Fly tipping is a problem in Crawley.

Council staff are clearing about 6 fly tips daily and they have now said they will make an effort to prioritise tackling the problem.

Councillor Colin Lloyd, Cabinet member for Environment, says that there are plenty of legal ways to get rid of waste.

For more details visit the Crawley Borough Council website.

A policeman has rescued a woman from a river in Horley.

The woman – in her 50s – was spotted wading into the water in the afternoon on Wednesday (9th July)

Surrey PC Mark Fulham followed the woman into the river to help bring her back to the bank.

The woman has now been detained under the Mental Health Act.

Infrastructure in Surrey will come before airport expansion says County Council leader, David Lodge.

Yesterday, the Davies Commission confirmed that it will consult residents – and will ask about the need for improved roads, rail services, housing, healthcare and schools in the area.

A landfill site in Redhill is taking steps to control the terrible smell.

Managers at Biffa Landfill plan to build waste up higher and use vertical walls which will hopefully be better at controlling the odour.

These measures come after Reigate MP Crispin Blunt visited the site in response to people’s complaints.

A man who pretended to be a taxi driver to rape a woman was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Thursday.

Paul Michael Causer from Deptford picked up the woman one morning last year and drove her to an isolated area in Godstone – he then forced himself on her before leaving her on the roadside.

Afterwards he tried to steal hundred of pounds from her bank.

The victim has spoken out about her awful night and has warned people about using unlicensed taxis.