Screaming girls dominated the lobby of the Dome Cinema in Worthing as I walked in to find out the latest film releases. Each girl was striving to grab hold of one of those highly anticipated sought after tickets to see the opening night of New Moon.
The Richmond and Twickenham Times has teamed up with EDF Energy, the UK’s largest producer of low-carbon electricity, to offer the chance to win one of three pairs of tickets to see Harlequins take on Sale Sharks at the Stoop on Sunday in round
It was one of the most gruesome murders Wandsworth had ever seen. Now it has become the most intriguing. Who knocked on Andrew Cunningham’s caravan door one cold December night last year? Who was angry enough to stab him to death – and
A violent sex attacker has been jailed for a string of assaults on lone women. Ander Ely Becerra-Rivera attacked his victims in Merton and Wandsworth from November 2007 to June 2008. A police spokesman said the 22-year-old from Home
Epsom’s poshest college is to open a new school – in Malaysia. Epsom College, which charges fees of £27,000 per year, is to open a new school in Bandar Enstek, just south of Kuala Lumpur. It is scheduled to open in 2012, and will eventually
A man has become one of the first people in the UK to be jailed for stalking someone on Facebook. Salsa dancing Christian, Jacques More, 51, of Morland Road, Croydon, has already served a five-month prison sentence in 2008 for harassing Kelly
A strong AFC Wimbledon side cruised into the third round of the Surrey Senior Cup last night with a thumping 7-1 win at Combined Counties league side Ash United. Choosing to field a mix of experience and youth, Terry Brown's side raced into
Bishop Paul Hendricks was at a Carshalton secondary school to launch a book of religious poems written by students. St Philomena’s Catholic High School for Girls welcomed Bishop Hendricks to officially launch Faith Revealed – a book of 600
Harlequins face a possible second-row shortage over the festive period after Jim Evans called time on his decade-long Stoop playing career having admitted defeat to a shoulder injury. The departure last month of Shane O’Connor and a long-term knee injury
An independent review into Wandsworth’s social services department has described the council as “performing well”. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) praised services across the board for older people, as well as those with disabilities, learning
Striders of Croydon produced some good performances at the annual Pirie 10-mile cross-country race, promoted by South London Harriers, writes Alan Dolton. Striders’ first man home was Richard Lee-Smith who placed 12th of the 95 finishers, covering
The Liberal Democrats have selected Simon Rix to take on incumbent Conservative MP Richard Ottaway in Croydon South at next year’s general election. Mr Rix, a 38-year-old book publisher, was unanimously elected by the local party members
Schools across Merton have begun their Christmas celebrations, with nativity plays and carol singing to mark the start of the festive season. Some 75 children from Hollymount School in Wimbledon took part in a traditional nativity play on December
A special school in Wallington celebrated the unveiling of a new £3,000 garden last week, funded by a John Laing Charitable Trust award. Sherwood Park Special School, in Streeters Lane, celebrated last Wednesday, as Tom Brake MP and the mayor
Director of rugby Brett Taylor has warned his London Scottish men they are there to be shot at having emerged as challengers in chief to favourites Esher for the National One title. The Exiles held off a late assault at Newbury on Saturday to claim a
A environmental campaigner from Streatham is in Copenhagen for the UN’s climate change conference this week. Sam Dickason, 33, is one of five climate change activist recruited by the Oxfam south-east office in August, who are joining thousands
Midfielder Barrie Matthews reckons the Christmas period is going to make-or-break Hampton & Richmond Borough’s season after enduring his worst month at the club. Boss Alan Devonshire’s men started December where they left off in November, as sendings-off
Barnes Hockey Club's men's side followed in their women's team’s footsteps by going top of their league on Saturday. An extraordinary 6-5 win away at West Hampstead earned them the top spot in the South Premier League Division 2, when Sittingbourne
A charity kickathon organised by the British Martial Arts and Kickboxing Academies in Wimbledon raised £250 on Saturday. Students were sponsored to reach their kicking targets, which in some cases were as high as 2,000 kicks. Seven-year-old
Mike Schmid hailed the return of James Inglis and Neil Hallett after Esher stepped up their National One title charge with a 67-5 rout of Nuneaton at Molesey Road on Saturday. Lock Inglis and utility back Hallett both made their comebacks after long-term
Soggy Santas shrugged off the wet weather on Sunday, November 29, when they battled through the rain in Bushy Park for a hospice fundraising run. Hundreds of Princess Alice Hospice supporters donned Santa outfits for the charity’s Santa Fun
Surrey cheesemakers were the toast of two generations of war veterans at a special Christmas ceremony on December 2. Dairy Crest from Esher, Lactalis-McLelland of New Malden and Eastside Cheese from Oxted donated a range of their finest cheeses
A care home nurse accused of neglecting patients by allegedly leaving them unwashed and without water told a professional conducts hearing she has done no wrong. Lynette Maggs, 61, from Epsom, who worked at £800-a-week Lynde House Nursing Home
Surrey Cup holders Sutton & Epsom have confirmed they will not defend their title after withdrawing from the competition in protest against rule changes introduced this year. County RFU officials have removed stipulations insisting club’s currently in
Croydon Council has cut development partner John Laing out of receiving profits from its new £145m headquarters. The council has been forced to borrow Government money to construct its new HQ in Fell Road, after the firm discovered the best
Work is set to start on the playground in Wandsworth Park, Putney, councillors said. A seesaw is being installed to the left of the train unit for younger children, and there will be a new basket swing. There will also be a trim trail
A pair of Epsom and St Helier midwives who care for pregnant teenagers were shortlisted for a national award. Colleen Robinson and Sue Sasse were nominated for the Royal College of Midwives’ team of the year award, and are now through to the
A Croydon gym has completed a £500,000 makeover to help people shed their Christmas pounds in the New Year. The new facilities at Energie Fitness include an adaptive motion trainer, which allows the user to alter their motion at the slightest
Croydon Council’s adult social services have escaped the shame uncovered in other parts of the country, after being judged to be “performing excellently” during its latest annual inspection. The Care Quality Commission gave the department
The trading standards team has joined forces with the operators of the Sunday market in Nine Elms to combat the traders who peddle fake and counterfeit goods to consumers. The council has teamed up with Geraud New Covent Garden, which manages
Luke Moore admits he has been left stunned by the news that he faces up to six months on the sidelines after suffering a hip injury in AFC Wimbledon’s recent victory at Kidderminster. Moore, who has made a big impact at Kingsmeadow since
A thug wrecked a takeaway on the same day he beat his own grandfather to death in an alcohol-fuelled frenzy, the Old Bailey heard. Paul Peters, 76, had suffered months of abuse before being murdered by Wayne Edwards, 33, of Francis Chichester
A 15-year-old boy from Tooting faces jail after pleading guilty to rape at Inner London Crown Court on Monday. The boy, who cannot be named, forced a woman to give him oral sex on Friday, May 15 this year, the court heard. A police source
Sussex have granted Surrey permission to speak with Wandsworth cricketer Rory Hamilton-Brown over a switch back to the Brit Oval next summer. The 22-year-old former England U19 international quit the Brown Caps in 2007 over a lack of first-class opportunities
Danny Wilson admits he is craving some consistency from his London Welsh side as the Dragons look to bolster their spot in the Championship play-off positions. Last weekend’s 19-14 win over Nottingham, their first defeat of the Midlands side for six
West Byfleet Golf Club’s Win a Lesson with Laura Davies Day was a huge success, with eight Surrey girls enjoying a day of tips and training with the golf star. Annabell Fuller, Victoria Maughan, Martha Lewis, Emma Klugman, Sarah Jane Dalgleish
Unplugged at the cornerHOUSE What better way to start a weekend than to spend a night at the cornerHOUSE listening to a range of singers, songwriters and musicians? That was the treat awaiting audiences of Unplugged at the cornerHOUSE, part
There’s some things you would never think would ever get together. I think I can safely say the combination of Rock Band and Lego is one of them. But as fate would have it someone, somewhere, deemed it a good enough idea to combine the two
Irish actor Keith Dunphy is taking up the challenge of playing a number of characters, including Ben Gunn and Blind Pew, in the Rose Theatre’s new production of Treasure Island. He spoke to Will Gore ahead of Friday’s first performance. Will Gore
Julian Speroni: Not at fault for either goal and commanded his box in the second half as Palace faced an onslaught. Punched confidently a few times too. 7 Danny Butterfield: Struggled against McAnuff for the first half and was deservedly booked but
Sutton United’s Mr Consistency Alan Bray has every faith boss Paul Doswell’s squad is still good enough to make the play-offs, despite back-to-back league defeats. Doswell’s men followed up last week’s 2-1 loss to Tooting & Mitcham with
AFC Kings All Stars U10 3 Coulsdon Jets U10 Cup Game 0 Another autumnal, sunny and cold morning saw the Kings kick off riding high after two previous wins. Could they make it three? And a cup game to boot. The Kings started strongly, Tyler to Hugo
Fans of the Specials and Madness can go one step beyond at Kingsmeadow Live next Saturday night as Ska Wars play a special Christmas show at the home Kingstonian FC. Ska Wars are an established seven piece ska band. They have been on the circuit
For music lovers whose interest is not piqued by the multitude of classical concerts taking place throughout the festive period, the Ram Jam Club is hosting a gig that offers a rollicking alternative to the usual choral works and Christmas carols. From
Tadworth AC fielded seven runners in the annual Pirie 10-mile cross-country race at a very muddy Farthing Down, Coulsdon. Dan Carpenter made a fine debut in the race, finishing 18th in one hour, six minutes, three seconds. Dave Williamson was next
Richmond 4 Epsom 3 (P Atkinson, Kruger, Tong) Epsom travelled to Men's Surrey/Hants League Division One leaders Richmond on Saturday hopeful of a positive result to gain ground on the top two sides, writes James Midmer. Epsom started with a cautious
Residents want the council to tear down or refurbish a controversial water tower, after officers recommended refusing a planning application. Livingstone Park residents welcomed Epsom and Ewell Council planning officers’ decision to recommend
Mid November: decorations and sales are already hitting stores. Beginning of December: is there a deserted island I can pack off to until well into January? We all smile up at the sparkly lights and go ‘I love Christmas time’ … and then
Brentford striker Charlie MacDonald has admitted he would rather let his goals do the talking when it comes to landing a new contract at Griffin Park. The 28-year-old took his season’s tally to six with the winner against Colchester United
A drummer who had her first lessons in the basement of a convent at the age of 13 is holding her first south London concert this month - and is hoping the nuns will come along. Paula Faircloth, 26, learned to drum with a youth club in the Salesian
Ron Noades has refuted rumours he is set to get back involved with Crystal Palace. The former Eagles chairman was said to be considering a return to the club he ran between 1981 and 1998, a period that saw them promoted to the old First Division
Masked robbers held up a Crystal Palace bank at gunpoint on Friday. Three men, all wearing masks and wearing dark clothing, carried out the robbery after bursting in to Barclays Bank in Westow Hill at about 4.30pm. Police said the robbers
Kingston Council staff are positive about their jobs but resistant to the organisation’s efforts to save money by restructuring, according to a biennial survey of employees. The 2009 staff survey, carried out in partnership with Kingston
Proposals for an elected local figurehead similar to the Mayor of London have been rejected by Sutton residents. Sutton Council was asked by Government to choose between having a directly elected mayor, or a leader with more power, in time
Nineteen local GP surgeries have signed up to reduce their carbon footprint under a scheme set up by a federation of local practices. The GP practices in Tadworth, Banstead, Epsom, Ewell, Worcester Park and Leatherhead have joined forces to
A benefit fraudster from Wallington has escaped jail despite illegally claiming nearly £60,000 since 2003. But Jane Amor, of Hurricane Road, will have to pay back at least £100 a month for the next 50 years to settle the debt. The 37
Marie Curie Cancer Care will light up Kingston on Saturday, with a Christmas tree in Market Place and a remembrance service in All Saints Church. The charity wants residents to sponsor a light on the Christmas tree in memory of a loved one,
A former sub-postmaster who lied to bosses in order to cover up an £83,000 deficit in the post office where he worked has been spared jail. Issam Ibrahim, 53, was sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for two years, at Kingston Crown Court
Motorists who ignored a seriously injured policeman on a busy road have been branded “disgusting” by the officer’s sergeant. PCSO Rui Azevedo was knocked off his motorbike in Raynes Park, causing serious head and leg injuries, while riding
Double Olympic gold medalist Daley Thompson visited a Lambeth primary school to open a new playground. The former athlete, who won his medals in the decathlon in the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games, inspected the new facilities at Rosendale primary
A racing fan who was introduced to the joys of the turf at the tender age of seven, has just given up 10 years of his life to researching racing at Epsom and in the district. And to his surprise Bill Eacott discovered that Epsom, now known
The father of a British tourist who died in a police cell has demanded answers from the Governor of the Brazilian state where he died. Joe Juwaheer, from Carshalton Beeches, wrote to Governor Ciro Gomes in the state of Ceara, northeastern Brazil
Elmbridge residents are being asked to get behind a new campaign aimed at reducing the amount of medicines that go unused. The Think Before You Tick campaign encourages people to think before they apply for repeat prescriptions in a bid to
Kingston’s troubled patient involvement group will hold a relaunch next week, 18 months after organisational disputes crippled the fledgling organisation. A meeting on December 17 at the Friends Meeting House in Eden Street, next to Primark
