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Format: 2024-11-26
Format: 2024-11-26

70s star makes comeback at talent contest

A television singing sensation who shot to fame in the 1970s version of Britain’s got Talent and was forced to retire after a routine operation went wrong has made a comeback at a talent competition.

Sun and fun at charity sports day in Surbiton

Hundreds of families and friends were treated to a sunny afternoon playing school sports day races while raising funds for charity.

Protest planned against library sell off

A concerned councillor is rallying residents to join a protest in opposition to a potential plan to sell off a library and learning difficulties drop in centre.

Student burns coursework hours before deadline

A student set fire to her course work just hours before it was due to be handed in.

Radio Jackie News: Surbiton Farmers want music

Surbiton wants to prove its got talent as the Farmers Market opens auditions for singers and musicians to perform this summer. They want to enhance market days with entertainment. The try outs take place at 4 pm this Sunday ...

Don't forget picnic for Seething Sports

Unpack your pumps and do not forget to bring a picnic for a day of alternative sporting fun day organised by a wacky fundraising group.

Keep Surbiton Library where it is

Reports that Surbiton Library is to be relocated are premature, but there is a review of library services and some of my colleagues would like to see the library located in the town centre in a building that costs less to maintain.

Library in danger?

There are alarming reports in the Surrey Comet and elsewhere that there is some kind of threat to the future of Surbiton Library. Most worrying is the seeming unwillingness of prominent Administration members like Cllr. Liz ...

Sister blasts council over report into brother's death

The sister of a mentally-ill Surbiton man who killed himself by setting fire to his flat has blasted Kingston Council for sitting on a report into her brother’s death.

New mums thank hospital staff with present

Surbiton Mums thanked hospital staff for helping deliver their babies with a special present.