A 27 year-old man responsible for the death of a soldier from Redhill has been sentenced.

Coldstream Guard Ben Regan died after being struck by a car in a hit-and-run incident in Bell Street, Reigate back in June.  He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the vehicle, Jake Polmeer, handed himself into police following media coverage of the collision.

He was found guilty of causing death by careless driving having previously admitted to causing death by driving a vehicle while uninsured.  Polmeer was sentenced to 21 months imprisonment and banned for driving for 27 months,

A woman from Horley, who was in the car at the time of the incident, admitted permitting the use of a motor vehicle with no insurance.

A new daily service from Gatwick Airport to Moscow will be launched next month.  The service will be provided by Aeroflot, Russia’s national airline, and will start on 15th November.  

The new route to Sheremetyevo International Airport from London Gatwick, joins over 20 other new long haul routes launched from Gatwick this year.

Healthwatch Surrey, has issued a response following the Care Quality Commission’s recommendation that the South East Coast Ambulance Trust be placed in special measures.  

Healthwatch Surrey is an independent consumer champion which gathers and represents the views of the public. Kate Scribbins from Healthwatch Surrey expressed their disappointment and urged the public to help in two ways; to share their experience of the ambulance service with them and to volunteer with Healthwatch to help improve services.  

You can contact them at enquiries@healthwatchsurrey.co.uk or call Healthwatch Surrey on 0303 303 0023 (local rate).

All 11 Household Waste Recycling Sites in West Sussex are introducing some changes from Saturday.  The changes will affect opening hours and days, and will see the introduction of disposal charges for non-household items such as soil, hard-core, plasterboard and tyres.  Non household waste will be charged at £4 per rubble bag, or per item.  Rubble bags can be bought from DIY stores but for a limited period, one free bag will be available upon request at Recycling Sites for each resident. There will be no charges for green waste or other household waste.  

Similar charges were introduced at Surrey County Council Recycling sites on the 1st September.  

For more information on the changes and a full list of chargeable items visit recycleforwestsussex.org.