Forget Ashleigh and Pudsey. The winners of Britain’s Got Talent were outshone this weekend by Surbiton’s own home-grown stars as local singers and musicians took to the stage.

Surbiton’s brand new school, Lime Tree Primary School, opening in September 2012, featured this week in an ITV News report on what local authorities are doing to help meet the demand for primary school places.

Winner of the Kingston Business Award 2011 for Commitment to the Community, Surbiton Farmers’ Market will end a successful year with a special Christmas market on Saturday December 17. The market runs from 9am to 1pm in Maple Road.

The Seething Wells filter beds are under threat of a massive development.

A five year-old boy has died in a playground accident at a Tolworth school.

A bricklayer has admitted raping a 14-year-old girl in a busy park on Easter Sunday.

Local community groups are to join forces as Homage de Fromage, the Surbiton club that celebrates great British cheeses and cheese-based art, hosts a special ‘Meet the Producers’ event at Surbiton’s next Farmers’ Market.

Robyn Higgins was seven years of age when she was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma, a rare and aggressive form of childhood cancer.

Chef Eric Guignard and pastry chef Michel Risson of Surbiton’s award-winning restaurant The French Table will be demonstrating their culinary skills at the next Maple Road Surbiton Farmers’ Market, on Saturday May 21.