Somewhere over a rainbow - lies East Croydon. This photo, taken from Croydon Council's Taberner House headquarters, shows a beautiful rainbow across the town centre. The trick of light may be of comfort to those caught in the
Sutton United manager Paul Doswell is ruing the timing of their Surrey Senior Cup final against Woking following their 3-1 win against Corinthian Casuals last night, writes Thomas Anstey. “I’m not sad to win put it that way,” said Doswell.
A murder investigation has opened after a 55-year-old man died today. The victim was seriously assualted on Saturday, April 14 at an address in Wayside, New Addington at about 11.50pm. Police and London Ambulance Service attended and
Essence nightclub owned by Franco Lumba has been evicted from its riverside venue. Bailiffs entered the Kingston club yesterday, seizing property before taking forfeiture of it on behalf of owner John Lewis. A note on the window of the
Beware the Knights Who Say Nee, cower before the fearless Black Knight and under no circumstances tackle the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog – Spamalot is back. This Award winning show from Eric Idle and John Du Prez will canter into Bromley on coconut shells
Olympic champion Tom James will be the fourth man in the Team GB's men’s coxless four crew for the season’s opening World Cup in Belgrade next month. James, who only recently returned to training after a heart problem, had originally been named
Richmond Park goers have been getting spooked by the sight of police and a forensics team. But eagle-eyed sleuths who followed the clues will know the grim discovery is just a scene for BBC's crime thriller Silent Witness. Kingston councillor
Olympic cyclist and record breaker, Joanna Rowsell, is back in Cheam after regaining the world title in Team Pursuit. Miss Rowsell, 23, teamed up with Laura Trott and Dani King to become world champion in the Women’s Team Pursuit in Melbourne
A live-in carer left a paralysed multiple sclerosis sufferer a broken man by subjecting him to harsh verbal and physical assaults, it has been claimed. Mary Dumble allegedly swore, shouted and poked her employer, referred to as patient A, telling
Police seized two dogs after raids on homes in Wallington. The pitbull style dogs were seized from an address off Woodcote Road, Wallington, and another in Merlin Close, on the Roundshaw Estate this morning. The officers were acting
Surbiton Ladies captain Vicky Heptonstall has told her players to keep the champagne on ice until they complete a league and cup double. The Sugden Road outfit added promotion to the Women's Hockey League Premier Division to the Conference
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg praised Sutton Council's efforts to help homeowners cut their energy bills. Sutton was the home of two pilot projects intended to cut household bills in the face of rising fuel prices. The first scheme
The police helicopter helped in the arrest of a suspected burglar following a break-in at a Sutton pub this morning. The 37-year-old man, who is wanted for a number of other offences, was arrested on suspicion of burglary after the Moon on
A man who started a fire in sheltered accommodation forcing elderly residents to jump to safety has been jailed for nine years. Timothy Bixley, of no fixed address, started two fires in the bin shed of Guinness Court, Leafy Way, Addiscombe,
Popcorn sales have hit a record high after Britain's home cinema boom, creating the highest ever demand for popcorn. Popcorn is fast becoming the most popular snack after Brits look to to replicate the complete cinema experience in their own
Cemeteries and crematoriums in Wandsworth have been awarded Gold status for their high standards. The Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management (ICCM) sets standards for the burial and crematorium industry. And Wandsworth Council
A specialist care home where an autistic man was attacked by a rodent is meeting key standards according to the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Jason Ketley, 42, was bitten by the animal while at St Ebba’s care centre in Hook Road, Epsom, last
The iconic Crystal Palace broadcast tower is no longer transmitting analogue signals. At just after midnight today, more than seventy-five years of analogue TV broadcasts in London came to a close, when the signal at the landmark venue was switched
A derelict school has been sold by the council to a nursery provider, who could be open for business as early as next year. The former Wimbledon House School site, at the corner of Dorset Road and Kingston Road in Merton Park, has been sold
An Epsom woman has been training hard to run the London Marathon on Saturday in memory of her father. Anne-Marie Goodwill, 37, is aiming to raise up to £5,000 for international sight-saving charity ORBIS, which was supported by her father who
A homeware recycling warehouse was shocked to be visited by a camera crew and a team of Apprentices as the famous BBC show came to town. Noordin Halai, known as Ghandy, made a surprise TV appearance on last week's episode of The Apprentice
A promising young chef who secured a job at a world famous restaurant has written an exclusive recipe for Food. Ricky Bergin will work under his role model and Masterchef judge Michel Roux Jr at Le Gavroche in Mayfair. The top London
A serial thief is facing deportation after being sentenced to three-and-a-half years for burglaries. Marcin Jankowski, 28, was sentenced at Guildford Crown Court on Thursday, April 12, for two burglaries, including one in Thames Ditton on October 31.
The man found dying in a Weybridge flat died from stab wounds to the heart, a preliminary postmortem examination has revealed. Surrey Police made one arrest after the man, in his 40s who is yet to be formally identified, was found with injuries
Traders in Croydon Old Town are holding a special event to mark St George’s Day. The business community have got together to throw the party on Saturday, April 21 – two days before the patron saint of England is remembered. The event
Skipper Lewis Ferrell has warned Hampton & Richmond Borough team-mates they have two games to save their season because he does not want Blue Square South safety left to be secured on the season’s final day. Back-to-back defeats at Eastbourne
Boris Johnston fended off difficult questions about train station zoning on a walk about in Surbiton as he drummed up support in his bid for re-election. The London Mayor was responding to claims he had broken a promise to help move Kingston
A reader did a double take when he spotted this beautiful double rainbow over the skies of Madingley. Philip Holt snapped this picture of the unusual weather phenomenon from his flat in Norbiton Hall. He said: "There was a big black
A fiery 100-year-old downed a pint of Guinness and polished off a whisky chaser to celebrate her milestone birthday. Nellie West had threatened to throw away her telegram from the Queen when it arrived to mark her 100th birthday, but in the
A stolen car was crashed through two garden walls before landing on it's side this morning. A crew from Purley fire station were called to Coulsdon Road, Coulsdon, at about 1am. The BMW believed to be a 3-series was found empty and overturned
Prepare to see strippers and werewolves do battle in front of some of Croydon's most recognisable streets and landmarks. Movie Strippers Vs Werewolves was filmed in four weeks last May in locations including the Hustler Club in Surrey Street
The curse of the Scottish play has struck again, after a series of disasters cast a long shadow over a theatre company staging a riots-themed Macbeth. Since being inspired by the horror of seeing their town go up in flames, Croydon-based theatre
Eighty bidders are currently being considered for a share of £750,000 of funding for community projects. The Community Improvements Fund was set up by Surrey County Council leader Councillor David Hodge to improve the quality of local areas
A man has been taken to hospital after an assault at a fast food restaurant this morning. Police were called to McDonalds on Brixton Road at about 5.15am and found the man, believed to be in his 40s, suffering from head injuries. The
St Helier Hospital has released figures showing the rise in use of its under-threat accident and emergency (A&E) department. The hospital’s A&E and urgent care centre had their busiest ever year in 2011-12, treating 81,739 patients, a rise
A church treasurer has become one of the first patients in the world to be cured of prostate cancer in pioneering ultrasound treatment. Robert Page of Woodcote Valley Road, Purley, was one of 41 men who participated in a clinical trial which
The family of an elderly woman who died from pneumonia claimed her death could have been prevented and her last month of life was blighted by a basic lack of dignity in care. Relatives of Doreen Quigley, 87, of Lovekyn Close, Kingston, claim
A woman has died in a car crash involving a man and woman from Morden. The 49-year-old from Canterbury, Kent, died after the Vauxhall Astra she was in collided head-on with a black Audi on the A272 near Kentstreet Lane, in Cowfold, Sussex,
Residents are being invited to give their views on proposals for the borough’s showpiece event. A meeting to discuss plans for this year’s Lambeth Country Show will be held next Wednesday, April 25, at Brockwell Hall between 5pm and 8pm.
A campaign to end an unfair tax on south London councils has reached Parliament. Carshalton and Wallington MP Tom Brake introduced an early day motion in the House of Commons on Tuesday, April 17, to garner support for our No to Lee Valley
A husband and wife beat up their daughter's boyfriend in his bedroom with a large metal torch after they thought he had attacked her. David and Deborah Fox burst into the house on Peterborough Road, Carshalton, in March last year, Croydon Crown
An Olympic rower is set to kick off the annual Get Active Wandsworth Festival today. British oarsmen Mathew Wells, from Putney, will be the event's ambassador and is passionate about encouraging the borough's families to enjoy sport together
This was the scene moments before a 61-year-old was cut from a car after a head-on-smash in Carshalton that left three people injured. Firefighters had to cut the roof off a vehicle, following a crash with another car in Stanley Park Road on
Director of rugby Mike Schmid has warned relegation rivals London Scottish the fat lady is yet to sing on his Esher side’s Championship survival battle. Schmid's men produced a sparkling seven-try romp as they thrashed Plymouth Albion 42-17
A family left traumatised when their rabbit was stolen and beheaded has installed spikes and CCTV cameras to protect their remaining pets. Chloe Baldwin, of Waterfields in Leatherhead, discovered her two-year-old rabbit, Tony, was missing from
The Post Office has seen a mad rush for stamps ahead of the price rise at the end of the month. Staff at Grove Road branch in Sutton said it was running out of stamps as people hurry to beat the hike, scheduled for April 30. Although
The British comedic tradition of men in drag shows no sign of slowing and Raining Men’s bawdy night takes the dare I call it art form to new heights. Michael Cross, Andrew Ryan and Patric Kearns squeeze into their glamorous glad rags for a
A school criticised after giving a child nothing but bread for lunch because her mum got into debt by £4 has raised thousands for charity by asking other children to eat just as frugally. Hannah Lebby, six, was denied a school dinner after
A Wandsworth course aimed at helping people cope with teenage children has been hailed a success by stressed out parents. Sixteen parents of temperamental teens attended the 10-week-long course at St Cecilia's School, in Sutherland Grove, Wandsworth
Epsom, Sutton and St Helier hospitals are to benefit from almost £9m spent improving the sites. The £8.9million from Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust's capital development programme will be used to refurbish wards, clinics
A weekend food market has opened up for 2012 offering tasty treats to south London foodies. Community food venture Venn Street Market, in Clapham Common, offers food, crafts and plants every Saturday. And it has been so successful that Sunday
Boris Johnson enjoyed a mayoral masterchef class as he opened a new wing at Croydon College yesterday. The London Mayor travelled to the college to open the new extension, named the Rotunda, which includes a state-of-the-art learning resource
Coming out from the Have I Got News For You studio Paul Merton is on a stand up tour for the first time this century. One of this country’s best known comedians, Merton is preparing to present Out of My Head, his first written show since 1998
The digital switchover is well underway in the London TV region. A special event at Crystal palace tonight will mark the switching off of the old analogue signal, replaced by new digital airwaves for TV. Nearly all sets can be converted
A Leatherhead construction company has been fined £50,000 after 250 tonnes of wet concrete collapsed, injuring workers on a Liverpool building site. Wates Construction Limited, based in Station Approach, Leatherhead, was ordered to pay the fine
A new school in Esher is being planned to address a severe shortage in places. Surrey County Council has purchased land around Cranmere Primary School, in the Drive, with a view to expand. The authority plans to replace the existing buildings and construct
By Keith A. Spears; Chairman, Colliers Wood Residents Association Your photographs in last week's paper of over-flowing bins in Wimbledon Park and South Park Gardens look familiar to those of us who visit the Recreation Ground and the Myrna
