The £6.5m legacy of local resident creates the Erach and Roshan Sadri Foundation.
After many years as an active member of the Star and Garter Star Home as well as being ambassador for the British Forces Foundation, Roshan Sadri passed away last year at the age of 73 leaving a sizable estate. Though she died unexpectedly she had made it clear that she wanted the majority of her money to go to charity.
Read more in The Surrey Comet and the Erach and Roshan Sadri Foundation website...
A spate of car break-ins in Berrylands prompts a call to the copper chopper.
A police helicopter was scrambled during the early hours of Tuesday after a suspicious car was seen patrolling Berrylands. Police have been on the look out for a gang of thieves targeting cars in the Surbiton Hill and Berrylands area after a spate of break-ins.
Twelve cars have been broken into as the thieves appear to be targeting satellite navigation systems. Police say to be cautious of anyone selling such equipment second-hand, and to be extra careful if you own such items.
Police can be contacted on 0800 555 111 if you have any information.
Hundred of enthusiasts of the children's illustrated stories gathered to celebrate Surbiton's illustrator Alfred Bestall.
On January 15 1986, Alfred Bestall died after a long and literally illustrious career writing and drawing the adventures of the worlds best-known comic-strip bear.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of his Surbiton life, local resident and old friend of Bestall Ann Fox, organised an exhibition of his work at Surbiton Hill Methodist Church.
Read more in the Kingston Guardian...
Surbiton Italian asks for extended drinking and dancing.
The Terrazza restaurant in Ewell Road has applied to Kingston Council for extended hours, hoping to increase their licence to 3am at weekends and 2am on weekdays. Concerned local Darren Cairnes says, "This is a residential neighbourhood and as residents we do not want or need this."
A spokesman for the restaurant said, "We have been here a very long time and have been playing music already but nobody came and complained. Yet once people saw the application that was it."
Kingston Council licensing department were considering the application on January 11.
Sutton man arrested for robbing the Tolworth branch of Boots has failed to appear at his hearing.
Dean Robert Peerless, 36, of Gander Green Lane, Sutton was arrested four days after the raid but do not attend his December hearing at Kingston Crown Court.
A group of ten repeatedly punched and kicked the 45-year old after leaving the Saucy Kettle pub.
Police believe they will find the assailants using CCTV footage they have. Detective Sergeant Simon Harding of the Metropolitan Police is calling for witnesses to help identify the group of youths, aged between 15 and 17 and said to be both black and white.
Anyone with information to do with the incident should call 020 8247 4945.
Read more in The Kingston Guardian...
Black box analysis reveals driver and signalman acted promptly to unknown safety failure.
An early morning commute nearly ended in disaster as a potential major collision was averted on November 25. Exasperated by bad weather, an as yet unknown technical fault meant that the 5.44 from Alton to Waterloo skidded through two red signals before coming to rest less than 300 metres from another train. A high-level enquiry into the incident is now underway.
The evening of the same day, severe delays for homeward commuters was caused by an earlier suicide at Hampton Court Junction.
Read more in The Hersham News and Mail, BBC News and The Sun...
A 45 year-old nurse from Surbiton in Surrey will come before the Nursing and Midwifery council to face charges of misconduct.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council's (NMC) Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) will hear evidence and if found guilty (of misconduct), registered adult nurse Paul Jackson Duncan will be struck off the register and stopped from working as a nurses.
The PCC will hear that on July 22 2004, Duncan came before Horseferrys Magistrates Court charged making a total of fifteen indecent images of children under the age of sixteen. Duncan was also charged with possession of a total of 71 indecent images of children. For these offenses Duncan was convicted of these offensives and sentenced to six months imprisonment to run concurrently and required to sign the sex offender's register for a total of seven years.
Despite the massive petition delivered to the House of Commons last month, patients are being relocated next week with staff unsure of their futures.
Most of the Surbiton Hospital patients will be moved to Tolworth Hospital with a few being transferred to Hobkirk House in New Malden. Many nurses are still waiting to be informed of where they will be reposted to and a hospital porter is to be made redundant.
Read more in The Kingston Guardian and This Is Local London...
Local clergy fly in a South African bishop to ordain gay deacons.
Earlier this month an ordination was conducted in defiance of the Diocese of Southwark's bishop Rt Rev Dr Tom Butler.
On November 2nd, Revd Richard Coekin unofficially ordained his staff in defiance of the local Bishop's wishes, resulting in the revoking of his license. The ordinations are thought to be backed by an evangelical network called Reform, that are know to protest against bishops stance on gay and lesbian people.
