Photo above courtesy Queen Victoria Hospital.  The CT Scanner is now officially open.

The Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead has officially opened a new CT Scanner.  The Hospital has invested £750,000 to improve access to diagnostics.

The new scanner will increase the hospital’s capacity by around 20%.  It will help QVH not only reduce its own waiting list but will support other providers across Sussex, Surrey and Kent to reduce their waiting lists for CT scans. CT or computed tomography is a medical imaging technique used to gain detailed internal images of the body. 

Members of the hospital’s League of Friends attended the official opening ceremony together with the hospital’s leadership team and radiography department.  

Photo above courtesy Queen Victoria Hospital.  James Lowell, Chief Executive Officer of Queen Victoria Hospital, cuts the opening ribbon with Bob Marchant, President of the League of Friends.

Photo credit:  Labour Party.  Photo shows Sir Keir Starmer outside his childhood home in Oxted.

Former Oxted resident, Sir Keir Starmer, has been elected Prime Minister following Labour’s victory in yesterday’s General Election. 

Sir Keir grew up in Oxted.  After passing the 11 plus exam, he got a place at Reigate Grammar School which became a private school two years later for new pupils.  In 2008 he became Director of Public Prosecutions receiving a knighthood in 2014 for his services to criminal justice. 

Sir Keir Starmer was first elected to Parliament in 2015 at the age of 52 and serves as the member for Holborn and St Pancras.  He has served as the Shadow Immigration Minister and the Shadow Brexit Secretary.  Sir Keir was elected Leader of the Labour Party in 2020.

Photo courtesy Horley Town Council

Horley Town Council has presented a Town Award to voluntary worker Jacqueline Jones for services to the community of Horley. 

Jacqueline has been involved with a range of voluntary work for many years;  she helped distribute food to those in need during the Covid pandemic, and assists with activities at both the Horley Food Bank and Horley Methodist Church.  She also volunteers at both Renewed Hope Redhill preparing meals for fundraisers and at the Horley Night Shelter.

Photo credit: Tracey Franklin

Reigate Priory Junior School has been rated as Outstanding in its recent Ofsted inspection; the highest rating level. 

The School was rated Outstanding in every area and has maintained its grade over the last four inspections. 

Reigate Priory has faced challenges recently after Surrey County Council’s proposals to move the school from its current home in Priory Park, met strong opposition from parents and residents.  Inspectors said “despite the challenges the school faces, leaders and governors maintain a clear focus on delivering high quality education for every pupil.”