With ‘Gangnam Style’ reaching one billion views on Youtube in 2012, Korean pop music's (or KPop) popularity has certainly surged to new heights in the UK recently. New Malden has the largest concentrated Korean population outside Korea itself; this
On Saturday 6th April, Croydon travelled to Gloucester to face the next round of the British Gas Youth National Age Group Championships for water polo. Their first game was against Exeter (a strong side from the South-West of England). After starting
A Chelsea fan has been fined £1,000 for hurling a smoke flare onto the pitch after it landed in front of him at a packed FA cup game. Cian Murphy, of Park Green, in Leatherhead, was caught red-handed on CCTV footage in Southampton's St Mary’s stadium
Transport Minister Norman Baker, MP Sadiq Khan and councillors officially opened a revamped station today. It follows an eight year campaign for more accessible facilities at Earlsfield Station, with elderly and disabled people struggling to use
Brentford’s supersub Bradley Wright-Phillips has seen a few mad games of football, but none as crazy as the battle of Bramall Lane. The Tuesday night League One promotion clash against Sheffield United ended 2-2 with Wright-Phillips coming off
Director of rugby Conor O’Shea has warned his rivals that Harlequins will not relinquish the Aviva Premiership title without a fight. Quins arrested a run of three consecutive league defeats on Saturday with a 23-9 win over Bath at the Stoop.
There has been a car crash in Tolworth after flooding on the A3. Both lanes of the Tolworth underpass have flooded. Traffic is running slow and engineers are working on the road. Transport for London tweeted: “A3 Southbound just before
You have probably already heard of Wimbledon Village, Highgate Village and Brixton Village. But London's next fashionable food and shopping hotspot could be closer to home, if a new idea to regenerate Broad Green gains traction. Campaigners
Over the current academic year, Kings College in London has been running a programme called K+, which helps students who are worried about university learn about the experience. Unlike other university introduction courses, this course offers an
Firefighters have warned people about bathing by candlelight after a man and woman were taken to hospital. Firefighters were called to a house fire in Lloyd Park Avenue, Croydon at 8.37am this morning. The fire is believed to have started after
Sports stars of the future are gearing up for this year's London Youth Games. Sutton Community Sports and Physical Activity Team are running the first set of trials and training for the Sutton Youth Teams this month. Those selected for the
The closure of the Cumberland Centre raises an immediate, crucial question: where will carers find a little respite from the gruelling demands of caring for loved ones with dementia? With whom can they leave their relatives, knowing they will be
I must take issue with Tom Brake MP in his condemnation of Sutton police reorganising their services (Brake: Cuts raise ‘serious concerns’ for crime fighting, March 28). He states he “raises questions about Sutton police’s ability to tackle crime
Surrey’s GPs will decide at a public meeting next month whether to stop the Better Services Better Value (BSBV) review which is threatening Epsom Hospital’s acute services. Seven local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), which took hold of the
A talented pastry chef from Wimbledon has been shortlisted for a national catering award. Phill Skinazi, the executive pastry development chef for the catering company BaxterStorey is a finalist in the ‘Pastry Chef Award’ category of the Craft
A developer planning to rebuild a town centre eyesore has launched an appeal against the council over the stalled project. Sutherland House in Brighton Road hit the headlines in 2010 when it was found to be housing a £1.5m cannabis farm over four
Council staff are being encouraged to set up social enterprises or mutuals to help cut £20m from the authority’s budget. Wandworth council is calling on its own employees to use their knowledge from the workplace to identify ways to trim costs
A man died after collapsing in the street yesterday afternoon. The man, thought to be in his 60s, suffered cardiac arrest in Central Parade, New Addington at around 4pm. Paramedics performed CPR in a bid to save him but he died at the scene
A Michael Jackson impersonator once named Britain’s Best dad by GMTV has said he plans to campaign against domestic violence, after his conviction for assaulting his wife. Keith Preddie, of Stranger Road, South Norwood, was given a conditional
Emma’s Nails in Surbiton has reopened almost two months after a car smashed through the shopfront. In February a silver Porsche Boxster careened over the pavement and crashed through the Victoria Road salon’s front window after turning right from
More than 20 residents helped clean up their area in Crystal Palace on Saturday. Members of the Crystal Palace Transition Town team got together to clean up an area of woodland near Auckland Road, Upper Norwood. The team picked up litter and
Police are appealing for help after a 12-year-old boy was robbed at knife point. The robbery happened shortly after the boy and a friend boarded a train at Merton Park tram stop on Friday, December 14, at about 4pm. Detective Constable Mark
A driver has fled the scene of a car crash in Surbiton this morning. The driver of a silver Mercedes crashed into the garden wall of a house on St James’ Road at around 6.45am. Another car was damaged. A spokesman for the police said: “Police
A Merton based football charity has received a £10,000 grant to promote healthy eating and raise the ambitions of disadvantaged youth. The Zesh Rahman Foundation was set up by former Fulham player Zesh Rahman and has worked with clubs including
With only two games of the League Two scrap to avoid relegation, AFC Wimbledon boss Neal Ardley wants his charges to embrace the fight, not fear it. Following last weekend’s 2-2 draw with Exeter City at Kingsmeadow and Tuesday night’s results,
A convicted murderer, who killed a man in a row over a pirate hat, has failed in a bid to overturn his sentence. But Carshalton thug Jordan Dixon, one of three men jailed for killing innocent IT worker Ben Gardner in Sutton town centre in 2009,
The parents of a young rapper, murdered in a drive-by shooting, have told how he turned his back on gang culture when he was just 12-years-old. Umar Tufail, from South Norwood, became an innocent victim of gang violence when he was shot in the
There were always going to be millions of people who disliked Margaret Thatcher's polices, and who were not going to despair at her passing. In addition to that though, I believe the media and our politicians have helped to swell the recent anger
Recent letters from Ms Donna Ashby ( Head of Parking Services) and Councillor Jill Whitehead in defence of the use of CCTV cars are misleading. CCTV cars first appeared on our streets just over two years ago. When they first appeared Sutton issued
Litter louts are costing the council nearly £4m a year. Wandsworth Council is launching a new anti-litter campaign after figures show the authority spends £3.8m on street cleaning each year. To cut this cost the council is introducing new energy
A lobby group is calling on the council to end progress on a multi-million pound estate regeneration project unless they are given a major say in the process. The Greater Winstanley People's Organisation (GWPO) is demanding it is consulted before
A historic horse training yard is to be marketed to potential buyers in the summer, with a strong preference that it should remain in the racing industry. Downs House, in Epsom, was once home to Eclipse, a thoroughbred from whom 95 per cent of
Politicians will debate the plight of the last British resident in Guatanamo Bay after a petition gained 100,000 signatures. Shaker Aamer, of Battersea, whose wife and children are British nationals, has been in detention for 11 years despite being
An Olympic gold rower will be asked to put her name to a BMX track competition in a bid to secure Merton's Olympic legacy. The Sophie Hosking Challenge Cup was first put forward by Conservative councillors in 2012 and was envisaged as a mini sports
An investigation has been launched after an animal enthusiast died in a flat fire despite being known as a risk by social services. Neighbours and friends have paid tribute to popular Gerard 'Jed' Edge, 82, who died in a flat fire in Benhill Wood
A greengrocer who opened one of the first Asian shops in Kingston and worked there for 20 years died suddenly on holiday. Gurdev Singh Mahal, owner of Mahal Londis greengrocers on Surbiton Road, died in India on March 22 after developing an infection
A pop star has donated his birthday to the Royal Marsden cancer hospital. Nathan Sykes from The Wanted is using his birthday on Thursday, April 18, to ask for donations for patients at the Royal Marsden hospitals in Sutton and Chelsea. To donate
The council is preparing to use planning powers to limit the spread of fast food shops as shock figures reveal the number of outlets in Croydon has doubled in the last four years. The borough had 246 restaurants dishing out fatty foods including
A cyclist was taken to hospital after colliding with a bus this morning. Ambulance crews were called to Mitcham Road at the junction of Southcroft Road in Tooting at about 7.48am. A 33-year-old male cyclist was treated for a minor shoulder
Tom Brake’s response (Committed to protect our NHS, January 24) to my letter (Election pledge broken on NHS spending, January 10) misquotes and misrepresents what the UK Statistical Authority’s Andrew Dilnot said in his letter of December 4 to Health
As everyone who lives in Croydon knows, Wellesley Road is the only north/ south road running through central Croydon. Now it has been named as one of the slowest rush-hour roads in London. It is now the eighth most congested road in the capital
Developers are no longer barred from using herbicide on a historic estate but remain prohibited from stripping away soil there to create an exclusive golf course. Three weeks ago Cherkley Campaign won an injunction to stop Longshot Cherkley Court
By Zoe Woodbridge After London 2012, the nation fell in love with its sporting greats, but Wallington’s Olympic hero Rebecca Romero remembers when it was bricks being hurled at her rather than affection. Romero, who is an ambassador for this
A man has been taken to hospital following a crash in Malden Rushett. A motorbike and a car collided at the junction of Leatherhead Road and West Road at about 7.30am this morning. A crew from London Ambulance treated a man for leg injuries
Putney High School’s Junior School Choir has qualified for the national finals of the 'BBC Songs of Praise: Junior School Choir of the Year competition for the third time in five years. Their winning semi-final performance was was praised for its
A popular parrot and pet shop mascot with a taste for McDonald's fast food has died. Harriet, a 26-year-old macaw who lived in Dabners pet shop in Surrey Street, Croydon, for 23 years, died on Monday from suspected kidney failure. Pet shop
Campaigners against a new Sainsbury’s have vowed to keep fighting against the supermarket that was granted an alcohol licence last week. The community launched a battle against the food retailer, which hopes to set up a shop at the corner of Teddington
People have been warned to check the security of their gardens, garages and sheds. Burglaries have fallen in the past year, but there have been a number of offences where implements to force entry through doors and windows have been taken from
The company whose driver squashed newly-flowering daffodils in Tudor Drive will donate vouchers to residents. Vennsys, which works for Thames Water, said it would give the Tudor Area Residents’ Association garden centre vouchers to replace the
Sutton United boss Paul Doswell wants fans’ help in solving what he sees as this season’s biggest failing – not scoring enough goals. Speaking at the club’s Meet the Manager evening on Monday night, Doswell revealed that two strikers have agreed
A missing teenage girl has been found in Croydon. Sophie Nynan, 15, from Westcott, had been missing since Saturday, March 30. She was found by officers in Croydon yesterday afternoon. Police thanked members of the public for their assistance
Children, parents and staff of two primary schools switched their cars for bikes and scooters for the school run as part of a national competition. Parents and staff at Singlegate Primary School in Colliers Wood and William Morris Primary School
A host of football teams took part in a charity tournament last weekend. Teams from the police, local businesses and other communities played in the Friendship Cup at Oasis Academy, Shirley to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Croydon.
A Surbiton pub will open its doors with a new decoration and menu next month. The Grove Pub on Grove Road will be refurbished in line with the ‘Real Pub’ brand, purchased by Greene King, and is due to open next month. A spokesman for Greene
A care home in Clapham put on a 'High Tea' party for its residents and supporters, raising more than £3,000. More than 80 Nightingale House residents and supporters came together on Sunday to enjoy scones, cakes and other ‘tea time’ delights with
These two men are wanted by police after a man had his phone stolen when he fell asleep on a night bus. The victim caught the N44 bus after a night out in Clapham at around 2.30am on March 21. He fell asleep and woke up in Sutton to find his
A man is staging his own marathon in Sutton in aid of a seven-year-old cancer patient. Steve Nash, 39, from Gravesend, Kent will run through Bromley and Swanley on Saturday, April 20, in aid of Stacey Mowle, who is suffering from neuroblastma cancer
A seasoned 79-year-old cyclist, who was not wearing a helmet, died after a collision with an HGV, an inquest heard this week. Robert Cherry, 79, of Cardinal Drive, Walton, suffered a fractured skull when his bike went under an HGV lorry carrying
The Royle Family star Ralf Little talks about Joe Egg and how Stephen Unwin is making his mark on the play. Having tackled TV, film, and even semi-professional football, Little has taken the lead role of Bri in A Day in the Death of Joe Egg at
Whiteley Village has been chosen to hold the inaugural Weybridge Running Festival. The festival on Saturday, June 1, is organised by sports management group All About Triathlons and will raise money to support the Cottage Appeal, an initiative
The former chief executive of a leading children’s charity said his final farewells after 20 years at a retirement party. Andrew Ross was joined by staff, volunteers and his family for the party at The Children’s Trust, in Tadworth. The 67-
Residents of the Edgecombe Hall Estate, Southfields, took part in a ‘pond dip’ on Saturday to help regenerate the estate’s historic ponds. Along with enthusiastic volunteers from across London, residents were taught how to identify different species
Staff in BHS Croydon raised £428 for the NSPCC during the Easter week in-store fundraising for the charity. Shop-workers organised face painting and held a ‘guess the number of sweets in a jar’ competition. In total BHS stores across the UK
New community notice boards are to be installed around the borough. The boards will be put up in 16 areas including Twickenham, Richmond and Barnes and will be kept up to date with information including promotion of local services and activities
