• New Heathrow runway: What this means for Surbiton

  By adam_leone at 16:40 on 03/04/13

  

  Surbiton and Kingston could be subject to noise pollution should a third or fourth runway be installed at Heathrow Airport.  That's according to research carried out by the 2M group, an all party consortium against Heathrows' expansion.   Overall, nearly 3 million people across South West London would be plagued with noise as planes land and take off.   The first planes take off at 4.30am every day.   Have a...

• A3 double tragedy: Were you there?

  By adam_leone at 07:33 on 21/03/13

  

  Appeals are being made a week after two men lost their lives during two separate tragedies on the A3.  77-year-old Brian Self from Epsom lept to his death onto the A3 from the Clayton Road Bridge last Thursday.  A short time later a motorcyclist hit a parked London ambulance parked on the central reservation.  The rider was identified as 43-year-old Dr. Rajesh Parkesh from Ascot.  The A3 was closed from Long...

• Two people die during A3 rush hour between Hook and Esher

  By adam_leone at 11:35 on 14/03/13

  

  Two people have died on the A3 this morning. A man jumped from a bridge in Long Ditton on the North-bound side of the A3. While emergency services were at the scene, there was separate fatal accident involving a parked London ambulance and a motorcyclist. One onlooker, who wishes not to be named said: "It was quite dramatic." "I witnessed the emergency services trying to resuscitate the man as I drove by." ...

• BREAKING: A3 closed at Hook and Esher because of two accidents

  By adam_leone at 10:48 on 14/03/13

  

  The A3 between Hook and Esher Common has been completely closed after a man jumped into the northbound carraigeway. It's believed the man, who subsequently died, lept from a footbridge in Clayton Road, Long Ditton. To make matters worse, police are also dealing with a seperate accident between a car, motorcyclist and an ambulance. The motorcyclist is being treated at the scene. Police are advising people to avoid the area. ...

• Tolworth 'Greenway' set to get underway

  By adam_leone at 11:47 on 06/03/13

  

  Motorists travelling around Tolworth are being warned of disruption as the infamous Greenway project is set to get underway.  The plan is to take away the central barrier on Tolworth Broadway and instead put in a path for cyclists and pedestrians.   The idea is to regenerate the area at a cost of £3million. The scheme also boasts improved lighting and paving, trees and new benches a 20 mph speed limit along the...

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