IDEAS about how to improve and protect the 'Kent Town area' of Molesey are being sought by Elmbridge Council.

They want residents of the area - which encompasses a large area of East Molesey including Hampton Court Way, Palace Road and surrounding streets - to come forward to have their say the conservation area.

CYCLISTS are invited to have their bikes marked at a Surrey Police event on Saturday, September 17.

Officers will be armed with a bike marking device at Tesco in Walton Road, East Molesey between 9am and 12noon. Bring your bike along and get it security marked for free.

The event follows recent successful bike marking event at the supermarket when PCSOs Jo Kapusta and Nigel Oates security marked 60 bikes in two hours.

DETECTIVES in Elmbridge are appealing for witnesses after two vehicles and the front door of an address were seriously damaged by fire in West Molesey.

The incident took place between 12.30am and 12.45am on Sunday, 14 August in Dunstable Road.

THERE was a night of neon along the streets of Walton, East Molesey and Esher on Saturday (July 16) when hundreds of walkers were inspired by the 80's for the Princess Alice Hospice anniversary 25th Midnight Walk.

A GERMAN man who was killed at level crossings in East Molesey has been named as Andreaus Rolen.

A WEST Molesey police officer could carry the OIympic torch on part of its journey to London after he was among the first to be nominated as a bearer.

Father-of-three David Simms has been put forward as a contender for one of the starring roles in the 2012 games after a football friend nominated him for the torch relay.

ELMBRIDGE Borough Council is currently seeking the residents' views on a proposal to develop a new cricket pitch on Hurst Meadows in East Molesey.

OFFICERS issued 17 fixed penalty notices for speeding and other driving offences on Wednesday, July 13, as part of the Drive Smart campaign in East Molesey.

PUPILS from a West Molesey school performed a musical with a difference this week to family and friends.

THE Surrey Air Ambulance was deployed to West Molesey this afternoon after reports of an 'attempted hit and run'.

The victim, a girl who was 'driven at' by a motorist in Walton Road, was eventually taken to hospital by road vehicle, meaning the helicoptor was not needed.