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  • Bad cyclists and bad drivers are one and the same

    I am tired of hearing the same old arguments against cycling. How many cyclists do you think do not also use a car? Bad cyclists and bad drivers are usually the same person and the dichotomy helps no one. The cyclists on the Ride100 the other day are

  • Swans parenting skills certainly lacking

    I did smile when I read the update of the cygnet with the twisted beak that was successfully operated on (A clean bill of health, August 22) particularly the words: "observation of the other members of the cygnet’s family…. has

  • Broken arm eased by Epsom’s excellent A&E

    I would like to pass on my heartfelt thanks to the A&E department at Epsom Hospital.  A friend was staying with me for the week when she fell heavily and broke her arm.  We arrived at Epsom A&E on Saturday night and were seen

  • Contain your cooking fat to save Kingston's sewers

    The cure for the Kingston ‘fatberg’ is for every householder to put an empty jamjar in the cupboard under the kitchen sink and to pour all the excess fat from the roasting tin into it before washing the tin. It will harden and you can