A New Term for Waterloo Road By Community Correspondent Louise Saul As we all settled down on our sofas at 8pm on Wednesday, many of my friends, family and I were eagerly awaiting the new series of Waterloo Road, returning to its usual
Shopkeepers are playing the ultimate trick on teenagers this Halloween - by refusing to sell them eggs and flour. In a bid to crack down on antisocial behaviour in Merton, police have advised shop owners not to sell anything to teenagers that
By Community Correspondent, Benjamin Cook Rock stock is a musical event that is held fortnightly at venues across the borough of Sutton and sees a host of local bands performing live. It is used by bands to showcase their talents in the hope to
By Community Correspondent, Benjamin Cook It is said that children are the future and due to this many efforts are made to give the youth a voice in the modern world, for example, many schools now integrate school councils into their decision making
A group of kind-hearted golfers has scored an eagle with our Operation Butterfly, set up to help build a cancer centre in the borough. The Coulsdon Golf Club Partisans have donated £1,000 to help create a Butterfly Room, an information and
Thieves stole a handbag with cards and cash from a house in Meadow Road, Ashtead, the same road where later that day a van parked in the same road, was also broken into and cash and power tools stolen. The burglary happened between 12pm
History buffs spent a cold autumn afternoon bringing a bit of forgotten history to life by walking the route of Croydon’s doomed canal which was opened 200 years ago. Penge partners organised the walk for 15 people who tried to imagine what
A cystic fibrosis centre has been ranked among the top 10 in the country. Epsom and St Helier Trust’s paediatric cystic fibrosis centre was evaluated in a report compiled by the Cystic Fibrosis Trust which considered it the provider of one
Remembrance Day services will take place across Lambeth on Sunday, November 8. The first is at 9am at Lambeth Town Hall, with a procession starting at 8.50am from outside Brixton Library. At 10.30am there will be a service at the Albert
By Community Correspondent Jamie MacEwan A main road such as Sutton’s goes through many phases during a typical day. At 7.45 am, Sutton’s centre is almost deserted. Only early morning workers and some schoolchildren can be seen, generally
England’s women are preparing for a landmark series against world champions New Zealand that takes place next month. They face New Zealand on November 14 at Esher and then on November 21 at Twickenham as part of the Investec Challenge Double Header
Five benefits cheats have been found guilty of fraud after being overpaid almost £60k among them. The Sutton residents were prosecuted and pleaded guilty to fraudulently receiving the sum of £59,000 among them. Godfrey Senoga and Betty
This is the police’s new weapon in the fight against antisocial behaviour at Halloween. The pumpkin police patrol, using a bright orange Ford ST which has been magically transformed into a Halloween-themed patrol car, has been talking to youngsters
A tired and bedraggled fox is recovering in hospital after cunning rescuers saved it after an 11 hour ordeal trapped by the Hogsmill River near Kingston’s Guildhall. Council staff noticed the animal at 11am on Monday, and called the Wildlife
Kempton Park hosts an all-weather flat race meeting today (Saturday). First race is at 4.35pm and jockeys in action include former champion jockey Seb Sanders and group one winner Robert Winston. Top females Catherine Gannon, Kirsty Milczarek, Natalia
During the Second World War HMP Wandsworth played host to some of the UK’s most infamous spies. But it also played a key in maintaining the secrecy of a double agent who transmitted false information via a wireless transmitter from inside the
Centrale in central Croydon hosted its annual Style Live fashion event from October 29 to 31. Celebrity stylist Mark Heyes from GMTV and hair expert Andrew Barton from “10 Years Younger”, returned for a third year to give fashion advice.
Surrey County Council’s leader has landed himself in another major political row with his proposal to take control of Surrey Police. Dr Andrew Povey’s call for a takeover of the police comes as the county council is recovering from three major
Groups or projects working to make south London greener may have a real chance to win recognition at this year’s Green Guardian Awards. Last year, group EcoLocal scooped first prize in the Green Group or Project category, as well as a £22,000
