Scouts from the 1st Shepperton group were clowning around last week as they completed the final part of their circus skills activity badge.

On Tuesday, February 2, professional clown Mr McDonut was invited down to the scout hut in Glebeland Gardens to give advice and instruction on juggling, spinning plates and using diablo sticks.

Mr McDonut was also on hand to help the scouts dress authentically and paint their faces to make them look like true clowns.

Sunbury fire were called to a car fire in Nutty Lane, Shepperton at 2pm on Sunday (7) afternoon.

Two firefighters using breathing apparatus, spent 35 minutes extinguishing the fire using one hose reel.

It is not being treated as suspicious.

Spelthorne council are offering subsidised place scheme places for families who live in the borough and are the recipients of benefits.

During the February half term, which starts on Monday, February 15, families who receive housing benefit, income support or full council tax benefit are entitled to vouchers which contribute to the cost of a play scheme place.

The vouchers allow a £7 discount on a daily place or £35 on a weekly place.

To apply for an application form or for further details phone 01784 446 433 or email leisure@spelthorne.gov.uk

With top TV quizmaster Chris Tarrant as its Vice president, it makes perfect sense for Princess Alice Hospice to launch 'LET'S QUIZ'. The charity is calling out to their local community to organise a quiz night event during the coming months.

The Hospice is hosting one of the first quiz nights with a staff fundraising evening, the event will see nurses battling fundraisers and doctors competing with the housekeeping and catering teams for the accolade of the 'Brightest Department'.

Quiz nights are very simple fundraisers, you simply need a venue, be it a pub, school hall or even your dining room and a pack of questions, answers and some competitive guests, the Hospice will provide the quiz pack - including questions sheets, answers, posters for publicising the event, balloons etc - and organisers simply need to find some quizzers.

STAINES police constables could be sharing office space with Spelthorne Council's offices by the beginning of April.

A public consultation was launched on Friday (29) to find out resident's opinions on possible station closures, but the force is currently looking at merging neighbourhood teams with the council offices, in Knowle Green, due to the cutting of the forces budget last year.

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.

A body was found in the River Thames at Shepperton Weir on Sunday January 17.

Police were called to the towpath off Ferry Lane at around 2.45pm after it is believed a member of the public found the body, who has now been identified as Marilyn Susan Toogood, 54, from Lightwater.

The police created a cordon around the area, and although the woman was reported missing, it is not clear how she came to be in the water or if she committed suicide.

Detectives from Staines CID have said the incident is not being treated as suspicious.

An ambulance attended, but there was nothing they could do and the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

Did you witness anything? Would you like to leave a tribute for Ms Toogood. If so, please comment below.

A disabled man whose life was turned upside down when his miniature horses were stolen from him has been reunited with his loving pets.

Daniel Nicholls, from Ashford, was shocked to hear his animals Tinkerbell and Bailey had been taken by heartless thieves just after Christmas from stables in Charlton Village.

Surrey County Council has pledged £500,000 to repair hundreds of potholes which have sprung up on the county's roads in the wake of the heavy snow.

Repair teams are currently working to fix at least 200 potholes a day to avoid any vehicle damage to drivers and residents.

Four metal statues have been stolen in Shepperton in the period of one month.

Between January 1 and 3 thieves stole a pair of bronze highland stag statues from the front of a house in Ferry Lane, which are both 30 inches tall and have a solid marble base.