An initiative which invites older people in the borough to support other elderly people who have been victims of abuse is seeking volunteers. People attended an event at St Thomas’s Hospital on June 15 to find out more about the scheme, which is being
The organising committee of the Olympic and Paralympic games has responded to criticisms by a Cheam councillor. Mary Burstow slammed the “boring” Olympic banners in Cheam and criticised them as a waste of money in her online blog. Sutton
A carer was selected by her colleagues to take part in the Thames Riverboat Pageant. Lyn Hookins, a Sainsbury's Merton worker, was recognised by staff for balancing work while looking after her daughter who has bi-polar disorder. She
A former New York banker is now banking on cup cakes after opening her own cake shop. Nazish Omar, 43, owner of Deelicious Nazish's Kitchen, in Tooting Bec Road, opened the shop 10 days ago and sells cupcakes with an American touch.
A tree surgeon is teaching woodcraft techniques dating back hundreds of years in a bid to stop wood being wasted. Stephen Alfrey’s love of wood has already seen him restore his home – an ex-smallholding in Carshalton – using only wood he has
A charitable foundation set up in the memory of three friends who died on a gap year trip to Thailand has launched a competition to find a new design for its merchandise. The MBC foundation, which commemorates the life of Brixton teenager Max Boomgaarden
New technology in St Helier Hospital will mean newborns no longer need to have a blood test for jaundice. The League of Friends of Sutton and St Helier Hospitals donated the baby jaundice meter to St Helier Hospital's maternity service and
Guides from Hook, Merton, Surbiton, Chessington, Teddington, Cheam. Worcester Park, Hampton, Ham and Petersham in Greater London West met together to spend a ‘Wild Weekend’ at their County campsite Heyswood recently where they enjoyed a rare sunny weekend
A landlady has raised £5,000 for a brain injuries charity after taking on a gruelling North Pole run. Becky Newman, 44, the owner of The Bricklayer's Arms, in Waterman Street, Putney, ran in freezing cold temperatures last April. It
A 75-year-old man who suffers with memory loss has been missing since Tuesday. Harry Bhageeruthy, who is also known as Kumar, was last seen when he returned from work at 7pm on June 12. He left home in Wimbledon at about 7.15pm, boarding the 255 bus
Firefighters were called this morning to put out a blazing moped in a suspected arson attack. They were called at 4am to the fire in Bruce Road, Thornton Heath. It took fire crews 10 minutes to put it out, with the fire blazing in front of a row of
Schools from neighbouring boroughs are being invited to establish a £15m annexe in Croydon. At a cabinet meeting on Monday, Croydon Council launched a selection process to establish the secondary school annexe at the Croydon Adult Learning
A youth charity is asking for donations to pay the hospital fees of a sick horse in intensive care. Aries, one of the Horse Rangers Association’s star horses, is being treated for chronic grass sickness and has been hooked up to fluids at Liphook Equine
One of the countries youngest mediums and his mum will bring their unique evening of clairvoyance to the Charles Cryer Studio Theatre this month. Jill Carroll has been an established medium for over 30 years having been brought up in a spiritual
Volunteers and staff at Princess Alice Hospice wore pyjamas to work to launch the charity’s pyjama midnight walk. The event takes place on Saturday, September 8, and will raise money for the Esher hospice’s new home nursing service. The eight-to-eight
Dame Kelly Holmes joined 5,000 women at the starting line of Cancer Research's Race For Life 2012 in Battersea Park on Wednesday. The double Olympic champion was ambassador for this year’s race which is the largest series of women-only fundraising
Elderly patients are being denied a new pharmacy in their village after the NHS deemed it to be unnecessary. Lloyds pharmacy, the only chemist in Ashtead Village, closed down in February, forcing patients to travel to other dispensaries in
A health and safety watchdog has launched an investigation after rail workers were hospitalised after falling from scaffolding. The air ambulance landed at Sandown Park racecourse on Thursday, June 14, after a call that Network Rail workers
The family of an airman buried in one of the most remote areas of the UK are planning an emotional trip after a new memorial was created. Sergeant Harold Arthur Tompsett, 20, from Croydon, was among six airmen killed when their aircraft, an
Unions have drawn up a survival plan for lunchtime childcare clubs that are facing closure following massive budget cuts. Members of Lambeth Unison believe their proposals could ensure the long-term success of the one o’clock clubs across nine
Shakespeare’s Elizabethan romp The Taming of the Shrew is in for a reality TV-style show makeover in a new production, writes Sara Bellini. Surbiton director Tanju Duncan has put the comedy into a contemporary setting to give it a new perspective
US punk legends Dan Andriano and Brendan Kelly are coming to Kingston, writes Garrick Alder. Otherwise known as the bass players and singers of Alkaline Trio and The Lawrence Arms, they’ve gone on to release solo material as Dan Andriano in
A political row has broken out over a campaign to save a children’s ward at Kingston Hospital. The 26 beds in Sunshine Ward could be closed if recommendations of the Better Services Better Value (BSBV) NHS review are pushed through.
Rosebery School is calling on former pupils and staff members to help commemorate its 90th birthday next month. The school, on White Horse Drive, Epsom, is preparing an exhibition of photographs, old uniform and other memorabilia to display
A doting mother who has championed disabled sport in the borough for 40 years and was once threatened with imprisonment feels humbled by the reaction she gets from disabled sport stars. Sue Frett, 73, set up a charity for people with learning
