Kingston Guardian, January 29, 2015

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Boxclever?
Thedeal
between
Kingstonand Hospitalbossessorryfor
Richmond parkingproblems......page5
councilscould
havesaved ChefchargedoverChessington
£8m curryhousestabbing ..page6
DE AL
Council’s mooted merger
Kingstonisfirstchoiceforroyal
with Richmond collapses barge ...............page8
FlatsplanforNewMaldentower
block ...............page9
Family’supsetastributeflowers
CHIEFREPORTER “When the Thames Agreement toson‘missing’ ......page11
NAZIADEWJI brokedown,wewereinaposition
ofknowingWandsworthwouldbe
ndewji@ readytodobusinesswithus.
london.newsquest.co.uk
“Thisprovidedacontrasttone-
KingstonCouncilwillhavetofind gotiationswithKingstonbecause
anotherwayofsaving£8maftera weandWandsworthsharedaview
proposedmergerwithRichmond of whatwouldbethebestwayof
Councilcollapsed. doingthis,whichistoshareachief
The planned Thames Agree- executive.
ment, which would have joined “We hadn’t been able to agree
Kingston and Richmond’s back- thatmanagementstructurewith
roomservicesunderonechiefex- Kingston,butthatisnottheonly
ecutive,wasfinallyditchedafter reasonforfailure.”
Richmond announced it had He added Kingston had also
agreed to share services with beenapproachedbyWandsworth
Wandsworthinstead. foramergerinJuly.
The news came a day after RichmondandWandsworthwill
Kingston Council announced it save £10m each every year
neededtofind£37mworthof sav- throughsharedstaffingarrange-
ingsinthenextfouryearsinits mentsfrom2017.
latestbudgetforecast. Continuedonpage4
Richmond Council leader Lord
Truesaidthisweek“differencesin
view” led to talks breaking
downwithKingstonin
December.
Hesaid:“Bythemid-
dle of November, it
becameclearthetalks
werebecomingdifficult
andlikelytofail.
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BUDGET: Council tax frozen but £24m worth of savings still to be found
Leader warns of tougher year
CHIEFREPORTER nowand2018-19–andCoun- “Inthreeyears’timeIdon’t Kingston and Richmond
NAZIADEWJI cillor Davis admitted that thinkwewillbesittinghere “Thefurtherwego Council’sbackroomservices
wasgoingtobe“tough”. with the council doing the nowlooksunlikely,following
ndewji@ Hesaid:“Wehavefounda exact same thing that the intheprocessthe theannouncementthatRich-
london.newsquest.co.uk
balancebetweenexpenditure councilisdoingtoday.” harderitgetsto mond had agreed a merger
Council tax in the borough andspendingmoneyonser- The council has already withWandsworth.
will be frozen for a second vicesthataregrowingfastor managed to identify £13m makesavings’’ KingstonCouncilchief ex-
yearrunning,butKingston importanttous. worthof savingsuntil2019, ecutive Bruce McDonald
Council leader Kevin Davis “Thefutureyearsaregoing mainly through budget re- KevinDavis said: “Over the next four
haswarned“it’sgoingtoget to get tougher. The further ductionsacrossallareas,as yearsweneedtosave£37.4m,
tougher”. wegointheprocessthehard- well as recommissioning equivalentto28percentof
Thefreezeisoutlinedinthe eritgetstomakesavings. services, generating addi- worthofsavingsstilltofind. our 2014-15 net budget of
council’sbudgetforecastfor “Wearegoingtolooktore- tional income and making But that target has been £131m.
the next four years, and configure our services and efficiencies. madeharderafterKingston “Itverymuchfeelsasifthe
meanstheaveragechargefor brokeranewdealaboutthe Thatincludessaving£3.5m sawa25percentdropinits good news is that we have
aBandDpropertywillstayat way the council approach overthefouryearsthrough Governmentgrantthisyear– justfinishedamarathon,but
its2013levelof£1,379.65. andworkswiththem. efficiencies to the council’s to£18.44m. thebadnewsiswearebeing
Buttheauthoritywillalso “I think we are going to backroomsupportservices. Andapotential£8msaving askedtogostraightintorun- Warning:KevinDavis
havetosave£37.4mbetween gatherdebate. But there remains £24m expected through merging ninganother.”
Picture:JonSharman
NEW POLICE OFFICERS FOR TOWN CENTRE
Kingston Council will £487,000 to improve the
spend£1.2monbringing standards of Achieving
12newpoliceofficersinto forChildren–thesocial
thetowncentre. enterprise company for
The extra officers, KingstonandRichmond
due to arrive in April, borough’s children ser-
formedpartof theCon- viceseveryyearforthe
servative administra- nextfouryears.
tion’selectionmanifesto, Coun Green said:
whichpledgedtostamp “Thereareafewthings
outantisocialbehaviour that are worrying, but
inKingston. without the details we
MayorofLondonBoris can’tassesswhattheim-
Johnson is expected to pact will be on the ser-
contribute some money vice or a group of
towardstheextrapolic- residents.
ingcosts–althoughthe “Itwillbeamovingpic-
council has pledged to ture over the next few
forkout£400,000overthe weeks.”
nextthreeyears. Kingston’s new recy-
But Liberal Democrat clingschemethatwillsee
oppositionleaderCoun- differentrecyclablescol-
cillor Liz Green said: lected on a fortnightly
“£400,000 for policing? basisfromnextyear,has
Surelypayingforthatis also featured in the
Boris’ job – that’s what budget.
we pay him for. We are A sum of £100,000 set
fundinghiswork.” outtopayforcommuni-
Asumof£1.2mhasalso cations informing resi-
been set out to pay for dentsof thechangesin
olderpeople’sresidential the upcoming financial
care and £1m will be year.
spent on funding pro- The budget also out-
grammesforpeoplewith lines a capital pro-
learningdisabilities. gramme where the
The council has com- councilhopestoimprove
mitted to the regenera- its assets by spending
tion of Kingston with £245,000tomakerepairs
£280,000 to be spent on at Kingston Crematori-
the Kingston Futures um and paying £100,000
project–aprogrammeof for a “small additional
new business and resi- project” to undertake
Townpolicing:Thecouncilwillbringin dentialinfrastructure. worksonstallsatMarket
12newpoliceofficers Picture:JonSharman It also plans to spend Place.
Lib Dems: Kingston has been hung out to dry
Continuedfrompage3 year–itisaworry. HehadnotreturnedKingston
“Richmondisthebestpartner Guardian’scallsatthetimeof
Under the merger Richmond forusonsomeservicessowhere goingtopress,optinginsteadto
chief executive Gillian Norton doesthatleaveus?” releaseastatementthroughthe
willretireinsummer2016and Shesaidthemergermayhave councilpressofficeinwhichhe
Wandsworth chief executive implications for Kingston and wishedRichmondwell.
PaulMartinwilltakeoverboth Richmond’ssharedsocialenter- Earlier this month it was re-
councils. prise,AchievingforChildren. vealed Kingston had also been
Kingston Liberal Democrat When talks initially stalled, holding talks with the Depart-
leaderCouncillorLizGreensaid: Kingston Council leader Kevin mentforCommunitiesandLocal
“Kingstonhasbeenhungoutto Davissaiditwas“nobigdeal” Government for six months
dry. I don’t think the council andthatheexpectedthetwobor- about becoming the first local
knew anything. How it leaves oughstogetbacktogetherinthe authoritytobreakfreeof Gov-
ourbudgetforthenextfinancial newyear. ernmentfundingrestrictions.
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Hospital bosses sorry
Death at train station
for parking problems Amandiedaftertheywere
hit by a train at Hampton
Wickstationthisweek.
Paramedicswerecalledat
7.36amonTuesday,January
27, to reports of a person
underatrain,aLondonAm-
bulanceServicespokesman
REPORTER promisedtoreviewanytick- “I know a number of pa- becancelled. said.
JONSHARMAN etshandedoutinFebruary tientshavereceivedfinesas, The new parking regime He added: “Sadly, the pa-
andmakesignsclearer. forsome,itiscomplicatedto has angered so many that tientwasdeadatthescene.”
[email protected] DuncanBurton,directorof use. councillorswillhaulhospital Thestationwascordoned
nursingandpatientexperi- “We are implementing a representatives before a offforseveralhours.
Kingston Hospital bosses ence, said: “I would like to range of measures to im- scrutinypanelonThursday ABritishTransportPolice
have apologised for what sayhowsorryweareforthe prove signage, information nighttoexplainthesystem. (BTP)spokesmansaid:“BTP
they had previously called problems some of our pa- andbluebadgeregistration There have been no in- andtheMetropolitanPolice
“teething problems” with a tientsandvisitorshaveexpe- andthisiswhywehavede- creases in parking charges attended the incident,
newparkingregime. riencedasaresultofthenew cidedtotaketheadditional andthechargingperiodstill which was reported to
ParkingEye’snumberplate carparkingsystem. stepofreviewingtheissueof runsfrom8amto8pmevery BTP at 7.33am, and is cur-
recognitionsystemhasseen “I know how upsetting it penalty charges during day. rentlybeingtreatedasnon-
bluebadgeusersandothers hasbeenformanyofourpa- February. Bluebadgeholdersshould suspicious.
slappedwith£100finessince tients, particularly those “Thiswillallowustomake registertheircarwhenthey “Afilewillbepreparedfor Cordon:Emergency
it was introduced last withbluebadges,toreceivea the changes and improve- go to the hospital, at main thecoroner.” servicesatthescene
November. finewhentheyquiterightly mentsneededandreducethe reception. A passenger, who did not
Patientsandtheirrelatives had displayed their blue stressandworryforourpa- Alternatively, email your wanttobenamed,saidev- sey.BTPconfirmednextof
havecriticisedpoorsignage badgesintheirvehiclesbut tientsandvisitors. car registration, plus blue eryonewaskeptonthetrain kinhavebeeninformed.
in the car park, while blue werenotawareoftheneedto “Ourfocusistonowensure badge number and expiry until8.50am. Kingstonlooptrainswere
badgeusershavecomplained registertheirdetails. thenewsystemisaseasyto date, to carparking@ Headded:“Ican’tbelieve delayed by up to 30
theywerenottoldtheyhad “Wealsoknowwecansig- useaspossibleandbenefits kingstonhospital.nhs.uk. what has happened – just minutes,withareplacement
toregistertheircarstoavoid nificantly improve the sig- everyoneusingit.” If you have been fined in awful.” bus service operating be-
fines. nageandinformationabout Some parking tickets al- error,contactthesameemail The man who died was a tween Shepperton and
Now the hospital has howtousethenewsystem. ready handed out may also address. 54-year-oldfromEastMole- Twickenham.
HOW TO USE THE PARKING PAYMENT SYSTEM
Howtopaywhenyouarrive: originalticket,visitoneofthe Visitoneofthepayment
Visitoneofthepayment paymentmachines,enteryour machines
machines registrationandthenthenumber Enteryourregistration
Enteryourregistrationand ofhoursyouwantto“topup” andmoneyforthenumber
moneyforthenumberofhours for ofhoursyouhavebeen
youwishtobeatthehospital Retainthesecondticket onsite
Retainyourticket Retainyourticketasproofof
Ifyouexceedthetimeofyour Howtopaywhenyouleave: payment
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‘Therewasbloodeverywhere’:TheRedRoserestaurantand,inset,policesearchMrMiah’shome
Chef charged with
restaurant stabbing
REPORTERS thentheoldguywhohadhisarm Police officers searched Mr
TOMAMBROSEand cutstaggeredoutofthekitchen. Miah’shousethefollowingday,
JONSHARMAN “Therewasapoolof bloodall whentherestaurantwasstillcor-
overthefloor.Hemusthavesev- donedoff.
[email protected] eredanarteryorsomething. AmyStocking,whoworksatthe
“I went ‘Oh my god, what is HookCentre,saidonthenightof
Achefhasbeenchargedwithat- goingon?’” theattack:“Isawallthepolice
temptedmurderafterastabbing She said another customer carsoutsidetheRedRoseasIleft
inanIndianrestaurantleftaman helpedhertreatthevictimwith workanditlookedlikesomething
with“life-changing”injuries. serviettes from a nearby table serioushadgoneon.Policehad
AzizMiah,53,ofClaytonRoad, andappliedpressuretothestab thesnifferdogsoutdownClayton
Chessington,isallegedtohaveat- wound. Road and they seemed to be
tackedhisbusinesspartner61- Sheadded:“Iwasholdinghis searchinginthebins.
year-oldMohammedRahmanat armandaguywhoworkedthere “It’sscarybecauseitisoneof
theRedRoseof Chessingtonon calledtheambulance–thepolice my favourite restaurants and I
Tuesday,January20. camefirstandsaiditisacrime useitallthetime.”
Heisalsochargedwithpossess- scene. The Red Rose of Chessington
ing an offensive weapon – a “Hewasconsciousandtalking wasoneofanumberinthechain,
kitchenknife. tohisfriend–Ican’tbelieveit,it including the Surbiton restau-
Policewerecalledtotherestau- wasallinthemoment,bloodwas rant,thatdonatedaday’stakings
rant, in Hook Parade, shortly pouringeverywheresoIpicked tosupportvictimsof floodingin
after7pm. up the cloth and ran towards Bangladesh in 2004. Almost
AKingstonpolicespokeswom- him.” £15,000wasraised.
ansaidofficersfoundMrRah- PolicesaidMrRahmanunder- MrMiah,afather-of-fourwho
manbeingtreatedbydiners,who went five hours of surgery on haslivedintheUKfor32years,
had pressed napkins to his Wednesday.Hehadsuffered“ex- appeared at Wimbledon Magis-
woundstostemthebleeding. tensive,deepandlife-changing” trates’CourtonJanuary22and
HannahMason,20,wholivesin woundstoonearm. spokeonlytoconfirmhisidenti-
Hook,saidshewalkedintothe Asecondman,aged38,wasar- ty,withthehelpof aBengaliin-
restaurant to pick up a rested on Wednesday night on terpreter.
takeaway when the victim suspicionofattemptedmurder. He was remanded in custody
“staggered”outofthekitchen. He has been bailed until late andwillnextappearatKingston
She said: “I had literally one Marchwhilepolicecontinuetheir Crown Court on Wednesday,
footinthedoor,walkedinand investigation. February4.
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21-year-old caught with £20k-worth of crack and heroin Son charged over mum’s death
Dealer ditched drugs
Amanhasappearedincourtcharged companyIntelliflo.
withmurderinghismother. She was found dead at her home in
SeanHeiss,30,formerlyof theShera- SpringfieldRoad,Kingston,aroadbe-
tonatthetopof StMark’sHillinSur- hindKingstonUniversity,inJune2012.
fleeing from officers biton,spokeonlytoconfirmhisidentity MrHeissappearedattheOldBaileyon
whenheappearedatWestminsterMag- Tuesday,January27,andwasremanded
istrates’CourtonFriday. incustody.
Heworejeansandablackjumper. Heisduetoappearatthesamecourt
Margaret Sheehy, known as Margot, atalaterdateforapleaandcaseman-
was a 58-year-old worker at software agementhearing.
REPORTER admittedpossessionwithintent
JONSHARMAN tosupply,andwasjailedfor18
monthsatKingstonCrownCourt
jon.sharman@ onThursday,January22.
london.newsquest.co.uk
DetectiveChiefInspectorClaire
A crack dealer has been jailed Moxon,fromKingstonCID,said:
afterhewascaughtwithupto “Thisisanotherexcellentresult
£20,000-worth of drugs on the whichisallpartofKingston’spo-
CambridgeRoadestate. licecommitmenttotackledrug
StephaneDedje-Robert,21,was dealingandassociatedcrime.
arrestedinNovemberaspartof “Weknowourcommunitiesare
Kingstonpolice’santi-drugOper- concernedhowdrugdealingaf-
ationOdin. fects their areas. Drug dealing
Policefoundhiminaflatonthe damagescommunities[and]gen-
estate,butheranwhentheytried eratescrime,disorderandanti-
tosearchhim. socialbehaviour.”
Officers saw him throw away  Do you have concerns
drugspackagescontainingabout about drug dealing in your
65gof crackcocaineand17gof neighbourhood? To contact
heroin. your local bobbies, visit
Jailed:StephaneDedje-Robert Dedje-Robert, from Feltham, met.police.uk/kingston.
Immigration raid arrests Perfume thief
Twopeoplehavebeenarrested Thursday,February22. Amanhasbeenorderedtotakeup
onsuspicionofworkingillegally A29-year-oldSriLankanman alcohol treatment after he stole
atbusinessesinNewMaldenand wasarrestedatFountainNews £200 worth of fragrances from
Surbiton. afteritwasfoundhehadover- BootsinKingston.
Immigrationenforcementoffi- stayedhisvisa,whilea39-year- Nathan Wadsworth, 27, from
cersraidednewsagentsFountain old Bangladeshi man who had Brixton, admitted one count of
News in Malden Road, New entered the country illegally theftfromtheUnionStreetshop
Malden,andcurryhousePrithi was arrested in the Surbiton whenheappearedatWimbledon
in Ewell Road, Surbiton, on restaurant. Magistrates’CourtonJanuary22.
IPHONECROOK:Athief
hasadmittedstealing
£5,344worthofstock
fromtheApplestorein
Kingston’sBentallCentre.
WilliamHickey,31,from
Kent,admittedfive
countsoftheftwhenhe
appearedatWimbledon
Magistrates’Courton
January22.Hestolenine
iPhone6handsetsonfive
occasionsbetween
November29and
December20lastyear.
Hickeywillbesentenced
onFebruary12.
STOLEFROMGRAN:A
manhasbeenjailedfor
fourweeksafterstealing
hisgrandmother’sbank
cardandwithdrawing
£140fromacashpoint.
ChristopherAldridge,24,
ofClaytonRoad,
Chessington,stole£8,a
mobilephoneandabank
cardbelongingtoPauline
AldridgeonJanuary18.
Hepleadedguiltytotheft
andfraudatWimbledon
Magistrates’Courton
January21.
KNIFEATSCHOOL:A12-
year-oldfromKingston
willattendayouth
offenderpaneltolearn
aboutthedangersof
knifecrimeafterhe
broughtaknifeintoa
school.Theboy,who
pleadedguiltytothe
offenceatWimbledon
Magistrates’Courton
January21,broughtthe
bladetoaschoolin
SurbitononNovember
27,lastyear.Hewillmeet
withthepanelforsix
months.
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717646. tails.Orsendyouranswerona termsvisitnewsquest.co.uk/terms. Queen’sroyalbargetheGloriana, Newhome?TheGloriana isanagreementwiththebarge
afterdiscussionstoplacetheves- dockownerinCanburyGardens.
selelsewhereceased. goodorder’ssakewillnotbecon- Thepressureisgoingtobeonhim
KingstonCouncilhasreceiveda tinuingdiscussionselsewhere. andthecounciltomakethishap-
letter from Lord Sterling, who “I hope the project can pen.Ifwecouldgetaschemeto-
commissionedthebarge,saying proceedatapacethatenablesus gethertogetsomegrantfunding
theboroughisnowthepreferred tomeetadeadlineofJune2016.” tomakeithappenthentheGlori-
site. The Gloriana was commis- anaisgoingtocometoKingston.”
Theletter,addressedtocouncil sionedforQueenElizabeth’sdia- The barge dock is owned by
leader Councillor Kevin Davis, mondjubileein2012andwasthe Mike Spenser-Morris, owner of
said:“Iconfirmthatweconsider lead vessel in the Thames dia- NHP Leisure Developments,
thatapermanentboathousetobe mondjubileepageant. whichbuilttheKingstonHeights
builtonthesiteunderdiscussion TalkstohousetheGlorianain housingcomplexontheKingston
innon-tidalwaterswouldbean neighbouringboroughRichmond powerstationsite.
idealhomeforGloriana. fellthroughlastyearfollowing Wehavebeenunabletocontact
“AttheappropriatetimeIin- huge opposition from residents Mr Spenser-Morris or NHP for
tendtoinformthePalaceandfor overaproposed£1mboathouseat comment.
KOREAINFO:A
Koreaninformation
centreisopeningin
NewMalden,aimingto
breakdowncultural
barriers.Theproject,a
jointventurebetween
Theatre4All,Kingston
EnvironmentCentre
andKingstonPolice,
opensattheKingston
EnvironmentCentrein
KingstonRoadon
February2.Thecentre
willprovide
informationonlocal
issues,translationhelp
andfreeEnglish
lessonsamongother
services.
MEMORYCAFE:
Peoplewithdementia
andtheircarerscan
visitaregularmemory
cafesessionat
KingstonHospital.The
caferunseveryother
Tuesday,from2pmto
4pm,intherestaurant
inthesurgicalcentre.
Headalongforahot
drink,crafts,games
andmore.
EASIERACCESS:
Residentscangive
theirviewsonplansto
maketheentranceto
HSBCinSurbitonmore
accessible.Architects
hopetomakethe
doorwaylevelwiththe
outsidepavement,but
retainthedistinctive
woodendoors.Visit
kingston.gov.uk.
MOREMENU:
KingstonHospitalhas
debutedanewmenu
togivepatientsmore
choice.Scrambled
eggsforbreakfast–
andbaconand
sausagesatthe
weekend–plus
“home-made”soup
andchocolateeclairs
allfeature.Themenu
wascreatedusing
feedbackfrom
patients.Two
complaintsaboutfood
weremadeinthepast
year,thehospitalsaid.
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Deadline for delayed trees
Despitetwobrokenpromisesto work would be carried out in
replace the dead trees on Tol- December.
worthGreenway,KingstonCoun- Now the authority has said
cilhassetyetanotherdeadline nothingwillhappenuntilMarch
for its contractor to fix the –eightmonthsaftertheproblem
problem. wasfirstreported.
AftertheKingstonGuardianre- A council spokeswoman said:
portedlastJulythatthesuppos- “Thetreesthathaven’tsuccess-
edly“hardy”Italiancypresstrees fullyestablishedareduetobere-
hadbecomebrownandthread- placedbythecontractorbefore
bare,contractorsNorthMidland theendof theplantingseason,
Constructionsaidthetreeswould whichistheendofMarch.
bereplacedinSeptember. “Theworkwillbecarriedout
Whenthatdeadlinewasmissed, entirely at the contractor’s
Kingston Council claimed the expense.” Dying:TreesontheGreenway
New homes plan for
empty office block
REPORTER stationers in High Street, said: companytotakeonthecontrover-
RACHAELBURFORD “I’llbeattendingtheconsultation sialredevelopmentof themulti-
[email protected] andthequestionsI’llhavewillbe storeycarparkinBlagdonRoad
about infrastructure. With the anditisbelievedthatthiswould
CocksCrescentdevelopmentas beusedbyresidentsof theNew
AnothermajorNewMaldenrede- wellcanNewMaldenhandlethis Malden House and Cocks Cres-
velopmentprojectwillgotopub- manymorenewhomes?” centredevelopment.
licconsultationnextmonth. Last week Kingston Council CounBedforthsaid:“Thepark-
Planstocreate93flatsinNew chosea ingsituationissomethingIwillbe
Malden House, the former askingabout.
SpillersbuildinginBlagdonRoad, “Themulti-storeycarparkisa
willgoonshowinFebruary,at bitof amonstrosityand,if itis
theredevelopmentsite. kept,somethingneedstobedone
NewMaldencouncillorsaredue tocleanitup.”
tomeetdevelopersS2Estateson S2 Estates founder Sam Berg
Monday,January26,aheadofthe said:“Thisschemeisakeyoppor-
consultation,todiscusstheplans. tunitytorevitalisethispartofthe
BeverleywardCouncillorPaul High Street, which will benefit
Bedforthsaid:“Iamopen-minded residentsandbusinesses.Weare
aboutanyproposalsatthemo- excited about the potential to
mentandobviouslywejustwant refurbish New Malden House,
whatisbestforresidents. bringingthislongvacantbuilding
“HopefullyonMondaywe’llbe backintouseasnewapartments.
abletogetanideaofwhatthede- “Wewanttohearwhatresidents
velopersaredoingandIencour- andbusinessesfeelaboutourpro-
age everyone to visit the posalsandwouldencourageany-
consultationinFebruarytotakea one interested to attend our
lookattheplans.” exhibitioninFebruary.”
Itisthoughtthattheproject,if The plans will go on display
approved, would take about 18 from4pmto8.30pmonThursday,
monthstocomplete. February5,andfrom10amto4pm
NewMaldenHouseisashort onSaturday,February7.
distance from Cocks Crescent, For more details, email
whichisalsoearmarkedfornew [email protected]
residentialapartments. 08454606011orvisitnewmalden
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