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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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  • From flowers to florets… again

    From flowers to florets… again0

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    • 6th November 2020

    Surbiton’s hand-tied specialist has again swapped flowers for florets, becoming a pop-up greengrocer during the second lockdown. Simon Smith Flowers, between Wilders deli and the kebab takeaway at the station forecourt in Victoria Road, Surbiton, reinstalled its door counter to serve customers with fresh produce. There’s a colourful fruit ‘n’ veg display on the pavement… together

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  • It’s a piece of cake for Tolworth

    It’s a piece of cake for Tolworth0

    In a vote of confidence in Tolworth Broadway’s long-term future, a branch of Cake Box – the calorific treat shop for those with egg allergies – has opened. The new shop is part of a chain which prides itself on being vegetarian and egg-free, and now occupies the former religious bookshop Refresh, on the tower

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  • Megan’s gets set to open

    Megan’s gets set to open0

    Surbiton’s newest restaurant is just weeks from opening, and aims to launch by early December. Megan’s is the replacement for Zizzi in the high street, and is already being described by the chain as ‘Megan’s At The Post Office’, playing up surviving relics of its former incarnation as Surbiton’s main PO, such as the outsize

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  • Looking Erin in the eye

    Looking Erin in the eye0

    In a move which could be repeated at other stages of this Covid-skewed season, Chelsea are giving fans currently excluded from Kingsmeadow a ‘free pass’ to the next match. Next week’s Conti Cup group game against Spurs, on Tuesday November 3 at 7pm, will be streamed live and free on the Chelsea website, YouTube, apps

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