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Firefighters used breathing apparatus and a hosereel to douse the blaze after a car caught fire on the M25 last week.

The incident happened on the northbound carriageway near junction 13, for Staines and Egham. No one was hurt in the incident.

A psychology researcher is looking for people to participate in a study of car driving skills in people with coordination difficulties.

Anyone from adolescent to adult is invited, but will need to be over 16, have a diagnosis of developmental coordination disorder, also known as DCD, clumsy child syndrome, or dyspraxia. Or anyone without a formal diagnosis who thinks they may have coordination difficulties.

The study involves an online screening questionnaire to determine eligibility, before being invited to visit the department of psychology. For more information email: rita.oliveira@rhul.ac.uk

Angry residents packed a church hall to discuss controversial plans to barricade a road to stop speeding motorists.

More than 70 residents filled St Paul's Church Hall, Egham Hythe, to hear more about plans by Surrey County Council to put a barrier in St Paul's Road to prevent it being used as a 'rat run' by speeding motorists, getting from Chertsey Lane to Thorpe Road and vice versa.

The feisty meeting, chaired by borough ward councillor, Gill Warner, involved residents both in favour of the barrier, many from St Paul's Road and the Wapshott and Bowes Road estate. And also numerous residents vehemently opposed to the proposals.

A transport collectors fair takes place at the Hythe Centre, Thorpe Road, on Saturday, February 13, from 10.30am until 3.30pm.

The fair will feature collectables for bus, tram, trolleybus, rail and underground. Access is via the vintage bus service 441c from 10.10am via Staines bus station, stand 3.

And also served by First Bus route 71 and travel Surrey route 441. Hot and cold snacks all day. For more details call 01784 455955.

A motorcyclist was killed after being involved in a collision with a car on Tuesday (January 19) morning.

The incident took place on Stroude Road, Egham, near the Great Fosters Hotel, around 8.09am when a blue Mercedes A-class car was in collision with a Triumph motorcycle.

The rider of the bike, a man in his fifties, sustained serious injuries as a result of the collision and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Runnymede Council has released an update of council services during the adverse weather conditions.

The new update was released on Wednesday, January 13, but is subject to change daily, depending on the weather. It states that the Met Office predicts that the outbreaks of snow will continue through the first half of the afternoon but could turn to rain by the afternoon.

The evening will see drier conditions but remaining cloudy. Mist and fog patches will form overnight and road surfaces could fall to below freezing. light snowfalls could occur in the South East on Wednesday.

Visit the Met Office web site, www.metoffice.gov.uk for further information.

A new campaign to deter Surrey drivers from speeding was launched on Monday.

The 'Ben' campaign has been introduced as part of the 'Drive Smart' initiative and has been developed by the Surrey Safety Camera Partnership.

Egham residents are set to benefit from the rebranding of the Abbey building society as Santander.

The change, which takes place today, gives Abbey customers access to Santander's vast UK network of more than 1,000 branches across the UK.

Adverse weather conditions across the borough forced the closure of many schools and created problems for public services.

Around six inches of snow fell across Runnymede overnight on Tuesday, January 5 but although the county council said it was prepared for cold snap and had stock piled grit and salt in anticipation of further bad weather, a national shortage has lead to limited usage.

Strode's College has launched its new Continuing Education prospectus of courses for Spring 2010.

The High Street college offers a wide range of courses beginning in January, including book-keeping, salsa, pottery and business start up. There is also a series of free workshops promoting the college's Small Business Programme.

For more information call the administration manager, Maggie Brooker on 01784 228676 or visit www.strodes.ac.uk