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Format: 2024-11-24
Format: 2024-11-24

Surbiton school caretaker celebrates 30 years of service

A caretaker who rescued countless balls from the school roof and has always been available to offer a helping hand, celebrated 30 years of looking after a Surbiton school.

Tributes paid to first Surbiton woman to be ordained by the church

Tributes have been paid this week to a former Tiffin Girls’ pupil who became one of the first women to be ordained by the Church of England.

Three escape serious injury in head-on car crash

Three people have escaped serious injury in a head-on car crash in Surbiton.

No comment on future of walk-in and GP services at controversial centre

Health bosses are refusing to discuss their reviews of GP care and walk-in services at a controversial health centre, and what they mean for patients.

Cops' fat-burning foot patrols logged on phone apps

Police officers in Surbiton have come up with a new wheeze to reassure residents they are on the beat.

Special needs school given thumbs-up for expansion

Dysart School, in Ewell Road, had applied to Kingston Council to build a post-16 educational building using a £1,000,250 grant from the Education Funding Agency.

Councillors agreed the expansion plans at the development control committee meeting on Thursday, February 26.

The new building will be built on playing fields at the back of the school site, on land owned by Kingston Council and shared with St Matthew’s Primary School, in Langley Road.

Spirit of Seething on full show in the sun

The sun shone on Surbiton yesterday as villagers gathered for the annual Seething Festival.

Memorial stone for Surbiton VC hero Douglas Belcher

A stone will be unveiled by Surbiton war memorial later this year to commemorate Victoria Cross recipient Douglas Belcher.

Affordable homes 'not viable' for petrol station developer

A company that hopes to build up to 32 new homes on the site of an old petrol station does not believe including any affordable units is "viable".

Dealer caught out after selling garden grass instead of cannabis

A drug dealer who tried to palm off a punter with garden grass instead of cannabis was caught out when the "customer" told police he had been robbed.