Keen Kingston walkers have been invited to join an inter faith walk across the borough. The route will take in a Korean Buddhist temple, a Greek Orthodox Church, a Jewish synagogue and a Sikh gurdwara among a number of other religious establishments.
Crowds are expected to flood the riverside to celebrate the annual river festival and Kingston regatta. Music, entertainment and rowing are planned for the festival on the stretch of the Thames from Charter Quay to Eagle Brewery Wharf on Saturday
Sports centres in the borough are offering people free taster sessions tomorrow. Cheam Leisure Centre, Sutton Arena Leisure Centre and the Phoenix Leisure Centre are all taking part. It is part of National Everyone Active Day.
The International Youth Arts festival will begin its official launch of events with a musical showpiece titled Raise the Roof at the Rose tonight. An ex-EastEnders star presented an acting workshop for aspiring actors and directors as part of a series
Kingston AC & Polytechnic Harrier Dominique Blaize may have missed out on the 2012 Olympics, but she has already set her sights on Rio 2016, writes Hana Hausmeister. The 24-year-old finished fifth in the long jump at last week’s Aviva UK Athletics
By Audrey King; Malvern Close, Mitcham Richard Tracey's letter ignores some of the implications of the plans costing £57 million of PFI money to fund 9 fire stations in London. In Mitcham we don’t need to relocate the fire station when there
It’s good to see another two-wheeled racer for the next-gen consoles. There is plenty of four-wheeled action to be had out there, but apart from the Moto GP series, motorbike racing games are fairly rare. SBK Generations attempts to improve
Team GB hockey player Ben Hawes has paid tribute to Surbiton Hockey Club after landing a spot at his third Olympics last week. Hawes, who has starred for Wimbledon over the past two years, was named as part of head coach Jason Lee’s 18-man
Dougie Freedman will be taking a step into the unknown as he looks to blood more youngsters this season. The Crystal Palace manager said a new generation is emerging from the Eagles’ ranks and is keen to give them a chance. Sean Scannell
Croydon squash player Callum Wand admitted he was hungry for more after helping his borough lift the Jubilee Trophy at the Balfour Beatty London Youth Games finals weekend. The 15-year-old took to the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre looking to
A 31-year-old has been charged with murder following the stabbing of a teenager in a nightclub. Jerome Small, of Arbour Close, Coley, is accused of killing Jordan Malutshi, 17, of Clapham. Mr Malutshi was found stabbed in the chest,
Parents have expressed outrage over council plans to axe funding for lollipop ladies and men. Ditching the school crossing patrol (SCP) service, which operates outside 44 schools in Wandsworth would save the council £198,000 a year. The jobs of 29 lollipop
London’s first Face to Face festival will arrive at Wandsworth from July 9 - 22. The festival is a celebration of the challenging medium of solo performance, and aims to nurture new and emerging talent that it not afraid to take to the stage alone.
Brazilian artists are to invade London in celebration of the Olympics. Rio de Janeiro’s finest young artists will help create and stage Rio Occupation London. Thirty talented youngsters will land on July 6 and spend 30 days creating 30 new works of
An experimental theatre début is looking at the reasons why people advertise for love. Reply to PO Box 49: A History of the Lonely Heart delves into the past of the first lonely hearts advertisement printed in 1695. Battersea based production company
Police are searching for two women after unprovoked attacks with glass bottles onboard a tram were caught on CCTV. The incident, on Saturday June 2, saw the pair of women board a Beckenham-bound tram at Sandilands and become embroiled in two
The Ashley Centre will be celebrating the opening of the Olympics Games with a day of free sporting fun. The shopping mall in Epsom town centre will be hosting exciting activities and games, from 10am to 4pm, outside House of Fraser on Friday, July
An Olympic legend has become patron of the London Pole Vault Academy based in Sutton. Sergey Bubka, who is still the world record holder for pole vault, has become a patron of the academy, based at Sutton Arena. He is still the only
Health bosses are pushing forward with their plans to close three children’s wards in SW London. NHS SW London's Better Services Better Value (BSBV) review into healthcare in the region today published formal recommendations to have a single
He’s back, after a long hiatus. Rockstar’s tragic anti-hero Max Payne has finally made his return – for the first time on the next-gen consoles. For those new to the series, you take control of Max. He’s a washed up ex-cop from New Jersey, mourning
Tickets are still on sale for Bestival, which will be headlined by soul icon Stevie Wonder, in his only UK festival appearance this year. The chart-topping legend, who scored his first UK hit in 1966, will appear at the Isle of Wight festival on Sunday
New Malden’s Mel South is hoping a change of coach can help put a nightmare two years behind her and fire her back up the world rankings. The world number 264, ranked in the world’s top 100 in 2009, has teamed up with Bath-based coach David
Twickenham batsman Jean-Pierre Cronje smashed 118 as his side beat Shepherds Bush on Twickenham Green on Saturday to take a firm grip on the Middlesex County League Division Two title race. Cronje’s efforts saw skipper Carlos Nunes’ men pile
A woman from Croydon is one of three arrested in a police investigation into alleged blackmail linked to animal rights extremism. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command (CTC) arrested the 50-year-old woman on suspicion
Hampton & Richmond Borough defender Darren Powell is in line to feature against former club Brentford at the Beveree next Wednesday. The veteran ex-Bee, who re-joined the Beavers during last season’s Blue Square South relegation campaign, has told boss
London Welsh may be working flat out for the start of the new Premiership season, but head coach Lyn Jones has insisted the hard graft cannot stop there. The Old Deer Park-based Championship title holders were belatedly handed their place in the top
Weybridge’s Henry Turner and Akbar Ansari provided the inspiration that secured their side’s first win of the Surrey Championship Premier Division season to move off the foot of the table on Saturday. Opening bowler Turner’s six wickets (6-58) – which
Hersham equestrian star Sam Hutton and Walton sprint canoeist Katherine Trotter have been picked for the British Olympic Association’s Olympic Ambition Programme. The scheme gives the pair a behind the scenes insight to life as a Team GB Olympian
A 31-year-old man threw a town centre sergeant over his shoulder as police officers tried to arrest him for making racial remarks. Police officers were trying to arrest James Goddard, of Carshalton Grove, Sutton, in the early hours of the morning
A twisted take on the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill is set to debut. Written by teenage theatre student Dominic Powell, Rosemary Lane is a contemporary take on the ditty, and follows Jack as he tries to piece together the events that led to his ill-fated
London Wasps and London Welsh will kick-off Harle-quins Premiership title defence in September as the club broke season ticket sales records this week. Director of rugby Conor O’Shea’s men face Wasps in the London Double Header at Twickenham stadium
Sutton United boss Paul Doswell’s pre-season plans have been dealt a blow after two players quit the club this week. Defender Craig Braham-Barrett and goalkeeper player-coach Wayne Shaw both called time on their Gander Green Lane careers, despite having
Esher back row Mike Macfarlane turned down the advances of Championship new boys Jersey to commit to the club next term, writes Muhammed Sher. Macfarlane, a former Loughborough Students star who made 24 appearances last term, was one of six players to
A man was stabbed in the cheek with an umbrella tip, during a fight at the Whitgift Centre in Croydon yesterday. Late-night shoppers ran for cover after a fight broke out between a man and a member of staff from O2, at about 6.30pm.
All of the borough’s libraries will remain open, with some given extra investment, the council will confirm next week. The announcement comes after a public consultation into the future of libraries earlier this year, which led to fears opening
A school choir will perform at the world famous Notre Dame cathedral. Sixty young singers from Hampton School will tour the French capital from today, Friday, July 6, until Tuesday, July 10. More than 30 parents were expected to travel
If Harlequins playmaker Nick Evans considers himself over the hill when it comes to sevens rugby, the fly-half is deadly serious about the impact the short form of the game could have on the club’s young stars, writes Nic Sumner. The 31-
AFC Wimbledon goalkeeper Seb Brown signed a new contract with the League Two club having been impressed with boss Terry Brown’s activity in the transfer market. “It is great to have it sorted. I can now get on with working on the things that I need
Former Dons star Steven Gregory played an important part in Warren Cummings’ move to League Two AFC Wimbledon last week. Left-back Cummings played alongside Gregory at AFC Bournemouth and admitted his former team-mate’s advice made up his mind. “Steven
Terry Brown will complete his Wimbledon squad this weekend when he closes the deal on one, or even two, centre backs. The Dons boss has two defenders on trial this week but refused to name names fearing rival scouts could swoop to poach them from under
As drought restrictions continue in parts of Surrey despite months of rain, one water company has said it is looking to reduce its reliance on groundwater - but it may take 25 years. Sutton and East Surrey Water (SESW) supplies areas including
A choir has sung the praises of its conductor who has performed his last concert with them after 22 years. Michael Stevenson said farewell to the 35-strong Epsom Chamber Choir (ECC) on Friday, June 30. The conductor, who trained at the
Police will display photos of stolen jewellery worth thousands of pounds in a bid to find the owners. Burglary victims whose houses were raided in the past six months will get the opportunity to try to find their missing valuables at two public viewings
A Croydon café and co-working space which opened three months ago was burgled last night. Matthews Yard, just off Surrey Street, will be closed until later this morning after it was targeted yesterday. Police were called to the scene
Liberal Democrats have laughed off allegations they ran a homophobic campaign to win the Grove ward by-election last night. Candidate Adrian Amer, who fellow Conservatives said was gay, lost by just 23 votes to Liberal Democrat Rebekah Moll
Tailbacks caused by a rush hour collision made commuters late on Tuesday, July 3. Surrey Police were called to a two-car accident in Queens Road, Weybridge, shortly before 8am. A silver Ford Mondeo collided with a red Ford Focus close
The Met Office has issued weather warnings for London and the south east as heavy rainfall is set to strike. As parts of the UK face up to a month's rainfall in the next two days, London and Surrey have been placed on 'amber warning' of severe
Anger at the Epsom Station development has sparked a demonstration on Saturday by a coalition of groups determined to oppose any further "carbuncles" in the historic market town. The groups, which include the Friends of Epsom Parade (FOEP)
Premier League giants Chelsea, Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur are all the incentive any player should need to sign for Kingstonian this summer, according to boss Alan Dowson. The top flight trio top the list of big name visitors to Kingsmeadow this pre-season
Surrey Police have reached their limit in terms of funding cuts, according to Dominic Raab MP. The MP for Esher and Walton voiced serious concerns at an adjournment debate in Westminster Hall on Tuesday, July 3. His speech was made in
A Wimbledon shopping centre car park could make way for a new primary school in a move that could herald a shift in Merton Council’s schools policy and open the door to more academies. Just one week after the council insisted there were no
A pensioner decided to take matters into her own hands and give Cheam an Olympic makeover. Doreen Gibbs, 73, from Cheam, began making decorations for the Jubilee then decided to direct her efforts towards brightening up the village ahead of
The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity has won an award for its 14-mile charity walk from Chelsea to Sutton. The charity, which supports the work of The Royal Marsden hospital, exceeded its forecast of the number of walkers and the amount raised
A grieving mother has backed a call for people's driving to be re-tested when they reach 70. In April, the Epsom Guardian covered the case of an 87-year-old driver who received six points on his licence for hitting an MS sufferer in Old Cottage
Round the world sailing heroine Dame Ellen MacArthur has described the courage of teenager who overcame leukaemia as inspirational. Croydon’s Savoula Neofitou, who had leukaemia diagnosed when she was 11-years-old, was invited to join record-breaking
Police have made a fresh appeal for information after a 15-year-old girl was sexually assaulted at the Epsom Derby last month. The incident took place at 4pm on Saturday, June 2, when the victim was attacked in a nearby field by a boy she had
Volunteers are being sought to help catch a spread of poisonous caterpillars on Wimbledon Common. Merton Council’s Green Spaces Team confirmed it is working with the Forestry Commission to identify the risk of a spread of oak processionary
A Chessington dancer who will be strutting his stuff in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games has remained tight-lipped about the event. Filipe de Barros, 29, of Mcdonough Close, is just one of several hundred dancers that will take to
A four-day public inquiry is going to be held into plans to redevelop a former snooker hall in Southfields. An application to redevelop Riley's Snooker Hall in Wimbledon Park Road was turned down by the council in April, with owners Gresham
Artefacts that are more than 1800 years old will be on display at the new Trinity School Museum. The museum, situated at Trinity School in Shirley, opened last week and will run until July 11 for students and schools in the borough.
A 41-year-old man has been jailed for seven and a half years after tricking vulnerable people out of hundreds of thousands of pounds. The trial made legal history because it was the first trial allowing victims and witnesses to give evidence
A republican gleefully sliced open the head of the Queen on Saturday and divided it up amongst her subjects. The bizarre head-cutting ceremony took place at Sprout Arts, in Moyser Road, Furzedown, to mark the end of art exhibition by Phillippa
A community group which raises money for St Raphael’s Hospice is disbanding. The Sutton and Epsom Lions which support the North Cheam Hospice presented their final cheque for £1,720 last week. The group which is disbanding due to lack
Two school pupils beat more than 26,000 children to the finals of a foreign languages competition today. Halah Afgan and Melanie Ananthakumar, from Carshalton High School for Girls, will take part in the final of the Foreign Language Spelling
More than 50 young children were toddling after Trinity Hospice’s mascot, ‘Trinity Ted’ last Friday. Toddlers between the ages of six months to six years took part in the annual sponsored Toddle to raise funds for Trinity’s nurses. The
A new social club for over 55s in Croydon is to launch next week. The group will meet monthly for a lunch and social gathering. Looking forward, the aim is for the group to arrange day trips and various activities including book club
Students at a Kingston school took part in their very own sports festival ahead of the Olympic Games last weekend. Pupils from Holy Cross Preparatory School, in George Road, held an Olympic-style torch relay and choreographed and performed
A driver who crashed into the front window of two Surbiton shops following a police car chase has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Luke Dowd, 23, from Ottways Lane, Ashtead, smashed his black Volkswagen Golf into Cycleopedia, a bike shop
