Funny how attitude and opinion has shifted towards Banks during the past 12 months, probably since the Northern Rock scandal. Years ago these institutions were viewed as a trustworthy haven for your savings and deposits and even to obtain a loan or mortgage
By community correspondent Sonia Giga. On Friday 23rd October Lampton School pulled together to raise money for the unfortunate villagers of Pannur, in Karnataka (India), whose village has been left in wreckage due to flooding in the area
It seemed like the whole of Croydon came out of their homes and workplaces to welcome back our boys this afternoon. • Click here for more pictures More than 6,000 people lined the streets the town centre to cheer home one of the UK’s
The Royal Windsor Racecourse will exhibit work by Wimbledon-based artists Ellen Wetterwald and Rebekah Taylor next month. The pair from E&R Design will take part in the Windsor Contemporary Art Fair in Maidenhead Road on November 14 and
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 21-year-old man was set upon by a gang of youths in Thames Ditton on Thursday, October 22. The man was walking down Woodfield Road at about 11.15pm when he was attacked by the group of up to five men
30.8.1956 - 29.10.2002 Softly the leaves of memory fall. Gently we gather, treasure them all, Some may forget now that you are gone, We will remember no matter how long. Love always Chris, Mum & Dad, Mark, Martin &
In loving memory of a dear Mother, Grandmother & Great Grandmother, who fell asleep 21st October 2009 Forever in our hearts God bless Sylvia, John, Alan & families
Passed away on 13th October 2009. The Funeral will take place on 4th November at 10am, St Joseph’s R.C. Church, St Margaret Drive, Epsom. All Enquiries to Longhurst Undertakers 01372 723548
Passed away peacefully 14th October 2009. He will be sadly missed by his beloved wife Doreen, his children, grandchildren, family, friends and neighbours. Sincere Thanks for all the wonderful cards, messages and beautiful flowers.
Graham and his family would like to express their most sincere thanks for all the kind Words and acts of love, comfort and support shown to them at this sad time. It has been very much appreciated. They would also like to say thank you for all
Beloved Wife, Mother, Sister & Nana. Passed away suddenly on Saturday 24th October in Kingston Hospital aged 67.
In Loving Memory of DORIS LETTS Passed away suddenly on 25th October 2009 aged 89. Service at Randalls Park Crematorium on Thursday 5th November at 2pm. Flowers or donations for St Raphaels Hospice may be sent c/o W.A. Truelove & Son Ltd 107
Passed away peacefully after a short illness on15th October 2009 aged 84 years. Dearly loved and sadly missed by her family and friends. Funeral to be held at Hanworth Crematorium Monday 9th November 11.40am No Flowers. Donations in her memory
LUFT-PETER of Twickenham Passed away unexpectedly on the 17th October 2009 aged 80 years. A former teacher at Matthew Arnold School, Staines. Funeral to take place on Friday 6th November, 2.30pm at Mortlake Crematorium. Family Flowers Only,
Loving wife, beloved mother and grandmother. Passed away peacefully 18-10-2009 aged 65. Funeral Service, North East Surrey Crematorium, Lower Morden Lane on Wednesday 4th November at 12.30 Followed by Memorial Service at Stoneleigh Methodist Church
Beloved wife of Harry Rose (Deceased) Passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday 13th October 2009. Her Requiem Mass will be held at St Michael’s in the Marld Catholic Church, Woodfield Lane, Ashtead on Friday 30th October at 10.30am followed
Passed away 22nd October 2009 aged 81 years. He will be much missed by all his family and friends. Funeral Service takes place on Thursday 5th November 2009 at 10am at Epsom Cemetery Chapel. Flowers or donations to “Epsom and St Helier NHS
Peacefully in Kingston Hospital on Monday 19th October 2009 aged 85 years. A devoted and loving husband to Joyce. Father to Richard, Ian, Christopher and Elisabeth. Much loved grandad to seven grandchildren. Commital at Kingston Cemetery at 12
Died peacefully on 22nd Oct, aged 103 Formerly of Langham Road, Teddington The funeral service will take place on Tuesday 10th November at 1pm at Mortlake Crematorium Family flowers only Donations to NSPCC or Musicians Benevolent Fund via Holmes
Passed away peacefully on 18th October 2009 aged 80. Devoted wife of George. She will be sadly missed by all her family and friends. The Funeral will be at Randalls Park Crematorium on Thursday 5th November at 11am. Flowers to Longhurst Undertakers
Sadly passed away on 23rd October in Kingston Hospital. Will be sadly missed by her sons, daughters, & grandchildren. Funeral taking place on Tuesday 3rd November at Hanworth Crematorium at 1.40 p.m.
On Wednesday 21st October aged 94 years Dearly loved by family Service to be held at St Mary Magdalen Church, Barnes, Wednesday 4th November at 10.30 a.m. Enquiries to T.H.Sanders & Sons, 35 High Street, Barnes 020 8876 5255
TRYING TO LOCATE Edward (EDDIE) Roberts Who grew up in Epsom, (Digdens Rise 1970’s) www.johncrook28@aol.com
October 30th 1991 Dear Devoted Husband, Dad and Grandpa Memories for ever Locked in our hearts So sad we had to part we will meet again not sure when we all miss and love you so much your loving wife Jean
Our Darling Mum 30/10/55 Just as you were, you will always be someone special in our memory. Also remembering Hetty’s birthday 31/10/16 Love Rose & Joyce xxx
We all sorely miss you. Always in our thoughts. All our love Brian, Colin, Simon and Juliette
In loving memory of a dear mum and nanny who passed away 18th October 1974. Len, Denny, Eileen, Pat, Kerry, Kim, Lynsey, Stuart and Caroline.
In loving memory of my husband PATRICK McNAMARA 29th October 1998 RIP Silent memories keep you near as time unfolds another year out of my life you may have gone but in my heart you still live on Forever in my heart Patrick God
In loving memory of Christina (29.10.06) and Thomas (04.11.06) COYNE You are in our thoughts and prayers every day we love and miss you very much John, Julie, Kath, Tom and the Grandchildren
A grandfather jumped out of a plane 12,000 feet over New York to raise money for Sutton Mental Health Foundation. Roger Fawdry, 67, the director and partner of Eco Network, dived together with his son Paul, 30, who lives in New York and organised
Stories of Basque refugee children who fled to the borough to escape the ravages of the Spanish Civil War will be chartered in a new exhibition. In August 1937, 22 Basque children arrived in Carshalton in the aftermath of the bombing of Guernica
There may not be the screaming hordes and flashing camera bulbs of a few years back, but ask former X Factor star Ben Mills whether he is happy with his lot and the answer is a resounding yes. Now making music on his own terms, and slipping
By Community Correspondent Sophie Swithinbank This unexpected change in the A-Level marking system has caused mixed opinions among students and teachers. Many students are unclear about how the A* works, when adding AS and A2, so hopefully
Brentford midfielder David Hunt admits it may take a while before he regains full-fitness after feeling the after effects of his return to action against Stockport County four days later. The 27-year-old had been sidelined with a freak foot injury but
By Community Corespondent Sophie Swithinbank This summer, Gorilla Circus- “The primal side of circus” was flying around London on their brand new outdoor trapeze rig. Ezra Trigg created this company which runs flying trapeze classes for all ages
Under fire Attorney General Baroness Scotland came to a Tulse Hill school last week to discuss the criminal justice system with students. The Government’s top lawyer, who hit the headlines in September for employing an illegal immigrant, was
A man spent more than seven hours on a roof in central Streatham yesterday in a stand off with police and emergency services sparked by threats he would jump. The incident casused traffic chaos with thousands of cars and buses gridlocked around
By Community Correspondent Matthew Tijou SUTTON CELEBRATE SENIOR CITIZENS October saw the celebration of the contribution older residents of Sutton make to the society. On the first of the month was UK Older People’s day. The day was organised by
Recession: a teenager’s perspective By community correspondent Sam Brougham The economic crisis that came earlier this year has hit nearly every corner of the globe, but there’s one group that’s been left feeling underrepresented: teenagers.
Soldiers who got half measures of their favourite snack in Afghanistan were delighted when they entered their Hounslow barracks to see hundreds of Pot Noodles. As an apology to the hungry troops, Pot Noodle sent an enormous care package for
By community correspondent Matthew Tijou Currently, across the Sutton borough, 16 year olds are living the consequences of the decisions they have had to make over the past few months. After five years of routinely flocking from lesson to lesson, day
Hounslow Wanderers made up for their injury time league defeat to Singh Sabha Slough seven days earlier and booked themselves a Middlesex Premier Division Cup quarter final tie with Marsh Rangers, writes Vip Mair. The Purple Haze were quick off the blocks
Hampton & Richmond Borough boss Alan Devonshire has warned fans the only changes he can make to personnel will see some of the current squad leave the club first. The Beavers were dumped out of the FA Cup by Ryman League Premier Division Sutton United
By Community Correspondent Uroosa Binepal “Put Yourself in Their Shoes” It may be ten years since the Rwanda atrocities, where thousands of civilians were massacred in only a matter of days. But the people of that country are still living with
Staff at a Tooting bingo hall have been accused of ignoring an attack on an elderly woman during an afternoon game session. According to one witness, the woman was beaten “black and blue” by another punter at Gala Bingo, yet staff carried on
A woman and two children escaped a fire in a Crystal Palace flat on Tuesday. They fled the flat in College Road before fire crews arrived at 10.13am. Four fire engines and about 20 firefighters battled the blaze, which damaged half of
Ticket sales for Big Game II between Harlequins and Wasps at Twickenham on December 27 have topped 20,000. This level of sales is well in excess of this time last year when the eventual crowd was in excess of £50. The majority of tickets are priced £10
MCM Report The second of the bi-annual MCM expo took place last week, and Andy and Colin braved another dive into the sea of anime’ and manga to dig out the latest gaming nuggets. Here are the highlights... Surrounded by hundreds of costumed manga
Danny Wilson reckons establishing a mean streak could be the difference between success and failure for London Welsh in the Championship this season. The Dragons moved up to fifth in the table with a last-minute 21-17 win at Moseley last weekend, beating
A new beginners’ fencing course for adults start on Tuesday, November 3 (7-8pm). The course has been organised by the newly formed London St Paul’s Fencing Club, which is based at St Paul’s School in Barnes. Head coach and club manager
NPL Teddington CC recently held their annual Dinner Dance and the season’s main prize winner was Dave Merchant snr who was named player of the year and took the award for the best bowling performance. Other winners: Peter Manns (clubman), Tom Pitts (
By Community Correspondent Kayee Yip Yet another year is drawing to an end, but let’s not forget what there still is in store for us all. Just because Halloween is for one day, doesn’t mean we should celebrate it for one day only! The
Twickenham blew the London Division Two South West title race wide open with a 12-6 victory over previously-unbeaten leaders Tottonians at Parkfields on Saturday. Fly-half Luke Scarborough landed four penalties to ultimately seal maximum points, with
The Mayor of London has announced funding for 237 new street trees in Lambeth. The borough is one of 20 in the capital set to benefit from up to 4,000 new street trees. Mayor Boris Johnson,said: “Trees are wonderful additions to our
Richmond went top of National League Division Two after battling back from 2-1 down to win 3-2 and end London Lynx’s 100 per cent record at Kingston College on Saturday. Richmond won the first set 25-17, but scrappy play saw Lynx take the next two sets
The man who leads the Crown Prosecution is asking readers to give their views on his policy on assisted suicide. Keir Starmer has published the factors he takes into account when deciding whether or not to allow prosecutions for assisted suicide
Despite television’s Masterchef ending last week, fans still have reason to be cheerful as host Gregg Wallace is set to open a new greengrocer in Putney this Christmas. Wallace & Co, a joint venture with Justin Carter, of the Elbow Rooms
The inconsistency that has plagued Molesey for much of 2009 shows no sign of abating, as two goals from Lee Higgs condemned the Moles to a dire 2-1 home defeat to lowly Hanworth Villa. The result comes just a fortnight after deservedly beating current
Spot-kick hero Matt York reckons his Tooting & Mitcham teammates will need no firing up for their FA Cup First Round clash at Stockport County next weekend - the League One side have already done that for them. York dispatched two penalties in extra-time
Shaun Derry insists he wants to stay at Crystal Palace beyond the summer, but would like his future sorted sooner rather than later. The Eagles skipper has been in superb form of late but has less than a year left on his contract and could leave for
Harlequins back row Tom Guest has admitted the memory of losing in the Guinness Premeirship play-off semi-finals to London Irish will be at the back of his mind at the weekend. Quins face the Exiles on Saturday for the first time since that day in May
The family of a student who died two days after being mugged for a Blackberry mobile phone are left destitute by his death. Police launched a murder inquiry after Saravanakumar Sellappan, a 24-year-old Tamil student, was attacked and robbed
Brentford boss Andy Scott has issued a request to Bristol City to ensure loan defender James Wilson is available for his side’s FA Cup trip to Gateshead. The Wales U21 defender was preferred ahead of Alan Bennett to partner Mark Phillips at centre-back
Sutton United boss Paul Doswell reckons an away draw to Hereford United may not be the most glamorous tie, but it does give his side a chance of causing an upset. Goals from Matt Hann, Sam Gargan and an Alan Pouton penalty secured a famous 3-1 win at
Stop and searches carried out by PCSOs in the borough under controversial anti-terror laws have risen 61,900 per cent in just 4 years. Figures obtained by the Croydon Guardian under the Freedom of Information Act show that in 2005 just one
Two sacks of mail containing doctor’s letters, Inland Revenue documents and pay slips have been dumped in the doorway of a Raynes Park care home. Concerned staff twice told postmen - thought to be agency workers - but they refused to take away
Three lucky Kingston and Esher charities were given a timely boost by a New Malden golf club just in time for Christmas. Last Thursday, Malden Golf Club presented £4,100 to each of three charities, following its annual charity day in June where
A pensioner has defied the odds to live over two decades after a heart and lungs transplant. Jacqueline Ladbroke, 69, from Sutton, underwent her heart and lung transplant 21 years ago, after being diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension, an increase
Major investment in Lambeth to cut youth violence has led to a decrease in victims. Lambeth Council and its partners launched a £3.5m three year Young and Safe programme in April this year. Since then there were 170 incidents of serious
Kingston primary schools will be expanded for the third year running to deal with what the council called an “unprecedented increase in demand for places”. The council announced that a further 11 schools will take on additional reception classes
A mother is threatening to pull her child out of school and home educate him if something isn’t done about what she says are bullies in his class. Luz Ramirez, 33, has seen her son come home with multiple injuries from bullying, which she claims
Drunken troublemakers will be forced to hand over their booze or face arrest after police were handed greater powers to tackle street drinking in Lambeth. A fine of up to £500 could also be given to anyone who does not comply with an officer
The number of online applications for school places in Surrey next September has seen a four-fold rise in a year, early admissions figures indicate. Just over 24,000 of the 27,000 forms the authority expects to get once paper applications have
A newly refurbished diagnostic unit opened at Mayday Healthcare NHS trust on Friday October 23. The unit was opened to provide state of the art equipment for diagnosing bowel cancer and related diseases. It was paid for by a generous donation
Do not worry, you are not seeing double and you are not going nuts. This is indeed a picture of two of the rarest squirrels in the world sharing the same tree. The albino squirrels were spotted by retired housewife Josie Atkins as she
A car mechanic has received a letter from his GP saying his vasectomy was a success even though he never had one. Kevin Saunders, 42, from Worcester Park, was “gobsmacked” when a letter came through the post informing him his GP had received
A team of cops arrived to a 999 call on a bus on Saturday because it was the quickest way to get there. The police officers responded by public transport to a call from Greggs the bakers in Morden after an attack on members of staff, just as
By Community Correspondent Irina Harutunyan Being a Catholic school, Gumley House organises many events during which money is raised and then sent to different charities. On the 16th September a group of sixth form students and their head of year
