• Vicarage Cat Goes Missing in Thames Ditton

  By stlawrence2

  I'm so glad! I just got our dog microchipped today in case of such an eventuality - they really are...

            

   

  By stlawrence2 at 11:44 on 27/02/12

  

  Paddy the Vicarage Cat has gone missing. He is much loved and greatly missed by the Reverend Silk and his family and people in the area are asked to keep a look out for him. Paddy was last seen on the afternoon of Saturday 18th February in the area of St. Nicholas Churchyard. Paddy is a relatively large tabby cat, aged five. He was wearing a blue patterned collar with a bell. Distinguishing features are a small mark on one ear from a...

• Esher's neighbouring town of Thames Ditton puts up Six Blue Plaques!

  By MIKENEWS

  Hats off to the residents' association for getting these arranged. It's great to go to an area and...

            

   

  By stlawrence2 at 10:27 on 08/07/11

  

  Six new blue plaques celebrating historic places and people have been unveiled in Thames Ditton, near Esher, this week.  Picton House, was owned by Cesar Picton. He was brought to Britain from Senegal in 1761 and went on to becme a wealthy coal merchant. He lived in Picton House from 1816 until 1836. Stag's Court, the oldest secular building in Thames Ditton, celebrates the site of the site of the Old Slaughter House. Ferry...

• Cobham Teenager Drowns in Boating Accident

  By MelBattams

  I heard about this on the radio - just so awful. My thoughts are with the family. Such a tragedy.

            

   

  By dittonboy at 14:08 on 24/03/11

  

  The body of a 15 year old boy has been recovered from Heathfield Pond in Cobham. He has been named as Alfie Skelton. He and a friend, 17 year old Luke Wigmore, were fishing on a dinghy when it collapsed at about 4.45pm on Tuesday afternoon. A huge rescue mission had been launched and while Luke Wigmore was taken to Epsom General Hospital in a stable condition, the 15 year old was not found until Wednesday lunchtime.   As a...

• Get Ready for Winter - How to Find a Local Plumber

  By dittonboy

  I used TJ Bathrooms in Thames Ditton recently and they were brilliant! They did all our plumbing for...

            

   

  By stlawrence2 at 09:56 on 04/10/10

  

  The nights are drawing in and there's definite chill in the air. Putting on another jumper just won't do it so it's probably time to switch on the heating, albeit for just an hour or so. But what happens if it doesn't come on, or if some of the radiators are stone cold. After months of inactivity some heating systems are going to need servicing. In fact, we are supposed to do it annually but most of us probably wait for something to go...

• Soggy School Run! Big puddle causes misery outside Thames Ditton Infant School

  By Sam_hilton

  I've just read what the Residents' Association are trying to do to solve the problem and it sounds...

            

   

  By stlawrence2 at 14:43 on 06/10/10

  

  It was a soggy walk to school this morning, made even more miserable by the fact that the drain outside Thames Ditton Infant School is so blocked that parents and children were queueing to get across the narrowest part of it. So a line of scooters, buggies and bikes were waiting patiently - some kids jumped across the wider part and got very wet feet in the process!   My son's feet were wet and whilst I could go home and...

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