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    Tim Harrison

    Tim has been a journalist for more than 40 years covering local and national news. Having lived and worked all his life in the Surbiton/Kingston/Long Ditton area, he set up The Good Life with like-minded souls who care about local newspapers and feel they are a vital part of the community. He hopes to entertain and inform, with a smile whenever possible. Tim focuses on news, sport, history and food. He especially likes food!

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  • Blues top the Xmas tree

    Blues top the Xmas tree0

    That, laughed Chelsea Women’s manager Emma Hayes, was a tense early Christmas treat for fans. And she was right. There was an unexpectedly tight, nervy finish to the Blues’ last Women’s Super League match before the winter break, but they clung on to beat Reading 3-2 to guarantee being top of the tree through the

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  • Dipping into Fridays

    Dipping into Fridays0

    • Food
    • 11th December 2022

    Megan’s restaurant has introduced a new twist to its menu with the launch of Fondue Fridays at the Surbiton restaurant in the old post office building opposite Sainsbury’s. New festive flavours have been added to the straightforward ‘original’ fondue, and the deal is for a shared fondue, plus dipping bread, plus bottle of house wine

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  • M&Co goes bust

    M&Co goes bust0

    • News
    • 10th December 2022

    M&Co has gone bust. In a major retailing blow to Surbiton high street, the clothing shop chain has plunged into administration a fortnight before Christmas. Despite its windows being full of festive jumpers, and dramatic 25% pre-Xmas discounts being offered at what should be the busiest time of the year, all 180 branches of the

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  • Xmas Carol is a feelgood fillip

    Xmas Carol is a feelgood fillip0

    Fancy a feelgood fillip to counteract these cold, cheerless days? The Rose Theatre’s festive show – always a high point of the year – is a truly spectacular pick-me-up. Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s interpretation of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is a vibrant musical led by a surprisingly small adult cast of five, backed by a splendid

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