By Community Correspondant Sofia Popov Giving donations to charity, as currency or clothing, stands today as one of the most accessible benevolent things a human being can do. Such philanthropic actions not only rid oneself of excessive
By Community Correspondent Sofia Popov Entering the Old Town Hall building in Wallington High Street, primary impressions of the day specialist Orchard Hill College tend to generally be poignant. All the students have some sort of disability
By Community Corespondent-Jack Dandy Sing Along At Sutton Local Bands Play At Sutton. On the evening of September the 19th in 2008, three local bands came together to perform, in order to raise money for the football club,"Sutton
Cheam High School's Michael Dean claimed a silver medal at the British national judo championships in Sheffield last weekend. The 15-year-old won the medal after he successfully threw all his opponents to achieve the maximum score of Ippon. However
Tadworth AC members braved rain, wind and mist for the Beachy Head Marathon. It involves a tough yet scenic race around the clifftops and country parks in the Eastbourne area, involving approx 3,500ft of ascent with many gates, stiles and steps to
An unemployed Iranian man and a 17-year-old refugee appeared in court this morning accused of murdering a Thornton Heath student. Jegir Ali Ahmmadi, 19, and his young co-defendant were charged last night with killing Saravanakumar Sellapan,
Two daughters of a dad-of-four brutally stabbed to death in his West Norwood flat have made an emotional appeal for information to find their "loving" father's killer. Grandfather Donald MacPherson, 60, and his friend and flatmate Luciano Schiano
Hit band the Noisettes chose a Brooklands College band to support them at a gig they played in Oxford last week. Legs Eleven, a three piece indie band from Woking, played to a sell out crown at the Oxford O2 Academy on Thursday, October 22.
A Brazilian dance and martial arts group helped young people and the mayor relaunch a north Kingston youth centre last Saturday. The Kingsnympton Youth and Community Centre, which boasts a 20ft climbing wall and media suite for homework and
Ewell’s Gino Rea clinched the European Superstock 600 Championship by a single point ahead of Frenchman Vincent Lonbois after a three-way dice for the race win at Portimao at the weekend. Rea rode a thinking man's race, knowing he only had to follow
This game should have been brilliant. It’s hard to describe how much potential this game has under its disk’s shiny surface. Building on the brilliant military simulation of Operation Flashpoint, Dragon Rising should have been a worthy successor
A youth worker accused of sexually assaulting girls as young as four told a court how one of his alleged victims confronted him in the street outside his work calling him a "paedo". Musician Jason Hoyte, 37, who sang with stars like Take That
Raynes Park Little League results for Saturday, October 24: Seniors: Dynamos 2 Monarchs 5, Arrows 4 Royals 1, Jaguars 2 Sabres 3, Forwards 5 Warriors 0. Juniors: Imps 3 Hurricanes 1, Rockets 0 Thunderbolts 3, Jets 0 Giants 2. Bantams: Tornados 1 Falcons
The 128th rugby union Varsity match between Oxford and Cambridge Universities at Twickenham Stadium on Thursday, December 10 will include plenty of local interest on both sides. Wing Tim Catling, 22, who hopes to be in the Oxford side, lives in Purley
By Community Correspondent Jennifer Pinto When Alan and Kay Pfeiffer celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary this summer, they had a lot more to celebrate than just 50 years of marriage. In recent years both husband and wife have had
A Croydon primary school stands to save up to £6,000 a year thanks to energy saving tips from a local firm. Akome Energy Build used ‘smart meters’ to monitor Kingsley Primary School’s usage every half and hour, helping them to spot areas where
More than 500 worshippers met local politicians at the Darul Amaan Trust Mosque in Colliers Wood last week. Wimbledon MP Stephen Hammond and London MEP Syed Kamall visited the mosque in Merton High Street to discuss local and national issues
More than 20 soldiers from the Light Dragoons visited Parliament last week. The Light Dragoons who were involved in some of the most intense fighting this summer were guests of Crispin Blunt, MP for Reigate and Banstead. They watched
by Richard Farrar What do three, young, black thugs do to make themselves feel great? Attack a defenceless white woman in one of the alley ways of Sutton. That’s what. It would appear that they think that three against one is fair. Two to hold
Ross Shoefield claims that Epsom & Ewell have rediscovered their confidence following the 6-0 demolition of Horley Town in the Combined Counties League Premier Division on Saturday. Epsom approached this weekend's fixture in a wretched vein of form
The Met Police has launched a quick-reaction, armed motorbike force in response to a rise in teen gun violence across London. A new unit within CO19 - the Specialist Firearms Unit - will be riding London's streets to tackle gang related and other
By community correspondent Gaby Mills The month of September brought many things: the start of a new school year; a much-needed break from the hype surrounding swine flu; and, of course, a new series of X Factor. Starting in 2004, the
Winger Ugo Monye reckons Harlequins have the strength in depth to cope with the absence of their England stars this autumn as they look to build on a second Guinness Premiership win of the season. Head coach John Kingston’s men are unbeaten
By Community Correspondent - Rachel Thompson The Festive season will soon be upon us and with it the accompanying “what to wear” dilemmas. There is nothing worse than worrying about being “overdressed” or “underdressed” at the Office Party,
Croydon criminals are covering their tracks by stealing number plates from innocent people, police have warned. More than 40 per cent of all thefts from motor vehicles in the borough are now of number plates, which criminals attach to their
By Community Correspondent Georgia Collins Do you adore vibrant colours? Are you looking for inspiration to create a piece of work that only requires items available from your local convenience stores? Then look no further. Ed Ruscha’s exhibition
About 150 people had to be led to safety from a five-storey building on Whitlock Drive on Monday night after a gas leak. Firefighters at Wandsworth fire station said the smell of gas was “overwhelming” after a gas mains was vandalised.
An EastEnders star and a Skins star will both be appearing at Fairfield Halls this Christmas in hit musical Never Forget. Michelle Collins, best known to millions as Cindy Beale in EastEnders, will play Babs Sherwood in the musical that uses the songs
Ashtead has a new army of green superheroes ready to save the world from the polluting adults. Earlier this month, children joined forces with drama school Perform to learn about global warming with the aim of spreading the green message.
Epsom Council wants to sprinkle some “fairy dust" on the town to bring Olympic glamour, excitement, tourists and business opportunities flooding into town. The town wants to get in on the 2012 act and make it a games to remember. There
A minister has waded in to a bank’s decision to close its Carshalton branch, saying it would damage the “life and spirit of the community”. The new minister for Carshalton Methodist Church, Rev Julie Underwood, said Barclays planned closure
Three awareness weeks have linked, to highlight the support available for people being subjected to domestic abuse. Reports of domestic abuse in Surrey are flooding in at more than 1,000 a month. Surrey Domestic Abuse Awareness Week,
By Community Correspondent Jungwha Gu The burglar (anonymous) has been caught by police and he has been in the court on 15th of October already and is going to be held before the judge again before the end of October. He has attempted to
Sutton High Street, in fact many high streets across the country and even internationally, are becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish between; being made up of the same multinational brand names while local family businesses are closing
There is racing on no fewer than 11 days at Kempton Park during November. They go over the jumps on the afternoons of Monday 2 and 23; there is all-weather Flat racing on Tuesday 3, Wednesday 4, Wednesday 11, Wednesday 18, Thursday 19, Saturday 21
An amateur gardener has made it to the final six in a national competition to design a garden for the 2012 Olympics. Angela Jones, 51, from Cheam, decided to enter the Royal Horticultural Society Olympic Park Great British Garden Competition
Sunbury Golf Centre near Shepperton is offering golfers a free round for every sixth game they play during the winter. It is one of 23 clubs owned by Crown Golf around the country offering the scheme. Golfers need to apply for a Winter Green Fee
Wimbledon-based London Warriors helped to raise more than £6,000 for Breast Cancer Awareness month by taking part in a Sparrathon in Reading. The club joined Team Blaze, Laurie Francois, Watford Freestyle and Team Nemesis at the events were kickboxers
Officers investigating the murder of a man shot dead in West Norwood have made an arrest. A 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murdering Larry Malone and is in custody at a south London police station. Mr Malone, 24, from Brixton
Old Meadonians 2 Bealonians 2 Old Meadonians tamely surrendered another two points at Riverside Lands on Saturday to bring their tally of score draws to four in six Amateur Football Combination Premier Division games this season. The one mitigating
Mark Tompkins has hailed the return of Scott Simpson as the catalyst that will kick start Chipstead's season. The Chips won their first league game on Saturday as Simpson's strike earned them a 1-0 win over Chatham Town, who had not been beaten at home
By community correspondent [Munirah Islam] The majority of us are either a student, in employment, unemployment or retired. Yet most of us have one thing in common: we have or are going through the most crucial years of our existence-’ the student
Elvis, internet dating and text messages, are just some of the subjects covered in this year's oneACTS Festival at the cornerHOUSE. The week-long festival at the arts centre in Douglas Road, Tolworth, was launched six years ago to provide an event
BY Community Correspondent [Munirah Islam} Many of you will be familiar with TV celebrities, famous singers and successful athletes. However a lot of talent exists in the borough as I fortunately found out this week. Aakifah, 16 is a talented
Old Walcountians saw off a determined challenge from a well-drilled London Exiles XV to record their second Surrey One win of the season. The Old Boys’ defence was extended to the limit in the opening five minutes as the home side bore down on their
Croydon FC chairman Dickson Gill is enjoying his time back in the manager's chair - because it gives him relief from his other duties. The Trams extended their unbeaten run to six games on Saturday as they beat Guildford City 1-0 despite playing more
Staines stock car driver Adrian Blackwell claimed third place in the season-long BriSCA F2 Whites & Yellows Championship at Arena Essex Raceway on Sunday, repeating his previous week's result from Northampton International Raceway. He finished sixth
FOOTBALL: Wallington Wanderers results for Sunday, October 27. U14A beat Warlingham Colts 9-2. U14B beat Old Coulsdon Colts 3-0. U15 beat Southwark Caribb 4-2. U16A beat Kenningwell United 9-1. U16 Colts lost 0-4 v Whyteleafe A. U17 beat Balham Blazers
Sutton have been handed a trip to Hereford United in the first round proper of the FA Cup on Saturday, November 7. The sides have met twice in the competition in the past, Hereford coming from behind to win a first round tie at Gander Green Lane 2-
Mitcham Little League results for Saturday, October 26: Bantams: Reds 2 Yellows 2, Stripes 3 Blues 1, Greens 0 Maroons 1. Seniors: Blues 3 Stripes 3, Yellows 0 Reds 4, Greens 3 Maroons 0. For full league tables and match reports register at www.mitchamlittleleague.co.uk
Worcester Park were left frustrated after they failed to find a breakthrough in their Combined Counties League clash at Eversley on Saturday, writes Darren Talbot. They had two goals ruled out for offside and had as many as 20 shots on goal during
Burger van owner, Shooting Stars panellist, and stand-up comic Angelos Epithemiou took time out from his busy schedule to speak to Paul Fleckney about everything from his Oscar ambitions to Tony Blair, ahead of an appearance at Outside the Box.
Mitcham were awarded a walk over result as Old Oundelians could only muster 12 players for last Saturday’s Surrey Three fixture. So not to waste their journey, Mitcham loaned Old Oundelians some players and used the game time as a training sesion
Kingstonian boss Alan Dowson reckons supporters must take a reality check as his side go in hunt of revenge against Ryman League Premier Division rivals Hendon in the FA Trophy on Saturday. Ks slipped to only their second league defeat in nine games
As Lilly Allen bleats on about the damage illegal file sharing is doing to the music industry, a number of bands have resolved to embrace the all-encompassing rise of the internet and find new ways of bringing their music to fans. While Radiohead gave
By community correspondent Alex McGoran Karate is a sport which helps build confidence, establish discipline and is fun for the whole family. Syu Yu Kai karate was established in 1983 at Sutton Martial Arts Centre by Syd and Jim Lockless
Corrine Hall, from Mitcham, who rides for Team Corridori Cycle Sport, has just had four top-six places at senior level at the National Track Championships at the National Velodrome in Manchester. Corrine won silver in the ‘Madison’, an event which
Epsom is going to have its own temporary Tate Modern when contemporary arts are showcased at Bourne Hall. The first Bourne Hall Ecan Arts Festival, to be held on November 28 and 29, will be exciting, challenging and totally different to the
Kenley Hockey Club’s men’s second XI bounced back from a disappointing start to the season with a 3-1 win at Guildford XI on Saturday, writes Ben Gane. Early Kenley pressure put the Guildford keeper under pressure an one effort was cleared off the
Just a fortnight before his 40th birthday, fly-half Sam Frost produced a majestic performance to inspire Sutton & Epsom to their first National Three London victory of the season on Saturday. Called out of retirement because of Sutton’s crippling
Florent Rossigneaux admits Saturday’s tussle with Ealing could prove vital to Rosslyn Park’s promotion hopes this campaign, even though they are barely two months into the season. Park scraped a 21-21 draw at Dings Crusaders last weekend thanks to a
Justin Macenhill moved up to fifth in Striders of Croydon’s all-time marathon rankings with an excellent run of two hours 46 minutes 39 seconds at last week’s Abingdon Marathon. Clubmate Damian Macenhill (1:04.07) was 144th in the Cabbage Patch 10-
Wimbledon ran out 16-10 winners over Old Elthamians in their London One South clash at Barham Road on Saturday. This was accurately reflected by their 13-3 half-time lead, courtesy of a fine penalty goal into the wind by fullback Sam Watson-Jones after
Staines RFC 22 Woodford 15 Staines got back to winning ways in London One North on Saturday after the previous week's defeat. On a glorious autumnal day, the crowd were expecting some exciting running
A new Tube station at Battersea moved from dream to reality today after the Mayor of London revealed he would divert money from Crossrail to fund the project. Financing the Northern Line extension was the last major obstacle to opening up Nine
Old Meadonians, winners of the competition three times in the past 11 years, made an early exit from the London Old Boys’ Senior Cup after a 2-1 defeat at Old Westminster on Saturday. Meads went in front in the 30th minute when Ed Glover scored from
Warlingham went down 10-8 at bogey side Old Reigatians in London Two South East on Saturday, writes Peter Upton. The visitors failed to turn around from the eight-point advantage they held at the break as Reigatians used the slope to their advantage
Crystal Palace's Darren Ambrose has targeted his best ever goal haul after his stunning free kick on Saturday took his tally to seven for the season already. The winger, signed on a free transfer from Charlton Athletic in the summer, curled
Croydon council has objected strongly to proposals to change the former Gala bingo hall in Church Road, Upper Norwood into a church. The building was bought by an evangelical church, the Kingsway International Christian Centre's (KICC), in
Calvin Andrew made his comeback from a lengthy knee injury in a practice match at Crystal Palace's training ground yesterday. The striker snapped his cruciate ligament when on loan at Brighton last season but played 45 minutes in a behind-closed doors
Melanie South found plenty of encouragement despite coming up just short in the Aegon Pro Series event in Glasgow last week. New Malden star South, who has seen her world ranking plummet to 156 from the heady heights of 99 in February, battled through
The annual Poppy Appeal was launched this week, and Wandsworth's mayor, Councillor Brian Prichard, has called on residents to give generously. Coun Prichard said: “At a time when Britain's armed forces face great peril in Afghanistan, I would urge everyone
Middlesex opened their Southern Counties Competition fixture programme at Uxbridge FC on Wednesday evening. However they were decisively beaten by an excellent Army side that thoroughly deserved its 3-0 victory margin. It was a very good open
Seven members of Collingwood athletic club all achieved fine finishes in the Beachy Head marathon on Saturday. The race is the largest off-road marathon event in Britain and this year's edition attracted 1,750 entrants. Allan Rumbles was Collingwood's
A woman admitted she still loved the man accused of strangling her mother in Carshalton Beeches, a court heard yesterday. Lucy Rees's mother Maureen Cosgrove was found dead on the kitchen floor of her home on March 24. Jobless George
The Royal British Legion launched this year's Surrey Poppy Appeal in High Down prison hitting home the sad fact that around one in eight prisoners are ex-servicemen. The special launch in Sutton on Thursday marked the first time the RBL charity campaign
Andy Scott has revealed Bees defender Alan Bennett has vowed to bounce back having been distraught at being left out of Saturday’s 2-0 win over Stockport County. The 28-year-old, who made a permanent move to Griffin Park from Championship side
An unemployed West Ewell man who stole a mobile phone from a partially-sighted musician has been sent to prison for two-and-a-half years. Adrian Robertson, 35, of Epsom, pleaded guilty to burglary and was sentenced at Guildford Crown Court on Tuesday
Police are now re-opening Buckhold Road in Wandsworth Town due after a large fire this morning. Firefighters rushed to a two-floor business centre at 5.56am after numerous calls from residents and police. Three people had already escaped
A rapping robot has been touring schools to give children recycling tips. Pupils at St Mary’s Junior School met ‘Recycler’, an eco-robot on who is a tour of local schools organised by Sutton Council to raise awareness to the importance of
Do you have unwanted overcoats, sweaters, jumpers, and vests that you could donate to a good cause? The charity Afghan Action is calling for your warm clothes to send on to Afghanistan, where bitter winters often send temperatures to a biting minus 25
Masked raiders left a man with a fractured eye socket and broken nose after robbing him in broad daylight outside a Norbury bank. The victim had just left HSBC in London Road when he was attacked from behind by two men, who searched him and
Domestic abuse incidents in the borough are on the rise, and the recession could be a key factor, according to Elmbridge Council. More than 2,500 people have been affected by abuse in the boroughs of Epsom, Ewell, Elmbridge and Spelthorne since 2003
Petitions have been set up to save Streatham Ice Arena, as concerns continue over the future of skating provision in the area. Tesco has refused to confirm it will guarantee the continuity of ice provision as revised plans are drawn up for the Streatham
The first business breakfast to be held in Raynes Park has been heralded a success. The event was hosted by Bar 191 on October 20 and saw businesses, residents, Merton councillors and officers come together and get the chance to air their views.
Daily dilemmas about who to give one’s seat up to will soon be a thing of the past, thanks to a new scheme by Southern Trains. Bosses will issue Priority Seat Cards to the needy and disabled in Wandsworth, which can be shown to fellow passengers.
