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Special needs school given thumbs-up for expansion

Dysart School, in Ewell Road, had applied to Kingston Council to build a post-16 educational building using a £1,000,250 grant from the Education Funding Agency.

Councillors agreed the expansion plans at the development control committee meeting on Thursday, February 26.

The new building will be built on playing fields at the back of the school site, on land owned by Kingston Council and shared with St Matthew’s Primary School, in Langley Road.

Spirit of Seething on full show in the sun

The sun shone on Surbiton yesterday as villagers gathered for the annual Seething Festival.

Memorial stone for Surbiton VC hero Douglas Belcher

A stone will be unveiled by Surbiton war memorial later this year to commemorate Victoria Cross recipient Douglas Belcher.

Affordable homes 'not viable' for petrol station developer

A company that hopes to build up to 32 new homes on the site of an old petrol station does not believe including any affordable units is "viable".

Dealer caught out after selling garden grass instead of cannabis

A drug dealer who tried to palm off a punter with garden grass instead of cannabis was caught out when the "customer" told police he had been robbed.

B&M opens in Tolworth as blight of empty former Budgens finally removed

A new cut-price store has opened in Tolworth.

Mental health revamp to centralise services in Tolworth and Springfield hospitals

Mental health workers will know within weeks where, or if, they will be moved in a £160m shake-up of service provision.

Get ready for this year's Seething Festival with creative workshops

It’s time to get out your giant guinea pig costume and walk the streets of Surbiton in celebration of little goat boy Lefi Ganderson.

Wine bar's licence suspended and supervisor removed after New Year party overran

Vinoteque, in Claremont Road, was hauled before Kingston Council by police after a string of breaches that culminated on New Year's Eve when officers shut down a late-running party.

Man charged over death of jogger killed in Worcester Park crash

A man from Surbiton has been charged over the death of a jogger who was hit by a van.