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South West Trains to accept pay-as-you-go Oyster cards

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TfL confirmed that the pay-as-you-go service will be accepted on all overground services into Waterloo, including Kingston and Surbiton, by the end of 2009.
11:34, 29 Jan 2009 by Matthew Rees

Bus crime falls in Kingston

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Violence against the person accounted for 94 of the 276 bus offences recorded in Kingston between January and November 2008, a 22 per cent fall from 2007.
11:30, 29 Jan 2009 by Matthew Rees

Train vandal sentenced for £17,000 damage spree

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Sean Kinsella, 22, of Limpsfield Rd, Sanderstead pleaded guilty to seven charges of criminal damage between May 2007 and March 2008 for vandalism at Streatham Hill depot, Coombe Way Tram Depot, Norwood Junction, East Croydon and South Croydon railway stations, Fairfield Road rail bridge and Selhurst rail depot.

The graffiti vandal received an eight-month suspended sentence at Southwark Crown Court. He was also handed a 12-month supervision order, a six-month curfew and five-year ASBO prohibiting him from possessing graffiti paraphernalia and from entering parts of the railway.

11:26, 29 Jan 2009 by Matthew Rees