There will be an extra poignancy to this year’s Remembrance Day in Kingston, as four services are held to remember the soldiers who gave their lives.

A young man has spoken out after he was brutally assaulted in a homophobic attack on Halloween.

Seven people were arrested in morning raids by police launching a new, six-month campaign to disrupt drug dealers. Operation Odin saw 50 officers raid 10 homes across the borough yesterday, including in New Malden, Tolworth and on the Cambridge Road estate.

Detective Chief Inspector Claire Moxon, head of Kingston CID, said Kingston was a big market for dealers from outside the borough. Drug-dealing is the main driver behind much anti-social behaviour, violence and criminal damage, she added.

A 26-year-old man has been arrested by police investigating a homophobic assault in Surbiton on Halloween.

The man was arrested today on suspicion of common assault and inflicting grievous bodily harm. He remains at a west London police station, the Metropolitan Police said. The force said it was still looking for a second man.

The borough’s school places crisis is back on the agenda, literally, as councillors prepare to do battle in Guildhall tonight.

A man has been cleared of raping a woman in Tolworth.

A father has appealed for help after his son was assaulted by men dressed in pink fairy costumes in Surbiton on Halloween.

A notorious roundabout could be made safer and easier to use with a new pedestrian island.

Yet more roadworks are looming for Tolworth’s greenway, and could include a new £110,000 crossing point.

Crossrail 2 is a step closer to coming to Kingston after the mayor of London backed a regional route that could see high-speed trains come through five of the borough’s stations.