Conservatives win Coombe Vale by-election
Conservative candidates have won both vacant council seats in the Coombe Vale double by-election. Lynne Finnerty and Julie Pickering replace former Conservative councillors James White and
Kingston Council received £5.3 million for local schools
Kingston Council will receive £5.3m of the extra schools funding to expand primary schools The money comes from an extra £500m that the government has provided
Book Review: The Help
“Makes you feel warm inside.” Written by Kathryn Stockett, controversial book The Help is set in Jackson, Mississippi in 1962, ‘where black maids raise white children
Police release a photofit of would-be abductor after Kingston incident
Police are trying to track down a man they believe tried to abduct a young woman in Kingston.
The Twilight Experience
The phenomenon that is the Twilight saga is coming to an end, but what will someone who has never read any of the books, watched
Art Review: Tacita Dean, FILM, Tate Modern
The vast, dark chambers of the Turbine Hall are not an obvious home for an artist known for her quiet, intimate portrayals and elegiac subjects.
Local hairdressers raises over £1000 for charity
Local hair salon, Headmasters hosted a fundraiser on Wednesday evening which raised over £1,000 for the Great Ormond Street Hospital. The staff at the Surbiton
Judd Trump Claims the UK Championship Snooker Final.
He may be only 22 years old but Judd Trump has already proved he’s one of the best players in the snooker world. His nail-biting
Kingston food bank launched to help ‘hidden hunger’
Kingston foodbank has collected over four tonnes of food to help thousands of families living below the poverty line in the borough. Churches, charities and
Resistance over blue plaque for Surbiton stripper
Recent plans to commemorate the ‘Queen of Striptease’ have caused outrage amongst local residents as Phyllis Dixey continues to set pulses racing, almost 50 years
