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See the Pokémon cards that made a retired decorator a millionaire

A man from Surrey is now a millionaire after selling a collection of Pokémon cards at auction.

The concrete woking Borough Council building, with a large sign bearing the authority's red coat of arms.

Council-owned energy firm increases council bills

Woking Borough Council's energy bill will go up by £326,000, it has emerged.

Two Pokémon cards showing Charizard blowing fire on the left, and Dark Blastoise reaching on the right, in a close up of the ringbinder.

Retired decorator's Pokémon cards sell for £1.5m

He says he found treasure in his attic where the collection had been stored for 15 years.

A Great Western Railway Class 165 Diesel Multiple Unit passenger train, with its distinctive green livery. It rounds a long, curved bend on the railway.

Rail routes through Guildford closed for works

Trains are replaced by buses for the one-day closure of multiple lines through Guildford.

A group of people in a memorial garden.

Surrey station reaches 'World Cup' final

Brookwood is among five railway stations which are competing to be voted the best in the country.

A cardboard cut-out of the FA Cup.

Four sides reach round one of FA Cup for first time

Several teams earn their spots in Monday's first round draw for the first time in their history.

A disco ball shines a purple light across a dark dance floor.

Nightclubs are disappearing - and it's affecting young people

One young person said with no nightlife in their town they cannot "let loose and mess around".

Harley Cunningham at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. Harley is wearing climbing attire and is standing with a strong pose, flexing her bicep. A number of tents can be seen in the background.

Bereaved mum raises over £13k with Kilimanjaro climb

Harley Cunningham, from Woking, says she turned to Cruse Bereavement Support after her son died.

A police officer uses a pen to scribble notes into a small notepad. They are wearing a high-vis police jacket. The foreground of the image, which is tightly cropped to the officer's torso, blurs their hands and notepad. Their police-branded remains in focus.

Date set for town's anti-social behaviour crackdown

The measures will ban alcohol-related intimidation and threatening behaviour in areas of Woking.