It was July 12, 1921, a perfect summer day of sunshine and light breezes, when Harry Hawker left his house in Hook Road, Surbiton and rode off on his motorcycle to Hendon Airfield.
A car enthusiast who travelled across the world to pick up a rare sports car was driven to complete a bizarre request before striking a deal with a Surbiton dealer.
The revelation South American gangs attracted by rich pickings along the A3 corridor had fuelled a 30 per cent increase in burglaries across Kingston was exposed before Christmas.
Plans to build flats on the Surbiton filter beds have been dealt a further blow after official sports and transport bodies raised concern
over the development.
