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Format: 2024-11-28
Format: 2024-11-28

New £110,000 pedestrian crossing for Tolworth greenway?

Yet more roadworks are looming for Tolworth’s greenway, and could include a new £110,000 crossing point.

Mayor Boris Johnson backs Crossrail 2 route including five Kingston borough stations

Crossrail 2 is a step closer to coming to Kingston after the mayor of London backed a regional route that could see high-speed trains come through five of the borough’s stations.

Convicted robbers back behind bars for threatening to kill woman

A pair of convicted thieves are back behind bars for lengthy terms after they admitted threatening to kill a woman.

Adrian Robertson, 40, admitted to making threats to kill Jackie Rossiter and damaging her door at Edinburgh Court, Raynes Park, in June last year.

His partner Rebecca Mills, 32, of Lincoln Walk, Epsom, also admitted the charges in a previous court hearing, as well as a charge of racial provocation to violence. Ms Rossiter lived below Ms Mill’s mother in Edinburgh Court who had been evicted due to problems with Ms Rossiter.

Missing man Arnold Austin from Surbiton found

Missing man Arnold Austin has been found “safe and well”, police confirmed.

Stolen car found on fire in Tolworth

A stolen car was found ablaze in Tolworth last night.

Plans for Surbiton garage fuel speculation

Plans for a vacant petrol station in Surbiton will not be revealed until next year.

Polar explorer visits Surbiton primary school

Children at a Surbiton primary school welcomed a polar explorer into the classroom this week.

Seriously silly: How events like Surbiton Ski Sunday can teach new life skills

Grown adults strapped to blocks of ice hurling themselves down a length of plastic sheeting might not scream international educational fact-finding opportunity, but there it is.

Computer says yes: Actor David Walliams visits Surbiton school

Pupils at St Matthew's Primary School in Surbiton got an unexpected treat when actor and children's author David Walliams stopped by during a break in filming a new show.

Police warn residents after tens of thousands of pounds-worth of jewellery stolen

Police have urged vigilance after a series of burglaries by a "well-organised gang", including at houses where windows were locked and CCTV installed.