Gatwick Airport has opened a new state of the art security area in the North Terminal.  The technology has already been successfully implemented in the South Terminal.  The £36 million project should halve the time it takes passengers to pass through security, allowing up to 5,000 people to be screened per hour.  

On entrance to the security area passengers will now pass through a set of 17 new e-gates which will help reduce the build up of queues and speed up the process of passing through security.  Each lane has seven ‘loading points’, increasing the number of passengers able to prepare their belongings for the screening process at any one time.

Eye patients attending the Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead are set to get more support following the appointment of a new eye care liaison officer.  Funded by the Royal National Institute of Blind People, the liaison officer ensures that people diagnosed with sight loss are given practical and emotional support. Patients will be able to access information about maintaining independence, details of the latest aids and technology, and advice about employment and education.  

The RNIB aims for 90% of people diagnosed with sight loss nationally, to have access to support.

A woman was assaulted and robbed near the lake at Lilley Mead in Merstham.  The incident happened at around 2 o’clock on Sunday when the woman was walking towards Tesco.  She felt someone tugging her bag and was then punched to the head, causing her to fall unconscious.  When she came round she realised that her bag and mobile phone had been stolen.  The woman was wearing pink leggings and a grey top.

Police officers would like to speak to anyone who may have seen her or the offender.  They are particularly keen to speak to an older lady who stopped to help the victim who may be able to provide further information.

If you have any information that could assist officers to bring the offender to justice please call Surrey Police on 101 quoting reference number 45160054814. Or you can use the online reporting system found at report.police.uk/ and enter the reference number in the ‘Additional information’ section.

Information can also be passed anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Reigate and Banstead Borough Council says it is satisfied that the farmer who built a mock Tudor castle without planning permission, has complied with orders to demolish it.  Mr Fidler hid the building at Honeycrock Farm in Salfords behind bales of hay for several years.  

In November last year, a High Court Injunction Order meant that he had to remove the unlawful house and return the land to its former state by 6th June.  The Judge, Mr Justice Dove granted a four week adjournment for Mr Fidler to remove remaining structures to fully comply with the Court Order.  

The Judge has now vacated the hearing scheduled for Monday, bringing the matter to a close.