John Oster came back to haunt Crystal Palace as Doncaster Rovers ran out 1-0 victors at the Keepmoat Stadium. The ex-Eagle shot from well outside the area looked like it was going wide but a big deflection off skipper Paddy McCarthy wrong-footed
Jack Midson continued his fine form as AFC Wimbledon beat Bradford City 2-1 away from home. The striker scored his sixth goal in 10 games this season to bring the Dons level after a Michael Flynn penalty had put the home side ahead. Christian Jolley
Paul Burstow MP has launched the first national Government cancer awareness campaign to highlight the early signs of bowel cancer. It is part of a £8.5 million package from health minister and Sutton and Cheam Mr Burstow. Following an
Epsom residents are being urged to wear jeans to work or school to mark of Jeans for Genes day. Children's charity Jeans for Genes have announced their national fundraising event for children with genetic disorders, is on October 7.
The Met's cadets have been awarded for their work in 'Bridge-Building in the Community' following the London riots. The MPS Volunteer Police Cadets (VPC) won the London Peace Award at City Hall on September 21, for helping to repair communities
The winners of the Summer Reading Challenge enjoyed a small awards ceremony last week. Merton Mayor Councillor Gilli Lewis-Lavender awarded 14 children vouchers and entertainment tickets, as their prize. This year's Circus Star themed
Summer may be over but there is still a reason to smile because the circus is coming to town. The all-human Netherlands National Circus is heading to Clapham Common for its first visit to south London. The massive circus, which will be situated
A new drop in centre allowing 13-19 year-olds to access a range of healthcare services is opening in Streatham. The Streatham Well Centre will provide an accessible and informal youth-friendly service in an effort to increase the number of
In celebration of World Animal Day, Londoners are invited to participate in two guided walks about the history of the city's animals. The walks, on October 1 and 2, will also raise vital funds for bears, cats and dogs, suffering in Asia. Walkers
A church has found itself at the centre of a gathering storm after unveiling plans for a £2m night shelter for the homeless, which would see a popular 32-year-old nursery close. St Peter’s Church in Norbiton told St Peter’s Nursery it would
Two PCSO's from Brixton saved a baby from choking to death last week. PCSO Joe McCarthy and PCSO Nathan Walters both of Brixton's Local Policing Team were cycling near Brockwell Park when they were flagged down by a distressed woman.
The world's biggest coffee morning is coming to Sutton. On Saturday, October 1, a Wallington-based holistic health centre will host a coffee morning to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Therapists will be on hand at the Wallington
Fire crews are still working to extinguish the blaze at a tyre recycling plant which started two days ago. The fire at the Neolay plant on Pegasus Road, Purley Way, started in the early hours of September 22. Since then fire crews from
A trio of friends who are strangers to running have dug out their trainers to prepare for a half marathon. Hannah Ruse, 27, from Walton decided to enter Nike Run to the Beat on September 25 to raise money for a charity that helped her friend Lauren Bax
Hundreds of runners are warming up in preparation for a fun run to raise money for disadvantaged children in Sierra Leone. The Sierra Leone War Trust 5k run is taking place tomorrow, in Battersea Park from 2pm. The charity which formed in 1999,
Firefighters were called to a fire at a flat in Tadworth last night. The crew from Epsom fire station, were called to a flat in Chetwode Road at around 10.45pm. It is believed the fire was started by youths who pushed a piece of lit paper through
Firefighters from Wimbledon fire station were called to a blaze at Sunlight laundry this morning. Fire crews from Lambeth and Tooting were also called to the bulding on the industrial estate on Deer Park Road, south Wimbledon, shortly after
Staff at Lambeth Council have been found fraudulently using disabled parking badges, according to a report. More than 25 staff members at Lambeth Council have been disciplined in the last three years for misuse of disabled blue badges.
BBC presenter and renowned bee keeper, Bill Turnball, will be guest of honour at this year’s Ladies Autumn Lunch at Epsom Racecourse in support of the Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation (QEF) Neuro Rehabilitation Service. About 400 people are
Clapham's John Worall may only have just found out he and his Great Britain men's sitting volleyball team colleagues will be going to London 2012 next year, but already he is adamant they will do more than just make up the numbers. The British Paralympic
A teenage rapper whose troubled early years are inspiration for his music and youth work has met Prime Minister David Cameron to have his passion recognised. David O’Connell, 19, who raps under the name Phobea, went to 10 Downing Street as
Thirty six walkers hiked 14 miles in aid of the Royal Marsden Hospital. The walk was in memory of three former Reed Business Information (RBI) employees based in Sutton, Jean Hudson, Linda Lovell and Elaine Hall, who recently died but had been
Blundering council workers have left conservation area residents gobsmacked after mistakenly removing the road’s Victorian street lamps. The swan-necked, green lamps were removed on Monday and Tuesday to the astonishment of homeowners in Vine
Quins back row Luke Wallace may have notched a second successive man-of-the-match showing against Gloucester, but the rising star is not expecting a third at Worcester on Saturday. The 20-year-old William Wallace look-a-like scored twice as Quins thumped
A pensioner has defeated competitors half his age by winning gold at a world karate tournament. Sri Lankan Sellathurai Ganeshalingam, known to his vanquished foes as Ganesh, carried home the award from the 22nd International Karate Championships
The leader of Merton Council has backed our campaign to overturn a policy that stops reporters from the Wimbledon Guardian getting into the Olympic Games. Councillor Stephen Alambritis wrote to the head of the British Olympic Authority (BOA
The borough’s stellar record in the London In Bloom competition has been maintained despite the Council pulling out of the contest, as Croydon BID stepped up to collect a silver award for their efforts. Croydon has achieved repeated success
Croydon NHS Trust is opening its doors to the public by holding a special open day today. The event at Croydon University Hospital is taking please between 10am and 3pm, and will incorporate the official renaming of the Fanthorpe building at
