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Spelthorne voters turned out in full to vote for 'the black Boris Johnson' at a meeting designed to choose the next Conservative candidate for the borough.

Four hundred and nine people packed into Kempton Park Racecourse to listen to six hopefuls give a 30 minute presentation each, and although local candidate Philippa Broom was tipped to win, the accolade went to Eton and Cambridge University educated Kwasi Kwarteng.

The chief executive of Spelthorne Council has said he is 'extremely disheartened' after the authority received an 'adequate' independent review by the Audit Commission.

Roberto Tambini has hit out at new website OnePlace, who assess local authorities and combines views of six independent inspectorates, which include the Audit Commission, Ofsted, and the Care Quality Commission.

Residents and councillors have given mixed reactions to the possible decision to close Ashford, Sunbury, and Shepperton police stations.

Chief constable Mark Rowley said in November that the force are planning to close numerous old police stations in the county and employ 200 extra front line bobbies in the face of their budget being cut by the government this year.

The Labour party have chosen their candidate for the up and coming 2010 general elections.

Adam Tyler-Moore beat four other Labour candidates, and believes he has a good chance of becoming elected.

An extra 200 police officers could be seen walking around the streets of Surrey in the near future.

Chief constable of Surrey Police Mark Rowley has said the force are looking to close police stations, make cuts of senior officers and lower bureaucracy as part of radical plans due to be discussed on December 10 with Surrey Police Authority.

The Stanwell War Memorial has been granted listed status by the government.

Ben Bradshaw, secretary of state for the department of culture, media, and sport announced on Tuesday November 10 that he listed the High Street memorial in time for remembrance Sunday.

An extremely rare brown shrike was spotted on Staines Moor prompting thousands of birdwatchers to drop everything and flock to the beauty spot over the last ten days to catch a view of the small brown spectacle. Herald & News reporter Russell Butt donned his wellies and grabbed his binoculars to see what all the fuss was about.

There's not many things more frustrating than when your holiday plans go awry.
So imagine the surprise of one small, brown bird who should be heading from Siberia to South East Asia for the winter, but has found himself perched atop a hawthorn bush in Staines.

Imagine its further surprise to instantly achieve celebrity status on arrival, with more camera lenses being pointed at it than Kate Moss gets stumbling out of a Soho nightclub.

The opening of the Stanwell Hotel has been pushed back for six months due to the recession.

The building in Town Lane closed in September 2008 for part demolition and extension from 19 rooms to 54, and was due to open this month, but has been put back until Easter next year.

The owners have had to look at their finances and contracting work due to the recession, which is the reason for the delay.

People claiming benefits has tripled in one year in Elmbridge, Runnymede, and Spelthorne, a report has shown.

Figures released by the National Office of Statistics on Thursday August 13 showed the large increase in a monthly labour market review for July, which was compared to the same month in 2008.

The destruction of 13 homes began on Monday May 11 as the tip of the spear for a gargantuan re-generation project in Stanwell.

Stanwell New Start got under way as bulldozers started to flatten 13 homes in Victory Close, Stanwell, as part of A2Dominion and Spelthorne Council's £50 million scheme.