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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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  • Jo is Blues’ fifth signing

    Jo is Blues’ fifth signing0

    You’ll struggle to stencil her name on the back of your replica shirt, but Johanna Rytting Kaneyrd has joined Chelsea Women on a three-year deal. Remember THAT goal? Alessia Russo’s cheeky backheel in the 68th minute of the England v Sweden semi? One of those watching in disbelief was Swedish international Rytting Kaneyrd, who had

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  • Stand up to invaders!

    Stand up to invaders!0

    Bish, bash, bosh! Take a stand against aggressive invaders! Take out your frustration and protect the environment as Berrylands Nature Reserve runs Himalayan Balsam Bashing sessions on Tue, July 12 (and 19th and 26th) at 6pm in Elmbridge Meadows. Funnel your feelings by expelling a plant which is outcompeting native flora along the Hogsmill! Wear

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  • Repelling the invaders

    Repelling the invaders0

    A conservation day is being held at The Wood and Richard Jefferies Bird Sanctuary off Oakhill Grove, behind Surbiton station, on Sat, July 9, tackling invasive species such as cherry laurel, bamboo and self-sown sycamores, as well as picking litter. Kingston biodiversity officer Elliot Newton explains: “It’s an area of beautiful mature native woodland which

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  • Pet service is a casualty-free hit

    Pet service is a casualty-free hit0

    Who’s a pretty boy then? And the dog’s quite cute too. Rector Kuhan Satkunanayagam  from St Mary’s, Long Ditton, declared the pet blessing service a success, with no casualties! ‘Everybody enjoyed it, there were no accidents, and we processed out to I Wanna Be Like You from The Jungle Book!’ Anyone not wanting to risk

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