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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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  • Two Popes: double value

    Two Popes: double value0

    • Arts
    • 14th September 2022

    Nicholas Woodeson is perfectly cast as the future Pope Francis in The Two Popes at the Rose All pictures: Manuel Harlan Warning: incense. An unlikely audience caution ahead of a play, but as the curtains part on Anthony McCarten’s The Two Popes at Kingston’s Rose, aromatic smoke does permeate the auditorium. It’s a sumptuous, absorbing

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  • Anyone for crab?

    Anyone for crab?0

    After lamenting that the first half of the Chelsea v West Ham derby was 45 minutes of my life I’d never get back, the match turned into a frantic thriller.  In the space of half an hour the scoreline went from 0-1 to 1-1, then 2-1, then 2-2, then back to 2-1, thanks to a

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  • 2,400 enjoy women’s friendly

    2,400 enjoy women’s friendly0

    Maybe it’s an indication of how the women’s game is growing, but even the stadium announcer sounded surprised when he tannoyed, midway through the second half of the pre-season friendly between Chelsea and Spurs, that 2,400 people had turned up to Kingsmeadow. The Blues won the match comfortably, with the fact that the scoreline was

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  • 10 men cling on for victory

    10 men cling on for victory0

    Despite only having 10 men for the last hour of a frantic match against the Foxes at the Bridge, after Conor Gallagher (pictured) was sent off for a cynical trip, Chelsea somehow held on for all three points. Two goals from Raheem Sterling, his first a cheeky contender for August goal of the month, were

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