The role of a tree surgeon involves a variety of tasks such as maintaining trees as well as carrying out diagnoses and assessments.

Part of the remit of Jake Shepherd’s job as a Reigate tree surgeon however, is cutting them down. Unhappy with the number he’s had to fell and inspired by our very own ultimate royal – The Queen – he’s vowed to re-populate trees in the town.

Jake spoke to our presenter Annie Whitmore to explain the motivation behind his pledge.

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To offer Jake a space in your garden to plant a tree contact him by email: js.arbservices@gmail.com or call 07799 390 913.
For more information check out Jake’s website www.js.arbservices.co.uk

It’s an aromatic drink usually prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured leaves of the Camellia sinensis, an evergreen shrub native to Asia.

After water, tea is the second most consumed drink in the world and we Brits drink 165 million cups of it every day.

In celebration of National Tea Day on 21 April here’s a tea experiment that Annie Whitmore conducted on her co-presenter Del Garland during their recent show.

They had a lot of fun discussing research that was carried out on how to make the perfect cuppa.

Happy National Tea Day!

Listen to the extract here.

Residents in Mole Valley witnessed first-hand the effects of an earthquake on Easter Sunday.

The earthquake, which hit 2.7 on the Richter scale took place just after midday and was centred in Stan Hill. Many people reported houses shaking and windows rattling – some reported hearing noises sounding like an explosion.

Earthquakes in the UK are not uncommon, however it’s rare to get one in Surrey.

Our presenter Annie Whitmore spoke to Professor Richard Selley, President of the Mole Valley Geological Society to find out more about this rare occurrence.

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