A single mother has spoken out about her son's ordeal with eye cancer, urging people to be on alert for the signs. The 23-month-old son of Weybridge mother Jennie developed tumours in both eyes and is now in the middle of six cycles of chemotherapy
A new scheme has been devised to help Walton businesses compete with chains and supermarkets. Walton Business Group (WBG) created a new window sticker that will encourage people to use local businesses. WBG is distributing window stickers
A savarin is a type of cake in which yeast is used to help the batter rise. This is my Christmassy version, which uses pomegranate, cinnamon and orange to create an aromatically delicious Christmas centrepiece. Ingredients 225g Plain flour
A Sutton Cop has been named police officer of the year by the Metropolitan Police. PC Scott Ayres, a member of the Stonecot Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT), developed an IT system to help manage SNT deployments. After looking at ways of tackling
Sutton Council has been praised for its service and high customer satisfaction levels after receiving a national award. The council has won Gov Metric’s Excellence in a Service Category Award 2012 after demonstrating high satisfaction rates for
Sutton’s Police Cadets and the Safer Transport team have been advising people on how to be safe from pickpockets. Hundreds of leaflets offering advice to passengers were handed out last on Saturday, December 15. Tips included telling people
Sutton reservists were among the hot shots at an army shooting contest. Three reservists from 210 Transport Squadron were members of a team who walked away with second place in the London District Operational Shooting Competition. Corporal
A six year planning wrangle has ended with a man who flouted laws having a building in his garden torn down. Wallington man Neil Woodward built a supposed games room in his Hawthorn Road back garden without planning permission in summer 2006.
Despite making his first Heineken Cup start in Harlequins' last outing, Will Collier acknowledges he faces a waiting game to break into the Aviva Premiership champions' starting line-up on a regular basis, writes Paul Smith. The young prop,
A taxi driver was taken to hospital with neck and spinal injuries following a road accident. Firecrews spent an hour rescuing a driver and a passenger trapped inside the cab in Battersea Park Road, outside Battersea Dogs Home. Three ambulance
A young Carshalton girl got the chance to visit Downing Street last week. Ava Brooks, was invited to a special Christmas party hosted by Starlight Children's Foundation where she met the chancellor George Osborne. The seven year old, who suffers
A controversial plan to convert a care home into accommodation for homeless families has been approved amid claims the council has emotionally blackmailed neighbours. Oakleigh Care Home in Benhill Avenue looks set to become a temporary shelter
They may not have found a new home yet, but Chloe and Dale the greyhounds have certainly found love at Battersea. The two abandoned dogs have become inseparable and now the charity is hoping to find them a home together where they can live happily
There will be a chance to sing carols by candlelight this weekend. The event will be taking place at Matthews Yard, off Surrey Street Market on Saturday December 22, starting at 7pm. Soul singer Abi Rozan will be performing as well as the Fifth
A developer has asked for permission to turn a tiny ex-public toilet into two homes. The toilets, opposite Bourne Hall, were auctioned off by the cash-strapped Epsom and Ewell Council in May for £68,000 to the outrage of residents who branded the
A rail provider has been forced to appoint a troubleshooter to arrest a sharp downturn in punctuality and reliability. Southern Railway's punctuality in South London has dropped by almost 10 per cent in the last year while reliability has gone
For the last time this century a repeating set of numbers occurred in the calendar and was the chosen date for one couple’s special day. However, not only did Deborah, 52, and Dean Ward, 56, from Banstead, get married on Wednesday 12/12/12 but
The Bentall Centre and both Marks and Spencer have been evacuated after reports of an arsonist stalking Kingston shops setting fire to clothes. Monsoon, White Stuff and other stores have also been attacked. Police are believed to be looking
A motorcyclist suffered minor injuries after falling off his bike in New Addington. The man, who is in his 40s, is being treated at the scene by ambulance crews after he lost control of his bike in Lodge Lane at around 11.35am. A London Fire
Hundreds of people look set to have their eligibility for help paying their council tax cut after councillors reached an "uncomfortable" decision. Councillors have given their backing to a cost cutting scheme which will see fewer people get help
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson has announced a £7.4m transport kitty for Croydon. The money will be invested in various transport projects that will benefit the community. Money will go towards cycling, improving walking facilities, making
KFC is appealing the decision of councillors to reject an application to turn a historic Ewell pub into a fast-food takeaway and restaurant. At a meeting of Epsom Council’s planning committee on December 6, councillors voted to reject an application
Traffic is queuing at the junction of Tolworth Broadway after an exit slip road had to be closed due to a burst water main. The problems follow yesterday's day of misery when scaffolding fell of a vehicle blocking the A3 near New Malden. Emergency
Children at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, were overjoyed when the cast of The Wind in the Willows turned up to provide a little festive cheer. Characters Mr Toad, Ratty, Mole and Badger signed autographs, answered questions and posed for photos
Millions tuned in to see Nonsuch Mansion got a star billing on TV last night. A party held at the Grade II listed, 18th century house by the stars of Made In Chelsea was aired on Channel 4. Stars of the 'reality' show were filming in Nonsuch
Sutton will appear in the last 16 of the FA Carlsberg Trophy for the first time in 13 years thanks to a third consecutive 1-0 win. Craig Watkins got the only goal to see off Oxford City, and set up a mouth-watering home tie against Wrexham - currently
A man who says he is the cousin of Oceana clubber Jamie Sanderson, who was stabbed at the club, has thrown his support behind the under-fire venue. A Facebook campaign opposing the club’s closure has attracted thousands of supporters, including
Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is asking people to think first before they visit the accident and emergency this winter. As the weather gets colder, more people are coming to hospital and A&E attendance is about 20 per
More than 300 people signed a petition calling on a hospital to do more to stop staff and visitors parking outside their homes. The petition calling for St Helier Hospital to increase on-site parking was handed to bosses by MP Tom Brake and Councillor
Construction has begun on a new supermarket in Waddon that will create 300 jobs. The Morrisons superstore at Fiveways Retail Park off Purley Way is expected to open in summer next year. The company said it will recruit 300 full and part-time
Nearly a thousand self-professed Jedi live across Epsom and Ewell, Reigate and Banstead and Mole Valley, the latest census reveals. More than 200 people living in Epsom and Ewell described themselves as Jedi Knights, who follow the Jedi Order,
The rate of teenage pregnancy fell by 15 per cent in Croydon during 2011. The drop continues a downwand trend that has seen the number of pregnant 15- to-17-year-olds in the borough decrease by 50 per cent over the last 14 years. New figures
Police are diverting traffic after a car crash between a taxi and a van in the early hours of this morning. The two vehicles collided on Battersea Park Road at about 5.30am on Battersea Park Road outside Battersea Dogs Home. Battersea Park
