Residents in Tandridge are being invited to have their say on council services.

Over 1,800 households have been randomly selected to take part in a survey.

The District Council is hoping the questionnaire will give vital feedback on services provided; communication; suggested improvements and general feelings about the area participants reside in.

A copy of the survey is available on the Tandridge District Council website.

West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service are reminding people that 50% of all accidental fires are started by cooking.

It follows a kitchen fire in Horsham.

Firefighters using breathing apparatus and a hose reel dealt with the incident in a first floor flat in Marlborough Close.

The fire on an electric hob was believed to have been accidental.

WSFRS offer the following advice:

• don’t let yourself be distracted while cooking
• take pans off the heat if you get called away from the cooker by, for example, the phone or someone at the door
• don’t cook if you’re affected by alcohol or prescription drugs
• turn saucepans so that their handles don’t stick out and aren’t over another ring
• don’t put oven gloves or tea-towels down on to the hot cooker after you’ve used them
• clean your grill pan after using it
• take extra care when deep-fat frying or cooking with oil. Use a thermostat controlled deep-fat fryer which will make sure the fat doesn’t get too hot.

Further guidelines can be viewed on their website.

Renewed appeals are being made for information after a property was flooded during a burglary in East Grinstead.

The incident occurred the afternoon of 10th March at a house in Campbell Crescent.

Jewellery boxes including gold and diamond rings and gold chains were taken.

The 84 year-old victim returned home to find the kitchen sink had been blocked and the taps turned on.

Officers have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak with.  It can be viewed on the Sussex Police website.

It is hoped new CCTV footage could help with an investigation into an arson attack at a community hall in Horley.

Shortly before 1 o’clock Monday morning the 18th May, Strawson Hall in Albert Road was deliberately set on fire.

Footage shows a man carrying what is believed to be a container walking along Albert Road at the time of the blaze.

The CCTV images are available on the Surrey Police website.

Three quad bikes reported stolen from a workshop in South Godstone at the weekend have been found.

Officers recovered the bikes following a search in the woods off Hathersham Lane in Smallfield.

Valued at around £15,000 the quad bikes were returned to their owner.  Police are still investigating the theft and ask anyone with information to dial 101.