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

Man arrested for suspected child abduction no longer being investigated

10:12am Thursday 20th June 2013

A man who was arrested following what is believed to have been an attempt to kidnap a young boy has been eliminated from the police's investigation.

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Dads’ rights protester scales MP's constituency office

9:20am Thursday 20th June 2013

A dads’ rights protester scaled the constituency office of the MP for Epsom and Ewell on Father's Day.

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Is this the sale of the century?

7:00am Thursday 20th June 2013

Epsom Council has put an "incomparable" historic house and racing stables, in a unique position on the Downs, up for sale with a guide price of just £1.1m.

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Children make farewell cards for policeman who helped make Stoneleigh safe

5:00am Thursday 20th June 2013

Schoolchildren have made farewell cards for a popular policeman who has helped make Stoneleigh one of the safest places in the country.

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Council forced into emergency gardening 'to save lives'

4:00pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

Council officers have been forced into a spot of emergency gardening after a councillor complained long grass on a roundabout could have "killed somebody".

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Calls for residents' parking zone in Epsom to be extended

3:00pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

A new parking in Epsom has led to claims of empty parking bays and cars displaced to surrounding roads, prompting inevitable calls for it to be extended to ease pressure there.

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Man arrested for suspected child abduction in Ashtead

12:02pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

A man has been arrested following what is believed to have been an attempt to kidnap a young boy.

OBE for Tadworth children's charity leader of 20 years

11:12am Wednesday 19th June 2013

A man who led a children’s charity for 20 years has been made an OBE for services to children in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

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Sutton and East Surrey Water supply 'will run out' in the next 25 years

11:00am Wednesday 19th June 2013

The water company for Sutton, Morden, Epsom and Croydon says they are going to run out of water in the next 25 years due to population growth and climate change.

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UK colleges get £75m contract to run women's institute in Saudi Arabia

10:06am Wednesday 19th June 2013

A group of colleges and universities have secured a £75m contract to run the first women-only vocational training institute in Saudi Arabia.

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