Truanting students chant 'join us' at Surbiton school gates

Hundreds of students have confronted the headteacher of Hollyfield School during a noisy protest against tuition fees rises.

Dubai success sees student rise in UK rankings

A 12-year-old from Surbiton has battled the heat and humidity of the Arabian peninsula to finish 14th in the world biathlete championships.

What can we do with the Hole in the High Street?

I am fed up with the Hole in the High Street. I am also reasonably sure I’m not alone in this.

Tesco relaunches bid for Tolworth superstore

Campaigners who fought controversial plans for a Tesco store have a new fight on their hands, after the supermarket giant relaunched its bid.

Wrap up warm for Saturday’s Farmers’ Market!

Surbiton’s Farmers’ Market takes place this Saturday, November 20, in Maple Road.

Surbiton youth band to represent Britain in New York

A youth band has been handed the prestigious honour of representing Britain at the veterans day parade and 9/11 10th anniversary service in New York next year.

Surbiton man flies out to Haiti despite riots and gunfire

A Surbiton man flew out to Haiti this morning, despite riots and gunfire in the suburb where he will set up a 300 bed cholera treatment centre.

School bus routes up for review

Bus routes through Kingston, Tolworth, Surbiton, New Malden and Chessington are being reviewed by Transport for London (TfL).

We will always, always remember

The Royal British Legion makes a fortune out of me. Every year I must buy at least 10 poppies to replace the previous poppy that I’ve lost, ripped, crushed, dropped food over, sat on, eaten—but I suppose that this is one instance when my incessant clumsiness is a good thing.

It's a Good Life for a Margot in Surbiton

Perhaps it was only a matter of time before The Good Life got a mention here—after all, apart from having a prominent mainline station, it’s Surbiton’s only real claim to fame (The Good Life is much funnier than the station, anyway)—and in light of this week’s new BBC2 televisual feast, ‘Giles and Sue Live the Good Life’, to mark the sitcom’s 35th anniversary, it seemed not just fitting but practically essential that it is this week’s topic.

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