has closed. The Post Office inside the Belfry Shopping Centre is due to close. Other businesses have shut up shop or moved away altogether, and more than one window […]
Police officers stop to help a wheelchair user in Redhill town centre
Police officers were seen stopping to help a wheelchair user safely up onto the pavement in Redhill town centre, after assistance was needed. It took a matter of seconds, and it was the sort of thing that would ordinarily go unremarked. A photograph of the moment has since been seen by more than 59,000 people. […]
Wrong-way driver on the A3 near Guildford causes crash involving several vehicles
A driver travelling the wrong way down the A3 near Guildford at around 70mph caused a collision involving several vehicles. Dashcam footage captured the moments leading up to the crash. Photographs of the aftermath show three badly damaged cars scattered across the carriageway at night, with debris and a detached wheel left on the road […]
Lift out of service at the Belfry in Redhill as shoppers report longer waits
One of the lifts at the Belfry Shopping Centre in Redhill is currently out of service, with a printed notice taped up beside the call button. Redhill Extra has had a number of messages from residents about the centre’s lifts. Several say the disruption has meant longer waits, particularly for wheelchair users, older visitors and […]
Questions raised over new parking arrangements at Donyngs Leisure Centre
New parking system at Sainsbury’s in Redhill: what shoppers need to know
Iceland in Redhill to close temporarily for refurbishment
Redhill taxi firm hands out free bottled water to shoppers in the heat
Anyone walking through Redhill town centre during the hottest part of the summer found something unexpected waiting on the pavement: supermarket trolleys packed with chilled bottled water, and a sign inviting them to help themselves. The trolleys were put out by Roadrunners, the taxi and private hire firm based at 16–18 Station Road, a few […]