Harlequins and England scrum-half Danny Care is paying the price for a misplaced kick by being returned to the bench for tomorrow’s RBS Six Nations decider against Wales. Care’s mistake at Twickenham on Sunday led to the Italian’s solitary try
I was fortunate to interview Brad Henshaw and Chris Chandler, who currently play both Jake and Elwood Blues from the musical adaptation of The Blues Brothers When did you start acting and what was your first acting job? CC: Professionally about
The director of Putney Park school has spoken out following criticism from parents, teachers and the head of the independent schools association. Brian Tweedie-Smith informed parents two weeks ago that the school was set to close on July 4, meaning
Lewis Pinto was happiest when he was boxing. So it is fitting that a boxing night, organised by his closest friends, should pay for his gravestone and give him the dignity in death which always displayed in the ring. Pinto had just fought his
Brentford boss Uwe Rosler is targeting no more than a top six finish for his men, despite sitting only a point behind the League One top two. A Sam Saunders penalty and a superb finish from Clayton Donaldson, his 21st goal in all competitions this
Councillor David Dean claims bizarrely that Labour have closed every single cricket pitch and football ground in Mitcham. We have closed none. Obviously he has not noticed Mitcham Cricket Green, maintained by the council for the country’s oldest
A 14-year-old boy from Kingston has gone missing. Brandon Clark was last seen on Wednesday, March 13, wearing a dark blue blazer and jumper, and black trousers. He was also wearing a blue rucksack. Brandon is described as slim, white, and
Chessington World of Adventures will be closed this weekend due to overrunning infrastructure work. It had planned to give passholders a sneak preview of the resort before it opens to the public on Wednesday. But bad weather has forced delays
A rehearsed reading of a play by a Surrey playwright is coming to Leatherhead Theatre. In Quest of Light: The Battle for Tartuffe by Amanda Lomas will be performed on Wednesday, March 20. Leatherhead Theatre Repertory Company are putting on
I recently had a phone survey from Wandsworth Council whose evident purpose was to allow me to say how much my life is blighted and ruined by aeroplane noise. It did not offer an option for “general comments” – so here are mine. I live by Wandsworth
A bereaved family is appealing for anyone with information on a pipe fitter, who died of asbestos. David Russell Tims, of Battersea, died in March 2009 after contracting mesothelioma. Mr Tims worked as a pipe fitter at Rosser & Russell
Parents are on red alert after a man tried to abduct a child walking to school this morning. The nine-year-old girl was steps away from her front door and a few feet behind her mother when she was snatched by a man in St James’s Church yard, in
A suspected World War Two land mine spotted near North Sheen station today has turned out to be a piece of scrap metal. The bomb squad, British Transport Police (BTP) and the Metropolitan Police investigated the suspicious object at 12.30pm, but
A fitness group have been slammed for destroying public parkland. British Military Fitness (BMF) has been running boot training camps in Clapham Common since January. But amenity group the Clapham Society are concerned their activities are
There are no trams running between Church Street and Therapia Lane due to a derailed tram. The tram derailed just outside the depot near Therapia Lane tram stop. Engineers are currently at the scene. Buses are accepting tickets from Croydon
Commuters would have received a shock as convoy of caped crusaders and cartoon characters cycled for Comic Relief yesterday. Store managers from a series of Sainsbury’s stores combined to take a 25 mile route through south west London raising money
Dive into the latest denim trends. Lisa Haynes gets the springtime blues.....and prints and pastels and brights. Jeans. Everyone has them in their wardrobe but finding 'the' perfect pair is the Holy Grail of shopping. The task is even trickier
A friend of the man whose body was found in Scotland described him as "part of the family". Michael Turner, 70, of Highfield Road, Sutton, was reported missing by neighbours in September last year after they had not heard from him. The police
I have recently had occasion to contact Chris Grayling over the Coalition decision to do nothing about the Dickensian amount of £58 that they consider an acceptable amount that carers such as myself are paid. In many, many cases the only income
A double tragedy has occurred on the A3 this morning after two people died following a man's jump from a footbridge. A man jumped from the bridge at Esher Common at about 9.30am, causing traffic chaos and the eventual closure of the northbound
The Hurlingham Pub & Kitchen in Fulham will host an Open Mic Night on Thursday, March 21, hosted by Audio 287. Voluntary performers are free to come around from 7 pm to sign up, the event starts at 8 pm. Rob Knowles, owner of Audio 287,
Plans to build a controversial new incinerator on the edge of the borough have found unlikely support from naturalists Since the proposals were announced last year, campaigners have criticised developers Viridor, saying the Energy Recovery Facility
As England's rugby team prepare to do battle with Wales in the Six Nations Grand Slam decider this weekend, six patriotic pooches have thrown their weight behind the team. Inka, Snickers, Azlan, Shadow, Simba and Hachi have been honing their ball
An archery club has added a new string to its bow after landing a grant to help get more disabled people involved. Chessington Bowmen, based at Kingston Rugby Club in Hook Road, has been handed £750 from Kingston Council’s South of the Borough
A former Croydon Council election candidate - who wrongly claimed housing and council tax benefit while failing to declare he had a mortgage - has been jailed for 16 weeks. Graham Axford, of Belgrave Road, South Norwood, was found guilty in February
Serves 4 / Cost per person £1.93 Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 30 minutes You’ll need: 4 tbsp olive oil 4 shallots finely chopped 2 garlic cloves sliced 2 bundles of asparagus trimmed and cut into 3cm lengths
A procession of more than 200 children and 10 horses paraded to Hampton Court Palace. The Horse Rangers’ Association’s annual foundation celebration march took place to remember the founder of the group, Raymond Gordon, who started the organisation
The people behind the healthcare review threatening St Helier hospital services said they are keen to show it is engaging with people in south-west London. The Better Services Better Value review was expected to make a decision on whether St Helier
A smart car and another vehicle were left damaged after being found alight in a car park. Firefighters were called to the scene in Hebdon Road, Tooting, at 5.30am. It took about 25 minutes to put out the fire, which left one car completely
A cyclist and a car were involved in a crash this morning in Kingston town centre. The cyclist, a man in his 30s, was taken to Kingston Hospital, after the accident in Clarence Street just after 8am. A cycle responder and an ambulance crew
Selhurst Park was bathed in a sea of daffodils on Saturday to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care’s Great Daffodil Appeal. Every Crystal Palace and Leeds player wore the daffodils as they went through their warm up routine. The appeal is
A serial flytipper was dealt a crushing blow after their van was destroyed by the council last week. The transit van was spotted by a council officer who recognised its registration number from an incident a year earlier. It was crushed on
A vegetarian man became ill after eating a meat covered pizza from Tesco which had been wrongly packaged. Dhruv Joshi, 25, from Sutton, does not eat meat for religious and health reasons and was disgusted when he realised the Tesco’s Finest Margherita
Recent news concerning the increasing, and potentially dangerous, number of foxes roaming our streets have interested many residents of the local area. The contents of used nappies has proven to have become a staple calcium-rich food for the current
Over half of the participants of an online poll on this website have said the quotations put up on Epsom Station in recent weeks should be removed now. Just one in ten said they either liked them or wanted more. The quotations, which went up
A woman who has already cut off her hair for charity is preparing to jump out of a plane in memory of her dad. Diana Cardoso, 24, lost her dad to prostate cancer three years ago and has pledged her support to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK
The Riverside Animal Centre in Beddington is recruiting extra volunteers to work in the wildlife section during the summer. Anyone interested needs to be aged 17 or over, physically fit and able to commit to a regular weekly shift between April
Three vehicles were involved in a car crash during rush hour. Police and the London Ambulance Service were called to the accident in Clapham Manor Street, Clapham, at 7.20am. The accident took place at the junction of Clapham Manor Street.
A half-naked man was found badly beaten-up after having a gun held to his head in the early hours of Tuesday. Shocked residents of Vickers Close, Wallington, called police after seeing the 37-year-old man being attacked in the street next to a
Ever despaired at the lack of warm, comfortable seats at the bus stop? Student Dan Jackson may have come up with the answer - this portable wooden seat, dubbed a bush seat, which clips easily onto a nearby fence. The Kingston design student
A motorist has been found guilty of fraudulently using his wife's disabled parking permit while shopping in Croydon. Stephen Sempasa of Gunnell Close, Woodside, denied he had wrongly used the permit when he was seen parking his car in High Street
A government health minister is said to be "extremely disappointed" over the "astronomical" cost of a healthcare review threatening to strip two hospitals of vital services. MP for Wimbledon, Stephen Hammond, met with MP Anna Soubrey, Parliamentary
Homes built to house the needy are being “massively exploited” by rich private landlords, according to figures from union GMB. Of the 15,874 council properties in Wandsworth sold under the Right to Buy scheme pioneered under Margaret Thatcher in
Four teenage boys will complete The Tube Challenge over Easter to raise funds for Railway Children, a charity supporting young homeless people. This involves visiting all 270 stations of the London Underground network in the fastest time possible
A schoolgirl who grew up to be a stripper has published a book about her experiences in an underworld of ‘red velvet, poles and mirrors’. Emmy Yoshida, 27, a former student at Beacon High School in Banstead, became a lap-dancer who claims to have
Living behind the station and having to see these captions so often, I am in complete agreement with the 'verbal brickbats of lame, hideous and embarrassing' that have been used to describe the captions that are now part of the station development
Vince Cable met three Twickenham residents last week calling for him to address root causes of hunger. Ann Peterken, Richard Weaver and Katrina Rowland, supporters of the Enough Food for Everyone IF campaign, urged immediate action on hunger in
The mother of one of the 'faces' on Epsom station says the illustration is ugly and "looks nothing like a child whatsoever" - let alone her young son. Georgina Preston contacted the Epsom Guardian last week after realising one of the controversial
St Patrick's Day usually involves people enjoying a pint of Guinness at a pub and this year is no different - except for the small matter of a world record attempt. O'Neill's in Sutton High Street will be taking part in an Guinness World Record
A really healthy lunchtime snack – and equally perfect as an accompaniment for grown up drinks. Serves: 4 Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 5 minutes You’ll need: Hummus: 6 cloves of garlic, sliced 4 tbsp extra
Mitcham residents are to be consulted again over controversial plans for a bus lane through Fair Green. Plans to increase footfall to Mitcham town centre by building a bus lane over the pedestrianised area has sparked a huge reaction. Some
The shocking state of the borough's roads has been highlighted after Wandsworth Council admitted it has repaired more than 6,500 potholes in the last year. In the 12 months, ending January 31 this year, a total of 6,561 potholes were repaired -
Croydon-born artist Tracey Emin was awarded a CBE last Friday. The Turner prize winner who is of English, British Romani and Turkish Cypriot descent, lived in London for three years before moving to Margate. Ms Emin is well known for her controversial
Runners from around the borough are limbering up up for this year's London Marathon with just over a month to go. Two Sutton athletes, Emma Robinson and Janet Humphries, will be part of the 1,000-strong Mr Men and Little Miss team for the race
There are no trams running from Lloyd Park to New Addington due to a faulty track. There is a damaged rail at New Addington Village tram station and a team from Transport for London are on site trying to fix the track. A shuttle service is
Two Conservative councils are fighting for the right to the title of lowest council tax in the country. Wandsworth Council has prided itself as having the lowest Band D rate in the country and has held the “coveted” title since 2004-05. Three
The sights and sounds of Moscow came to West Croydon on Friday as part of celebrations for International Women's Day. A Russian dance group with traditional folk musicians, singer Kassandra Miles and 'patois poet' Wendy Gaynor all provided entertainment
A real life horror from 17th century England will be brought to back to life this year with the help of a Raynes Park actor. Molly Crows is a feature horror film based on the true story of Molly Leigh who was hung as a witch in the 17th century
