Addlestone News

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DEDICATED staff from a Chertsey gym used pedal power to raise money for Sport Relief at a supermarket last Thursday and Friday (October 27 and 28).

Iain Hayes, 18, a trainer at the River Bourne Club, sacrificed a day off work to join colleague Sofia Hernandez, 19, to cycle on an exercise bike at the Tesco store in Addlestone.

HOMELESSNESS in Runnymede is at its worst level for four years with temporary council accommodation almost full to capacity.

In the past year the borough council accepted responsibility to find homes for 49 homeless cases, whether individuals, couples or families, compared to just 15 cases in 2008/09.

And as a result the local authority has almost filled its 65 available special-purpose housing units, with only three currently sitting empty.

RUNNYMEDE Borough Council has rejected plans which would have provided its tenants with free electricity.

The council had the option to instal solar (photovoltaic) panels on its buildings and receive Feed In Tariffs in exchange; cash from the Government in return for going green.

However, the £12million-plus price tag to fit the panels to the 1,161 properties and 84 communal areas deemed eligible proved too prohibitive.

AN alcoholic has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for murdering a man using a teapot, a glass and two knives.

Shane Walker (below) , 22, of Hampshire Court, Bush Close, Addlestone pleaded guilty at Guildford Crown Court on Friday (July 22) to the murder of John Dowling, despite having 'no recollection' of the incident.

Mr Dowling, 56, was found dead at his flat at Abell Court in Brighton Road, Addlestone on February 7 this year.