Edward Davey MP has had a £115.64 bill for office telephone rental rejected by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa). The claim, dated September 29, 2010, was not paid because of insufficient evidence. The authority
Sutton Council has said it will remain a pilot area for the Government's "big society" plans, after Liverpool City Council announced it was going to withdraw its involvement. Four councils nationwide were chosen as pilot areas for the scheme, aimed
With Andy Scott out of the door, Richmond & Twickenham Times reporter Stuart Amos takes a sideways look at the leading candidates to take on the Brentford job. Terry Brown - odds 7/1. Just about keeping AFC Wimbledon in the Blue Square
Electricity has been restored to homes and businesses in and around Sutton High Street after a power cut earlier today. UK Power Networks said a fault on an an underground electricity cable meant about 600 customers lost power at 12.34pm today
A TV film of the Meredith Kercher murder is due to premier in America later this month. Trailers of Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy show a shocking recreation of the Coulsdon student’s death. Knox and her then boyfriend, Rafaelle
After the shock news that Andy Scott’s tenure at Griffin Park has come to an abrupt end, we have priced up who will takeover. The favourite is the current interim manager (and striker) Nicky Forster at 5/4, as there is a real trend these days to appoint
Three male prison guards appeared in court last week accused of having sex with female inmates at HMP Downview. Christopher Bevan, Russell Thorne and Simon Dykes were accused of having sex with nine prisoners over the past four years at Downview
More than 20 jobs could be lost at electrical retailer Comet after it announced today it was closing its Croydon service centre. A 30-day consultation with the centre's 24 employees has begun, but the company admitted their positions "may not
A woman who illegally gave advice to immigrants on getting a UK visa has been handed a suspended prison sentence. Pearl Allen, 41, pleaded guilty to five counts of unlawfully providing illegal immigration advice and services at City of Westminster
Crystal Palace's Neil Danns has used Twitter to hit back at fans' criticism of him. The midfielder was responding to a post on internet fans forum cpfc.org in which one poster suggested he had a chronic back problem that was hindering his performances
With the start of the 2011 Rugby World Cup little more than seven months away, the road to New Zealand well and truly gets underway in Cardiff tonight. The opening game of the RBS 6 Nations will provide a big test for Martin Johnson's men and both teams
The former nanny of sex shop boss Jacqueline Gold has pleaded guilty to trying to poison the Ann Summer's owner. Allison Cox, 33, of Badgers Way, East Grinstead, pleaded guilty to one count of administering a poison or other noxious substance
Who can forget that cult film from the 1970s, The Land That Time Forgot, starring Doug McClure, Keith Barron and Susan Penhaligon? It always seemed to get an airing during every school holidays when I was a lad, along with Jason and The Argonauts, 30,000
Brentford manager Andy Scott’s sacking came less than 24 hours after club officials insisted there was no truth in rumours of his imminent departure. The 38-year-old and assistant Terry Bullivant were given their marching orders on Thursday
A group of Conservative councillors spoke out against their own council at a committee meeting last month over plans to change the admissions criteria at a primary school. Shaftesbury councillors Guy Senior, Jonathan Cook and James Cousins
A power cut is affecting hundreds of properties around Sutton High Street. UK Power Networks said a fault on an an underground electricity cable meant about 600 customers lost power at 12.34pm today. A spokesperson said engineers had
AFC Wimbledon took a hammering on Tuesday night, but York City are on a decent run of form at the moment, so I wouldn’t read too much into it. They are allowed a bad day at the office occasionally. We have a big liablility on Luton
Taxpayers grilled council leaders at a meeting over the budget. Over 90 residents met with leader of Elmbridge Council and senior officers, to hear about the emerging budget and service priorities at the meeting on January 27. Councillor
Grasshoppers secured a valuable victory after London New Zealand missed a last-gasp conversion at Acton on Saturday. The hosts were quickly 6-0 up before Grasshoppers sprung to life, led by player of the day Henry Montgomery-Smith. This led to a pushover
So that’s that then. Andy Scott is no longer in charge of Brentford and after the events of Tuesday night his sacking was inevitable. I’m not happy to have to admit that I was one of the 300 or so mugs who made the tortuous journey to Dagenham
Director of rugby Conor O'Shea has revealed he had to send out the fun police to ensure his Quins didn't enjoy the luxury of the Emirates Palace too much. Abu Dhabi's flagship seven star hotel occupies a 1.3 km stretch of private beach and
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman’s body was found at an address in Brixton Hill. The woman was found by officers at an address in Morrish Road, at about 5.30am today and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Developed by the indie studio Mediatonic and billed as a side scrolling shooter meets tower defence (with courtroom drama and intrigue), Who's That Flying!? is hard not to like. Priced at £3.99 and bringing back old school memories of R-Type
Six men have been sentenced to more than 100 years in jail for murdering a 22-year-old man hours after he had celebrated his birthday. Ezra Mills was shot in the chest with a pump-action shotgun on March 21, at the Central Hill estate, as he
Six men convicted of the murder of Ezra Mills have been sentenced to more than 100 years in jail altogether. Ezra Mills, 22, was shot in the chest with a pump-action shotgun on March 21, at the Central Hill estate, as he returned home from
Looking for a furry friend? Riverside Animal Centre in Beddington Park will open its doors from noon to 3pm on Saturday. Despite finding homes for many pets over Christmas and new year, the centre has more than 20 cats and several rabbits to
A cab company at the centre of a controverisal transport deal for disabled children has failed to renew its main contracts. In September 2009, Olympic South Ltd was awarded a £6.5million contract to ferry disabled children to and from school
The six men who murdered Ezra Mills led a chaotic lifestyle, riddled with drugs, guns and mindless violence. Marcell Mason, 20, Travelle Williams, 18, Dwayne Lock, 20, David Smith, 22, Robert Saint, 20, and the 15-year-old boy, who cannot be
Guildford Saints ladies have been around for a number of years and there are not a lot of other opportunities for women’s football within Guildford. The club are calling all female footballers to come along and save the team from disappearing. The
A teenage partygoer was stabbed to death by the boyfriend of the birthday boy's mother as he fled a violent gang of gatecrashers, the Old Bailey heard this morning. Wesley Sterling, 16, was stabbed in the heart as he tried to re-enter the party
Six men “intoxicated by guns” and “high on adrenaline” ended up murdering Ezra Mills with a pump-action shotgun, the Old Bailey heard. Mr Mills was shot in the chest near Dwayne Lock’s flat in the Central Hill estate as he returned home from
When Ezra Mills was found by the first police officers to arrive at the scene, he was lying on the ground, still clutching a carrier bag with a birthday card and homemade food his aunt had given him. He was found in a footpath near Dwayne
Crystal Palace manager Dougie Freedman was full of praise for his men after a battling performance to earn a point against high-flying Watford. James Vaughan's equaliser just before half-time cancelled out Andreas Weimann early goal, before the Eagles
Students have claimed they saw a boy being chased and stabbed by a gang of youths at a college in Wandsworth yesterday. Witnesses at South Thames College said the boy was pursued by eight youths wearing hoods moments before he was seen staggering
Julian Speroni: 7 - Nothing he could do about the goal and made some smart saves in the fog. Nathaniel Clyne: 5 - Too easily beaten for the goal and exposed more than once down the right flank. Paddy McCarthy: 7 - No nonsense defending coupled with
In the rearranged Christmas derby fixture, Chertsey Town almost became lost in the swirling mist that threatened to descend on Alwyns Lane and were disorientated souls in the first half of a highly committed Combined Counties League encounter with Egham
A once successful Croydon businesswoman is trying to claim £54m In compensation after a cosmetic surgery procedure went horribly wrong. Penny Johnson, 49, was left with severe nerve damage to her cheek and eye after a botched operation, her
Three opera singing brothers have stepped into each others footsteps on the West End stage after appearing in the same role one after each other. None of the Manton brothers had formal training before landing parts one after another in Die
Dear Editor, You recently wrote an article about me in your paper dated 06-01-2011 page 3. There are a few facts I would like to point out to you as your information is wrong and very misleading. As yourself and the undoubted source
In a bizarre jailhouse rant, a convicted killer has launched a tirade against an “unfair” prison sentence for assault and insisted he was “a nice person”. Graham Langley, 38, said a jail sentence he received last month of up to 99 years was
Alex Vaill, 23, a Durham University undergraduate, was attacked by a drunken Langley, who was out on licence for a previous assault, outside McDonald’s after refusing to give him some chips. He was punched unconscious and hit his head fracturing
A market trader hopes to exploit a legal loophole that could see Sutton Council have to pay back £40,000 in allegedly illegal charges. Peter Boyes, 72, claims traders were not properly consulted on new charges for market pitches brought in
Three primary schoolchildren under the age of 12 were excluded from school for sexual misconduct last year. The youngest was aged six and the other two were between 10 and 11 years old. The children were suspended from school for a short
A special school raised more than £1000 in memory of a former pupil who died last year of a rare disease. Pupils at Carew Manor Special School collected £1160 after former pupil Brodie Pearman died of Juvenile Huntingdon’s Disease. The
A motorist had his Range Rover stolen after a fake samaritan made him believe there was something wrong with his car. The man was driving his black Range Rover Vogue south on Streatham Vale, on Thursday (January 27), when a man standing on
Revellers visiting a Purley pub have been hit with a drinks bill more than a month late – due to a bank error. Customers paying with credit and debit cards at the Jolly Farmers were not being charged by HSBC because the machine that sends their
A wildlife expert has said squirrels are to blame for a spree of bin-chewing vandalism. Last month Wimbledon resident Kishoree Modasia said her food waste bin had been gnawed by a scavenging animal, and she thought foxes or squirrels were the
Library users can now borrow ebooks from the comfort of their armchairs. Sutton libraries have launched a new service to allow users to borrow the electronic books through their ereaders, PCs and smartphones. Their digital library currently
A Wandsworth Council-run educational service for children suffering from serious illnesses has been hailed as one of the best in the country. The Wandsworth Hospital and Home Tuition Service provides education for vulnerable students with a
Police have released an image of a woman wanted in connection with a robbery in Wellesley Road. The robbery happened on October 22 at around 12.45pm on the 468 bus. A woman was boarding the bus outside of the Whitgift Centre when she
I am not sure what’s going wrong at Brentford but they seem in freefall at the moment, and Andy Scott needs to steady the ship. They are just 6-1 to get relegated now, and although that won’t probably happen, their recent form is a worry. Losing 4-1 to
Students’ love of snacks has raised more than £400 for a charity working within a rural community in Africa. Thames Christian College in Battersea has been raising money for the Go Mad for Tanzania charity which is dedicated to improving health
A 13-year-old boy was arrested at school for carrying a revolver and bullets – but his lawyer criticised the charges. She said the firearms charges at Wimbledon Youth Court should never have been brought as the revolver in question could be
Epsom and Ewell’s council leader is standing down from his seat as a ward councillor in Auriol. RA member Robert Leach, who has held the seat since May 6 1999, has yet to confirm whether he will continue as a councillor. Councillor Leach
Staff at a leisure centre fear their jobs are at risk by it closing for a year-long refurbishment. Westcroft Leisure centre in Carshalton is due to close for 12 months for the £10m works from this summer. But some 100 full time and part
Plans to cut the frequency of community meetings have sparked claims the council is not doing enough to involve the public in its decision-making. It was revealed this week Merton’s five community forums – Wimbledon, Raynes Park, Mitcham, Morden
Firefighters turned crimefighters when they discovered a cannabis farm. Some 50 plants were found by Wallington firefighters investigating a flood in a block of flats in New Road, in Hackbridge, last Thursday. They were called to a flat
England football captain Faye White lent some words of wisdom to a group of schoolgirls as they strive to become cup heroes. The Arsenal Ladies defender took girls from Coloma Convent School for an impromptu training session ahead of their
A woman who was hit by a car in Epsom wants to thank the two passers-by who helped her. Maxine Davison, 23, from Epsom, was knocked down by the vehicle at 8.30am on January 26 at the traffic lights on Waterloo Road. She is appealing
Sutton and Merton helps Walking for Health hit 100,000 milestone! A walk register from 11th November listing attendees at our very own Beddington Park Walk was the 100,000th register ever entered onto Natural England’s online Walking for Health database
The Story of the Beddington Park Friday morning walks It all started in October 2004 when I attended a short Walking for Health course which was held at the Scola Centre in Carew Manor. There were just four of us in the class, myself, Sheila, Dennis
