THE building of a skate park next to the former Shepperton go-kart track is set to proceed after being recommended for approval.

The Shepperton Court Drive site, off the M3 and Laleham Road, could soon house a 250 square-metre skate park if Spelthorne Borough Council planners accept the recommendations of their own officersto move forward with the project.

AN ELDERLY lady who was rushed to hospital with suspected leg injuries yesterday is in a 'stable' condition in hospital, it has been announced.

The woman, in her eighties, was involved in a collision in High Street, Shepperton on Thursday September 29, causing the road to be closed for several hours while Police and South East Coast Ambulance Service attended the scene.

AN ELDERLY lady was rushed to hospital with suspected leg injuries this afternoon, after a collision forced Surrey Police to close Shepperton High Street for several hours.

Police were called to the junction with Mere Road and High Street at around 1pm on Thursday September 29 following reports of a collision between an elderly lady and a white van.

A CARDBOARD canoe race came to a soggy end as youngsters in Spelthorne raced to avoid sinking at a fun day on Saturday.

SUNBURY gallery hosted an event to help visually impaired people experience the detail of embroidery last week.

AN angry Sunbury resident has slammed Spelthorne Borough Council (SBC) after his bin was not collected yesterday.

Adrian Harvey, 43, who lives in Halliford Road, had a red sticker slapped onto his green rubbish bin by officials on Thursday September 22, who refused to empty the half-full receptacle because part of the black bag was hanging out of the lid.

SUNBURY cadets rowed 22 miles in the pouring rain to raise hundreds of pounds for charity.

TONNES of slate used in Keanu Reeves' latest film has been donated to the Ash Riverside Park Association to be used as seating.

Executives at Shepperton Studios delivered 24 tonnes of grey slate used to form part of mountain scenes in 47 Ronin, to the park that borders Shepperton Studios' backlot site.

Photograph taken by Matthew Want.
PLANS to install parking meters in parts of Spelthorne were scrapped last night, to the delight of tens of thousands of residents who signed petitions against the move.

FIRE crews were called to a smoke filled shop in Sunbury Cross on Tuesday, September 13.

Firefighters from Staines and Sunbury fire stations attended the Blockbuster store in Staines Road West at 9.30am after reports that smoke was pouring from the building, that is part of the Sunbury Cross Centre shopping complex.