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Man bound over driver picks up penalty jJBgga tOUSE Mr James Burton defending agreed and said it was likely to be a difficult trial with the evidence of the two men involved being completely contradictory Kebell who works in the building trade was bound over for 12 months for the sum of £200 Burglar who hid in attic jailed A 34-Y EAR-OLD learner dnver admitted driving without a supervisor or any L-plates when he appeared before Godstone magistrates on 1 uesday Stewart lan Stratheam of Church Road Croydon was fined £60 ordered to pa £20 costs and had his licence endorsed with two penalty points for driving while unsupervised He was fined a further £25 for failing to use L-plates Mr Neil Sweet prosecut ing said Stratheam was stopped by police on the Caterham by-pass on March 31 at about 820pm In his defence Stratheam said he had taken his uncle out for the day and had taken him home He said disqualification would affect him as he had applied for a driving test He used his car to drive himself and his brother to work He works as a plasterer A 24-YEAR-OLD War-lingham man was bound over to keep the peace for 12 months after a charge of actual bodily harm against another man was dismissed by Reigate magistrates Sitting at Oxted on Tuesday magistrates heard that Darren John Kebell of Harrow Road was throwing things at his alleged victim and grabbed him by the collar But Mrs Heather Weir prosecuting added that reading between the lines it could have been the other way round and that Kebell might well have the option of pleading self-defence QE2 CHRISTMAS PARTY CRUISE DECEMBER 14 NOW JUST £225! M25 service area CONSTRUCTION of the slip roads for the proposed Clacket Lane service area between junctions 5 and 6 of the M25 near Westerham will begin on Fridav December 6 The £3 896m contract has been awarded to Birse Construction Ltd and is expected to be completed in Spring 1992 The contract forms the advance works for the construction of the new Motorwav Service Area which is due to open in late 1993 PICTURED (L to R): Mr Simon Truelove (Managing Director WA Truelove) Councillor Ray Page (Chairman of Tandridge Council): Mrs Pat Bennett (President of the National Association of Funeral Directors) Mrs Page Mr Wills (Managing Director Chosen Heritage) and Mr RW Truelove (Chairman WA Truelove) Funeral directors open new business flat was searched items from The Warren were found including a set of ivories coins a razor and the television receiver and de-coder When Baker was questioned about where he had been on the night of April 25 he claimed to have been in various wine bars and night clubs In evidence Mrs Pinnegar said she had left her home locked up on April 25 to stay with her son I got back the following day I noticed great gapes everywhere as I walked from room to room Plates porcelain and china were missing When I went to call the police I found the telephone had been stolen from the breakfast she told the court sleep in the house that weekend as I was terrified In fact I sleep in the house anymore because I am too Denying the burglaries Baker said two men in a pub had told him about this empty house the He had gon to the house at Woldingham and had entered through an open window at the rear of the premises His intention was to squat in the house as he planned to organise a an acid house party Having entered the building he called out but there was no-one there It was pouring with rain so he decided to leave the following morning but overslept He was awoken by someone moving furniture around and looking out of the attic window when he saw a Range Rover He decided to stay in the bedroom out of the way He had spotted Mrs Pinnegar from the window but did not want to confront her because he thought she might have a heart attack though I would be able to slip out and she would be none the wiser" ORIGINAL GIFT IDEAS QUALITY CHRISTMAS CARDS now in stock Extensive range of secondhand almost £20000 of antiques and goods were taken because she heard a lavatory chain flush when she was alone She had also noticed the electric meter although she was not using any appliance at the time The Warren is a large rambling three-storey isolated house set well back along a private road explained Mr Kogan Items which Baker took while he was hidden in the attic included antique ivories porcelain china silver coins docks jewel boxes satellite de-coder and television receiver Mrs Pinnegar discovered the burglary when she returned home on April 25 She had a feeling the thief was still in the house but when police searched the premises they found no one Mrs Pinnegar said Mr Kogan found Baker in the attic bedroom five days later on May 1 She began screaming and told him to get out Mr Pinnegar escorted him out of the house In the room in which Baker had been living a set of keys were found together with electric radiators pillows and a duvet which had all gone missing after the burglary Baker told police he was squatter But when his A 35-YEAR old unemployed chauffeur broke into an isolated mansion at Woldingham and while secretly living in the attic continued to steal valuable figurines and other valuables worth £20000 Solicitor John Pinnegar and his wife antiques lecturer Eileen carried on living in their 16-room house unaware that their thieving was living in his attic helping himself to their property Guildford Crown Court was told A jury took just over a three hours on Monday to convict David Baker of Darenth Road Stoke Newington London of two charges of burglary After the court heard that Baker had a string of previous convictions for dishonesty fencing stolen goods deception and burglary dating back to 1975 he was jailed for two-and-a-half years Mrs Pinnegar was now too terrified to live in her house The Warren Church Road which had been the family home for 20 years after finding Baker in an attic bedroom Mr Barry Kogan prosecuting told the jury at the start of the trial last week She has suspected someone was still in the house after it was burgled and a and maps REIGATE GALLERIES LTD 45a BELL STREET REIGATE Tel: (0737) 246055 The family tradition continues to this day with Raymond Walter Truelove as Chairman and his two sons Simon (Managing Director) and David (Financial Director) ensuring that the Truelove name continues to serve the community An important part of the service is to advise on registration coroners procedures Social Fund payments for funerals probate and letters of administration Trueloves also act as a referral agency for different bereavement support groups such as CRUSE Compassionate Friends Widows Association and the Sutton Bereavement Service Mr Simon Truelove said this week: more people of all ages are taking the decision to pre-plan and pay for their own WA Truelove is a nominated funeral director for Chosen Heritage the only pre-arranged funeral plan company recommended by Age Concern In 1975 the firm was invited to join the National Selected Morticians (NSM) an international organisation for the promotion of high standards in the funeral business WA Truelove is one of only 26 invited members in the British Isles Mr Simon Truelove MD has been with the family business since 1975 He has served as President of the London Association of Funeral Directors Chairman of the Croydon District Association and Chairman of the European Group of the NSM Mr Bill Langham runs the monumental masonry side of the business following in his own family tradition Over the years he has seen innovations like computerised letter-cutting facilities added to his traditional skills VISITOR i St Hospice Christmas Appeal I rr i Please give generously so that our patients may live life to the full this Christmas I Name Address i wish to donate mv Access Visa Account No Cheque enclosed Please debit Criticism of plan to bury animal remains Crawley West Sussex RH10 6BH i rT Please return to: Malthouse Road OPEN Tyred out A HURST Green driver is facing an £80 bill after vandals slashed two tyres on an Austin Metro The car was parked in Hurst Green Road Call Cunard now on 071 491 3930 or see your travel agent and treat yourself to a very special Christmas present a place aboard QE2 as she sails from Southampton on a wonderfully luxurious party cruise The amazingly low price for this festive cruise includes all the magnificent meals and spark ling entertainment aboard together with 2 nights accommodation in a 2-berth stateroom with private facilities With such an unbelievably low price this is one Christmas party you've simply got to go to But hurry -space is limited Book today 40-42 Church Street Tei: 0737 222644 DAY Limpsfield concert Oxted students win national prize A NEW branch of A Truelove funeral directors opened at Leslie House 187 Croydon Road Caterham on Monday expanding the family owned business which started in 1885 Trueloves the funeral directing and monumental masonry business was founded in Sutton by Walter Andrew Truelove and his wife It has grown to include two Sutton branches as well as Cheam Epsom Wallington Coulsdon and Mitcham (Donald Dre-wett Sons) plus Caterham now ational procedures Tandridge District main objection is that the plans are contrary to local guidelines on acceptable development in the Green Belt This view is supported by Surrey County Council which is the decision-making body for applications concerning waste disposal A report to tonights committee meeting states that incineration not burial is the safest means of disposing of animal waste Planning officers will recommend refusal of the application on the grounds that the need for the development does not warrant an exception to Green Belt policies Rock is thrown at car POLICE HAVE appealed for witnesses after a rock was thrown through the windscreen of a Mercedes car in Caterham The attack took place in Stafford Road at 1230am on Monday A Ford Fiesta was seen pulling up beside the parked unoccupied Mercedes A passenger got out picked up a and hurled it at the other car Investigating officers want to trace the owner of the old-style Fiesta and would like to talk to any witnesses who have not yet come forward They can be contacted at Caterham police station telephone (0883) 342263 BUSINESS Studies students at Oxted County School have come top of a national exam league Steven Fennell and Alex Kourea both in the Upper Sixth are joint winners of the Infotech prize offered by the Pitmans Examination Institute The award was made for the best results in this Business Information Processing (Basic Group) Certificate Come and view the last few retirement flats remaining at Valley Court Beechwood Gardens Caterham on Fridav Nov 22nd from 1030-500 Refreshments will be served Prices from only £52000 with our Shared Ownership Scheme List Price £65000 Tei: 0883 344570 HIDEAWAY Sleep as two singles or one larga-tfeti S0FABEDS Steven and Alex received £50 each in prize money at a ceremony at the Houses of Parliament on Monday The cash was put up by IBM UK Ltd and was presented by Mrs Paula Khan Chairman and Chief Executive of Longman Group Ltd The award-winners hope to put the money towards furthering their expertise in Information Technology 1988 and had already travelled through Europe the Middle East China and Japan And he is on the move again Having left Korea last month Mr Forsyth is now heading for Central and South America He intends McCarthy stone RETIREMENT FLATS British Housebuilder of the Year 1991 (751 -1500 units) Update on Oxted travels night (Thursday) The hunt which has had kennels at Garthfield farm since 1908 claims the burial site is needed to dispose hygenically of the carcasses which are fed to the houndS" Remaining bones and offal used to be sold to a rendering company but this is no longer possible because of stricter legislation following last BSE scare The plans include cut-off around the burial site and the applicants believe this would provide adequate protection for the nearby watercourse But local county councillor Mrs Susan Liddell is still concerned that the water table could be contaminated and her views are shared by Felbridge Parish Council The council also fears that the site could be turned into a A letter signed by 11 residents by Garthfield Farm itself expresses over the oper pa gp FUTONStgE plus NOW IN STOCK i headboards BUNK BEDS FOLDAWAYBEDS FREE DELIVERY SERVICE within a wide area -plus FREE DISPOSAL OF YOUR OLD BED PARTNERS BEDS SUICIDE SALE Picture Framing Company has desperate cash flow problems MUST SELL HUGE STOCK OF PAINTINGS PRINTS AND FRAMES URGENTLY MASSIVE QUANTITY OF PICTURE 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He went to Oxted County School which was then a grammar school and lived in Church Lane In 1975 he left Surrey to join the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers and it was then that he lost touch with many of his friends Mr first letter came to us from Seoul where he had settled for a while as an English teacher He had set off on a "world tour" in January Competition at Royal Tunbridge Wells and after winning other competitions she made a highly acclaimed debut at the Wig-more Hall in 1985 as winner of the Ivan Sutton Recording Prize Nigel Clayton who has previously appeared before the society with success has international standing as soloist and chamber musician At home he gives regular performances of the standard piano concertos and the solo and chamber music repertoire THE Old Surrey Bur-stow Hunt has come under fire from another direction The hunt is seeking permission to bury animal remains in a field adjacent to its kennels at Garthfield Farm Felbridge but the District Council Parish Council and residents are all strongly opposed to the scheme Fears of BSE water pollution and commercial development have been raised and the County Planning Committee is expected to reject the plans at its meeting to- ie turning to Europe some time next year possibly via Africa Anyone who would like to write to him can do so care of: Jose Maria Carazo Sabas tian Diego No 15 lm Pc Sueca Valencia DP 46410 Spain South-East Just think: a traditional Christmas lunch in the un-traditional non-smoking atmosphere of the stylish Whaletail bar Ring now to book your lunch only £10 a head for turkey and all the trim- GINA McCormack (violin) and Nigel Clayton (piano) two of the most promising talents in their respective fields joined forces in a recital for the Oxted and Limpsfield Music Society in the New Hall at St School Limpsfield last night Miss McCormack (pictured) recently gave an impressive performance of the Elgar Concerto at St Smith Square and as leader of the Auriol Quartet she is also 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