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  • Collision at Tolworth Greenway roadworks

    There was a car crash near road works on Tolworth Broadway this lunchtime. Transport for London tweeted: “Tolworth Broadway towards Kingston is slow following a collision in the works restrictions." Kingston Council said the accident had not

  • Epsom station fails to fuse with nature

    "A building must fuse with nature." So said the famous and much-respected architect Sir Norman Foster. Epsom Station (and all the new buildings) with the much disliked Tesco and Starbucks coffee bar are a far cry from the great Norman Foster's

  • Chauffeur driven Mercedes in flames on M25

    A chauffeur driven Mercedes caught alight on the motorway on Sunday. Firefighters were called to the fire between junction 8 and Leatherhead's junction 9 on the M25 at 6.45am. A Leatherhead firefighter said the fire came from the engine compartment

  • Bedroom tax is not unfair

    Scott Burns seems to have misunderstood what the [dishonest] Labour Party of Ed Milliband has dubbed the bedroom tax. The changes proposed are to housing benefit. As I understand it: currently, if you are renting privately and need housing benefit

  • Louis Tomlinson is Harry Styles' 'wingman'

    Louis Tomlinson is Harry Styles' "wingman". The curly-haired heartthrob may be known for his way with the ladies - having previously dated beauties including Taylor Swift and Caroline Flack - but it is in fact his One Direction bandmate who helps

  • English Heritage reject Penny Gallery listed building bid

    Campaigners have failed in a bid to get an historic former infant school registered as a listed building, ahead of its planned demolition. Members of the Kingston Society found out on Friday that their application to English Heritage to list the