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

Lightning strike causes massive train disruption

Trains from London toward Woking are not running beyond Surbiton due to a lightning strike in the town. South West Trains also said earlier signalling problems at Waterloo have been resolved, but delays of up to 60 minutes will continue until further notice.

The full list of disruptions is as follows:

Teachers sing farewell to their pupils with Celtic blessing

Teachers at a Surbiton school surprised departing pupils with a farewell song at their last assembly.

Tolworth newsagent which sold two bottles of vodka to a 14-year-old loses its licence

A Tolworth newsagent can no longer sell alcohol after its licence was revoked over sales to children.

Man admits having kitchen knife and imitation revolver in public

A man has admitted having a knife and a fake revolver in public.

Dying woman remarries her husband after exposure to asbestos at Battersea Power Station

A woman dying of exposure to asbestos at Battersea Power Station remarried her husband as she lay on her deathbed.

Police appeal after teenage girl touched on train

British Transport Police (BTP) has today issued two images of a man they want to speak to after a teenage girl was touched on a train at Surbiton.

Newsagent's licence could be revoked after drunk 14-year-old hospitalised

A Tolworth newsagent could be stripped of its licence after a 14-year-old boy got so drunk he was hospitalised.

New boss steps in to steer Kingston Council leader's PR firm

An ex-council leader of Kensington and Chelsea has been announced as the new executive chairman of Kingston Council leader Kevin Davis' PR firm.

Sun shines for Royal Star and Garter summer fete

Kids, residents, stallholders and even a live band turned out for the Royal Star and Garter's summer fete.

Con man told to pay back money he swindled from Alzheimer's disease sufferers

A con man who duped elderly Alzheimer’s sufferers into paying out sums of money from their savings has been ordered to pay back half of the money he swindled.