Epsom Guardian: Local news from Epsom, Ewell, Ashtead, Stoneleigh, Banstead and Langley Vale

Police hunt burglar after attack in Epsom home

11:40am Tuesday 9th February 2010

Police are hunting a thug who assaulted a 61-year-old man during a botched burglary attempt.

Epsom fashion students develop a passion for paper

11:30am Tuesday 9th February 2010

Fashion Students at the University for the Creative Arts at Epsom have designed a series of eye-catching dresses made of paper.

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Schoolchildren wear hats for Haiti

7:00am Tuesday 9th February 2010

Schoolchildren have donned crazy and colourful hats to help raise money for victims of the Haiti earthquake.

Tesco ponders appeal after Ashtead store refusal

2:39pm Monday 8th February 2010

A disappointed Tesco has still to decide whether to appeal against last week's decision to block its controversial plan to open a big new store in Ashtead.

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Epsom Council plans 2.5 per cent council tax hike

2:23pm Monday 8th February 2010

Epsom Council is proposing a 2.5 per cent council tax rise for the coming year.

Fallen World War II soldier's family found

7:10am Monday 8th February 2010

Pictures of the funeral of a World War 2 fallen soldier will be returned to his family thanks to the Epsom Guardian.

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Cannabis factory shut down by police after raid

10:30am Sunday 7th February 2010

A cannabis factory with hundreds of plants has been closed down and one man was arrested after police raided a property in an exclusive neighbourhood.

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Man breaks window at Craddocks Parade Tesco in Ashtead

7:00am Sunday 7th February 2010

A man has broken a shop window causing about £2,000 damage in Ashtead.

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Man pretending to be police officer burgled elderly couple

9:20am Saturday 6th February 2010

A crook posing as a police officer duped an elderly Banstead couple into believing they had been been burgled - then stole a wad of cash from their property.

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