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A motorist suffered minor injuries after her car was involved in a crash with an HGV on the M25 on Sunday, March 7.

The incident happened on the clockwise carriageway, between junction 12, the Thorpe Interchange and junction 13, Egham, at around 3.22pm.

The female driver of a grey Ford Focus was taken to St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey. The carriageway was closed while the road was cleared, and fully reopened shortly after 6.30pm.

Significant traffic congestion was caused inbetween.

Thorpe Children are set to benefit from a new skate park and play area being installed at the Frank Muir Memorial Field.

The £72,000 project comes after more than two years of consultation and planning, with local children first requesting the facilities in 2007.

Much of the funding for the development comes from the government's Play Builder fund, which aims for all children and young people in England to have regular access to free play space.

A special charity jazz concert will take place at Thorpe Park on Friday, March 12 at 7pm.

The event is organised by the Mayor of Runnymede, Councillor Paul Tuley, and proceeds will go towards his charities, which include Age Concern Runnymede, Runnymede Scouts and Surrey Women's Aid.

Tickets cost £10 per head. For more details, call Mandy Smith on 01932 425502.

A transport collectors fair takes place at the Hythe Centre, Thorpe Road, on Saturday, February 13, from 10.30am until 3.30pm.

The fair will feature collectables for bus, tram, trolleybus, rail and underground. Access is via the vintage bus service 441c from 10.10am via Staines bus station, stand 3.

And also served by First Bus route 71 and travel Surrey route 441. Hot and cold snacks all day. For more details call 01784 455955.

Angry residents packed a church hall to discuss controversial plans to barricade a road to stop speeding motorists.

More than 70 residents filled St Paul's Church Hall, Egham Hythe, to hear more about plans by Surrey County Council to put a barrier in St Paul's Road to prevent it being used as a 'rat run' by speeding motorists, getting from Chertsey Lane to Thorpe Road and vice versa.

The feisty meeting, chaired by borough ward councillor, Gill Warner, involved residents both in favour of the barrier, many from St Paul's Road and the Wapshott and Bowes Road estate. And also numerous residents vehemently opposed to the proposals.

Engine oil was cleared from the road following a small crash on the Thorpe Industrial Estate at 6.15am on Monday, February 1.

Firefighters from Egham were called to the scene, where they believe the icy morning conditions lead to the prang.

The new update was released on Wednesday, January 13, but is subject to change daily, depending on the weather. It states that the Met Office predicts that the outbreaks of snow will continue through the first half of the afternoon but could turn to rain by the afternoon.

The evening will see drier conditions but remaining cloudy. Mist and fog patches will form overnight and road surfaces could fall to below freezing. light snowfalls could occur in the South East on Wednesday.

Visit the Met Office web site, www.metoffice.gov.uk for further information.

Lyne & Longcross Infants & Nursery has also closed due to the inclement weather.

It is due to reopen again on Monday, January 11. For further details visit the school's website: www.lyneschool.com

Adverse weather conditions across the borough forced the closure of schools and created problems for public services.

Around six inches of snow fell across Runnymede overnight on Tuesday, January 5 but although the county council said it was prepared for cold snap and had stock piled grit and salt in anticipation of further bad weather, a national shortage has lead to limited usage.

Traffic on the westbound M3 was brought to a standstill on Sunday, December 13, after a horsebox overturned between near junction 3, Lightwater.

Firefighters from Egham were sent to the scene where they spent an hour righting the horsebox with winch, along with crews from Chertsey and Woking.

Traffic was brought to a standstill while the scene was cleared, causing congestion along the A30 from drivers seeking alternative routes.