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'Any drug death a tragedy'
3:10pm Saturday 6th September 2008
A drive to reduce drug deaths has been launched with the start of Surrey Overdose Prevention Month.
Comments (0)Shoppers and residents get their first sight of blueprint for town centre
1:00pm Saturday 6th September 2008
Shoppers and residents can get their first look at the blueprint for the future of Kingston town this week.
Charity golfers on long drive
11:50am Saturday 6th September 2008
A five-day golfing marathon is kicking off on September 15, when two young men will travel north to raise money for charity.
Children targeted in battle against obesity
11:32am Saturday 6th September 2008
Overweight children in Kingston are being invited to shed the pounds by the NHS, despite the borough escaping mention in a national "Fat Map".
Sisters training to save
10:20am Saturday 6th September 2008
A New Malden teenager has followed in her sister’s first aid footsteps this summer by teaching young people basic techniques for saving lives in an emergency.
Off licences to blacklist troublemakers
8:20am Saturday 6th September 2008
Off licences have joined forces to tackle crime and ban troublemakers from licensed premises in Elmbridge.
Prop's barefoot success
8:01am Friday 5th September 2008
A Weybridge rugby player has proved he can be fairly light on his feet, if a little wet, at more than 40mph.
Breast cancer walk and talk
2:15pm Friday 5th September 2008
Friends of Capelfield Surgery in Claygate has arranged a breast cancer talk and charity dinner to raise money to fight the illness.
Yobs cop fines not convictions
4:30pm Thursday 4th September 2008
Police have handed out hundreds of on-the-spot fines for drunken and disorderly behaviour on the streets of Kingston but none of the offenders will have been given a criminal record.
Missing mental patient found
3:50pm Thursday 4th September 2008
A Tolworth hospital patient who went missing for more than a week has been found safe and well in Kingston town centre.
UK News
Last orders for five pubs a day
Updated 6:18am Monday 8th September 2008
British pubs have closed at the rate of five a day during the first half of this year, according to new figures.
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An annual hunt commemorates the bizarre craze for keeping fake holy men as pets in eccentric England. Reporter Louise Robertson finds out more.
Man jailed for knifing partner in broccoli row
A man who stabbed his partner to death after she threw a piece of broccoli at him has been jailed for five years.
Theatre beckons for slimmed down pensioner
A Putney pensioner will finally achieve her dream of appearing on a West End stage - after losing a third of her body weight.
PC given award for saving man
A police officer who talked a suicidal man down from the edge of Walton bridge has been awarded a Chief Constable’s Commendation.
Prop's barefoot success
A Weybridge rugby player has proved he can be fairly light on his feet, if a little wet, at more than 40mph.
Princess Diana's wedding cake sold for charity
A slice of Princess Diana’s wedding cake found in a Furzedown attic fetched over £1,000 at an auction on Tuesday.
Squatters take over homes of returning servicemen
Squatters evicted from a Balham council estate last week have moved into army quarters meant for the families of servicemen.
Yobs cop fines not convictions
Police have handed out hundreds of on-the-spot fines for drunken and disorderly behaviour on the streets of Kingston but none of the offenders will have been given a criminal record.
Polish man stabbed in race attack
A young Polish man who was stabbed in the head with a broken bottle was saved when a good Samaritan managed to drag him into his car.
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