They are public enemy number one. The bane of a civil society, the target of many a letter of complaint to the council and the inducer of copious amounts of vitriol- no one, other than brain-damaged pseudo-humans, would allow any of these beasts into
A controversial refereeing decision had a hand in the outcome of more than one contest on Saturday: if Wales fans couldn’t believe their eyes in the morning, Ks manager Alan Dowson was left scratching his head in the afternoon after midfielder Bashiru
Harnessing the power of her hair a Circus of Horrors acrobat has dragged a 3.5 tonne minibus 25 metres - more than the length of a tennis court. Anastasia IV is hoping the outrageous stunt, performed outside Fairfield Halls on Monday October
Trinity Hospice have auctioned five pairs of limited edition wedding dolls of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The dolls, created by Ian Harkin, went on sale on Saturday (October 8) to coincide with World Hospice Day. Each pair retails
Police are appealing for help in tracing a 29-year-old man who has been missing since last week. Toby Goaman-Dodson, from Epsom, has not been seen since 5pm on Thursday, October 13, when he boarded a train at Hornsey Station in North London
People who handle goods looted in August's riots could also face eviction, according to Wandsworth Council. The local authority faced a media storm in August when it announced it would press to evict council tenants who had taken part in the
A man in his 60's has fallen through the top floor of a house as he was carrying out building work. In Hamilton Avenue, Sutton, the man was working upstairs on his daughter's new house build when he fell at around 10am today. After stepping
After a shock u-turn to scrap on-street parking charges, campaigners are hoping another could be on the way tomorrow over controversial plans for volunteer-run libraries. Surrey County Council (SCC) had planned to introduce 3,500 on-street
Dozens turned out to enjoy a pink champagne and a sweet reception last week in support of Breast Cancer Care. 47-year-old Claire Jordan raised £250 by hosting a Pink Friday on October 14 at Readings newsagents in Waterloo Road, Epsom, which
First time buyers, council tenants and key workers can take the first step to getting their foot on the property ladder this week. The Affordable Housing Open Day takes place at the Civic Suite in Wandsworth Town Hall this Thursday (October
An 82-year-old motorist accused of accelerating off with a schoolgirl trapped on his bonnet has been found not guilty of dangerous driving. Stanley Earl was accused of driving into teenager Emma Swain because he was furious she had blocked
A prolific pickpocket who preyed on bus passengers, including an 87-year-old, has been jailed for two years. Richard Dolphy used the "coin-drop" method - dropping a coin to distract his victims before stealing from them. The 56-year-old
A van driver has been taken to hospital after a crash with an articulated lorry on Purley Way this morning. The man, believed to be in his 40’s, was treated at the scene, after the collision near the junction with Edgehill Road, Purley, at
A theatre in Thames Ditton will host opera and orchestra at the end of the month. The first concert on October 21 will see Bizet’s Spanish masterpiece "Carmen" performed in English. The Commedia Productions performance will feature opera
A Kingston church will be “ringing in” the New Year with a brand new composition aimed at capturing the spirit of the Olympic and Paralympics Games. Howard Skempton’s Five Rings Triples will be chiming from the All Saints Church, in Clarence
Young people met for crisis talks last week to help devise a community-led strategy for tackling youth crime. More than 150 teenagers from across Lambeth met at the borough’s town hall in Brixton last Tuesday (October 11) to discuss plans to
Dozens of housing association tenants have got off the couch for a taste of a fitter lifestyle with free exercise sessions. Merton Priory Homes said more than 70 residents had taken part in running, outdoor gym sessions and zumba dance classes
Putney MP Justine Greening has been named as David Cameron's new transport secretary as the fallout from Secretary of State for Defence Liam Fox's resignation continues. Miss Greening stepped into Philip Hammond shoes after the Weybridge MP
Find your new vocation at Carshalton College Carshalton College is inviting prospective learners to come to their Open Event to talk to tutors and take a tour of the College on Saturday 12 November, from 10.00am to 2.00pm at our Pulse Health & Fitness
Weybridge's MP is starting his first day in the job making decisions about Britain's armed forces. Philip Hammond was appointed defence secretary on Friday evening after the resignation of Liam Fox. Mr Hammond had been serving as transport
A police officer from Carshalton has denied killing Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests in London. Father-of-two PC Simon Harwood, pleaded not guilty to manslaughter this morning at Southwark Crown Court. Mr Tomlinson, a homeless 47-year-old
A nine-year-old girl has landed a role in a touring West End show after her first audition. Ameerah Falzon-Ojo, who is from Leatherhead and attends Ewell Grove School, is currently touring with Roger and Hammerstein’s South Pacific and has
By Matthew Marks; Cavendish Road, Wimbledon Congratulations to Coun Suzanne Grocott for her brazen display of hypocrisy in criticising politicians while behaving just like the worst kind of politician herself. By using weasel words such
Police are on the hunt for a man who uses fancy dress costumes to rob bookmakers. Sussex Police want to talk to Martin Joesph Reilly in connection with at least eleven armed robberies. The 53-year-old was previously a resident in Croydon
A doctor slapped with a parking fine as he gave emergency psychiatric care has finally seen the ticket torn up – more than a year after it was issued. Dr Harvey Gordon was called to Haydons Road on August 12, 2010, along with police and
The family of a grandfather stabbed in Wallington have condemned the attack which left him in a coma. Darren Jones, 43, was left in a critical condition in a coma after the attack in Stafford Road, Wallington, on October 8. Police believe
Buying up and developing Wimbledon has never been easier, provided you have 300 Monos in your back pocket. The release of the London 2012 Monopoly edition puts Wimbledon on the middle green square – occupied in the original edition by Bond
Dangling from a hot air balloon 2,000ft above ground is nerve-racking enough, but for one man the pressure was multiplied as he got down on one knee to propose to his girlfriend. Love took off when Rupen Shah surprised his girlfriend Nilma
Nature lovers have finally seen a gate designed to keep cars off the grass at a popular nature spot shut – six weeks after it was installed. The barrier was put in at the Cannon Hill Lane entrance to Cannon Hill Common in August following a
Facing directly into a stiff breeze, wings gently quivering,tail fanned out and motionless head pointing earthwards, the kestrel hovered about fifty feet above the meadow. With eyes firmly focussed on a potential prey item which could have been a vole
The family of a pensioner receiving home care have claimed he was neglected by his carer. Alan Rose, 94, who suffers from short-term memory loss, has been visited once a day at his home in Surbiton since his wife died in 2008. But over
In 1981 Steven Spielberg became aware of a French comic book about the adventures of an intrepid boy reporter called Tintin. Like most Americans, Spielberg had never heard of Tintin despite the fact that the adventures first appeared as a comic
Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a man missing from Purley. Kevin Boyle, 26, has been missing from Old Lodge Lane since around 5.30pm on October 12. Mr Boyle has a history of depression and his family and friends
A planning application to convert the disused Bolingbroke Hospital into Wandsworth’s first ‘free school’ has been approved. The new Bolingbroke Academy will provide enough space for 800 pupils aged between 11-19. It will open in September
Young people in Croydon are being encouraged to register and 'immobilise' their valuables. By registering possesions on immobilise.com police are able to easily identify stolen items and return them to the owner. Officers will be by
A family-of-four were lucky to be alive after they escaped a Sunday-morning blaze that gutted their semi-detached house. Firefighters who battled for two hours to stop the fire engulfing the attached house, said their job was made harder by
Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman and TV personality and Keep Britain Tidy ambassador Kirstie Allsopp are helping clear up a Croydon estate. The pair will be at Brickfield Meadow, East Croydon, just before noon today (October 17) to take
A rare painting found by a bargain hunter at a car boot sale has been returned to the scene which inspired it nearly 80 years ago. Kevin Dixon, who regularly travelled past All Saint's Church in Carshalton on his way to clean windows, has long
Council staff are making changes to their working arrangements to save more than £1m. Staff perks like free parking are set to go, and annual pay increments will be frozen for next year, as Sutton Council looks to save money and protect
A Kingswood business has provided a big boost to a Surrey charity for the visually impaired. The Kingswood Business Network International (BNI) group has been raising much-needed funds for the Surrey Association for Visual Impairment (SAVI)
A Sutton woman has celebrated her 100th birthday in hospital. Irene Geary, a former audio typist, enjoyed the day with family and friends at her bedside. The great grandmother has recently been treated in St Anthony's Hospital but has
A writer whose uncle served in the First World War has been sharing his wartime diary on Twitter. Anthony Quiney, a historian from Blackheath, has been tweeting accounts penned by his uncle Bernard O’Brien, who lived in Brixton and volunteered
