December 2008 Archives

Street-savvy youths from Spelthorne signed a petition pledging not to carry knives and presented it to Spelthorne MP, David Wilshire, at the House of Commons last week.

More than 5,000 young people signed the petition, 'Knives Wreck Lives' - organised by the Spelthorne Youth Council - which launched on October 27 and presented their pledges to their local MP on Tuesday, December 9.

A Laleham woman has been honoured for 20 years dedication to the development and promotion of disability tennis.

Lynn Parker - who is head of national disability tennis at The Tennsi Foundation - received the prestigious Service to Wheelchair Sport Award at last weekend's 2008 WheelPower British Wheelchair Sports Awards.

Spelthorne Council is set to spend £100,000 on valuation and condition surveys of all the land and buildings it owns.

Approximately £70,000-80,000 has been earmarked by council officers for the condition survey to help decide what work needs doing and between £20,000-30,000 has been set aside to ascertain the rental value of council properties.

Punters turning the air blue have been swelling the charity coffers of a Laleham pub that has been running a swear box.

The Turks Head pub raised more than £450 for the Shooting Star children's hospice in Hampton after the joke gift turned into a lucrative earner.