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Train line electrocution warning
2:38pm Wednesday 27th August 2008
Railway cops have repeated their warning to children to stay off train tracks after releasing CCTV footage of a group of youths who almost electrocuted themselves on a live rail.
Comments (2)Knights and falcons entertain crowds at A Country Affair
12:16pm Tuesday 26th August 2008
Jousting knights and swooping falcons sprinkled Hampton Court Palace Green with a touch of history over the bank holiday weekend.
Vow renewal honours the groom’s dad
7:10am Tuesday 26th August 2008
A Cobham couple renewed their wedding vows on July 26, in honour of the groom’s father who died before he could fulfil his plan to renew his.
Council probe finds children working illegally
7:10am Tuesday 26th August 2008
More than half of the children working in Surrey could be doing so illegally, according to an investigation by Surrey County Council (SCC).
‘I want to give women a chance’
12:02pm Sunday 24th August 2008
For some African women, living with Aids or disabilities is a life sentence. But one woman is fighting against these injustices from her Walton flat and offering women across the continent, not just a lifeline, but a real chance to succeed. exclusion.
Missing Greyhound is returned to rescue home
2:10pm Saturday 23rd August 2008
It was smiles and waggy tails all round when a lost greyhound was found eight days after going missing from her rescue home.
English Heritage backs Jolly Boatman plans
4:40pm Thursday 21st August 2008
Plans to redevelop a controversial site close to Hampton Court Palace moved a step closer this week when the organisation which protects the country’s historic environment backed the plans.
Students celebrate GCSE success
4:23pm Thursday 21st August 2008
Standing on the sidelines watching students collect their GCSE results today, you could feel the nerves and taste the fear.
Girl attacked in street
1:27pm Wednesday 20th August 2008
Police are appealing for witnesses after a lone teenager was assaulted in Weybridge.
Plan for more rooms at the inn
11:40am Wednesday 20th August 2008
The brewery that owns one of Claygate’s most popular pubs plans to convert it into a hotel.
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UK condemns Russian military action
Updated 3:34am Thursday 28th August 2008
Britain has condemned Russia's "excessive use of military force" in Georgia.
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Britain's Olympic heroes reunited with families at Egham hotel
Egham’s Runnymede Hotel welcomed Britain’s returning Olympic heroes today.
Surfer braves current to save children from sea
A surfer has been hailed a hero after risking his own life to save a teen and two children from drowning – and then unwinding with a cup of tea.
Chariot Festival brings music and worship to Tooting
Tooting was bought to life with colour and music today thanks to a stunning spectacle of Hindu worship.
A 20-mile ‘super sewer’ will start in Chiswick
A huge crater may be dug in Chiswick to make way for a massive underground “super sewer” entrance.
Frying tonight: Fire crew tackles blaze in chippy
An investigation has been launched after a fire broke out in a fish and chip shop causing staff and nearby residents to be evacuated.
‘The public should have a say in park’s future’
A Brentford resident who has seen Gunnersbury Park go from riches to rags has accused Hounslow Council of being undemocratic, after meetings on the park’s future have been held in secret.
‘PCT ignored my letters’
A campaigner for the Stroke Association has criticised what he described as the “rudeness and callous indifference” shown by Hounslow Primary Care Trust (PCT) towards the charity.
Merton exhibition will bring out the child in you
Visitors to Merton’s Heritage Centre will have the opportunity to get in touch with their inner-child thanks to a new exhibition.
Only one per cent of you know MPs...
An investigation by the Croydon Guardian has revealed that 99 per cent of Croydon residents do not recognise their local member of Parliament is and 100 per cent have no idea what their European parliament representative looks like.
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