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Teenage racing driver @BillyMonger , who lost both legs in a crash, has completed a charity walk @Brands_Hatch . #billywhizz
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The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh paid a visit to Cranleigh today for the Coronation Big Lunch.
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We will replay what has sadly turned out to be #JuneWhitfield ’s final interview, given to David Hamilton, as a tribute to a truly wonderful actress, Sunday 12-1pm. This was the special trailer June and David recorded to promote the programme.
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She's been spotted! #Moon , the donkey foal who was stolen from @MillersArk , was spotted in the back of a dark hatchback / estate on Farnborough Road, #Farnham on Monday 15 May. Pam Jessop is asking you to check your dashcam and doorbell footage.
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Look who we bumped into! It's only @davidwalliams ' mum. Kathleen volunteers at the Open Door coffee shop in #Banstead . What a cheeky smile!
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#SurreyDay is here! A day to celebrate our wonderful county 🏕🌳 To mark the occasion - Dame Judi Dench sent us this message.
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There's been an #earthquake in #Surrey area this morning! Readings from the @BritGeoSurvey show it happened in the #Gatwick area just after 3.30am. It was felt in #Crawley , #Horley and other surrounding areas . Did you feel it??
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🎅🎅🎅BREAKING NEWS - incredible sight just spotted in the skies over #Guildford . ( @GuildfordTIC @GuildCath )
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We love this! 2 girls pose for a photo with Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh in Cranleigh.
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An #Epsom man who was due to compete in the most gruelling foot race on earth for the fifth year in a row, is making do with his garden, after the coronavirus pandemic forced the postponement of the Marathon des Sables. 🏃🎽🏜🏡 #bbcmakeadifference
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Listen to @NiallOfficial with @JamesCannon66 about to play golf with Rory McIlroy at Wentworth.
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Pupils should be banned from taking smartphones into school, the minister for school standards in England, Nick Gibb, tells the BBC.
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⛺⛺ Freddie's spent every night in a tent since last March raising money for the @TrussellTrust . He planned to raise £250 but has gone over £19,000! We thought we'd get him a special message from @BearGrylls to celebrate. Hear the full chat here : ⛺⛺
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From this afternoon, households in the Goldsworth Park and St Johns areas of Woking will be asked to take a PCR swab test. House-to-house checks will move to Egham later in the week. For more on the South Africa coronavirus variant :
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A crane operator from Surrey has spoken of the moment he rescued a worker from a roof close to a burning building in Reading. Glen Edwards, from Egham, said he lowered the cage after spotting a man on the corner of the building and got him to safety.
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The studio home of @GaryLineker tonight @suttonunited vs #Arsenal .
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At 3pm, @MarkCarterMC talks to @jamesmartinchef about his book and TV series celebrating #KeithFloyd , plus his return to @fosgoodwood ! 🍽🏎
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Watch as specialist @RSPCA_official teams rescue a young mare from the banks of the River Wey in Guildford close to the A3. She had been trapped in rising water following #StormDennis The pony, who has been named Jemima Puddle Duck, remains unclaimed. @RSPCA_Frontline
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We are pleased and proud to today to launch the first official Surrey Day! Special events will take place on May 4th, together with Visit Surrey and Surrey Life. And we are asking for your suggestions for The Seven Wonders Of #Surrey , which may include these:
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The world’s first pop-up solar car park is being unveiled today in #Guildford . Based on a recycled shipping container and supporting 12 EV charge points with solar- and battery-boosted charging - it's been created by Leatherhead based @3tiEnergyHubs #solarenergy #papilio3
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Surrey's last district and borough council with a Conservative majority has gone to no overall control. Tap below to read more:
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FUNNY SIDE: Comedian & @suttonunited fan @RealTimVine ready for the Mighty gunners
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Alan Turing - who lived in Guildford and has a statue dedicated to him at the @UniOfSurrey - has been voted the greatest and most influential figure of the 20th Century! #Icons
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We are so thrilled for @RuthieeL ! Hear Ruth talking live on @BBCSurrey Breakfast with @MarkCarterMC @SalsieRose , Thurs 715am. #Strictly2017
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This Morning's announcement ... Loose Woman, Ruth Langsford is limbering up for #Strictly 2017. Welcome @RuthieeL ! ✨
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Queen guitarist @DrBrianMay has thanked @SurreyFRS & crews from Hampshire and Sussex for protecting his home and music studio from the #Chobham Common fire.
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A company in Coulsdon has apologised after video appeared to show the driver of one of its vans tormenting a cyclist.
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A new cancer hospital for animals has been officially opened in #Guildford by Noel Fitzpatrick & @achrisevans ! http://t.co/InraTvo550
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❤️ You've seen the video, but did you know the volunteer in the red is @Guildfrdparkrun co-director Keith Harrison? 👏  #LondonMarathon
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Happy day! Moon has been found! 😍 Pam Jessop is from Miller's Ark
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Happy #SurreyDay everyone!
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The final series of @bbccomedy Ghosts starts tonight. It was filmed here in Surrey @WHorsleyPlace Listen here....
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Wow! Guildford's own @reubengraymusic plays to a packed out Rustic stage @Weyfest
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What a brilliant day for @wokingfc ! For the first time ever, the club qualifies for the Vanarama National League promotion play-offs. #Woking , we salute you! ⚽️👏 @BBCSurreySport
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Ten year old fundraiser Connie from Cranleigh is swimming the length of the English Channel in her paddling pool. We surprised her with a very special good luck message from @davidwalliams ...
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A five-year-old girl from Surrey thought she’d help save @SurreyCouncil £18,000 by designing a new sign to replace this one that's been broken for over a year. We’re happy to pop it through our laminator to waterproof it 😂 #yourewelcome
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We’re delighted to have the support of @laurahamiltontv for the first ever @SurreyDayUK . Not only is Laura a familiar face on shows such as A Place In The Sun, she also has a #Surrey family business.
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Surrey resident Brian May has been chatting to us on #SurreyDay . What does he love about the county? Watch to find out and listen in today to hear the full interview. 🎸 🎧
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As #StormDennis approaches Surrey, @EnvAgencySE are installing flood barriers alongside the River Mole in #Leatherhead
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Our local Olympians at 🇧🇷 #Rio2016 : 10 x #gold 4 x #silver 2 x #bronze 👏 🇬🇧 @TeamGB
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Tune in to @MarkCarterMC 3-5. His guest is @CharlotteHawkns , who grew up in #Sussex , married @ChiCathedral and now lives in #Surrey ! 👍
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An 18-year-old racing driver from Charlwood, who lost both legs in a crash less than a year ago, has made it onto the podium in his comeback race.
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The Liberal Democrats are the "Tory Removal Service", party leader Sir Ed Davey has said as he began 2024 campaigning in seats in Surrey held by senior ministers. Tap below to read more:
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Katty and her newborn triplets are lucky to be alive, thanks to the efforts of paramedics and staff at a brand new neonatal unit.
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Police murder investigation #Headley nr #Epsom after a death at a pool party in a house next to the village church.
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As we continue the countdown to #SurreyDay , a very Happy Birthday to the wonderful #Surrey actress Dame Penelope Keith.
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And the winner of the 2017 BBC Sussex and BBC Surrey Community Heroes 999 Award is Surrey Search and Rescue @SurreySAR #BBCHeroes
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Four cyclists were each fined £50 after they were filmed riding through a red light in front of an unmarked police car in Surrey.
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Those who selflessly give up their time to help others are being celebrated at the BBC Surrey Community Heroes Awards on November 20th. Alfie Gates is up for an award in the young achiever category.
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Dorking-based Virginia McKenna calls for ivory products not to appear on Antiques Roadshow. Listen: (Pic: Getty Images)
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‘The word used to make me flinch’. Former Savage Garden frontman @darrenhayes talks movingly to @kathycaton about the title of his new album and the struggles with his sexuality. Listen here. 🔽🎧
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Looking forward to hearing from you, Dianne!
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Sorry guys that was a pre record ! For this afternoon
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Happy Birthday to the Dorking cockerel! He's ten years old this weekend!
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A special thank you event for hundreds of workers from East Surrey Hospital @sashnhs who have looked after us during the pandemic. Well done to @SASHCharity for organising and to @Flower__Farm in #Godstone for hosting. We salute you all. 🙏🏻
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Crawley Town caused a huge FA Cup upset yesterday with a 3-0 win against Leeds. #Crawley fan and BBC Breakfast presenter @mrdanwalker was happy! @louiseminchin even allowed him to witter on about it on TV! His words, not ours 😉
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The @DWP has apologised to a terminally-ill man from #Horley , after asking him twice in a month to prove he is disabled.
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FINAL WHISTLE @wokingfc 0 @WatfordFC 2 #Woking . #COYCards Woking’s Paul Hodges.
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A verdict is expected this afternoon or tomorrow in the abduction trial of British model Chloe Ayling. Lucasz Herba, 30, denies luring the 20-year-old from her home in Coulsdon to Milan with the promise of a photo-shoot then kidnapping her for a ransom.
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LATEST PICS: A murder enquiry after a man was stabbed on a train at Clandon. A man hunt is underway.
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If you could suggest one of the Seven Wonders of #Surrey , where would you pick? Some great suggestions already coming in, but how many of these can you identify? #SurreyDay
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What a great photo of the #RiverWey . Have you got a shot of snow in Surrey? Send it to us and we’ll share it! 📸❄️
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@BBCSurrey River Wey
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Some good news for once... We are going ahead with @SurreyDayUK 2020, with a virtual celebration of #Surrey ! Please continue to keep Saturday 2 May free to join in our annual celebration of all things great about the county, in partnership with @SurreyLife @VisitSurrey 👍
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The queue for tickets at Sutton United for next week's #Arsenal match.
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Spotted in Chobham. 🤔
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The NHS trust for East Surrey hospital in Redhill @sashnhs rated as "outstanding" by CQC - one of only nine in England. Listen to chief executive Michael Wilson at 07:40 on BBC Surrey radio.
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Councils across Surrey have 'eye-watering' central Government housing targets and the green belt shouldn’t be ripped up. So says @LibDems Leader Sir Ed Davey, MP for Kingston & Surbiton. He calls targets out of date as newly-empty offices could be used for affordable housing.
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The sun's coming out @rhswisley flower show.
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Here’s a very quick reminder of what #SurreyDay is all about and just how beautiful our county is... With thanks to our friends @BBCLondonNews 👍
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A puppy which was found abandoned in a bucket with his siblings has qualified as a police sniffer dog. Badger was found in a garden in Redhill last summer and now he is working with the Surrey and Sussex Police dog unit, trained to search for drugs, cash and weapons.
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Taking in the view at Virginia Water in Windsor Great Park as part of #SurreyDay 2019!
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Kevin Webber has raised £31,000 for charity, after spending Easter running the length of the world's toughest endurance foot race around his garden in Epsom. 🎽🏃🏅👏
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Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick & @achrisevans open a new animal hospital in #Guildford , while eating ginger nut biscuits! http://t.co/cazCQdsG7N
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A new animal hospital specialising in cancer is opening in #Guildford , it's the vision of Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick http://t.co/EBBKrUFmVq
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The scene @rhswisley at the start of their huge flower show.
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Here’s something to cheer up a gloomy Wednesday... @TravisBand have a brand new album on the way! @franhealy has been telling @MarkCarterMC all about it and the new single “A Ghost”.
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The moment when @AlisonMoyet took to the stage at @Weyfest #weyfest2017
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A treat for a teenager who had a brain tumour when he was just seven. Ethan's been at a rehab @Childrens_Trust #Tadworth after surgery left him unable to walk, talk, or feed himself. Just before he was discharged, staff had a special ‘supercar’ surprise.
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And so it begins… #SurreyDay 2023 is here! 💚 The weather looks great and here’s a classic #Surrey sunrise in #Reigate . ☀️ (Archive 📸: @NikkiMorton21 )
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Relief in #Godalming that the @EnvAgencySE Flood Alleviation Scheme finished late last year supplemented by temporary flood barriers, has so far prevented flooding of 100 properties in the Cattershall Road area. River Wey still rising and expected to peak in the next 12 hours
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A noise abatement notice served on a Guildford pub where The Stranglers played their first live gig has been quashed. A judge sitting at Guildford Crown Court has overturned the order.
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A community has come together, and raised over £1m in just 3 weeks, to buy an area of rare chalk grassland near Guildford. Protecting it for future generations, with the @SurreyWT The 37 acres at Pewley Down Fields are home to chalk hill blue butterflies and nesting skylarks.
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Ahead of BBC Surrey's Surrey Day in May, here's Laura Hamilton giving it her support from outside her coffee shop.
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Pooh Sticks at the @YvonneArnaud with Dame Penelope Keith. It's #SurreyDay @VisitSurrey @SurreyDayUK
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. @McLarenXE unveils Extreme E car at @Fernhill_School in Farnborough. @JamesCannon66 spoke to the Head and students as well as @EmmaRallying and @McLarenF1 engineer, @KennyKong_ .🏎️ Listen back here 👇
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Surrey resident Brian May has been chatting to us on #SurreyDay . What does he love about the county? Watch to find out and listen in today to hear the full interview. 🎸 🎧
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The Shah Jahan mosque in Woking is elevated to Grade I listed status by English Heritage.
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How lovely is Sascha the Samoyed? 🐶 There’s still time to come to the #SurreyCountyShow at Stoke Park.
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It's great news for #Conker , #Heron and #Bramble ! @LostWordsSurrey is over half way towards its goal to get a copy of #theLostWords into every Surrey Primary School. This beautiful book by @RobGMacfarlane & @JackieMorrisArt celebrates these natural words.
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We've had a makeover at BBC Surrey. Well done Andy !
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It's Day 1 of the Epsom Derby and this year festival goers will be celebrating the #PlatinumJubilee . @TheCValentine is there judging the style awards.
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Here’s the first four of our Seven Wonders of #Surrey , ahead of the first ever #SurreyDay : * Leith Hill Tower @southeastNT * @WattsGallery * @BrooklandsMuseu * Waverley Abbey
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Congratulations Chertsey Town! Winners of the 2019 FA Vase final at Wembley!
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Thanks to everyone who helped make the second ever #SurreyDay so great! To end the day - @GuildCath has been lit up green 🟢
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As the muslim holy month of #Ramadan continues, @theyoungimam tells @JamesCannon66 how special it is that communities are finally able to gather together for #iftar . 📻 Listen here 👇
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There's a guerrilla knitter at large in #WestEnd . Postboxes around the village are being adorned by hats praising those helping us in lockdown. Lynne Andrews sent us this photo - the true identity of the "knitting banksy", remains a mystery.
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. @SurreyPolice @metpoliceuk who has this groovy police officer in their ranks! 😊 #Dorking #RideLondon
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WATCH: Police are attacked by a knifeman in #Farnborough ... and they bring him down with a Taser. He's been jailed, they've got commendations for bravery.
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The University of Surrey is making its office space available to NHS staff who would otherwise be working in high-risk areas of the Royal Surrey County Hospital. Hospital staff will also be able to use about 200 free car parking spaces at the university.
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Dr Amit Patel and Kiki - winner of The Assistance Animal of the Year category #ASA18 @MandolayHotel #Guildford @MarkCarterMC @BBCSussex @BBCSussex
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