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Surrey recognised for support of Armed Forces

Surrey County Council has been recognised for its support for the armed forces.

It is one of the first councils nationally to receive a coverted Gold Award from the Ministry of Defence.

The award is part of the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which rewards employers who actively support and promote the interests of former service personnel, members of the reserve forces as well as their families.

Across the county, there are more than 6,000 serving military personnel, more than 250 active reservists, 2,450 cadets and tens of thousands of veterans.

Drunk Driver Banned in Crawley

A driver who was stopped by police in Crawley has been banned from driving for 18 months.

34 year old Michael Mitchell was arrested in Charlwood Road in July and charged with drink driving.

He pleaded guilty at Crawley Magistrates Court.

Mitchell must also carry out 150 hours of unpaid work in the next 12 months and was ordered to pay £85 costs and a £85 victim surcharge.

Police release image of suspect in Dorking attempted Robbery

Officers investigating an attempted robbery in Dorking have released an E-Fit of a man they would like to speak to.

It follows an incident back in June where a woman was approached by a man as she was standing outside Deepdene train station on London Road.  The man then snatched her handbag after a struggle.

The offender was tackled by a passer-by allowing the victim to reclaim her property.

The suspect is described as white, around 5ft 8”- 5ft 9” tall, in his late twenties to early thirties, very thin and lanky with a very thin and gaunt looking face.  He had a bald head, an untidy small mousey brown moustache and  dark eyes.

Surrey & Sussex NHS Trust ‘above average’ for cancer care

Surrey and Sussex NHS Healthcare Trust has been given the thumbs up by patients for their cancer care.

A survey of National Cancer Patient Experience commissioned by NHS England shows the Healthcare Trust is above average in many areas.  These include the quality of support provided by clinical staff both during and after treatment, and the feeling patients were being treated with dignity and respect.

They were, however, just below the national average in terms of close family members having the opportunity to discuss the situation with the doctor.