Fire crews from Surrey and Sussex attended a large fire in Smallfield on Saturday night.  

Four hundred tonnes of building waste and wood were alight on Chapel Road. Fire crews from Salfords, Reigate, Godstone and Lingfield attended the scene.  Additional fire vehicles were brought in to help bring the fire under control including the aerial ladder platform from Leatherhead and the high volume pump from Chertsey.  

Although airport operations were unaffected, Gatwick Airport Air traffic control was kept up to date about the incident due to the smoke plume seen in the area.

The fire service remained on the scene until Sunday morning.

Visitors to East Surrey Hospital have been asked to help stop the spread of infection on the wards.  

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs the Hospital, has restricted visitors to some wards due to several patients experiencing vomiting and diarrhoea.  

To stop the spread of infection, the Trust has advised people not to visit patients at the hospital if they have suffered from these symptoms in the last 48 hours. Visitors can also help by washing their hands with soap and water on entering and leaving the wards, avoid bringing gifts of food or flowers, and to sit on a chair rather than on the beds when visiting a patient on the wards.

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has announced that its chair, Alan McCarthy will be leaving the Trust at the end of the Summer.  

Michael Wilson, Chief Executive of the Trust which runs East Surrey Hospital,paid tribute to Alan McCarthy for his contribution in transforming SASH and improvements to patient care of the past eight years.