Former England captain and off-spinner John Emburey visited Hampton School this week for a coaching session with the school’s own spin king, 12-year-old Elliot Harmer. Elliot received a one-to-one coaching session with the former international,
It was everywhere I looked brutally belittling my intelligence. Incensed I absorbed the monstrosity that stood before me. Rows and rows and rows of human-stupidity glared boldly back at me. The sign read: “onion goggles, only £9.99” Onion goggles
Monday’s play-off final at Wembley will be the climax of a season of highs and lows for Crystal Palace. Here we chart their road to the game billed as the most valuable in world football. August Three straight defeats at the start of the season
Last summer's Olympic Games inspired young fencer Mirren Black so much she has not been beaten for seven months and is now a British champion. The 11-year-old from Walton-on-Thames, who trains at Cobham Fencing Club, won the British U12 fencing
Tesco shoppers in Molesey have donated more than half a tonne of food to East Elmbridge Foodbank. At Hurst Park Tesco, 596.6kg of food was donated on May 11, after shoppers were asked by Foodbank volunteers to donate an extra item from their shopping
Sports television presenter Clare Balding will be delving into the mystery of the suffragette who was killed 100 years ago when she ran out in front of the King’s horse at the Epsom Derby in a new documentary. Balding will be presenting Secrets
Children are invited to a fundraising race for Cancer Research UK. Little Legs for Life will take place at Esher Rugby Club on June 8, at 2pm. Girls and boys are encouraged to run or walk as many 500m laps as they can to raise money. The event
At the end of the day, all us parents want to do is to care and protect our children. But sometimes after hearing the news and taking it all in, you do wonder what the world is coming to and whether it is a safe place for the little ones. However
A new primary free school set up by a Christian charity has been given the go ahead to open next year. Raynes Park Community School, set up by the Chapel St Community Schools Trust based in Crown Lane, Morden, was one of 102 free school applications
A driver had to be taken to hospital after his car ended up on its roof following a crash. The car collided with a lamp post in Pine Walk, Sutton, flipped onto its roof shortly after midnight on Thursday. The incident left the road covered
A memorial service for parents to remember their children who have died has been organised by Croydon University Chaplaincy. The Butterfly Service will take place at St Barnabas Chapel at Croydon University Hospital on today (Sunday, May 26) at
Epsom rugby star Rochelle Smith is one step closer to her dream of winning the World Cup thanks to a £2,000 cash windfall. The 19-year-old was one of 50 aspiring athletes chosen to receive the Jaguar Academy of Sport bursary award, which the Saracens
A seven-year-old pupil from Hurlingham School in Putney has won a national poetry competition. Freya Murphy’s winning poem, Creepy Crawlies, is about a cockroach and will be published in the next book in the Felicity Fly series. The poetry
Young children singing a medley of songs moved some elderly people to tears at a care centre on Thursday. Epsom Primary School Choir sang numbers from Annie and Grease among other musicals to visitors at Appleby House Day Care Centre, in Longmead
A cancer survivor has completed a spectacular marathon along the Great Wall of China. Richard Lanigan, 56, from Thames Ditton, was among 2,500 runners taking part in the Great Wall marathon earlier this month – a year to the day he was given the
A choir-singing, humanist environmental volunteer has been nominated as an unsung hero. Marilyn Mason, 67, from Kingston, has been heavily involved with Transition Town Kingston (TTK), a group that promotes green living through schemes such as
People worn down by the daily grind are being invited to learn more about a new wellbeing centre opening in the summer. Visit Epsom's market place this Sunday to meet some of the team behind the Wellbeing Centre, which will be part of the Longmead
A housing association is hosting a mental health awareness day in Croydon town centre. AmicusHorizon has organised a range of activities throughout the day on May 31, aimed at promoting and supporting mental health awareness. A marquee will
A 19-year-old girl who left school with few GCSEs and a desire to work in the construction industry has been named Wandsworth Young Person of the Year. Rachel Penfold, from Tooting, picked up a trophy, certificate and cheque for £500 after being
Councils have entered a London first joint agreement to share IT services in a move set to save taxpayers millions. Sutton and Kingston councils have agreed to share their IT services in a bid to save funds while modernising their systems.
The eagerly anticipated Mitcham Carnival and Parade will take place on Saturday June 15 on Three Kings Piece near Mitcham Common. This year’s theme is Living Mitcham amd residents are invited to celebrate who they are and where they live by entering
A five-a-side football tournament is to be held to raise money for two Epsom charities. Tuition company Southern Tutors will be supporting the event, which aims to raise money for the Epsom Medical Equipment Fund and Epsom’s Riding for the Disabled
