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Bin Fire on Merstham’s Watercolour Estate

Photo courtesy Neil Munday:  The bin storage area on the Watercolour Estate

A bin storage area near to the Tesco Express store on Merstham’s Watercolour Estate was on fire on Thursday night, leading to the evacuation of nearby flats.

Local residents reported that flats next to the bin store had cracks on their windows from the heat.

Neil Munday was at the scene:

Two Men Arrested Following Aggravated Burglary In Reigate

Two men have been arrested following an aggravated burglary in Reigate on Thursday night.  

Police were called to Alexander Road following reports that two men had smashed windows at the front of a property before gaining access via the rear of the premises.  The occupants were not injured but were left extremely shaken.  Two weapons were seized from the scene and police are carrying out forensics at the property.

Police believe this to be an isolated incident.

Talented young boxer killed in crash

A 17-year-old teenage boxer has died in a crash in Nutfield.

Thomas Doherty, was involved in an accident on Coopers Hill Road on Monday (9th October) evening.

‘Tomboy’ as he was known, went to the Frank Bruno Boxing Academy and recently won the Amateur Boxing Finals.