At Halliford school, students in Year 9 (boys age 13 to 14) are expected to spend around 40 minutes on each piece of homeowrk, whereas students in Year 10 (boys aged 14 to 15) are expected to spend around 1 hour on each piece of homework. So
Over the past couple of months, year 11 students at Croydon High have been seen wandering the corridors with their noses buried in stacks of paper and spotted leaving the premises in the depths of evening. It has been reported that deranged cackles
Chris Grayling, a member of the British Conservative Party, has been the MP for Epsom and Ewell since 2001. Only last year he acquired the roles of Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice. As a local MP, Chris lives within the constituency
Chris Grayling, a member of the British Conservative Party, has been the MP for Epsom and Ewell since 2001. Only last year he acquired the roles of Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice. As a local MP, Chris lives within the constituency
Whitgift school is known for many sporting accolades, particularly for rugby and hockey, but basketball is not one of them. However recently, there has been a huge increase in the number of boys participating in the sport. However, what makes this
The Tennis Foundation’s Schools Tennis Road Show made its final stop in Roehampton this week. Since they began in 2009, more than 3,000 people have attended the Schools Tennis Road Show, which visited 16 towns and cities across the country this
A church worker who cared for her paralysed father as a teenager has come up with the idea of hosting a Carers Roadshow. Jacqui Kershaw, 50, a member of the Ashtead parish pastoral care team, was the mastermind behind a care-giving event to be
A man has appeared in court after being caught dumping waste in a neighbour’s skip by enforcement officers at Sutton Council. George Comley of Elgin Road, Wallington, was handed a six-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £100 towards
More than 50 students at Harris Academy Merton held their second charity fashion show in aid of Fashion Targets Breast Cancer. A group of 56 students performed to an audience of 250 guests on a purpose built set which included a 20ft long elevated
This time last year people were heading off to the park for a sunbathe and the sound of the ice cream van could be heard ringing through the sunny streets. This year it’s several layers of clothes and hourly checks on BBC weather… With forecasts
Bright lights, automobiles and gangsters. Girls in feather boas and pin stripe suits, I am of course talking about classic that is Bugsy Malone. The show that boasts the catchy and well-known songs, including ‘Tomorrow’, ‘You Give A Little Love’ and
Croydon Council have backed plans to build a controversial incinerator on the edge of the borough. Members of the council's Strategic Planning Committee voted six to five, in favour of supporting the planning application put forward by developers
Parents are being reminded that they may qualify for free childcare. Two year old children registered with their local children’s centre could be eligible for 15 hours of care over a 38 week period from September. Councillor Christine Percival
Epsom District Swimming Club enjoyed a glorious day at the Surrey Championships in Guildford, winning 16 medals, taking their overall tally to 32. Isabella Fakkel, nine, and Robert Hegarty, 13, led the way with gold medals in the 200m breaststroke
Croydon Business Improvement District (BID) has reaffirmed its commitment to continue police funding in the town centre. The town has benefitted from extra policing since 2008 when the BID and Metropolitan Police Authority first entered into a
Staff at eight branches of Barnard Marcus are to participate in a range of Easter fundraising events to raise money for cancer charity CLIC Sargent. The Earlsfield branch is holding a special Easter Saturday Sale when every vendor will be asked
Commuters travelling through Twickenham this weekend could be delayed by up to 50 minutes due to engineering works between Barnes Feltham and Strawberry Hill. On Saturday, March 24, no trains will run between Barnes, Whitton and Strawberry Hill
On the 19th of March, 2013 Sutton High School presented the extravagant and energetic dance display show, fire and ice - this was held at 4.15pm and at 7pm in the evening. This show, which contained contrasting elements, had a wide variety of 23 dances
Budding rock stars and actors are invited to join music, drama and dance workshops over the Easter holiday. Epsom’s Realistic Rock and Dandelion Theatre Arts have joined forces to put on a five-day intensive course starting on Monday, April 8.
Merton Libraries are hosting a range of London themed events to celebrate Cityread next month. The London-wide month-long celebration of literature is based on Sebastian Faulks’ A Week in December, which offers a satirical look at the capital.
Feel-good family concert Pop Factor will feature TV talent show stars at Epsom Playhouse on Saturday, April 6. Brother and sister duo Sean and Sarah Smith, known as Same Difference, will join the Pop Factor cast after coming third in X Factor in
A student at a school in Putney has been presented with a silver medal by the Mathematical Association. Isobel Stuart-Smith from Hurlingham School, gained one of the highest scores in the international primary mathematics challenge. The competition
By day, he is a community fundraiser for Princess Alice Hospice and by night, Tim Green will be whizzing through the streets of the big smoke. Mr Green, 24, who has as a community fundraiser for the hospice since October, is part of the hospice
South West London is waking up to a sprinkling of snow this morning. A light dusting of snow covered roof tops, parked cars and roads. With maximum temperatures of two degrees centigrades today the Met Office has predicted more snow and sleet
If two hands are better than one, what does that make six hands? Home-schooled triplets have put their heads together to create pieces of family artwork. Sarah, Rachel, and Rebekah White, 12, of York Road, Sutton, have been taking classes from
Canoeists are preparing to paddle 125 miles from Devizes to Westminster to raise money for charity. David Monk, site manager at Clarendon School in Hampton, will take on the gruelling international canoe race across four days of the Easter weekend
Croydon Council has teamed up with a recruitment agency to help people get into work when the benefit cap is introduced next month. The programme, run jointly by the council and Reed aims to help more than 800 residents get into work by 2015.
The prosecutor in a case of a teenage actor accused of raping a 14-year-old boy told the jury the issue of consent is at the heart of the case. The south London actor, now 17, is charged with one count of rape and three of sexual assault between
Ross Logan discovers that A Day in the Death of Joe Egg strikes a chord on a personal level with the Rose’s artistic director Stephen Unwin. There is a moment in the Rose Theatre’s upcoming play, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, that director Stephen
Two GP practices have come together to form a new health centre which bosses say will give patients greater "choice and convenience" over services. The Lambton Road Medical Practice will bring together two nearby surgeries - Dr. Howard Freeman
World-class musical acts will perform against the backdrop of Sandown Park racecourse this summer, after thrilling evenings of racing. This summer’s concert series will have something for everyone, with the Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular Show, Madness
Kingstonian goalkeeper Rob Tolfrey cannot put his finger on what has gone wrong at Kingsmeadow and believes the next three fixtures will define their season. A 2-0 defeat at home to Bury Town on Saturday dropped Ks to 10th in the Ryman Premier
National Apprenticeship Week was marked with the opening of a new training centre in Morden last week. Merton Priory Homes officially opened the Merton Training and Employment Centre (MTEC) on March 15 designed to help people in south west London
Wandsworth Council must prioritise sexual health when they become responsible for public health spending in April, say the National Aids Trust. The borough has one of the highest rates of people living with HIV in the UK, with one in 170 people
Elderly and vulnerable people across Sutton are receiving advice from Safer Neighbourhoods Teams about a scam involving residents being telephoned out-of-the blue and tricked out of their PIN and bank card. The fraud starts with a phone call to
A popular television scientist is running the London Marathon for a children’s charity in Tadworth. Dr James Logan, 33, who presents on Channel 4’s Embarrassing Bodies and Live from the Clinic, is aiming to complete his first marathon in four hours
Artsrichmond’s Young Writers Festival hailed young scribes at its annual celebration. Axel Scheffler, of Gruffalo fame, and local author Anne Sebba were just two of the luminaries present to celebrate the wealth of Richmond's young writing talent
Two Elmbridge residents were among World War II veterans presented with medals at Downing Street commemorating their service in the Arctic Convoy campaign and Bomber Command. Peter Banting, 89, of Matham Road, East Molesey, was one of 24 veterans
Two teenage con artists have been pocketing charity cash in a deceitful swimathon scam, residents have claimed. The boys, aged around 14, knocked at houses in Gravel Hill, Addington claiming to be collecting donations for Shirley High School.
A night of classic 1960s and 1970s rock from two of the era’s most iconic bands kicks off in Kingston this weekend, writes Ross Logan. Kingsmeadow Live plays host to the Faces Experience, who will be belting out all the greatest hits from pioneering
