Gallery

18 June 2025

• Councils will not merge, government confirms
  A government minister said the two councils did not meet the criteria needed to merge.
• 'Difficult' to weed lavender farm since Brexit
  Mayfield Lavender Farm says finding workers to weed crops is tricky due to post-Brexit visa rules.
• Thames lock keepers suspend strike after new offer
  Workers were set to strike over safety concerns around the number of people working on the river.
• MP calls for more funding to tackle trust backlog
  MP Helen Maguire says the £12m given to Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals is not enough.
• Bin workers and recycling staff abused and attacked
  Verbal abuse and even physical attacks have been recorded against waste workers in the South East.
• Views sought on council reorganisation plans
  The government consultation is looking at plans for both two and three unitary councils for Surrey.
• Heatwave likely as yellow heat health alerts issued in England
  The alerts covers most of England and warns of an impact on health and social care due to high temperatures.
• Cabinet to consider extra £200k for historic site
  In November 2023, Mole Valley council allocated £1.4m for work on the Grade II-listed building.
• Study investigates how to support grieving families
  Nick, from Guildford, says support from Shooting Star helped him after his young son's death.
• Builders on trial over woman killed by falling bricks
  Michaela Boor, 30, was walking with a friend, when bricks fell from a crane, a court hears
• How Covid-19 led a cancer nurse to open a bookshop
  Dawn Brewer said the onset of the pandemic made her reassess her future and decades-long career.
• Fox lured from seven-storey rooftop using sardines
  The fox was reluctant to go into the trap until the RSPCA used the sardines as bait.