Four men from Spelthorne and north Runnymede have been given more than ten years in jail collectively for their involvement in a street brawl in Staines last year.

Kevin Kurlej, 22, from Cordelia Road, Stanwell, Samuel Tite, 26, of Oakley Mill House, Thorpe, John Murphy, 23, of the Nightingales, Staines and Nicholas Fitzpatrick, 24, of White Hill Place, Virginia Water were given 30, 40, 40, and 18 months in jail respectively for being involved in a mass brawl when they appeared at Guildford Crown Court on Friday (January 5).

Parents and governors have banded together to try and save their 125-year-old school which is under threat of closure.

A public consultation has been launched by Surrey County Council into the possible closure of Shortwood Infant School, in Stanwell New Road, Staines, which caters for 50 children aged between four and seven.

A pay phone was ripped off a wall and a small amount of money taken during a burglary at Burway Rowing Club.

Criminals forced open doors and windows to get in to the Thames Side building between Saturday January 6 and Thursday 4.

Police said the burglars also damaged the interior of the building.

Anyone with information should call the police in 0800 125 2222.

A building which has been burgled six times in under a year was targeted again last week.

Between January Wednesday 3 and Thursday 4 a catalytic converter was stolen from an office of Lotus Landscaping, in Kingston Road, Staines.

Since April last year the place has been burgled seven times, where thieves took vehicles and small items.

The police are calling on neighbours to be more aware of anything suspicious and to call them on 0800 125 2222.

Frustrated and fuming Airtrack campaigners have been left dismayed after a public enquiry into the high speed rail line has been delayed again.

The Department of Transport have announced that the public enquiry into BAA's application of the rail line to run from Heathrow to London Waterloo has been delayed because research on level crossing downtime has not been finished.

A 38-year-old man who went missing on Wednesday January 28 returned to his home unharmed on Sunday January 31.

Richard Holmes, of Worple Avenue, was described by police as having various mental health issues, who liked going for long walks.

Also described as nervous, he returned home of his own volition at 3pm on Sunday.

Firefighters from Staines were called to two suspicious fires in the space of a few hours on Sunday January 31.

Crews from Staines were called to a car fire in Petersfield Road at 3.15am, about a hour and a half after being called to another suspicious fire in Strode's Crescent.

Allotment holders are being targeted by thefts of equipment in Staines, and the police are calling for incidents to be reported.

Holders at the site in Commercial Road, Staines, have complained of minor thefts of vegetables and garden equipment, and break-ins to sheds, but according to the police, there have only been two incidents reported in the past two months.

Criminals are slashing tyres and damaging cars in the Moormede estate over a believed dispute over parking.

On Friday January 22 three tyres were slashed, which follows on from similar trends during December and January.

It is believed that the criminals may be doing it to obtain money after being called for repairs, but it is also thought that residents of the estate may be damaging the cars over a dislike of Staines shoppers parking in their road.

The police have issued leaflets to residents of the estate, stating that parking on unmarked roads is not a crime.

During late December and early January, a car slash victim, of Grosvenor Road, saw three men in a white van driving down the road twice.

Firefighters had to cut a man out of a four-car pile up on the Staines by-pass on Thursday January 28.

Fire crews from Staines and Sunbury had to cut open the car, before an ambulance took three people to St Peter's Hospital suffering from non-life threatening injuries.

The incident happened during the rush hour at around 5.30pm.