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Latest Regional News Stories from the BBC

Train company is to cut 300 jobs

Southeastern trains is to cut 300 jobs over the next year - a decision described as a "disgrace" by the RMT union.
Airshow entry fee to be scrapped

An airshow which flopped when visitors were charged an entry fee for the first time is to be free again this summer.
Iceland buys 51 Woolworths stores

Frozen food retailer Iceland buys 51 former Woolworths stores, and says it plans to create 2,500 new jobs.
Pony with cut throat found dumped

The body of a foal is found by the roadside in Surrey with her throat cut and legs bound with rope.
Spate of Co-op break-ins linked

Early morning raids on 12 Co-operative shops in Sussex in the last four weeks have been linked by police.
Mother jailed for drug smuggling

A mother is jailed after customs officers at Gatwick Airport find cocaine worth £80,000 strapped to her body.
Body found in missing man search

A body found in woods in Surrey by police officers is believed to be that of a man missing since July 2008.
Sculptors hit the ice for contest

A Surrey ice artist competes in London's first ice sculpting festival with a Gozilla-style pigeon.
Job loss predictions for downturn

Brighton's retail and leisure sectors will be worst hit in the recession, a new report predicts.
High demand opens hospital beds

More than 30 extra beds are opened at two Surrey hospitals to deal with extra demand in the cold weather.
Paving plant's future uncertain

Talks are being held over the proposed closure of two concrete plants in West Sussex and North Wales.