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To start the New Year in the best way possible, Cranleigh Medical Practice Patients’ Group is launching its Health Pledges Project, hoping to inspire Cranleigh people to make small changes in their daily lives which can improve their health, be it physical or mental well-being. Working on the ...

If ever a bird got even non-birdwatchers interested then it is the Waxwing. Starling-sized and silky feathered, it is a fruit of harsher winters further north. Also called the Bohemian Waxwing, this strikingly beautiful and often tame species is pinkish brown with orange tinges around the face. ...

Born in 1978 and raised in Norfolk, Chris Wright now lives in Cranleigh with his wife, Rebecca, and two young boys, Patrick and Ben. A self-taught artist, Chris wanted to follow in his grandparents’ creative footsteps, and spent many childhood hours drawing Disney cartoons. Eventually, though, ...

As the Great War ground on, the numbers of wounded soldiers rose inexorably. Those with serious injuries that would take time to heal were brought back to Britain to recover. The hospitals were overflowing, so many public-spirited owners of large houses offered them as temporary hospitals. In ...

Prep: 20 mins Cook: 1 hour, 30 mins Difficulty: Easy Serves: 8 Ingredients. 3kg King Edward potatoes, cut into large chunks 175g goose fat 4 tbsp sunflower oil (or 8 tbsp if your not using goose fat) Flaky Salt Method. Boil the potatoes for 5 mins in salted water until the outside of the ...

Prep: 1 hour, 10mins Cook: 45 mins (plus chilling) Difficulty: For the keen cook Serves: 15 Ingredients. 175g butter, very soft, plus extra for greasing 200g plain plour, plus extra for dusting 200g golden caster sugar 4 large eggs 2 tbsp cocoa 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 1/2 tsp baking ...