A fire that occurred outside East Surrey Hospital yesterday has destroyed 3 ambulances.

The blaze started in a parked ambulance outside the east entrance of East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, before spreading to the other two vehicles.

Huge plumes of black smoke could be seen rising into the air at the height of the fire.

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust said there were no patients involved and everyone was safe.

Two of Crawley’s best-loved choirs join voices for a special concert at The Hawth to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.

Concordia Singers and The Weald Choir will present Joseph Haydn’s Mass in Time of War and Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man, on Saturday 18th June at 7.30pm.

The concert also heralds the merger of the two choirs after more than four decades of friendly musical rivalry to form the Phoenix Choir of Crawley.

Tickets, price £16 adult and £8 child, are available from choir members or through The Hawth Box Office.

The demolition of a mock Tudor castle that was built without planning permission has almost been completed.

Farmer Robert Fidler, who built the house in Salfords in the Surrey greenbelt and hid it behind hay bales for four years, was ordered to tear it down by yesterday or face jail.

Last November, the High Court gave Mr Fidler a three-month suspended sentence and warned him he would be jailed for his “defiance” if the property was not demolished by June.

Footage shows most of the castle has now been demolished.

Around £12,000 worth of tobacco products, was stolen from a delivery vehicle in Godstone.

The robbery is believed to have taken place at the Shell petrol station on Godstone Hill at around 6am on Bank Holiday Monday.

Whilst loading empty crates back into the vehicle, the driver has reported being approached and threatened by a man wearing a balaclava and dark blue tracksuit with a Liverpudlian accent.

A second man, who again spoke with a Liverpudlian accent, assisted in removing the tobacco from the vehicle into an awaiting vehicle.

Anyone who witnessed the incident should call Surrey Police on 101, quoting reference 45160045177, or report it online at www.surrey.police.uk.

Alternatively you can report any information anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

An altercation at Clacket Lane service station on the M25 has left a man with head injuries which required hospital treatment.  The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning in the car park area outside McDonald’s.  

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm.  Two have been released on bail until 8th July and one remains in custody.  

If you have any information contact Surrey Police online at www.surrey.police.uk/ or call 101 and quote the reference number P16125572.