Surrey weekly round-up: 15 June - 21 June 2024
James Mckellar, 88, said he was inspired by the D-Day anniversary
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The story about a great-grandfather from Horley skydiving to raise money for veterans proved 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.
Teenager jailed for life for party stabbing murder
Charlie Cosser was stabbed three times in the chest
A 17-year-old who stabbed a teenager on a crowded dance floor has been jailed for life for his murder.
Yura Varybrus, who was found guilty of murder and having a bladed article at a previous hearing, was ordered to serve at least 16 years at Brighton Crown Court.
Judge Christine Henson KC lifted reporting restrictions on naming Varybrus and said it had been a "particularly grave crime" which had shocked a community.
Charlie Cosser, also 17, from Milford, Surrey, was stabbed three times in the chest in a marquee at a party attended by more than 100 people in Warnham, West Sussex, last July.
Driver of police car who hit cow removed from duty
The cow was pictured under the police vehicle after the collision
The police driver of a response vehicle who hit an escaped cow on a suburban street has been removed from frontline duties.
Surrey Police has started an internal investigation to the incident and has referred itself to the police complaints watchdog.
Deputy Chief Constable Nev Kemp said: “At this time, the officer who was driving the police car has been removed from frontline duties pending the outcome of these investigations.”
The owner of the 10-month-old calf said the social media footage of the incident on 14 June “was painful viewing and it should have been handled in a different manner”, but that the animal was recovering.
Bramley water crisis to last another month
A fuel leak under a pump at the Asda petrol station sparked a "do not drink" water warning
Thames Water has said it will carry out tests to make sure hydrocarbons from a petrol station fuel leak “are no longer at a level which is a risk to health”.
The water company hand-delivered letters in Bramley, Surrey, this week warning the work is likely to take a month.
More than 600 properties received "do not drink" tap water advice last month.
Residents reported a stink of fuel before a problem with a pipe underneath an Asda petrol station tank owned was discovered.
MBE couple helped raise £2m for childhood cancer
Vicki and James Woodall have raised money for the Royal Marsden Hospital
A couple awarded MBEs for helping raise more than £2m to support children with cancer said it "blows their minds" to get the honours.
Vicki and James Woodall have been recognised in the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours List for their Giant Pledge to Help Beat Childhood Cancer campaign.
They launched the campaign after their son, then-four, was diagnosed with a "rare and aggressive" tumour in 2017.
George, now 11 and cancer-free, underwent 14 "gruelling" rounds of chemotherapy, 30 rounds of proton therapy and had part of his spine and three muscles from his back removed.
Key oil project must count full climate impact - court
Sarah Finch (centre) began her legal fight against Surrey County Council five years ago
The Supreme Court has ruled a local council should have considered the full climate impact of burning oil from new wells - a landmark decision which could put future UK oil and gas projects in question.
Under planning law the assumption has always been that only the impacts from constructing the wells and not the use of the final oil products should be considered.
The case brought against Surrey County Council by Sarah Finch, on behalf of campaigners could threaten new UK fossil fuels projects.
The council said it believed at the time it had followed planning law.
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