Local news from Kingston and the surrounding area.

Mum's the Word with Angellica Bell: Looking for the perfect double buggy

6:00am Sunday 19th May 2013

When I started researching all the products I needed for my first child, I seriously thought I needed a degree, but now another is on the way, a PhD is definitely a prerequisite.

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Unsung Hero: 'Working with people makes my day happy’

6:00am Sunday 19th May 2013

A ticket office worker at Kingston train station has been nominated as an unsung hero by his colleagues.

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Secret Curmudgeon: 'Yes, I’m going to Hell; but at least it’s warm down there'

6:00am Sunday 19th May 2013

Wouldn’t it be great to be able to take bikes on trains during rush hour?

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Residents dream up alternatives for Surbiton Filter Beds site

4:13pm Saturday 18th May 2013

Surbiton filter beds could be home to a wild lido, tai chi classes or old-English carolling - if residents opposed to a floating homes scheme had their way.

Man wanted over three sexual assault claims on Kingston and Twickenham buses

10:55am Saturday 18th May 2013

A suspected sex attacker is wanted by police after three alleged assaults on board buses in Kingston and Twickenham.

Kingston in Bloom competition back on

6:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

Kingston in Bloom is back, a year after the Surrey Comet and supporters kept it alive following council cuts. Tolworth resident Sarah Partridge-Finucane, who runs a publishing firm, will run the competition this year.

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Music hall tradition and celebration of British spirit at the Rose Theatre

6:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

Two special matinee shows celebrating Britain and its rich wartime heritage will be coming to the Rose Theatre at the end of this month.

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Resurfacing work begins in Eden Street Kingston as sewer repairs completed

3:58pm Friday 17th May 2013

Work to repair a sewer in one of Kingston's busiest roads is complete - but the street will stay partially closed for a while longer as a resurfacing programme is carried out.

Appeal for missing Surbiton man Marin

12:25pm Friday 17th May 2013

An 18-year-old Kingston man has been missing since Wednesday.

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Surbiton women's college told to improve or lose £1.5m funding

8:00am Friday 17th May 2013

A historic women’s college in Surbiton could have most of its funding cut unless it drastically improves its education standards.

Memorial for former Surbiton woman found dead in Newcastle

7:00am Friday 17th May 2013

A memorial service will be held next week for Heather Arthur, the former Surbiton resident found dead at her home in Newcastle last month.

Kingston's International Youth Arts Festival line-up revealed as tickets go on sale

6:00am Friday 17th May 2013

This year’s International Youth Arts Festival will feature acts including extreme sports, a street carnival and two guys trapped in a cardboard box.

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Drug addict sentenced after conning passerby out of cash to visit "ill wife and daughter"

6:00am Friday 17th May 2013

A drug addict tricked a passerby into giving him cash by claiming his daughter and wife had been in an accident and taken to hospital.

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