The Bishop of Southwark will not be disciplined by the Church of England (CoE) over losing his belongings and suffering a head injury after a party. According to the Archbishop of Canterbury's office, The Right Reverend Tom Butler faces "no further action
The wrangle between a Kingston environmentalist and the Metropolitan Police over the legality of monthly bike rides in the capital could be taken to the House of Lords. Cyclist Des Kay plans to take the Critical Mass Cycle Ride dispute further after
Croydon page 3 model Nicola T will battle it out against 49 other contestants at tonight's Miss Great Britain grand final. Nicola Tappenden, 25, won The Sun newspaper's Page 3 Idol competition in 2002 and hopes to be victorious in the prestigious beauty
A Putney film producer has taken his low budget film to the Cannes Film Festival in a bid to secure a distribution deal. Barrie Robinson, 37 and his brother Sean, 42, have been working on animatronics film Agent Crush for three years. The pair persuaded
Two women have been remanded in custody charged with five robberies within a mile of Ashford town centre. Zoe Louise Gregory, 22, of Bridge Wharf, Chertsey, and Holly Philippa Thomas, 25, of no fixed abode, were jointly charged at Staines police station
A new scheme to encourage businesses to help their staff leave their cars at home, save money, and reduce their impact on the environment, has been launched by Transport for London (TfL) today. Enterprise', has been set up by TfL to help small and
British land alpine ski star Edward Drake from Kingston has proved his fitness after recovering from an operation on his hip and been reselected for the senior team at Europa Cup level. Drake says: "It's great news. The operation kept me out of action
A derelict house in Purley was completely destroyed by fire last night. Six fire engines and about 30 firefighters fought to extinguish the blaze in Russell Hill just before 11pm. A brigade spokesman said the blaze completely destroyed the two-floor
The majority of south-west London's MPs were absent from voting on a controversial amendment to the Freedom of Information Act on Friday. According to Hansard, Parliament's official record, 11 of the area's MPs did not vote on the bill which has been
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Three buses have been targeted by yobs armed with rocks and a catapult. Over the past fortnight vandals have smashed the windows of three moving buses carrying passengers in Ashford and Sunbury-on-Thames causing a total of £650 and risking the safety
An elderly driver has died after a car crash in Croydon. Police said 73-year-old Allen George Kent's car hit a traffic island then a tree on Farley Road, south of the junction with Queenhill Road about 5.45pm on Sunday. Firefighters and ambulance officers
A Croydon man was bottled by a teenage thug after asking him to be quiet while watching a film in a cinema. The 36-year-old, who does not want to be identified, was ambushed outside the Vue Cinema in Hesterman Way in the Valley Park leisure complex after
Guide dogs can get pampered for free at a Croydon grooming parlour in June. Staff at 4 Paws and Claws, in the Tramms Centre in Church Street, are offering the service to guide and security dogs. Owner Claire Bonnar said: "We know how expensive it is
Claygate's Sam Bird has become British Formula 3's first rookie winner of 2007 by claiming victory around the streets of Bucharest, Romania, at the weekend. Starting fifth on the grid, the 20-year-old benefited from an incident at the start that involved
Five teenagers have been arrested after smashing their way in to a van to steal a sat nav. Police say the white LDV van parked in Downside, Sunbury, had its driver's side window smashed and the Tom Tom sat nav system, worth £350, taken about 3.30pm
Island Barn Reservoir Sailing Club based in Molesey is celebrating fielding eight young sailors at the 2007 RYA Youth Championships and trials. The young sailors who are mainly based in Surrey and south London competed in the 29er, the 420 and laser
Two teens who bundled a man into a car and tortured him in a row over an iPod have been jailed. Nikki Campbell, 19, of Wrythe Lane, Carshalton, and Mark Grady, 19, of Albion Road, Sutton, were sentenced at Croydon Crown Court on Friday for the kidnap
New Dons boss Terry Brown has made former Wimbledon favourite Marcus Gayle his first signing since taking over the AFC Wimbledon reins. Gayle, 37, has rejoined the Dons, after spending last season with Conference side Aldershot Town, where he will follow
One of Croydon's most prominent local history groups is facing closure because it cannot find enough young members to carry on its work. The Croydon Society has a shortage of active members willing to take over the running of the group. The society's
Defenders Leon Cort and Gary Borrowdale were the big winners at the Eagles' player of the year bash. Ex-Hull defender Cort won both player of the year and vice-presidents player of the year, while the soon to be out of contract Borrowdale picked up the
Bus travel is supposed to be free for U16s, so a 13-year-old girl and her friends were amazed to be left stranded at Chessington World of Adventures (CWA) at night, when a bus driver refused to let them on. Get the full story Posted by: Colin
Kate Moss has been voted more influential than Nelson Mandela in a poll. Get the full story Posted by: Pete on 9:43am Thu 17 May 07 How the hell did this happen? Personally, if they are gonna go with someone in fashion, they should pick Trinny
Mobile airport-style metal detectors are to be used outside Croydon schools in a bid to cut knife crime. Get the full story Posted by: Mark, Shirley on 9:51am Sun 20 May 07 It is a terrible shame that we have to employ this sort of thing to check
A futuristic vision of Croydon was given a mixed reception when it was unveiled last week, with many people questioning whether the borough had the infrastructure to cope with the huge anticipated developments. Croydon Expo 07 was a three-day exhibition
When Mandie Kemp decided to go it alone and set up a business in 1995 she had no idea of the success to come. Futures Supplies and Support Services Ltd specialises in helping young people leaving care homes for the first time gain the skills they need
England Saxons opened their Barclays Churchill Cup account with a promising all-round performance that saw them outwit and outmuscle their North American opponents for a 51-3 victory. As well as giving encouragement to coaches Jim Mallinder and Dorian
The leader of Croydon Council has rubbished the idea of fortnightly bin collections in the borough. The controversial scheme, which would mean food waste being collected one week and other rubbish the next, has been rolled out in many councils throughout
A Croydon McDonald's worker is flippin' happy after being named the restaurant's employee of the year. Curtis May, from Thornton Heath, is floor manager of the Kings Road restaurant in London and was presented with the national award for his outstanding
Over 60s may be missing out on sheltered accommodation because they are unaware they are eligible. Single people and couples over that age, who do not have children living with them, can apply to the council for a one-bedroom, sheltered accommodation
Robbie Williams may be moving to Chiswick with his best pal Jonathan Wilkes. The former Take That star has been living in the US for the past five years but is rumored to be moving into a flat with Wilkes, his wife and their one-year-old son. According
Abu Hamza helped pay for former student Feroz Abbasi to attend an al-Qa'eda training camp a court has heard. An extradition hearing against Hamza at Woolwich Crown Court heard how the 48-year-old preacher financed the 24-year-old's trip to Afghanistan
A teen who died after being stabbed on Friday night has been named as Dwaine Douglas. The 18-year-old, from Tulse Hill, died an hour after admitting himself to Mayday Hospital, Thornton Heath. Mr Douglas arrived at the hospital with a 16-year-old who
