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Format: 2026-04-02
Format: 2026-04-02

Have a Gander at Lefi: Surbiton goat-boy immortalised in charity shop mural

His tale has inspired thousands trying to overcome adversity in their own lives.

Noisy neighbours: Chessington residents kept awake by all night warehouse rave

An illegal rave took place in a warehouse in Chessington last night.

Actors wanted for Tolworth art centre's annual oneACTS season

The oneActs festival is now in its 10th year.

Who do you think you are? Find out during ancestry workshops by Kingston libraries

A month of ancestry workshops begins at Kingston library next week.

Village Pizza in Surbiton to reopen after refurbishment

Fear not, pizza fans of Surbiton.

Tesco 'to create 250 jobs' if Tolworth plans approved

Tesco would create 250 new jobs – of which a third would go to long-term unemployed people – if it was allowed to build a store in Tolworth, a company representative has claimed.

The cider house rules: Award-winning Twickenham landlords take over Surbiton pub

A Surbiton pub will reopen next week as an ale and cider house.

Drugs accused says Kingston's new police cells are five star

A man arrested with cannabis and heroin took the unusual step of retweeting a story about himself before praising the hospitality of Kingston police’s new cells.

Surbiton florist to the Queen and The Beatles still going strong after 50 years

A Surbiton institution which has provided flower arrangements for the Queen and The Beatles celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

Folk on the water: Kingston Barge sails again for tribute show to New Malden's John Martyn

The Kingston Folk barge will return for a tribute to John Martyn.