You can't knock them for their innovative thinking. South West Trains, officially Britain's most packed train operator, intend to combat overcrowded carriages by ripping out seats.

Government guideline stipulate that each passenger should have at least 0.54 square metres of floor space, so SWT's solution: get rid of those seats that are taking up all that space. Oh, and while they're at it no doubt put up ticket prices too.

SWT says, "If anything, this will enhance comfort, our experience is that many passengers are happy to stand on short journeys, especially if it means they have more space."

Read more in The Times or The Guardian...

Eagle-eyed users may have noticed a change on the site today. In order to combat an increasing problem with 'spambots', Surbiton.com now requires users to solve a simple mathematical question before posting comments anonymously.

A council experiment means two weeks between household rubbish collections.

Pan Hillier from Queen's Drive, acquired a load from Chessington Zoo to trial a recent NSPCC charity auction prize.
Apparently the camembert smelling droppings are renowned for deterring small mammals.

After spreading the tiger poo around her garden Mrs Hillier said, 'I did think it would work because I had read about it working with lion poo rather than tiger poo. I like birds and feed the birds but the cats are a nuisance.'

A unknown Ebay user has won a year's supply of the stuff after placing a winning bid of £241.

Can you smell anything strange in the Berrylands area?