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Evie triumphs in nationwide songwriting competition 0
- Arts, News
- 24th June 2020
Fifteen-year-old Evie Burnett has triumphed in a nationwide songwriting competition. The Tolworth Girls’ School pupil beat 427 other aspiring writers in her 13 to 18 age group to win the Song Academy’s The Young Songwriter 2020 competition. Her entry, Lights of the Sky, was praised by judges for being “breezy and effortless with gorgeous melodies
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How John Dixon got the Needle 0
- Notable Surbitonians
- 23rd June 2020
The man who gave a new meaning to needlework by transporting an ancient Egyptian obelisk to London was a Surbiton engineer. Shifting a 69ft red granite monument 3,000 miles and installing it on the Embankment looked impossible in the 1870s, but John Dixon relished a challenge. The hieroglyph column, made in around 1450 BC and
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Blues’ joy at turnaround 0
- Chelsea First Team, Sport
- 21st June 2020
Chelsea managed to turn a 1-0 halftime deficit into a 2-1 victory at Villa Park in their opening match back after the Covid break, notching up their first away win of 2020 and making a clear statement about their intention to hang on to a Champions League place for next season. But the biggest takeaway
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Trio go in Chelsea clear-out 0
- Chelsea FC Women, Sport
- 21st June 2020
The inevitable summer departures have begun at Kingsmeadow as Emma Hayes turns her thoughts to the shape of the squad for 2020-21. A trio of Chelsea Women have exited the club, with underused striker Adelina Engman (pictured above), versatile defender Deanna Cooper and dependable midfielder Anita Asante all leaving… as champions. All three suffered serious
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Harmful tree pest spotted in nature reserves 0
- Environment, News
- 20th June 2020
Nests of damaging oak processionary moths have been discovered in two local nature reserves. People have reported sightings in Berrylands Nature Reserve and Stokes Field nature reserve in Long Ditton. After a nest was spotted on a tree in the Berrylands reserve, further nests were found. Kingston Council will be conducting additional surveys of the
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Shhhh! Let’s hear it for the barrier method 0
- Gardening
- 19th June 2020
Garden designers are well versed in problem solving, coming up with creative solutions for boggy gardens, dry gardens, too much shade, too much sun, and so on. But what can be done about a noisy garden? In the streets of Surbiton, we have to deal with construction work, sirens, the constant hum of traffic and,
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