August 2009 Archives

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Your dedicated reporter, Russell Butt, (that's me) can often be found roaming around Thorpe hunting for stories, or sometimes in the Surrey Herald office in Chertsey.

Other times I might be seen running up Egham Hill in a vague attempt to try and keep fit, while always keeping an eye out for newsworthy stories.

When most people go to Thorpe Park they scream on the fast rides, but not me.

I was invited down to sample the summer holiday fun at the theme park and I took a good friend of mine who is a bit scared of rides along with me.

Green-fingered gardeners will be rewarded for their endeavours when the winners of the 2009 Best Kept Garden competition receive their awards.

The winners of the annual competition, organised by the Egham Residents Association, will be formally presented with their awards at the Egham Royal Show, which takes place on Saturday, August 29 and Sunday, August 30 at Caddey's Field, off Whitehall Lane.

The presentation, taking place on the Sunday, will also include a photo display of the winning gardens.

Firefighters attended a crash on the southbound M3 near junction 12, the Thorpe Interchange, on Thursday, August 18, just after 8am.

The incident took place between junctions 3 and 2 of the M3 when a southbound vehicle sustained a puncture.

Traffic suffered minor delays as a result of the incident.

Firefighters cleaned up a fuel spillage following a crash on the clockwise M25 on Sunday, August 9 around 7am.

Two vehicles were involved in a collision between junction 12, the Thorpe Interchange and junction 13, Egham.