It’s hard to believe that 2010 marks the 70th anniversary of Bruce Lee’s birth. Now the name Bruce Lee might not mean much to some people these days but in the 70’s he was like a God! Maybe it also has something to do with the fact that his
By Community Correspondent Angelika Mohr The May Bank Holiday has been a recognised public holiday in the UK since the Bank Holiday Act of 1871. It is the Monday following the first of May and traditionally the only bank holiday in school term time
In a session in a room at the Ursuline High School, in Wimbledon, London a new set of budding computer whizzes are developing, and its all part of the “Silver Surfer” programme at the School, where handful of Year 12 and Year 13 students and a
By Community Correspondent Katie Kemp Greenpeace have recently been working on a campaign following the exposure of companies recognised for the destruction of Indonesian rainforests to enable the mass production of pulp, paper and palm
The season from March to June is a busy one for coarse fish, which are now spawning in rivers and lakes. Sitting quietly on the banks of a pond, we may be rewarded by the sight of a large female pike cruising slowly through the water plants
They say never work with animals or children but one brave concert organiser is doing just that on Saturday, May 15. Charmaine Waterman, who has taught piano to children in Surbiton for many years, has organised a concert at Tolworth United
Mitcham Carnival will go football crazy this summer. This week event organisers Merton Council announced the annual celebration would be themed on the beautiful game when it returns to Mitcham Common on June 12. A council spokesman
Author Iris Murdoch’s troubled private life and insecurities about her abilities as a writer are laid bare in a series of letters on show at Kingston University. The previously unpublished letters between her and French poet and novelist Raymond
The buds on most trees remained tightly furled well into March. Even pussy, or goat, willow catkins, normally guaranteed to put on a splendid show in early spring seemed reluctant to brave the cold. Then, quite suddenly during a week of
The owners of a property development company have been ordered to pay more than £12,000 by Staines Magistrates’ Court, after they failed to comply with a planning enforcement notice served by Elmbridge Council. David Steen and Rosario Minerva
Robot Lego models were created by Lambeth schoolchildren at an event to encourage young people to get into computer programming. Year 5 and 6 pupils from 10 schools in the borough competed across five categories, including strictly robo dancing
Kempton Park hosts an all-weather flat race meeting this afternoon (first race 2pm). Feature race is the kempton.co.uk Jubilee Handicap at 4pm. Admission is £15 (children admitted free).
