A special church service will take place at St Jude's Church on Saturday, February 6 at 4pm.

The choir from St John's Beaumont School will be singing as part of the church's concerts which are held monthly.

For more details, call the church on 01784 434254.

Residents will be able to share their concerns about policing in the area during a panel meeting on Tuesday, February 9.

The meeting will be held at the Neighbourhood Police office on Ashwood Road and will be attended by officers from the Safer Neighbourhood Team.

Any issues of crime, anti-social behaviour of other policing matters can be raised face-to-face with the officers.

Runnymede Council has released an update of council services during the adverse weather conditions.

The new update was released on Wednesday, January 13, but is subject to change daily, depending on the weather. It states that the Met Office predicts that the outbreaks of snow will continue through the first half of the afternoon but could turn to rain by the afternoon.

The evening will see drier conditions but remaining cloudy. Mist and fog patches will form overnight and road surfaces could fall to below freezing. light snowfalls could occur in the South East on Wednesday.

Visit the Met Office web site, www.metoffice.gov.uk for further information.

A motorcyclist suffered leg injuries following a road traffic collision on Saturday, January 2 on Bagshot Road.

The incident happened around 11.17am. The rider of the motorbike, a man in his forties, was taken to St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey and treated for his injuries.

Adverse weather conditions across the borough forced the closure of schools and created problems for public services.

Around six inches of snow fell across Runnymede overnight on Tuesday, January 5 but although the county council said it was prepared for cold snap and had stock piled grit and salt in anticipation of further bad weather, a national shortage has lead to limited usage.

A villager saw lights in the sky on Christmas Day, but it was not a guiding star, but a UFO, he claims.

The incident was reported on UFO sightings website, www.ufo-uk.co.uk, on December 28 by a resident called Stephen.

In his report he states he was returning home at around 7.45pm on December 25 when he saw three orange balls travelling very fast from west to east at about 2,000ft.

He said they were travelling in formation but disappeared quickly, before two more followed shortly afterwards. The witness discounted entirely the possibility that the objects were aircraft or Chinese lanterns.

One car was towed away and traffic wardens have issued 100 fixed penalty notices to vehicles for obstructing roads or footpaths close to Royal Holloway, University of London.

Police have been monitoring parking in specific roads close to the college following complaints of anti-social parking since the new term began.

The police have also liaised closely with the college to indentify vehicle owners and given advice to students on alternative parking places.

Two lucky motorists escaped with only minor injuries after losing control of their vehicles in two separate incidents on icy roads last week.

The first incident took place on Monday, December 21, around 8.55am on Coldharbour Lane, Thorpe, after the driver of a black Volkswagon Passat, when the vehicle hit a patch of ice and collided with a road barrier.

Surrey Police and Runnymede Borough Council are monitoring youth activity in St Jude's Cemetery following incidents of littering and anti-social behaviour.

Cigarette packets and beer cans have been cleared away by the Sater Neighbourhood policing team who have also been increasing their patrols of the area.

The team has also requested the borough council uses its CCTV cameras in St Judes Road to monitor the park.

Planning permission was granted for the erection of a first floor rear extension with railings to form a terrace at a property in Northcroft Road.

The application, from Mrs Younger and Mr Meares was heard by Runnymede Council's Planning Committee on Wednesday (December 9) night, who voted unanimously to grant the application.