Kingstonian are to ask the Ryman League for their play-off final to be replayed after skipper Francis Duku was punched in the face by a supporter at Boreham Wood yesterday. With the scores 0-0 early in the second half in the Ryman Premier League final
This past Easter holiday, my year and I had more than enough time to revise for each of the exams taking place during the first week of term. With no hint of doubt, I can say that a considerable number of my peers revised none of the exam subjects at
Kingstonian fell at the very last fence to a well-organized Boreham Wood side in their brave attempt to achieve promotion to the Conference South at the first attempt. After their disastrous start to the season, in which they lost their first four games
With the arrival of April, I decided to take down my garden bird feeders. There were two basic reasons for this. Firstly, by the end of March as the nesting season begins, natural food such as caterpillars and assorted insects becomes widely
Now that spring has blossomed, albeit rather late, migrant birds are trading places. Species that overwintered in Britain such as redwings, fieldfares and waxwings are returning to Scandinavia to breed. Meanwhile chiffchaffs and assorted
Crystal Palace ensured their Championship survival with a nervy 2-2 draw that relegated opponents Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough. Goals from Alan Lee and Darren Ambrose looked to have clinched it for Palace but twice Wednesday equalised. Lee gave
Mystery surrounded the death of a Battersea pensioner who was killed in a “stabbing frenzy” at her home after a court heard, this week in 1985, police had taken 390 statements and interviewed 75 people but still had not caught the murderer.
Plans for a two-storey community pavilion on Latchmere Recreation Ground have been given the green light, despite objections from residents worried about the building’s size and the impact on traffic and parking in nearby roads. The planned
Minute-by-minute updates of Crystal Palace's crunch relegation decider against Sheffield Wednesday live from Hillsborough. For all the action as it happens, click here.
A surge in demand at sports-car company Caterham has been reflected in the national car sales market, with UK production jumping more than 90 per cent in March compared to 12 months earlier. “Bouyant” sales of Caterham’s lightweight two-seater
Parking restrictions around the All England Club will be tightened during the tennis fortnight after it emerged a private website advertised free spaces in controlled parking zones during last year’s event. Tennis fans were pointed towards
Former Guantanamo detainee Mozzam Begg reveals a personal message of thanks from his friend Shaker Aamer as he talks about his capture and daily routine in Guantanamo. "I have known Shaker since 1997 when he came to the UK and got married.
A fraudster who falsely claimed she was a widow to claim more benefits has narrowly avoided a jail term. Dorothy Olaniyi was busted following an investigation by Lambeth Council's benefit fraud team. The 43-year-old from Brixton married
As Shaker Aamer spends his 3,000th day in Guantanamo we look at the background to the legal complications and his torture claims. Until February this year, Mr Aamer’s legal team were emerged in a civil case looking at whether Foreign Office
A trio of mothers needs support for their Motspur Park community craft fair on Saturday, May 8, which they hope will boost artists and businesses beat the economic gloom. A full list of stallholders has been announced for the Spring Craft Fair
Two guided walks of Tooting Common are being held on Sunday, May 16, to celebrate the launch of the Friends of Tooting Common (FTC). The FTC was formed last summer and aims to make the common “a better place for people, plants and wildlife
A 22-year-old is on the verge of scouring the globe hunting for untouched travel hotspots thanks to a student travel company. Matthew Martin has made it to the last ten of a nationwide search to find a pair of interns to scour the world for
The Danny Mardell Knockout Challenge 2010 will take place at the fantastic Stamford Bridge, home to Chelsea Football Club on Sunday, May 30. It’s not too late to sign up your team, so that you can live the football dream and play on a premier
Teenagers have been urged to take advantage of vital protection against cervical cancer. A new immunisation programme, run by NHS Sutton and Merton community services, will target teenage girls who have not yet had the human papilloma virus
Hundreds of visitors filled St Mark’s Church in Wimbledon Hill Road for an exhibition featuring work by the Worpole Group of Artists last weekend. Amateur and professional artists from the area exhibited more than 200 works, putting them up
A care home in Thames Ditton has been accredited as a specialist dementia care provider. The Emberbrook Care Home, in Raphael Drive, was recognised as a Pearl Specialist Dementia Service home by the Dementia Development Team. Care home
Zinnera Aamer met Foreign Office Minister Ivan Lewis in February to discuss how it was possible that her husband could be imprisoned for eight years despite never being charged with any offence. She emerged disappointed and disillusioned, and
The Weybridge Male Voice Choir holds its spring concert on Saturday, May 15, to raise money for the Sam Beare Hospice. Guests from the Yehudi Menuhin School, including headmaster Nicholas Chisholm, will appear with the choir. Mr Chisholm
