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
READ MORECan 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
READ MOREA 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
READ MOREFlowers 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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