Local Authority

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.

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 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.

STAINES police constables could be sharing office space with Spelthorne Council's offices by the beginning of April.

A public consultation was launched on Friday (29) to find out resident's opinions on possible station closures, but the force is currently looking at merging neighbourhood teams with the council offices, in Knowle Green, due to the cutting of the forces budget last year.

A crackdown on anti-social behaviour in Staines Town Centre took place on Sunday January 24.

Herald and News reporter Mark Goode joined the police as part of 'Operation Drive Smart' in and around the town, which also saw officers focus on town centre rowdiness and violence.

Shoppers and staff in stores had complained off large groups of travellers meeting in the town every Sunday, wheel spinning in car parks, and blocking entrances to shops, so the police decided to make a presence to deter their behaviour.
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Spelthorne voters turned out in full to vote for 'the black Boris Johnson' at a meeting designed to choose the next Conservative candidate for the borough.

Four hundred and nine people packed into Kempton Park Racecourse to listen to six hopefuls give a 30 minute presentation each, and although local candidate Philippa Broom was tipped to win, the accolade went to Eton and Cambridge University educated Kwasi Kwarteng.

An exhibition to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day is due to start in Spelthorne Museum.

The exhibition will start on Wednesday January 27 and run until Wednesday February 10.

It has been organised by Spelthorne Council, the museum, and Staines and District Synagogue.

Holocause Memorial Day is the international remembrance for victims and survivors of the World War II atrocity.

The exhibition is free to enter.

Firefighters raced against the clock to try and locate a car which plunged into the Thames late on Monday evening.

Emergency services, which included appliances from Staines and Egham and a boat crew from Walton and the police helicopter, rushed to the scene at Truss's Island, Thorpe, where members of the public had reported a silver saloon car, believed to have a person on board, had driven into the river at around 11.34pm on January 18.

Surrey County Council has pledged £500,000 to repair hundreds of potholes which have sprung up on the county's roads in the wake of the heavy snow.

Repair teams are currently working to fix at least 200 potholes a day to avoid any vehicle damage to drivers and residents.