JEREMY Hunt secured a place on the Conservative front bench this week after storming to victory in the South West Surrey Constituency.

The local Tory candidate and shadow secretary for culture, media and sport increased his grip on the South-West Surrey seat last Friday, enjoying an 8.6 per cent swing from the Lib Dems to increase his majority to 16,318 votes - the largest of any seat in Surrey.

For full story, see this week's Farnham Herald.