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Greek island adventure

With a total of 6,000 Greek islands to choose from, a smallish cruise ship like the Spirit lets you experience as many in a fortnight as you might see in a decade of 'normal' holidays. Read

The island of Madeira has it all

Okay, I admit it - I've been to Benidorm for the past three years on my summer holidays. Read

Land ahoy, mateys

A magical treat hits the Vera Fletcher Hall on Friday, November 28, when international opera star Richard Suart stars in a production of Pirates of Penzance. Read

The original toy story

Reality gives way to dream-like fantasy in Hoffman's children's classic, The Nutcracker, which plays at the Vera Fletcher Hall in Thames Ditton on Saturday, November 22. Read

Ben 10, is in charge for a day

A Weybridge school was under new management on Friday when 10-year-old pupil Ben Brown swapped jobs with the head teacher. Read

Bosses face grilling from sixth formers

A series of lectures by international business chiefs at an Addlestone school gave sixth form students a head start in enterprise. Read

It's very rare for a sequel to successfully outdo its predecessor, but thankfully, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa manages to brush off the first film's mediocrity and serve up 90 minutes of much-improved animation, bundles of laughs and enough subplots for all four main characters - Alex the lion (Ben Stiller), Marty the zebra (Chris Rock), Melman the giraffe (David Schwimmer) and Gloria the hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith) - to keep both kids and adults entertained. Read