Murraymania arrives in Oxshott

Andy Murray is arriving in Oxshott in a mansion built by Cobham-based Avicam Homes.

His mum was spotted in the village earlier this week apparently.

Will he join Oxshott tennis club or will he just turn up and pay £5 at Cobham rec?

Of course we all know his great English predecessor tiny Tim Henman was a pupil at Reeds School who used to get lifts into London with Sue Barker. And one of the Lloyd brothers tennis clan lives in Oxshott too.

Click here to see pics of his house.

Andy, when you’re on the road, keep up with what’s happening at home on the Cobham (and Oxshott) Blogger.

(thanks to Rosiegirl for the spot)

John Terry on the wing (the East wing that is)

John Terry wants to add a wing to his Oxshott mansion in Princes Drive, Oxshott  but will he be able to put one past the neighbours or will he slip up again?

He wants to bring an indoor swimming pool, gym, jacuzzi, sauna, steam room and changing facilities to make the house competitive for next season.

The neighbours aren’t willing to be overawed by the England captain. Last time around this clash went the way of the Birds Hill residents association.

Final whistle for objections to the council is June 24.

Prediction: Terry 0 v 2 Stockbrokers

We’ve all had a few – fair play

Oxshott man gets drunk and swears at a police officer. Not exactly headline news unless your name is Ashley Cole.

Maybe he should have come out drinking in town instead.

Many a Cobhamite has strolled to the Running Mare when they were a bit younger, exited hastily when they started checking ID and, at the end of the night, made their way back home via Ali Kebab.

If a rozzer came along and intruded on that time-honoured migratory process making allegations of drunk and disorderliness, on a bad day they might be told to take the proverbial.

Mr Cole said he was frustrated with paparazzi when he swore at police. He must have got confused between police officers and referees who he swears at regularly.

When his wife gets down Mount Kilmanjaro I bet he’ll be for it…

What is your favourite drinking memory?

The help turns on “the horse”

Not everyone reads the Sun – it only has a readership of 7.9 million – so you might not have heard Oxshott has “hit the headlines” as they say in the tabs.

A favourite son of Oxshott has been outplayed at his own game – petulantly sulking over pay and conditions – by his housekeeper who says he owed her £43o – maybe about 1o mins of his £100,000 salary.

I’ve got no idea where exactly Didier Drogba, nickname the horse, lives but I’d hazard a guess it is somewhere big, with a swimming pool and behind giant gates.

Does that rule anywhere out?

If you’re the copper who had to deal with this, tell me how delighted you were to be called out on this one when you’re meant to be hunting down crims…

Didier drop me a line. I know you were innocent…

Oxshotters. Tell me how you deal with your housekeeper if she steps out of line…

Scolari has left the building

Scolari

Another day, another Cobham resident leaves the town shrouded in controversy.

Last time it was that nice Mr Mourinho, the one with the naughty dog, this time it is Gene Hackman lookalike Luis Filipe Scolari and I feel a bit sorry for him.

Only a few weeks ago he was telling the world’s media how much he liked Cobham.

Both Wayne Bridge, spotted wandering hand in hand with girlfriend at a previous Cobham Extravaganza, and Glen Johnson, who turned on the lights, have also gone in the past few years.

I guess the estate agents will be dusting off the paperwork and looking for a to-let for a certain Mr Hiddink.

In the mean-time long-time Oxshott resident Ray Wilkins will step into the breach.