The search has begun to find the best businesses in Sutton. Sutton Business Awards is a new programme this year from South London Business (SLB) in partnership with Sutton Chamber of Commerce. The awards will be officially launched on Friday
Mick Sullivan's exit from Leatherhead may have been the result of player power more than poor results. The Tanners boss was sacked on Tuesday with the club bottom of the Ryman Premier League with just one point from their opening seven games - though
Lewis Price: Looks an able deputy for Julian Speroni in between the Palace sticks. Price could not do much about Boro’s goal and kept the Eagles in the lead when Alex Nimely’s shot was deflected toward goal in the latter stages. 7 Jonathan Parr: Proved
A 4.5m (around 15ft) sunflower that towers above a Mitcham street could be be the biggest Merton has seen in recent years. The Haidari family have raised the giant plant, which began growing in June, in the front garden of their home in Dalton Avenue
A man was assaulted by a group of men wielding a hammer in a dawn attack. The 20-year-old victim was walking along Westcroft Road, in Carshalton, at 7am on Tuesday, September 20, when he was set upon by three men. One hit him from behind
A man has been arrested in connection with the rape of a 25-year-old woman in Epsom. A 31-year-old man, from Epsom, was arrested on Monday, September 19, and has been released on police bail until October 4 pending further enquiries.
AGE Concern Wandsworth has officially become AGE UK Wandsworth. The Mayor of Wandsworth, Councillor Jane Cooper, unveiled the logo at a reception in the charity's offices in Old York Road, Wandsworth. The charity joined 170 others in
Staff and students of Croydon College stood united last week in protest at job cuts. Cuts of more than £4m to the college’s budget were announced at the end of the summer, with more than 80 staff threatened with redundancy. On September
Readers can now help an Old Malden church restore its vandalised war memorial by donating online. Please click the link below to send money to St John the Baptist, which needs to raise over £3,000 to ensure its annual service of remembrance can
Packed with fruit, flowers and vegetables, The Epsom Garden Society held its autumn show this week in partnership with the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) Dig Together Day. Hundreds of visitors turned out to support the national campaign
A 20-year-old man was taken to hospital this morning after crashing his motorcycle. The man came off the bike on Streatham High Road, at the junction with Norfolk House Road, at 8.10am. Police said he was taken to a south London hospital
Staff and residents of two care homes in Battersea and Clapham have their binoculars at the ready in preparation for a wildlife week. Collingwood Court Nursing Centre in Clapham has invited members of the local community to lend a hand in the
Sutton and East Surrey Water has announced the A240 junction exiting the A217 has re-opened. The junction had been closed for seven weeks due to a "major mains laying project" relating to the installation of a water pipe running from Mogador
A four-year-old Banstead boy will be flying to the USA tomorrow for life-changing surgery after his family raised £45,000 in just six months. Brave Joe Elliott, who started school this month, suffers with cerebral palsy and has been forced
The vacant Putney Hospital is to be demolished to make way for a new primary school, it has been revealed. Wandsworth Council exchanged contracts for the purchase of the long-disused hospital site from owners NHS Wandsworth earlier this week
A bar shut-down after being linked to gang activity by police must wait a further six weeks to hear the end of an appeal against losing its license. Bar Se7en, in the Arcade, Croydon, lost its license in April after police reported numerous
A charity building a new home for adults with learning disabilities has opened a house warming gift list to equip it for its opening next year. Fircroft Trust has been given a January completion date for its new care home in Hook built on the
A doctor is facing accusations that he sexually assaulted four patients, including two girls aged 12 and 13, at his surgery. Dr Saleh Ahmed, 28, of Stockinstone Road, Luton, is alleged to have assaulted the patients at the Herne Hill Doctors
A drugs mule caught smuggling almost £150,000 of cocaine into the UK has finally been jailed – more than a decade after she should have been arrested for skipping her original court date. Tanya Lobo was just 19 when customs officers caught
Crystal Palace manager Dougie Freedman praised Wilfried Zaha for his second fantastic performance against Middlesbrough in a week but stressed football is a team game. Zaha scored and claimed an assist in Palace’s 2-1 home win over Boro in the third
The mother of a teenager killed in car crash caused by her best friend's drink driving has said being told lies about her daughter's final moments was the ultimate betrayal. Mikeala Stevens, 17, died after being thrown from the car driven by
A new wildlife photography competition has been launched. Photographs of animals, plants, birds and insects can be entered, and winners will receive bird boxes or bird feeders to help encourage more wildlife. Coun Colin Hall, Environment
At Carshalton College we offer a variety of BTEC Sport and Public Services Diplomas to learners aged 16 years and above. Our Full-Time Courses cover all aspects of leisure, leadership skills and sport and exercise science. With the 2012 London
Chief executive of her own fashion company aged just 16, a young designer exhibited her new spring/summer collection at a London festival at the weekend. Chika Iwenofu, who is now 17 and studying textiles, art and economics at Harris Academy
Sutton United midfielder Tony Taggart has insisted boss Paul Doswell's squad rotation policy is an added incentive for him. Taggart bagged his first goal for the club on Tuesday night as United eased to a 2-0 win over Eastleigh at Gander Green Lane to
Surrey firms have won 90 per cent of the value of all Olympic contracts in the south-east. In a speech to Surrey’s business community, Councillor Ian Lake praised the county’s firms for winning the contracts and urged others to make the most
A looter jailed for six months got exactly what he deserves says his younger brother who was out helping to defend his community's shops last month. Barry Morriss, 34, of Overbury Crescent, New Addington was convicted at Camberwell Green Magistrates
A man accused of assaulting a father and leaving him with life threatening injuries is to stand trial at Kingston Crown Court. Michael Broom, 46, of Rhodrons Avenue, Hook, denies assaulting Mark Haley on Sunday, August 21, outside Tesco Express
The family of murdered Walton school girl Milly Dowler could receive a record-breaking £2m legal settlement following the News International phone hacking scandal. It is understood the compensation includes £1m for a charity of the Dowler family
It may still be 13 weeks to Christmas but residents are being asked to help clear potential heavy snowfall this winter. Lambeth Council will be handing out free grit, shovels and high-visibility jackets to up to 300 snow wardens. The
A charity which has run after-school clubs and wekend activities for disabled young people is looking for a new home after the closure of the Causeway Centre. Fran O’Brien, who founded YADAPA (Young and Disabled and Positively Artistic) six
Public servants have been praised for their crucial role in keeping residents safe and bringing thugs to justice after Colliers Wood shops were looted last month. Last week, Merton’s mayor, Councillor Gilli Lewis-Lavender, formally recognised
In January 2011 we were treated to ‘The Fighter’ starring Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg as pugilistic brothers. The film was based on a true story and earned Bale an Oscar. ‘Warrior’ also follows the story of two brothers who are professional fighters
Controversial plans to expand a primary school have been approved despite fierce campaigning by residents. On Monday evening, Merton Council’s cabinet agreed to permanently double the number of children attending Dundonald Primary School in
A taskforce looking into of the London riots will see what lessons can be learned from the violence in Sutton. The taskforce, set up by the prime minister, will investigate how the borough avoided the widespread troubles seen in neighbouring
Police have released 105 more images of people wanted for questioning in connection with the Battersea riots. The huge gallery of images was unveiled as it emerged the Metropolitan Police's (Met) major investigation team - Operation Withern
A shotgun wielding man tied up and robbed two people in the exclusive St George’s Hill estate. The Weybridge estate, home to many famous millionaires throughout the years, was targeted on Saturday, September 17, just before midnight.
A computer-savvy grandmother could change the face of education after her revolutionary idea was turned into an Iphone app. Mary Coen, 60, a teacher at St Elphege's School in Wallington, has developed new software for the PC with children at
Sutton has 13 fewer police officers patrolling the borough than it did this time last year following a series of Government cuts to frontline services. According to the lastest figures published by the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) Sutton's
The number of people claiming unemployment benefits in Streatham has risen by 10%. The number of jobseekers’ allowance (JSA) claimants in the Streatham constituency - which includes parts of Brixton, Clapham and Tulse Hill - rose by 403 between
Students at Nescot College in Epsom got a taste of army life this week when Royal Marine Commandos visited the college to demonstrate what’s needed to be part of one of the world’s elite fighting units. Three Marine Commandoes, known as
Croydon’s new borough commander has admitted feeling responsible for the August riots but asked the public to judge him on his response. Chief Superintendent Dave Musker was drafted in on the night of August 8 to coordinate Croydon’s response
Preparations are underway for Lambeth’s annual celebration of Black History Month. Highlights include a talk by Booker prize winning author Ben Okri at Brixton Library about his groundbreaking new series of essays ‘A Time for New Dreams’.
Network Rail has been criticised by an animal welfare charity for ‘condemning pigeons to a slow and lingering death’ through irresponsible netting under railway bridges. The Wildlife Aid Foundation, based Leatherhead, has said volunteers are
By Derek Raymond, Beverley Way In reply to Mister Nigel Davies comments on the 265 bus route I would have some advice for him. If you do not know what you are talking about then keep your mouth shut. Beverley Way is not a slip
Join us for Coffee! Come and join us on Friday 30 September for coffee, tea and a slice of homemade cake to help Carshalton College raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. From 10.00am to 12.30pm, visit our restaurant Nightingales and relax wih
The Ice arena that has brought enjoyment over the 80 years it has stood in the centre of Streatham is bidding farewell as it temporarily will be relocated during regeneration of the area. Sunday 18th December marks the closing date of one of South
