You have until Friday (Jan 14) to submit your comments to Elmbridge Borough Council on Aldi’s plans to build a supermarket on the former Guy Salmon Jaguar Land Rover showroom site in Portsmouth Road. The two-storey building, with warehouse and manager’s office above, and 926 sq m shop below, would have parking for 51 cars
READ MOREThe Surbiton area’s most innovative curry house is on the shortlist for this year’s Asian Restaurant Awards. Saffron Summer, at the Ace of Spades, Hook, is known for dishes such as wild boar vindaloo, pushing the boundaries of Indian cookery. The awards are open to all Asian and Oriental restaurants in the UK, with 100,000
READ MOREStaff at Waitrose’s Surbiton branch are being driven ding-dong by the incessant beeping sound made by hand-held Deliveroo order terminals. Now customers have joined the chorus of complaints about the Sunmi point-of-sale devices that emit the repetitive ear-piercing four-note ringtone every few seconds. As staff go round the aisles, filling baskets for home deliveries, the
READ MORESurbiton’s foodie army has welcomed the return of one of its most popular town-centre eateries, which has remained closed throughout the pandemic. The Allegro cafe has become Allegros, and now boasts a refitted kitchen, new loos, and upgraded menu, smart signage and more storage room. Sandwiched between the carpet shop and rival Caffe Nero at
READ MOREThe Save the World Club, based at The Circulatory – the upcycling centre at the Chiltern Works site near Berrylands railway station – is petitioning the government over food waste. The group, led by Des Kay (pictured), is asking for the law to be changed so supermarkets must donate food which is past its sell
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