lockdown

Relieve lockdown boredom with a drive-thru treat at Hideaway 0
- Food, News
- 19th January 2021
It’s time to give yourself a lockdown treat. Ever inventive, Surbiton restaurateur Sam Berry, owner of Hideaway at Thames Ditton marina, has launched a drive-thru. Park and pick up in the marina car park off Portsmouth Road. Parking free. Order your food 20 minutes ahead via the Mediterranean eatery’s website, or just drive up and
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Iconographic-style art show moves online in lockdown 0
- Arts, News
- 12th January 2021
Twilight, an exhibition by Surbiton fine art artist Anthony Maccini, can be viewed in an online video at the cornerHOUSE arts centre. The exhibition showing Anthony’s black and white oil-on-canvas paintings depicting symbolic ideas, places and people, had been scheduled to run at the Douglas Road arts centre until February 21 with a Meet the
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Hearty home-cooked takeaways 0
- Food, News
- 18th November 2020
His portions are generous and his meals are tasty and nutritious. What else would you expect from a marathon coach who takes groups on training camps in Portugal and France and then chefs for them in the evening? Neil Aitken, who runs Berrylands HomeChef, started the takeaway service from his house in Surbiton Hill Park
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From flowers to florets… again 0
- News
- 6th November 2020
Surbiton’s hand-tied specialist has again swapped flowers for florets, becoming a pop-up greengrocer during the second lockdown. Simon Smith Flowers, between Wilders deli and the kebab takeaway at the station forecourt in Victoria Road, Surbiton, reinstalled its door counter to serve customers with fresh produce. There’s a colourful fruit ‘n’ veg display on the pavement… together
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Close Maple Road to traffic and boost market, says councillor 0
- Food, News
- 26th September 2020
A Surbiton councillor wants Maple Road added to the list of experimental ‘low-traffic neighbourhoods’ to create safer pedestrian space, boost pubs and restaurants, and allow the farmers’ market (still in abeyance since lockdown) to thrive. Green councillor Sharron Sumner wants a vehicle barrier installed by Maple Infants’ and St Andrew’s & St Mark’s junior schools.
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The Limping Fox in Long Ditton reopens with new guidelines 0
- Food, News
- 29th July 2020
The Limping Fox in Long Ditton is reopening today (Wednesday). The pub, in Rushett Road, known for its roast dinners, large garden and outdoor cinema nights, has been closed since March. There are new opening hours initially: Wednesday and Thursday, 4-11pm; Friday and Saturday, noon to 11.30pm; Sunday, noon to 10.30pm. The owners, Luke and
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