As 2015 draws to a close we take a look at the biggest and best stories from April to June in our second installment of the review of the year.
April
Health consultants were embarrassed when plans to close Epsom and St Helier Hospitals and replace them with an 800-bed ‘super hospital’ were overheard on a train.
Ashtead parents were celebrating after they won their fight to keep their children’s centre open.
Surrey County Council was planning a public consultation on closing Ashtead Children’s Centre, but decided to back down after a petition attracted hundreds of signatures.
Simon Cowell, founder of Wildlife Aid Foundation in Leatherhead, said people should check up on orphan wild animals ‘from time to time’ to make sure they’re OK.
May
Residents were in uproar over an application to Reigate and Banstead Borough Council to hold Hindu weddings in a marquee on Croydon Lane.
Thousands flocked to a colourful May pageant, where children dressed as insects were joined by bikers, Morris men and a band.
German carpenters observed a centuries-old tradition when they blessed the newly-constructed roof of a housing development in Leatherhead they were working on.
June
A 101-year-old woman who suffered a serious head wound after falling out of bed at a nursing home was not taken to hospital - or seen by a doctor - for two days.
In an inspection in November 2014 the health and social care watchdog rated the home "inadequate overall", although the owner insists improvements had been made.
Festivalgoers cheered on Thai boxers and danced to traditional music at a celebration of all things Thai on June 14.
Ladyboys, singers and classical dancers performed at a Thai festival in Hook Road Arena, Epsom.
A woman who had to give up her scholarship to a grammar school to become a maid-servant in a house 100 miles away has celebrated her 100th birthday.
Rose Bann, who had lived in Epsom all her life enjoyed a party with family and friends.
