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David Cameron paid a visit to Chertsey Fire and Rescue headquarters last Saturday (16th February)
The headquarters are the base for main voluntary teams including Surrey 4×4 who aim to help with rescue and relocation of families, individuals and animals.
The Prime Minister spent around 10-15 minutes on site speaking with volunteers and military personnel about the work they had been doing in response to the local flooding.
The weather once again took its toll on the area’s football at the weekend.
Crawley Town’s League One home encounter with Carlisle was the major local casualty.
Of the few matches that did take place, Chipstead beat Crawley Down Gatwick 4-0 and Merstham drew 2 all at Hastings Utd.
A pregnant woman and her unborn child were threatened in a road rage incident which took place on Friday 7th in Crawley town centre
Just before 4pm the car which was carrying the pregnant woman, drove the wrong way down a one way street
The driver of another vehicle approached the original car and tried to smash its windows, and apparently made threats to the pregnant woman.
A police spokesman confirmed that two females had been arrested in relation to the accident.
They are still appealing for anyone who saw the incident to come forward and call them on 101.
Water treatment works at Kenley is operating normally
This is despite the flooding emergency currently taking place in the valley. This news comes from Sutton and East Surrey Water who want to reassure its customers.
More than 46 thousand properties and one hundred and sixteen thousand people receive their water from the works. If it does have to shut down the company says it is planning to supply customers by re-routing additional supplies from other treatment works.
The company is working closely with Croydon Council, the London Fire Brigade, and other agencies to ensure flood defence work and efforts to remove the water are coordinated.
New figures have revealed Surrey’s economy grew by 8% in a year
This outstripped the rest of the UK.
County council leader David Hodge has pledged continued backing for business to encourage this growth.
According to the Office for National Statistics the amount Surrey generated for the nation’s economy climbed by £2.4 billion between 2011 and 2012 to more than £32bn.
That represented annual growth of more than 8% compared with the UK rate of 1.6% – outstripping the rest of the UK. County council leader David Hodge has pledged continued backing for business to encourage this growth.