Surrey weekly round-up: 20 July - 26 July 2024
Billy Monger competed a half Ironman in the Netherlands in June
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The story about Billy Monger announcing a charity Ironman challenge was a popular read this week.
A variety of local issues featured on the BBC News website, BBC Radio Surrey and BBC South East Today.
We have picked five stories from the past week in case you missed them.
Cow police collision now a criminal investigation
The escaped car was struck by a police vehicle in Staines-upon-Thames
An incident in which an escaped cow was hit by a police vehicle is now being investigated as a criminal matter, police say.
The cow, named Beau Lucy, was struck in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, at about 00:30 BST on 15 June and is still recovering, Surrey Police said.
The force said as part of its investigation it had made 290 house-to-house visits, handed out 210 leaflets along the route the cow took, spoken to 75 witnesses and received more than 250 video clips.
Surrey Police said it had also received more than 2,000 complaints from the public after a video clip of the cow being struck twice by the police vehicle was widely shared on social media.
Stuck in hospital for months - but not ill
Matthew Sharp has been unable to leave hospital for nearly a year
A disabled man has spent nearly 10 months in a busy general hospital because no suitable home has been found for him in the community.
Matthew Sharp, who has a range of complex conditions, says he has been left in limbo while his local NHS and council try to decide who is responsible for his care.
Council bosses in England say disputes between the NHS, local authorities and families over who should pay for the most complex care cases are increasing.
Matthew’s local health and care system says it works with individuals, families and others “to understand the type of care an individual needs”.
Calls for safety measures after two crashes in road
Maybury Hill is one of the main routes in to Woking
There are calls for more safety measures in a road in Surrey which has been the site of two serious crashes.
Maybury Hill in Woking was the scene of a suspected hit-and-run in which a pedestrian died and in a separate incident a motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash involving a car.
The incidents happened within a week of each other on 8 and 15 July.
Surrey County Council said discussions would be held in due course on improvements that could be made to the road.
New process in place for missing hospital pillows
Royal Surrey County Hospital said pillows go missing when patients transfer
A Surrey hospital has introduced a process to ensure its pillows are returned as a patient said her father had to bring some in for her.
Royal Surrey County Hospital said pillows often went missing when patients were discharged to other care settings.
One patient said not having a pillow was "just awful" during her stay at the Guildford hospital.
A hospital spokesperson apologised for any supply issues but said no formal complaints had been received.
'I'm proud to represent the refugee team at Olympics'
Matin Balsini represented Iran at the last Olympic games in Tokyo
A refugee who is based in Guildford says he will be "proud to represent" the Refugee Team at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Matin Balsini previously represented Iran at the last Olympic games in Tokyo.
He left Iran in 2022 and settled in Surrey. After a seven-month pause as a result of the asylum process, he's been training at Guildford Swimming Club and is looking forward to competing in Paris.
Matin said: "I'm super excited but a bit nervous for the games."
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