By Angelika Mohr Country singer Taylor Swift had 2 UK stops on her 50-city ‘Fearless’ tour. On the 23rd of November 2009, she performed in front of 13 000 continuously screaming London fans, most of them girls in their early teens, at Wembley Arena
By Community Correspondent Kevin Thomas So from next year 2010 Croydon Council will be implementing a directive to close down our local Broadmead infant’s school in favour of amalgamating it into the primary school. I am told that
Campaigners in Surrey have called on the Government to take action over the Wey and Thames rivers, ahead of the publication of controversial plans for the UK’s waterways. A report earlier this year revealed 75 per cent of rivers in England
Police are still investigating a fight between two motorists in Clapham Common West Side a month ago. The fight, which happened at 1pm on Friday, October 30, left one man with minor bruising, according to officers. Following an investigation
Banstead Rotarians struggled with howling wind, torrential rain and a whopping great Christmas tree to bring a little Christmas cheer. The weather was horrendous on Sunday but, against all the odds, they managed to get the tree safely planted
Ghanaian musician and star of Cadbury’s latest advertising campaign - Tinny - visited the New Horizon Centre in Mitcham on Monday to inspire young Ghanaians. Tinny appears in the current television commercials highlighting the chocolate company
There is a chance to win £2,000 in the special Christmas superdraw of the Esher Princess Alice Hospital lottery. Each week, thousands of supporters play and support the charity, which hopes even more money than usual can be raised at the draw
By Community Correspondent, Sandra Aggrey On 25th June of this year, the man known as the King of Pop, passed away. From London to Tokyo, Michael Jackson was known worldwide. Children through to adults admired his work, for once it was cool
A relief worker who saw the horrors of Nazi concentration camps first hand has died at the age of 97. Anne Waterston, of Church Street, Isleworth, was one of the last survivors of the relief teams which entered Belsen concentration camp after
Children from across the country came to Wallington to debate climate change. Around 3,000 children entered a competition to take part in Generation Green – the UK’s first youth think tank on climate change. Twenty winners were at Beddington
A Thames Ditton pub was packed with greyhounds on Sunday, November 22, when staff and volunteers at Hersham-based Wimbledon Greyhound Welfare (WGW) turned out to raise money for new kennels. The fittingly named Greyhound pub in Weston Green
Santa’s Sutton sleigh ride has been saved. After the closure of the Cheam and Sutton Round Table Club in May, after 43 years’ service, it was feared that 2008’s jaunt across the borough would be Santa’s last. But thanks to the Rotary Club
Edward Davey MP has hailed as “fabulous”, news Kingston will receive £8.2m in Government funding to deal with the primary school places crisis, but warned more money will be needed for a permanent solution. Schools Minister Vernon Coaker
Police have confirmed there were three muggings, one involving a sexual assault, in Putney during one day last month. The incidents took place on Thursday, November 19, in Deodar Road, Burstock Road and Wandsworth Park - where the sexual assault
A spectacular display of fireworks launched from the roof of the Centre Court shopping centre marked the start of Christmas in Wimbledon. Shops, schools and even the town’s football club got involved with the Winter Wonderland event last Thursday
Tesco has a two-handed fight on its hands as opponents gear up to beat off the supermarket’s plans for stores in the Upper High Street, Epsom, and The Street, Ashtead. Residents who are organising vigorous campaigns say the schemes are too
AFC Wimbledon 2-0 Gateshead Terry Brown’s team closed in on the play-off pack after recording their fourth straight victory. After a season of blasting his midfielders for not chipping in with their share of goals, it was two of the
