The Salvation Army is planning to close its shop in Church Road, Addlestone, prompting fears for the future of its annual Christmas appeal.

Sally Anne's charity shop will close on Saturday December 6 after 20 years in the town, because too much work needs to be done to maintain the ageing building.

A Scottish born author whose first novel was about a family in 1960s Glasgow has penned a sequel in which they all move to Addlestone.

They say 'stick to what you know' and that is exactly what Scottish born author Avril Dalziel Saunders did when penning her latest book.

A SMALL fire and flooding from sprinklers left an Lloyds TSB closed all afternoon on Monday November 10.

The bank in Station Road was shut at about 11.30am after its sprinkler system activated and left a pool of water on the floor of the building. Bosses decided to close to allow cleaners to clear the water.

Tesco are set to hold an exhibition at the store in Station Road, Addlestone, to outline their plans for a car park extension.

The controversial plans to add an extra layer onto the car park were met with strong opposition when they were first submitted in July last year.

The company withdrew the application two months later and is now set to resubmit it, and will show residents the plans from Wednesday October 15.

The Princess Alice Hospice 'Look Good Feel Great' patient makeover day on Friday 10 of October saw project partner and world famous hairdresser Trevor Sorbie and the FAMOUS make up team return to host a day of patient pampering. The event held to coincide with World Hospice and Palliative Care Day on Saturday 11 October comes very soon after the incredible success of a visit from Trinny and Susannah on September 24.

On Saturday 6 September, Jonathan Perkins, Trustee of the Princess Alice Hospice led by example as he took part in the Hospice's first Midnight Walk, he also encouraged two other trustees Lynn Gilbert and Jenny Provin to join him and make up a team called 'The Alice Band'.

Darley Dene School in Garfield Road, Addlestone are holding a planting day on Monday, October 20.

As part of the Bulb Blitz, parents and teachers will be planting bulbs in the shape of a daffodil maze, so that when spring comes, the children will be able to use the maze.

Following the school's near closure last Decemeber, the aim of the day is to create some longstanding flower arrangements, that can be enjoyed by the children in the years to come.

Pupils at St Paul's C of E Primary School began laying 1p and 2p coins along the aisle of St Paul's Church in a bid to create a river of coins.

The idea was make a river of coins from the altar to the church door to raise money for safe drinking water for the world's poorest countries.

Albert Road residents stormed out of a Runnymede planning meeting after losing a battle to stop Surrey Islamic Trust from building a mortuary in their street.

Objectors wrote 84 letters of objection against the Trust's plan to add a cold store room, toilet and washroom to its education centre in Albert Road, Addlestone, but councillors voted 14-1 to permit the scheme.

Addlestone mum of two Francesca Southworth has completed an exhausting trip through the Andes to raise more than £5,000 for the Alzheimer's Society.

The 43-year-old of Wheatash Road, took part in the five day trek in Peru in September to help Alzheimer's sufferers like her mother Maria Crowder, who was diagnosed with the fatal brain disease in 2000.