As I strolled down Wallington High Street, on my way to Wallington Station to start my journey home from school, I couldn't help but notice this strange site. On the opposite side of the street there was a brand new Sainsbury’s Local store. This came
Can you believe Easter is literally this Sunday? Many schools will have either already closed their doors for Easter or will be preparing to do so, giving students the opportunity for some well-deserved rest. As always, this happens to fall
Inci Mehmet is 16 and currently attends The Tiffin Girls School in Kingston upon Thames, Middlesex. Her hard work and dedication has seen her rise to a well-known status among the golf community as a promising, young player. She sat down with me to
We all know 2012 was an incredibly wet year, but most of the population was hoping that 2013 would bring slightly cheerier weather. Yet, here we are nearly four months into the year, and we have hardly had a minutes respite from the wind, rain and
Thornton’s is one of the most popular chocolate companies in Britain, but its store in Kingston-upon-Thames is unfortunately coming to its last few weeks in existence. Yes, houses in this historic town will be filled with the hysterical sobbing of
If you happen to amble past any teenager in Croydon you will realise that verbal communication no longer exists. Silence is a social accessory as everything that needs to be said is expressed through the medium of the Internet or via text. With so
For almost four hundred years, the people of Croydon have had reason to thank Archbishop John Whitgift, who gave his name, time and money to many parts of the borough. On Friday 22 March, they did just that, at the annual Founder’s Day celebration
On the 25th of March 2013, Nick D’Aloisio stuck a gold mine deal with Yahoo which put tens of millions of pounds into his pocket. He sold his mobile app, Summly, to them to integrate it into their news viewer. Nick came up with this idea
Centre Court in Wimbledon brought some excitement to its shoppers on Sunday 17th 2013 giving them the chance to win loads of exciting prizes. The atmosphere was buzzing with the main hall full of smiling customers and actors presenting dressed as
Having particularly enjoyed studying the untimate question: 'Evolution or God' in RS, I thought I would share my opinion. To begin with, evolution is the idea that over many generations, animals have adapted to survive longer. They develop new
On the 28th February 2013 as one of a group of 6th form students with from the Ursuline High School, Wimbledon I attended the 12th Annual Mulberry Youth Conference in East London. Speakers included Shami Chakrabarti ,Director of Liberty, Kate Pickett
Last Saturday, the Under 16 water polo team travelled to Manchester for the National Water Polo Championships. After a tough first game against the Manchester A losing (5-10 – the closest out of all the other teams in the group) Croydon managed to
Whether you’re thirteen, nineteen or seventy-two - I’m sure we can all agree that you’re teenage years are the most puzzling period. It is the transitional stage between no longer being treated like a child, but not quite reaching adult material either
School is overrated, parents are always telling us that they’re the best days of our lives, but I think they’ve just forgotten what it’s really like. Sure, it’s great to see your friends and meet new people, but it’s stressful and it’s hard work.
The time is drawing near to a close for Crawley citizens to unveil untold talents in the second instalment of the popular talent competition. Contestants have been summoned from the far corners of Crawley to try their hand at winning a top prize of
Wimbledon Park has been given two hundred tonnes of Olympic sand for the park’s new beach volleyball courts. The sand was originally used at The Horse Guard’s Parade and at St James’ Park during the Olympics for the beach volleyball competition. The
Students and teachers at Nonsuch High School For Girls have been concerned over possible problems with Year 12 university applications after contacting universities this week. According to certain students, universities such as Manchester, have told
What is Art? What is art? In the Oxford dictionary, the meaning of art is said to be ‘the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination.’ Therefore any individual who creates something/anything it can be seen as art. Most
Move over winter! We have a new champion for the UK’s worst season, Spring! Snow, sleet, hail and rain are all things you would expect in the middle of the cold nights in December, not the days leading up to the Easter Bunny’s annual visit to England
Herne Hill Harriers' U13 girl's squad came to the fore once again at the weekend, with both Katy-Ann McDonald and Saskia Millard securing victories. Representing England, McDonald was first at the Schools' Cross Country International at Dinefwr
Dulwich College Preparatory School captain Charlie Lyons insists his side emerged with their heads held high after finishing as runners-up at the 2013 Rosslyn Park HSBC National Schools Sevens. Lyons and co lost out to Aysgarth in a one-sided preparatory
Streatham-Croydon rounded off their Surrey Two season with a thumping 17-0 win over Old Rutlishians. A game played in a blizzard and on a pitch that has coped admirably with nearly a year of non-stop rain remained remarkably entertaining as both
Whitgift School might have failed to reach the heady heights of last year’s Rosslyn Park HSBC National Schools Sevens this time around, but captain Adam Worth still had a smile on his face after bringing the curtain down on a memorable week. Worth
Metal giants Bring Me The Horizon will be coming to Kingston for an exclusive autograph session to celebrate the launch of their new album. The Sheffield five-piece will be at Banquet Records in Eden Street on Easter Monday, April 1, on the day
The opera Carmen arrived at Wimbledon Theatre and showed from Wednesday 20th to Thursday 21 March 2013. Set in Seville, Spain the musical numbers tell the story of a gypsy woman, Carmen whom every man desires. Don José is a soldier who is to marry
So I’m sure the people reading this have taken their GCSE’s (or O levels) or are going to take them or are even taking them this summer. But no matter how old or young you may be, you probably all got told which GCSE’s where easiest and which were
Being in Year 12 and doing AS levels, it can be difficult to find any time to just forget about it all and have some fun. Even when you do plan to do something, like go shopping or to the cinema, there is ever the burden of the parental body constantly
Even at a great distance I can hear the crashes emanating from the narrow street. I already know something is going on- metro stations are closed, the frequency of police patrols has been on the increase since we left the hotel and herds of people
Boris Johnson hasn’t been shy of expressing his desire to potentially step down as mayor and take over from Richard Ottoway as the MP for Croydon South. Will he bring much needed sprucing to Croydon? Or will he merely bring his buffoon antics and
Two men have been arrested after a fleet of six motorhomes on sale were stolen from a compound on Sunday. Police have recovered one of the silver Ford motorhomes in Epsom after the theft from a company site in Charlwood Road, Horley, at 9pm.
Recent statistics show that 38% of children in Greater London have received some form of private tuition during their education, a figure which perhaps reflects the growing number of tutoring options available to parents. Furthermore, local sixth form
Worldwide superstar Beyoncé Knowles has been announced as the headline act for the Sound of Change concert in Twickenham this summer, which will be broadcasted worldwide. The show is a to raise money for women’s rights to education, health and
Senior Drama students at Croydon High School were treated to a visit from Spectacular Productions on 25th March. The morning consisted of a performance of "Everyman", a morality play from the 15th century, followed by a workshop focusing on the characterisation
A new timetable for the Thames Clipper service has been unveiled meaning commuters will be able to travel by riverbus from Putney to Blackfriars in just 37 minutes. The boat operator’s high-speed catamarans will take over the route on Tuesday April
Known as “The Duke” around Whitgift School, Daniel Ajuka, 15, has impressed many people this year with his outstanding performances and supreme skills which have seen crowds of his fellow pupils gather to watch him play basketball. The 6ft 2in tall
Sutton proved it has some of the best disabled athletes in London when it took a bronze at the Balfour Beatty London Youth Games. The Boccia finals at Westway Sports Centre on Thursday, March 21, saw 30 boroughs represented and over 100 competitors
A recent local attempted abduction of a student left many local parents worried. In situations like this it is important that we look at the issues of increased security and safety and provide information to those in the local community on how or
Pupils at Royal Russell School in Shirley enjoyed a day of workshops and performances from an award-winning US a capella pop group. Out of the Blue, made up of 17 students from Yale University, treated schoolkids to covers of favourites including
A disputed remark by a doctor at the end of a meeting about proposals to radically alter health services has sparked outrage among some residents. Better Services, Better Value (BSBV) held the meeting last Wednesday to let patients and residents
In recent months Mitcham has seen the closure of the much loved business McDonald’s and the arrival of ASDA supermarket. What else does Mitcham have to offer? Community spirit? ‘One Mitcham’ is ‘a town centre project to rejuvenate market, shops and
A man who died in hospital after being found lying in a Thames Ditton road has been named. James Williams, from Thames Ditton, was found lying in Speer Road, about 200 yards from Thames Ditton station. South East Coast Ambulance was called
A woman who was hit by car in Selhurst last Tuesday has died in hospital. Emergency services including the Air Ambulance, were called to Whitehorse Lane at the junction with Whitehorse Road at 2.33pm, to reports of a road traffic collision.
A prisoner, caught swapping intimate text messages with his wife and mistress from behind bars, has been rewarded with an extra year in jail for his troubles. Convicted gunman Clayton McCalman, 24, sent the saucy pictures to Masai St Aubyn-Agoreyo
A rare albino squirrel - prone to attacks by dogs because of its white colour makes them stand out - is recovering after a rescue alongside its brothers and sisters. Pure white Lilly arrived at the Riverside Animal Centre, in Beddington, after
A police officer who was shot in the arm while chasing a gunman has been officially commended for his bravery. PC Wayne Stevens was twice fired at as he pursued Damian Devine in South Croydon in July 2011. Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir
Two men have been arrested after a robbery at a betting shop last week. Masked robbers entered Betfred, on Epsom High Street, just after 9.15pm on Monday, March 18, and pinned a terrified member of staff to the floor before fleeing with £3,000.
Concerns over the future of Mitcham police station have been confirmed following the release of the Met’s Police and Crime Plan. Merton will retain a 24 hour front counter service at Wimbledon Station, but Mitcham Station will be downgraded to
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 10-year-old boy was assaulted. The assault happened at Haydon’s Road Station on Monday, March 18, as the boy boarded the 8.16am service to Sutton with his mother from platform two. Once on board the
A man who subjected a taxi driver to an "horrific and unprovoked" attack outside a Battersea pub has been jailed for 20 months. Jake Skipper, 26, from Hertfordshire, brutally assaulted his victim outside the Lost Angel pub, in Battersea Park Road
An Olympic heroine has unveiled a plaque immortalising her achievements last summer. Cyclist Joanna Rowsell yesterday unveiled a plaque detailing her gold medal performance at last summer's Olympic Games on the post box painted gold in her honour
London Welsh have lost their appeal against the points deduction and fine imposed by the RFU for fielding an ineligible player. New Zealander Tyson Keats played 10 Premiership games for the Exiles after former team manager Mike Scott falsified
The Championship enters its final furlong this Friday and seven teams look set to fight it out for the ultimate prize of Premiership football. Cardiff are in pole position at the top while Hull, Watford and Crystal Palace lead the chase for the
The Olympic torch passing through Sutton cost council taxpayers just £9,000, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. More than 50,000 people lined the streets of Sutton as the Olympic torch passed through the borough last July. But the
A mother whose daughter died of inhaling butane gas is calling for a change in the law. Candy-Marie Ward, of Whitlock Drive, Southfields, was only 29 when she died of a cardiac arrest after sniffing the deadly gas on New Year's Eve. Her mother
A madam who ran brothels in the borough has been jailed and ordered to pay back over a million pounds. Li Ying, of Fortune Green Road, West Hampstead made £1,338,891 from running 12 brothels in the boroughs of Wandsworth, Camden, Barnet, Harrow
I would just like to let you know about a wonderful nursing home located in Epsom. As you hear so many bad stories with regard to these establishments, I thought you may like to hear an extremely positive one. Two and a half years ago my mum suffered
A woman, who intervened in a fight on a train, is being urged to come forward by police investigating the death of aspiring rapper Warsame Warsame. Mr Warsame, 24, died on Monday, March 4, two days after being found unconscious aboard the 1.16pm
Beyoncé will headline the Sound of Change Live at Twickenham Stadium this June. The global star was announced as the headlining act for the global concert on June 1, which will be broadcast around the world. Confirmed acts for the Twickenham
Five dogs that mauled a grandmother to death could be destroyed if the police get their way. Gloria Knowles, 71, was found in the garden of her daughter’s home in Rutland Drive in Morden on October 30 last year. The popular pensioner had been
Roadworks have begun to fill some of the 22 potholes seen along Epsom High Street earlier this month. The Epsom Guardian carried out an inspection of the road surface in the town centre and found numerous potholes, including one that was 24 foot
A school in Banstead has won a rare gold-standard national award for the number of pupils using sustainable modes of travel. Banstead Community Junior School, in the Horseshoe, is one of only eight schools in the country to have been awarded the
A well-loved stamp dealer who ran a shop in Epsom for 33 years died last week after a long battle with leukemia. John Marshall, 72, an avid stamp collector like his father, moved to Epsom in 1969 and achieved his dream of opening a stamp shop in
Epsom District Swimming Club completed the Surrey Championships individual races in fourth spot overall after collecting 11 medals, including three golds, in last weekend’s final meeting. Jamie Hegarty, 15, Robert Hegarty, 13, and Isabella Fakkel
By Peter Marsden Wimbledon have been crowned champions of the MHL Conference East after a thrilling last day finale. A 5-0 win over Cambridge on Sunday saw Wimbledon leapfrog Holcombe to top spot by virtue of having scored three more goals
A public execution is to be staged in the centre of Epsom on Friday. But, given the ban on capital punishment in the UK, and the fact that it is Good Friday, you can rest assured that the person being 'crucified' will be someone playing Jesus Christ
A man was found hiding face-down behind a hedge after a police helicopter search. The police were called just before 3am on Monday morning after someone spotted two men acting suspiciously in Gurney Road, Carshalton. The police helicopter and
A man arrested on suspicion of supplying the gun used to murder a family from Claygate has been released without charge. The unnamed man was arrested last month in Geneva, Switzerland, less than an hour’s drive from the crime scene in Lake Annecy
A 73-year-old man was battered to the ground in a random attack as he waited for a bus in the early hours of Sunday morning. The victim was waiting at a bus stop in Cheam Common Road at the junction with London Road when a man approached him and
Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito are to stand trial again over the murder of Coulsdon student Meredith Kercher. The pair spent four years in jail for murder, but were freed after a successful appeal in October 2011. But
A 14-year-old girl was hit by a car while running for a bus this morning in Hook, according to witnesses. The accident happened on the A243 Hook Road, near Clayton Road, at 7.32am, and involved a BMW. Witness James Milligan, 33, said: “The
A three-year-old girl, killed when the wind blew her pushchair into the path of a delivery van, has been named as Olivia Uffindell. The incident happened at 8.45am yesterday outside the home she shared with her nursery nurse mother Louise, in Woburn
A dog owner whose pet was injured by another hound in a popular park is urging other owners to take care. Sylvia Ryan's 11-year-old springer spaniel Chloe was bitten by a sheepdog in Nonsuch Park last month. Now she wants other pet owners to
In December of last year, pupils from Whitgift School put on a series of short plays entitled, “The Innocence”. This would seem like a normal school play, but there is one thing missing: teachers. This production was directed and performed entirely
A family of five, including three children, were rescued from a house fire in on Sunday morning. Neighbours were alerted to the fire at a property on Brading Road, Thornton Heath at about 2.25am and called 999 after hearing knocking on their wall
Criminals beware - the next generation of police academy graduates could soon be on your tail. Year five pupils at Muschamp primary school had their passing out parade last week and were given a formal inspection by Sutton safer neighbourhood inspector
Princess Alice Hospice is appealing for talented and successful professionals to volunteer for its board of trustees. The Esher hospice cares for tens of thousands of people in Surrey and south-west London and its trustees carry substantial responsibilities
Families were put through their paces during sport challenges inspired by the Olympics and Paralympics on Sunday. The Be Inspired open day encouraged people to challenge themselves and get involved at Rainbow Leisure Centre in East Street, Epsom
By Miranda Seymour There was just one day of racing this weekend for Kingston Royals’ swimmers as they competed in the last of the individual events at this year’s Surrey County Championships. Their collective efforts left the club in third
I support Peter Russell’s letter (No need for Fox cull, March 7). We have a cat and recently a vixen has taken to coming in to our garden to look for a bit of food. The vixen gets the leftover cat food or the remains of our meal. It is not
I only wish I could be surprised at your photos of overflowing dog waste bins (Left in dismay over dog waste bins, March 7). Unfortunately, it is all too frequent a sight as I walk around the area of south Wimbledon that I represent. Dog fouling
Police have released images of several items believed to have been stolen in recent burglaries or robberies. The items were recovered by officers who carried out a search warrant at an address in Croydon on February 27. Some victims have been
A swimathon helped raise over £1000 for charity in Africa. Nonsuch Rotary Swimathon involving Rosebery Girls School swim team raised a total of £1,213.35. A cheque was given to president Chris Hughes of the Rotary Club of Sutton Nonsuch, with
Legendary film director Richard Attenborough, who sold his Richmond home last year, has moved into a care home with his wife because of his deteriorating health. The 89-year-old and wife Sheila Sim, 90, who suffers from senile dementia, moved into
A pair of rising stars have bagged roles in the West End's Thriller Live. Torann Opara, 11, of Putney, and Ramon Smith, 10, of Tooting, will perform as Michael Jackson himself as a youngster in The Jackson 5. Ramon is set to join the West
Olympic medallist and triple world champion gymnast Beth Tweddle has officially opened an expanded Chessington primary school. The sporting star who took bronze at the London 2012 Olympic Games (and also won ITV’s Dancing on Ice show this year)
A poster designed by a Kingston University student hopes to crackdown on loan sharks when it is displayed around the town centre, writes Nicholas Godden. Fashion postgraduate student Garfield Kar C Li was the winner of a Kingston University Students
Balham has been named as one of the top five most desirable places to live in London. The Sunday Times Best Places to Live guide, aims to reveal the little Nirvanas dotted across the UK. Transport links, quality of schools, cultural life and
The heartbroken father of a three-year-old fatally hit by a train along with his mother last week, has spoken of his grief. Donna Oettinger, 41, and her son Zachary died at Riddlesdown rail station in Purley on Friday after she jumped onto the
Details of this year's Kingston May Merrie have been released - featuring a whole host of activities for people of all ages. Taking place on Monday, May 6, the theme for the annual bank holiday festival this year is "play" and attendees will have
A treasure trove of musical theatre memorabilia which includes vintage programmes, flyers, posters and reviews of plays performed in the West End and on Broadway, will be housed at Kingston University. The collection which follows the works of
A shop manager is appealing for information after finding this mysterious passport. The document, which belonged to French woman Raymonde Eugenie Lenoir, nee Debenoit, was found on the floor of PC World in Beddington in January but no-one has since
Teenagers in north Surrey had a chance to to air their views and concerns to Surrey Police during a conference at Sandown Park racecourse. About 150 people aged between 14 and 19 from Elmbridge, Runnymede and Spelthorne attended the Surrey Hear
Banstead motorhead Matt Flowers is preparing for the biggest season of his career so far, and he has no idea what to expect. The 24-year-old won the Ginetta G20 Championship last year and has taken a step up to the G40 class this year. Known
