It is that time again when death-defying downhill daredevils strap themselves to blocks of ice and hurtle down St Mark’s Hill in Surbiton – and raise money for charity in the process.

Eight schools will close during this Thursday's teachers' strike with another two still to confirm either way, according to Kingston Council.

Kingston residents will be chuckling for charity later this month, when the town’s first ever official comedy festival gets underway.

The owner of a spicy curry house said it had cost £10k to fix food hygiene problems at the restaurant after the old owners “cocked it up”.

A Tolworth primary school has been rated inadequate in its latest Ofsted inspection, with a report claiming the school has several serious weaknesses.

A care home in Surbiton which was accused by care inspectors two years ago of a case of "institutional neglect" has announced plans to close.

Kingston Council “could face a legal challenge” over its plans to review the location of drug rehabilitation services in Surbiton.

It might be too early to begin Christmas shopping, but Surbiton councillors might be delivering presents early this year.

There is already a proliferation of pizza purveyors in Surbiton, but another chain thinks it has what it takes to survive in the area.

The search for a new home for a controversial needle exchange for recovering drug addicts at Surbiton Health Centre could cost as much as £80,000.