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September 26, 2026

Epsom’s Nigel Price celebrates a sold-out home-town jazz night

Good Morning Surrey — 2026-09-26

Epsom guitarist Nigel Price returned to a sold-out Epsom Jazz Club on Thursday (24 September) with his organ trio, just a week after the same line-up sold...
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Epsom’s Nigel Price celebrates a sold-out home-town jazz night

Epsom’s Nigel Price celebrates a sold-out home-town jazz night

• Epsom guitarist Nigel Price returned to a sold-out Epsom Jazz Club on Thursday (24 September) with his organ trio, just a week after the same line-up sold out Ronnie Scott’s

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Hope Guildford House of Fraser building could become 'flagship' destination again after investor buyout

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SurreyLive — Surrey News · yesterday

Flagship Surrey leisure centre thrown into doubt amid new council's funding questions

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SurreyLive — Surrey News · yesterday

McDonald's rumours swirl in Weybridge as planning documents considered

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Two dozen new homes planned for 'overgrown grassland' in east Surrey village

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Mayor Joins the Fun as Guildford Celebrates Heritage Open Days
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Mayor Joins the Fun as Guildford Celebrates Heritage Open Days

• By Gavin Morgan Guildford’s Mayor, Jane Tyson, entered fully into the spirit of Heritage Open Days at the weekend, touring the town, meeting volunteers and helping to shine a light on the people who make the annual celebration such a great success.

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Epsom & Ewell Times · Local news · yesterday

Epsom and Ewell’s New Local Plan sites advance amid clash over scrutiny and cost

• Epsom and Ewell’s Local Plan moved closer to public consultation on Tuesday 22 September, but cllrs clashed over proposed Green Belt development, decisions taken without committee debate and a government

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Surrey Comet · Local news · today

The lost London chocolate shop founded by refugees and loved by the Queen Mother

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The future King George VI and the Queen Mother spent part of their 1923 honeymoon at Polesden Lacey near Dorking as guests of hostess Margaret Greville.

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