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  • Police appeal after pensioner hit by car dies

    Police are appealing for witnesses following the death of a pensioner who was hit by a car. Clive McFarlane was knocked down on the Elephant and Castle round about near the tube station on May 2, at about 7.25pm. The 71-year-old who

  • Kenyan students join in at Blenheim High

    Students in one of Britain's wealthiest boroughs played host to students from one of the most deprived areas in Kenya. Pupils from Blenheim High School, in Longmead Road, Epsom, welcomed three students and their teachers from Kisumu Day High

  • Demo calling on council to halt school plans

    A demonstration is taking place tonight calling on the council to halt plans to sell Elliott School playing fields. Save Elliott School (SES) campaigners will be protesting outside Wandsworth Town Hall, ahead of the Finance and Corporate Resources

  • Motorists face delays due to collapsed sewer

    Motorist face delays until the end of the week while engineers reline 18 metres of collapsed sewer on Surbiton Crescent. There are three-way lights at the junction between Surbiton Road and Surbiton Crescent while contractors from Thames Water

  • Popchoir ready for summer concert

    A trio of choirs singing classics from the past 20 years of pop will combine in a huge summer spectacular. Popchoir, which has bases in Croydon, Dulwich and Clapham, is bringing together members from each centre to create a 200 strong ensemble. Performing

  • Wills and Kate arrive at Wimbledon

    Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge arrived at Wimbledon’s centre court this afternoon. The royal couple took their seats in the royal box to watch Andy Murray's quarter final match against David Ferrer on Centre Court. Kate

  • Delays after attempted suicide at Sutton station

    A woman attempted suicide at Sutton train station this morning. Southern and First Capital Connect services passing through Sutton are currently expected to be suspended until 3.30pm and tickets are being accepted on relevant buses.

  • Stabbing forces neighbours to act

    A man has been stabbed in a temporary housing block exposed as squalid in an undercover television report. Apollo Guest House, in Beulah Road, Thornton Heath, has created havoc for fellow residents, claim couple Madeline and Peter Lindsay,

  • Trains disrupted due to Sutton incident

    Southern and First Capital Connect services passing through Sutton are currently suspended. A trespass incident is being dealt with and First Capital Connect expect disruption to be ongoing until around 1.15pm. No trains are passing

  • Winning drinks for Wimbledon

    Thanks to our inclement British weather, the grass courts at SW19 this week are looking greener than a vineyard, and some terrific sporting action should banish any summertime blues. In between bright spells and showers tennis fans, thirsty for some

  • Rosy outlook

    The English rose look describes a woman with what I call ‘stealth make-up’, as it ensures you look fabulous but not at all made-up,” says make-up artist Jemma Kidd. Championed by the likes of the Duchess of Cambridge, Keira Knightley and Kate

  • Funeral arranger takes best in London mark

    A funeral arranger who joined the industry after a series of personal bereavements has taken top marks across the capital in her exams. Anji Reeves of Rowland Brothers Funeral Services, Warlingham, scored 84 per cent in her funeral arranging

  • Hinchley Wood School speeds into kit car top spot

    Schools celebrated some speedy success at a spectacular kit car race last week. Hinchley Wood School was the proud winner of the race, in an event organised by Surrey County Council, while Esher High finished in fifth after technical difficulties

  • Mulcaire must reveal who ordered hacking‎

    A private investigator has lost his legal battle to conceal the identity of journalists who instructed him to hack into mobile phone messages. Sutton’s Glenn Mulcaire, 41, is at the centre of the News of The World phone hacking scandal and

  • Step LIVE to include hundreds of Croydon kids

    Budding teenage dancers will come together in a huge synchronised event celebrating youth performance. Pupils from Coloma Convent School, Harris Academy, Purley and the Priory School are part of Step LIVE! 2012 including performers from all 32 London

  • Drifters continue to hit the right notes

    After multiple line-up changes which have seen the band include more than 65 different vocalists, The Drifters continue to bang out the hits. Now in their 59th year the group has achieved unprecedented chart success both in the UK and America, with over

  • Missing man found safe at Victoria

    A police helicopter was looking for a missing man last night. The MPS helicopter was searching over St Helier after a 44-year-old man was reported missing from his home in Carshalton - just before 4pm yesterday. He was found safe and

  • Italian chic

    True to the spirit of her shop di Moda, (Italian for high fashion), Valerie Wilkinson returns from Italy every month, with the latest designs, which are in the window of her Orpington shop within four days. With her expert eye for fashion, and knowing

  • Milkshake to take to Croydon stage

    Kid’s favourites Fifi and Bumble, Roary and Big Chris and the Bananas in Pyjamas will bounce on stage for a high octane show Milkshake! The Channel 5 programme has been converted to the stage and features presenters Jen Pringle and Derek Moran alongside

  • Escape to the country

    How many of us have dreamed of quitting the nine-to-five grind and escaping to the country to live the good life... maybe renovate an old barn or run a little business? Well Gary Mercer and Sarah Clout did. And now they are turning their dream into a

  • Two arrested after attack on 16-year-old girl

    Two women have been arrested for GBH following an attack on a 16-year-old girl. The incident happened at Worcester Park Sports Club on Sunday July 1, just after 7pm. The victim was taken to hospital by the London Ambulance Service for

  • Drivers targeted in police operation in West Molesey

    A police operation organised in response to residents’ concerns about speeding nabbed an array of antisocial drivers. Neighbourhood officers took the Drive Smart campaign to Hurst Road in West Molesey on June 20, after complaints about the

  • Cannes - where glamour meets art

    Think of Cannes and you think of beautiful people, the fabulously wealthy and of course the world famous Film Festival. But even if you don’t get to mix it with the movie stars, the city doesn’t disappoint. Cannes completely encapsulates the glamour

  • Proms in the park

    Celebrate the Olympic opening weekend with an uplifting evening of top class music at the Proms in Dunloran Park in Tunbridge Wells on Saturday, July 28. Featuring the renowned Kent Sinfonia,a 60-piece orchestra with exuberant conductor Paul Hoskins

  • Memorabilia sell off for Olympic torchbearer

    A bowel cancer survivor who has been chosen to carry the Olympic flame is hoping to raise thousands to help doctors fight the disease by auctioning off celebrity memorabilia in his possession. Dafydd Jones, 29, from Crystal Palace, who had

  • Up for it

    Olympic fans could be rubbing shoulders with Royalty as they watch some of Team GBR’s hottest medal hopes in action on their doorstep this summer. The Queen’s granddaughter, Zara Phillips and her horse High Kingdom, have been selected for Great Britain

  • Physiotherapists prepare to join Olympic team

    A pair of physiotherapists will be in amongst the action after being allocated to work in the Athlete's Village at the Olympics and Paralympics. Tim Allardyce, 32, and Matthew Lawrence, 29, both work in Croydon and Mitcham as physiotherapists

  • Cobham Free School appoints trustee as first headteacher

    Cobham Free School has appointed one of its trustees as headteacher. The community-led school held two recruitment rounds and the 15 trustees eventually appointed Michaela Khatib as headteacher. Mrs Khatib, who lives in Cobham, currently

  • Mama would be proud of head chef Valerio

    One of the most popular restaurants in Kingston is Al Forno, which offers diners an authentic taste of Italy. The restaurant, in the High Street, is opposite the attractive Queen’s Promenade which runs by the river, and is just a stone’s throw from the

  • Cocaine, cannabis and MDMA found in police raid

    A man was arrested on suspicion of drug dealing after a large quantity of suspected cocaine, cannabis and MDMA was found in a police raid. Police found the suspected class A drugs in the kitchen of a property in Wendling Road, Sutton, on July

  • Rail campaigners fight to save a train link

    Rail campaigners are planning a day of action in a bid to save a train link to The City, St Pancras, North London and stations to Luton. Under current plans, Thameslink Loop Line trains, which link Sutton to St Albans and Luton through central

  • Slick operation prevents river disaster

    An environmental disaster was narrowly averted by quick thinking contractors who prevented hundreds of litres of red diesel from polluting a river. The oil spill in the River Wandle was reported by engineering contractors who are working at

  • PC: I was wrong to hit and push Ian Tomlinson

    A police officer accused of killing a newspaper seller at a G20 protest told a court he was wrong to have hit and pushed him. PC Simon Harwood, from Carshalton, hit Ian Tomlinson with a baton and pushed him to the ground during the protests

  • Just when they thought they were safe

    Ten new images of people wanted in connection with the Croydon riots have been released. Police have issued fresh CCTV images of suspected rioters and looters they wish to speak to about the disorder on August 8. As the first anniversary

  • Spate of arson attacks in Battersea

    Firefighters were called to a spate of arson attacks in the early hours this morning. They were first called to a bin chute which was set alight in Fairchild Close, Battersea, at 2am. It was swiftly extinguished but they were called

  • Family vows campaign after dad's post-surgery death

    A dad-of-four who fractured his ankle died ten days after a routine operation to fix the break, an inquest heard. George Wilson injured his foot after falling whilst walking his dog in the snow, on December 16, last year. The 61-year-old

  • Colour and music sweeping streets for parade

    A riot of colour and music swept the streets of New Malden as community groups took part in a grand parade. The procession, which boasted floats, bands and costumes to the theme of sport, wound its way up the High Street to launch the Malden

  • Musical ceremony 'opens' Olympic Games

    Excited schoolchildren opened the Olympic Games, in spirit anyway, in a musical ceremony last week. Students from Burhill, Chandlersfield, Cleves and the Orchard were joined by Olympic runners in a spectacular event organised by the Voice Education Trust

  • Rest your head at home with Croydon cushion

    A unique cushion featuring images of various Croydon landmarks is going under the hammer. The one-off 'London Borough of Croydon'-themed cushion, is covered in sketches of famous sites from around the borough including the flyover, Fairfield

  • More South American burglars face deportation

    More South American burglars face deportation after being sentenced to time behind bars. Carlos Andreas Romero Martinez, 32, pleaded guilty to burgling a house on January 27 this year, and was sentenced to 14 months in jail at Kingston Crown

  • Faiths unite to walk through Kingston

    Keen Kingston walkers have been encouraged to take part in an interfaith walk across the borough. The route will incorporate stopovers at a Korean Buddhist temple, a Greek Orthodox Church, a Jewish synagogue and a Sikh gurdwara amongst a number

  • Residents claim victory over rail operator Southern

    Residents have won a partial victory in a seven-year battle to force a railway company to tear down canopies overlooking their gardens. Lambeth Council has ordered Southern Rail to pull down one of three structures that residents said flooded

  • Disabled Golf Society comes to Epsom

    Members of a disabled golf group took to the links last Friday. The Disabled Golf Society, which includes amputees, stroke survivors, those with learning difficulties and the partially sighted, played a game at Horton Park Golf Club in Hook

  • Earlsfield school among best in the country

    An Earlsfield school has been named one of the best in the country. Burntwood School in Burntwood Lane, has been hailed as one of the top non-selective schools in England. The school received national recognition for the proportion of

  • Wandsworth Council has made fewer cuts than most

    Wandsworth has made fewer job cuts than most other London councils according to new figures released by the GMB union. The borough came 26th out of the 33 London councils for numbers of jobs axed, with 121 positions lost since 2010.

  • Staff retire after 107 years of hard work

    A maths teacher, kitchen manager and assistant head are retiring after a combined total of 107 years' hard work at Carshalton Boys Sports College. Maths teacher Ken Bailey, 62, from Mitcham, has been at the school for 40 years and has taught

  • David Bellamy goes on safari in Nonsuch Park

    A famous botanist is taking people on a safari through Nonsuch Park. David Bellamy OBE is encouraging others to join him for a wildlife ramble where he grew up at 10.30am on July 14. The conservationist who turns 80 next year will be

  • School unites to form Olympic rings

    The spirit of the Olympics was recreated by pupils and staff who united on the school field to form the event's iconic rings. Students at St Christopher's School in Downs Road, Epsom, wore their different house colours to form the symbol, while

  • How Westfield would transform Croydon

    This CGI image shows how the face of Croydon would be changed with the creation of a Westfield shopping centre. The Australian retail giants will publicly unveil plans for its £1bn project to redevelop the Whitgift Centre on Thursday, July

  • Pupils enjoy fun themed Jubilympic event

    Pupils at Elm Wood primary school combined an Olympic and Jubilee to create at a fun themed event on Saturday. Jubilympics at the Carnac Street school, West Norwood, saw activities for all ages including, Punch and Judy, face painting, bouncy

  • We must reinstate freedom pass for mentally ill

    By Councillor Suzanne Evans, Merton Council shadow health spokeswoman (Conservative, Hillside ward) Merton Council's director for Environment and Regeneration says he would prefer income from parking fines to be zero, but comforts himself in the