The Hinchley Wood community has rallied around the residents of a care home devastated by fire. St Christopher’s Church has become a focal point for many affected by the blaze at the Gibson Court home, which left one elderly lady dead on Friday, September
Epsom and Ewell voters have just over a week left to comment on proposed new boundaries for its five divisions on Surrey County Council. The local government boundary commission for England announced its draft proposals to redraw the areas
The latest plans for the £219m redevelopment of St Helier Hospital will go on show next week. Demolition of the existing structure is due to be finished by October 2013, with the new facilities set to open in early 2017. Epsom and St
A cutting-edge £38m secondary school specialising in sport has beaten the Olympic Velodrome to win the UK’s most coveted architecture prize. The Evelyn Grace Academy, in Shakespeare Road, Brixton, was described as a “highly stylized zig-zag
Former hurdler Colin Jackson saw Sutton Council's benefits team win the race to be named the best in the country. The Olympic 110m hurdle silver medalist hosted the black-tie ceremony on Wednesday, September 21, where the team won their gold award.
Dog walking is lowering crime and making Merton a cleaner borough, Merton police have said. A spokesman said their Merton Dog Watch scheme - which encourages walkers to report crime and anti-social behaviour - had lead to 21 crimes reported
A man has scaled the UK’s three highest peaks in just one day to raise funds for the deaf blind charity, Sense. Joe Knowles, from Epsom, successfully completed the Three Peaks Challenge earlier this month climbing Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and
Passersby led an elderly couple to safety after a fire broke out in their upstairs front bedroom. Firefighters were called to the blaze in Selwyn Road, New Malden, after a fire alarm linked to a care line sounded at 2.50pm on Thursday, September
A man who tried to put out his burning cooker was taken to hospital with burns to his hands. Firefighters were called to the address in St Benedicts Close, Tooting, at about 7.15pm on Friday, September 30. The man, believed to be in
Firemen clad in breathing equipment stunned a women when they knocked on her door to say her kitchen was on fire. The woman, believed to be in her mid-20s, had been cooking in her flat after a night out when she fell asleep in front of the
A crowd of spectators watched firefighters spend 90 minutes battling to extinguish a torched car spilling burning fuel onto a road. The Audi A4 was set alight in Rastell Avenue, Lambeth, at about 2am on Sunday, October 2. The spectators
A group of students from Nescot College were invited to cater for 125 of Surrey’s most important figure heads on Sunday, September 20, at the Mayor of Epsom and Ewell’s Annual Civic Service buffet reception. Surrey’s High Sheriff, the Queen
An alert resident called the fire brigade after noticing a fire in a park in the middle of the night. The fire happened at about 2am on Sunday, October 2, in a seating area in Brickfields Meadows, on Dickensons Lane, Woodside. Firefighters
Late-night barbequers burnt more than their burgers when a conifer tree in their back garden went up in flames. Firefighters were called to the fire at a house in The Avenue, Tadworth, at 1.15am this morning, Sunday, October 2. The diners
Horse lovers made a world record attempt for the biggest ever riding lesson. The Horse Rangers Association in East Molesey saddled up with riders from across the country on Wednesday, September 28. The Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) organised
Jubilant traders and residents threw a street party to celebrate fighting off on-street parking charges in their village. Claygate was given a reprieve when a Surrey County Council (SCC) decision to put paid-for parking in Claygate was called in for
A pair of up-and-coming artists have scooped thousands of pounds after winning a competition to design sculptures for a new sheltered housing scheme. Oliver Place and Naya Eleftheriou-Passaris, both students at Wimbledon College of Art, have won £3,000
Rape Crisis flagship centre in Croydon received a record number of calls last week, in direct response to a Coronation Street storyline. The centre in Croydon, which runs the national helpline for survivors, experienced an 800 percent in calls
Firefighters rescued a man who trapped his head trying to climb into his fourth storey flat window. Crews from Kingston and Surbiton were called to the embarrassing incident in Crescent Road, Kingston, at about 2am on Wednesday, September 21, by the
A promising young rugby star who robbed a Sainsbury’s to feed his gambling addiction has avoided a jail sentence. Former London Wasps Brett Williams, 20, barged into a cashier before plunging his hand into a till after losing more than £500 he had stolen
Fuel thieves have hit lorries in the area as prices of petrol and diesel continue to rise. Elmbridge police have encouraged drivers to be vigilant after lorries parked in West Molesey and a building site in Walton were targeted. Thieves siphoned off
A tattooed musician has been left devastated after his latest inked addition was embarrassingly misspelled. Singer Santino Payne had wanted his 11th tattoo to read SKY, but Old London Road Tattoos left him with artwork that read SRY.
A publican has described cyber- space rumours that an American satellite used to measure climate change has landed on her pub as “out of this world”. The rumour was started on Twitter by the Sun’s cricket correspondent John Etheridge, after a video filmed
