After a drugs raid discovered a cannabis factory two men were charged and appeared in court this week.

A mad hatter’s tea party and antiques valuing are just some of the activities on the bill for this year’s Surbiton Festival kicking off at the weekend.

A new report that predicts further overcrowding for train commuters has led to Surbiton and Kingston MP James Berry calling the introduction of Crossrail 2 the only “viable solution” for the borough’s increasingly congested network.

Street cleaners could only be paid if they do a good job and residents might have to “make deals” with the council under proposed plans to cut the budget.

Trains to Waterloo through Wimbledon are delayed by up to an hour after serious signalling problems.

The failures, between Wimbledon and Earlsfield and affecting all routes to and from Waterloo via Wimbledon, have been resolved, South West Trains (SWT) said, but delays remain.

Earlier this year SWT and National Rail spent millions of pounds to upgrade tracks in the Wimbledon and Earlsfield areas, with a view to improving services.

But shortly before 7am today the first train into town from Surbiton was shown as being the 7.38am.

Yesterday’s Bank Holiday rain cancelled a Surbiton beach party but failed to put a dampener on the organiser’s spirits.

Victims of a rogue tom cat in Tolworth have come forward to claim the aggressive feline’s attacks on their pets are “no joke”.

Firefighters are still battling a huge blaze at a Surbiton home seven hours after it took hold.

A 33-year-old woman was allegedly raped in a Surbiton town centre alley.

A Christian street pastor has admitted secretly recording a female victim for sexual satisfaction.