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

Kingston's best looking pooches get ready for Crufts

At least nine of Kingston's best-looking and smartest pet pooches are gearing up to parade their skills on television for the annual Crufts competition this week.

Hundreds of thousands more passengers on trains at Kingston and Surbiton

Hundreds of thousands of extra train journeys last year put the borough’s stations under increasing strain.

World War I play next off for Kingston Festival of the Voice

A celebration of the singing and spoken voice will feature a touring First World War play during the centenary anniversary of the war this year.

Woman injured crossing from Tolworth Greenway: 'Just be careful'

A woman left with two metal pins in her ankle after being run over in Tolworth Broadway has urged pedestrians using the Greenway to “just be careful”.

Lorraine Wheeler, 25, of School Lane, Tolworth, tried to cross the road on February 14 near Lorimer’s with her son, Kyle, who was also injured, though not seriously. She suffered a broken ankle and a ruptured foot, while her son sustained soft tissue damage, she said.

More than 700 patients 'waited too long' for Kingston Hospital ultrasound tests, GPs told

More than 700 patients waited too long for ultrasound tests at Kingston Hospital because of staff shortages, GPs have been told.

Children create explosions and make space accessories for science week

Children at a Surbiton primary school made space-themed accessories and decorated their classroom in cosmic posters to celebrate science week.

Queen's Award for Tolworth businesswoman Tiffany London

A Tolworth businesswoman was presented with a Queen’s Award to mark her success.

Pensioners enjoy Valentine's Day dance in Surbiton

Pensioners got into the swing of Valentine’s Day with a tea dance in Surbiton on Friday.

The giant is stowed away in a van ahead of Sunday's 2014 Seething Festival - join in the fun here #seethingfestival

Daub on your facepaint and celebrate a genuine mythical hero on Sunday in Seething Wells.

Father of man killed by train at Surbiton station said benefits changes ‘weighed on his mind’

A man hit by a train at Surbiton station is believed to have committed suicide on his 46th birthday.