Fire rages at garden centre
- Environment, Gardening, News
- 17th July 2020
Cllr Sushila Abraham gets stuck in with a spot of Himalayan Balsam bashing. The mayor of Kingston set to work tackling the invasive plant which has a stranglehold on Tolworth’s Six Acre Meadow which borders the Hogsmill River. She was joined by Kingston’s biodiversity officer Elliot Newton, also pictured, as well as Alexandra ward’s Cllr
READ MORESurbiton has made history by introducing the first blanket 20mph speed limit after neighbouring Kingston fudged a decision. In a remarkable move, the area voted to go it alone and cut the speed limit on environmental and safety grounds… including on major thoroughfares such as Ewell Road, Hook Road, Brighton Road and even Portsmouth Road.
READ MOREDevelopers want to demolish a two-storey, detached family home and build a three storey block of flats inspired by Surbiton railway station. The art deco style development – two one-bed studio flats in a basement, and two one-bed and three three-bed apartments across a further three floors – would be built in Oak Hill Grove
READ MOREPart Man. Part Tree. Meet Arbor. Follow the 18ft puppet as he strides around, vanishing behind branches in Canbury Gardens and emerging with a cartful of seeds. Arbor tells the story of a tree pushed from his home and his fight to preserve his future. Encouraging the audience to plant and nurture their own, each
READ MOREExcitement builds ahead of the opening of Sage Parmar’s refill & recycle centre in the old Surbiton Glass shop opposite KFC in Brighton Road on Wednesday (World Refill Day). Customers will be given goody bags containing lots of lovely treats to mark the occasion. The plastic-free zero waste centre and health store is the next
READ MOREHow do you use the green spaces of Berrylands? What do you like about them and what improvements would you like to see? Or don’t you visit them at all and if so, why? The Friends of Berrylands Nature Reserve, which runs regular volunteer events to create and maintain wildlife habitats and our access to
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