January 2009 Archives

Firefighters extinguished a blaze in a car engine on the clockwise M25 between junction 12 at Thorpe and 13 at Staines on Thursday (22) at about 2.45pm.

No-one was hurt in the incident.

It might seem rare to have a positive, up-beat story about teenagers these days, but Thorpe Players has just that. Over the last year or so they have ,with some support from the RBC, been running a Youth Drama Workshop. The youngsters involved are so keen that they want to show others just how much they have achieved and are presenting a show at Thorpe Village Hall on Saturday 31st January at 3.30 and 7.30.The workshop is split into two groups, and the younger ones, aged 10 to 14 ,are doing The King who Limped, by Monica Thorne, which tells of the arrival of a mysterious new King. The senior group, aged 14 to 21, are extending Christmas by doing The Reduced Panto, by Kevin Patton, and instead of just one, you get all the pantomimes in one frenetic hour. Director and workshop leader Sharon Young has "been overwhelmed by the enthusiasm and commitment of the cast. These workshops are something the Players has wanted to do for a long time, and it is very satisfying to see it all come together in this show."

Tickets are just £6 for adults and £4 for children and are available on 07923 583295. So why not beat the post-Christmas blues and join us for some family entertainment.

A driver was injured when her vehicle was in collision with another car on Thursday (15) on the anticlockwise carriageway of the M25 between junction 13 at Staines and 12 at Thorpe, at about 6.35pm

The woman driver of of an orange Peugeot 206 sustained minor injuries after the crash with blue Mercedes C240 and was taken to St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, for treatment. The other motorist was unhurt.

The carriageway was shut until 7.30pm while the vehicles were removed causing congestion in the area.

Young drama students will perform on Saturday, January 31 at Thorpe Village Hall at 3.30pm and 7.30pm.

The shows complete a year's work by a youth drama workshop run by Thorpe Players in conjunction with Runnymede Council. The 10-14 year olds will perform The King Who Limped, by Monica Thorne and the 14-21's, will stage The Reduced Panto, by Kevin Patton - all the popular pantomimes squeezed into one hour.

Tickets, which are £6 for adults and £4 for children, are available by calling 07923 583295.

A man whose daughter was clamped in his own private parking space is still waiting to get his money back nearly three months on.

William Dyer, of Rosslyn Close, Sunbury, was stunned when wardens from Slough-based Parking Control Management immobilised daughter Sharon's car and ordered her to pay £120 to get it released. Not having the money herself, he paid instead.

Firefighters from Egham, Staines and Chertsey attended a three-vehicle crash on the sliproad from the anticlockwise M25 to the M3 at Thorpe on Thursday (15) at about 6.40pm.

All three drivers were treated for whiplash at the scene by paramedics and the carriageway was cleared within an hour.

Two drivers were injured yesterday on Tuesday afternoon when their cars were involved in a crash in Chertsey Lane, Thorpe.

A motorist travelling towards Chertsey was in collision with another car heading towards Staines near the junction with Green Lane just after 4pm.

A driver had a lucky escape when his van flipped onto its roof after a tyre burst on the M3, on Monday, January 5, at about 11.18am.

The incident happened on the southbound carriageway, between junctions 2 and 3, when the burst tyre caused the vehicle to collide with the central reservation before turning onto its roof.