Surbiton's largest Scout Group, 1st Surbiton (Sealion) Sea Scouts have redesigned their website for 2006. It provides details of all the activities offered to local young people with photos of recent events and challenges.
You can visit it at the new address www.sealionscouts.org.uk
Local girl gets lead role alongside famous Indian comedian Devang Patel.
Kajal Sehmi 23, was spotted by casting director who spotted her doing an advert in Mumbai.
The Bollywood film called Aahiq Bechara, meaning Poor Lover was shot in locations around London including Slough, Oxford, Hounslow High Street and Wembley.
Read more in the Surrey Comet...
Thames Ditton Lawn Tennis Club, based in Weston Green Road close to Thames Ditton railway station, has just launched a new Website. It's at http://www.thamesditton.net
Please visit!
Experimental Tolworth Rise exit causes safety worries.
Performance at Glenmore House raises awareness of diabetes.
A joint initiative by the Kingston Primary Care Trust with the Kingston Voluntary Group of Diabetes UK and the Pyramid Theatre enabled Shaun McGowan and Philippa Easton to perform 'All Shook Up', a humorous play about an overweight Elvis impersonator.
Read more in the Kingston Guardian...
Reg Gage organises Scouts' spring recruitment drive.
After over 40 years of leadership, Reg has proven himself to be the best man to promote the new Phoenix Explorer Scout Unit in Sterling Walk.
The doubtful future of the unit was allayed when he stepped in to lead the group saying, "I didn't want the boys to be lost from scouting because we could've packed up altogether and that would've been a real shame."
Read more in the Kingston Guardian...
Surbiton drugs dealer gets nearly four years in prison.
22 year-old Oladapo Lateef was arrested by a special police task force as part of Operation Vetha and sentenced at Kingston Crown Court in February.
Read more in the Kingston Guardian...
An event organised by Kingston University will donate all proceeds to Mayor of Kingston's charity appeal.
On Saturday 25th March, The Kingston University Orchestra, conducted by David Osbon will perform the following repertoire:
Mozart's Symphony No 36 in C, 'Linz', K425
Beethoven's Egmont, Op 84 , Overture
Dmitry Shostakovich's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No 2 in F, Op 102
Soloist: laurie Reeve, winner for the second year in a row, of the Kingston University Concerto competition.
Venue:
St Andrew's Church
St. Andrew's Road
Surbiton
KT6 4DT
Police at Heathrow airport arrest man for local burglaries
29 year-old homeless man Winston Phillip was stopped and charged this week in relation to a series of break-ins around Surbiton and Kingston. Police at Heathrow were on the lookout for Phillip as was he known to frequent the airport.
Read more in the Surrey Comet...
Double-glazing installed four years ago considered 'harmful' to conservation area.
Bourne House nursing home in Langley Avenue faces a £150,000 bill to replace the uPVC windows.
Jag Grewa, managing director of London Residential Healthcare failed to get planning permission when he installed the new windows in 2002. He has until May to replace them with timber-framed alternatives as the building is in a conservation area with strict planning rules.
"I simply don't have the money to change 70 windows and where would the residents go? This is their home."
