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Format: 2024-11-27
Format: 2024-11-27

Disabled man 'unable to vote' after finding he could not get his wheelchair into polling station

A disability campaigner missed out on voting in the local elections after finding his polling station was not wheelchair accessible.

Teenager who faints up to eight times a day to climb three highest peaks in Britain

A Tolworth teenager who faints up to eight times a day is taking on three mountain peaks in just 24 hours as part of a charity challenge this weekend.

Surbiton based military charity hits milestone

Tickets For Troops, the military charity which provides free tickets to members of the Armed Forces has distributed its 500,000th donated ticket.

Edward Davey backs Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg with 'full support'

Kingston and Surbiton’s Lib Dem MP has said he fully supports party leader Nick Clegg, amid dissent in the ranks over the deputy prime minister’s leadership.

Man in court over alleged Tolworth Broadway rape

A man has appeared in court over the alleged rape of a teenager in Tolworth Broadway.

Missing Tolworth pensioner John Harding drowned, postmortem exam finds

Missing Tolworth pensioner John Harding, 82, drowned, a postmortem examination has found.

Seven arrested for suspected public order offences in Brighton Road, Surbiton

Seven people have been arrested for suspected public order offences in Surbiton.

'Man put in police van' after helicopter circles in Surbiton

Surrey Police said the police presence in Cottage Grove was connected to a search for a missing person. But a witness said they saw a person put into a police van in Cottage Grove at about 10.30pm after it pulled up with a number of cars.

Driver escapes BMW after it bursts into flames on the A3 at Tolworth

A driver escaped without injury after pulling over on the A3 at Tolworth, as his BMW burst into flames.

More advertising on Victoria Rd lamposts - what do you think?

Planning notices have been put up around town as the council plan to use the 49 new lamp posts to hang advertising banners.