And Reigate and Banstead Council has paid tribute to Horley Councillor Derek Allcard who passed away last Monday.
Cllr Allcard was first elected in 2015 to represent the South Park and Woodhatch Ward, and was re-elected last year to the Horley East and Salfords Ward following boundary changes.
He lived in the borough for over 18 years and, before retirement, was an engineer.
The Mayor of Reigate & Banstead, Cllr Rosemary Absalom described him as an exceptional councillor.
Three men used an electric saw to steal catalytic converters from cars in a daylight raid in Epsom.
The trio struck at around 11am on Monday in the Sainsbury’s car park. A member of the public who attempted to intervene was threatened with a metal pole.
Police described the suspects as white, in their mid-thirties and of stocky build. They arrived and left the scene in a dark grey Honda CR-V.
A Surrey Police spokesman said: “The car park was busy at the time of the incident and we believe that there will be multiple witnesses. If you saw anything suspicious, or recognise the car and suspects described, please contact us quoting PR/45200097499.”
West Sussex Firefighters have raised more than £6,000 by cycling from Land’s End to John O’Groats.
The foursome completed the route in 10 days to raise money for the Kids Cancer Charity and The Firefighter’s Charity.
After arriving at the tip of Scotland at the end of their 1,050 mile trip the team celebrated with a dip in the sea.
Burgess Hill Watch Manager Shaun Challis said: “I can’t tell you how incredible it felt to finally see that fingerpost at the finish line in John O’Groats on Monday. After ten days on the road, we were all absolutely exhausted by the end of it.
“But it has been an incredible journey, and the support we have had along the way has been phenomenal. People stopped us to give us donations towards our fundraising, and at one of our overnight stops we even managed to win a tenner during a hotly contested game of pool!
“We set ourselves the ambitious target of £5,000, and we couldn’t believe how quickly the donations were adding up – we are lucky to have received so much support, and watching the total mount up as we progressed up through the country really drove us onwards – even when it was wet and miserable.”
He and firefighter Scott Cairncross cycled the full route, while firefighters Matt Firmager and Martin Belford each cycled half the distance and drove the support van.
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People with dementia and their carers can now sign up for a free of charge NHS remote monitoring service.
Users are provided with easy to use devices that track a person’s vital statistics including temperature, pulse and oxygen saturation. If any of the readings indicate there could be an issue, an alert is flagged on a centralised system which is followed up by a monitoring team.
Anyone who is interested in this service can find details on how to apply on the following link: https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/tihm
or they can call the Monitoring Team on 0800 448 0786 or email them at rxx.tihm2@nhs.net.
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