• Tenor’s tribute to the NHS

    Tenor’s tribute to the NHS2

    Tenor Jem Sharples finished off two minutes of clapping for carers last night (Thursday) with a rousing tribute to the NHS. The opera singer, who lives in Queens Drive, Berrylands, and who is part of the award-winning trio Tenors Un Limited, sang You Raise Me Up –a Norwegian-Irish ballad popularised by boy band Westlife in

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  • Water a sapling on your walk

    Water a sapling on your walk0

    Can you help water a newly-planted community orchard at Berrylands Nature Reserve? The group which helps maintain and nurture the five hectare reserve off Raeburn Avenue, Surbiton, is asking individuals to help look after fruit trees planted in January and other saplings planted in the last couple of years while they are out on their

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  • Tributes paid to Anton

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    A Surbiton councillor has paid a moving tribute to geriatrician Dr Anton Sebastianpillai, who has died of coronavirus barely two weeks after coming off his last shift at Kingston Hospital. Both Cllr Yogan Yoganathan and Dr Sebastianpillai settled in Surbiton after arriving in the area from Sri Lanka in the late 1960s. Dr Sebastianpillai, who lived

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  • Volunteer to help the vulnerable

    Volunteer to help the vulnerable0

    Nearly 1,000 local residents have stepped forward to help support the community during the coronavirus crisis. “We have been overwhelmed with the generosity of people and the number of residents wanting to offer their help and support,” said a spokesman for Kingston council. “We are continuing to work hard to process all the applications. If

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  • Schools donate goggles to NHS

    Schools donate goggles to NHS0

    Hundreds of science goggles have been donated to Kingston Hospital and GP surgeries by local schools to protect NHS staff against the coronavirus. “We are all immensely proud to be part of a collaborative effort to support our fantastic NHS colleagues in their brave fight against coronavirus,” said Niall Smith, headteacher of Surbiton’s Southborough High

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  • Surbiton florist turns greengrocer

    Surbiton florist turns greengrocer0

    Flowers have been swapped for florets as a Surbiton florist has transformed into a greengrocer to serve the community during the coronavirus crisis. Simon Smith Flowers in front of the station in Victoria Road, Surbiton, is also delivering fresh fruit and veg to KT5 and KT6 postcodes for a £3 delivery charge. The florist is

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