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Could 'shipping container' homes on Tesco Tolworth site ease housing demand crisis?

Tesco's failure to persuade the people of Tolworth of the merits of a superstore could be the cue for a village of flatpack box-like homes to ease the housing demand crisis.

Headteacher hits out at power company after electrical substation causes yet another fire

The headteacher of Tolworth Girls' School has hit out at UK Power Networks (UKPN) after repeated problems with an electrical substation near the school.

Major disruption on A3 after collapsed manhole

Long queues are being reported on the Southbound A3.

Third fire in two months at Tolworth Girls' School

A school in Tolworth has had yet another fire on its premises - the third in two months.

Hampton Wick roadworks cause huge tailbacks through Kingston and Surbiton

Road works in Hampton Wick have caused rush hour traffic tailbacks as far as Surbiton.

Petition launched after Surbiton shop's bright pink paint job

Liberal Democrat politicians have taken aim at the bright new pink paint job on a former jewelers in Surbiton saying it spoils the building’s appearance.

Runner taken to hospital after collapsing near finish line of Kingston's Breakfast Run

A man in his 50s has died after suffering a cardiac arrest near the finish line of yesterday's Breakfast Run.

Surbiton High School students enthralled by moon rocks and meteorites

Surbiton students hosted a group of extra-terrestrial visitors – but these were no little green men.

Have you seen my ant? Missing poster says ant last seen carrying large leaf

Have you seen my ant? Missing poster says ant last seen carrying large leaf.

Students challenge energy secretary Edward Davey over climate change

Students time-travelled 100 years into the future for a debate on the impact of climate change with Kingston and Surbiton MP Ed Davey.