Andy Murray has insisted there is nothing in the courts of the All England Club that has led to the unprecedented number of injuries today. On a remarkable day, seven players withdrew with injury and seven former number ones were knocked out, including
A new borough commander for Kingston police has been appointed - the third this year. Superintendent Glenn Tunstall has been announced as the replacement for Ian Smith, who retired earlier this month after just five months in the job. Supt
Merton Council will be able to expand a primary school on a public green space after a tribunal ruled in its favour. The decision ends a bitter dispute with campaigners from Protect Dundonald Rec (PDR) who have fought the plans at every turn citing
Over 650 people attended St Raphael’s summer fete on Sunday. The event held in the hospice grounds in North Cheam was opened by the MP for Sutton and Cheam, Paul Burstow. Mr Burstow described the hospice as a local gem which needs to be
A new village market opened last weekend. The first Carshalton Village Market was held on Saturday, June 22, in Grove Park by the Ponds. Vanessa Udall The market is run by Carshalton based social enterprise EcoLocal with
Counsellors working with distressed children whose parents are getting divorced have been awarded nearly £379,000 to fund a three-year project. Surrey Family and Mediation Services (SFMS), based in Epsom, has secured lottery funding to keep working
South Norwood police station has formally been put up for sale, Croydon police have confirmed. The station in Oliver Grove which housed CID, uniformed officers, the safer neighbourhood team and response teams, was the borough's only other 24-hour
A two-year-old boy was taken to hospital yesterday after being bitten by a dog in Purley. Police and London Ambulance were called to the car park of Tesco in Purley Road, at 11am to reports a dog had bitten a young child. The toddler was taken
Sutton and East Surrey Water's warning that "we will run out of water in the next 25 years" ('Warning water will run out', Sutton Guardian, 20 June) is a stark reminder why local Lib-Dem 'MPs should reconsider opposing clean air targets' (Sutton Guardian
Come rain or shine, it will be English wit and whimsy to the fore in Epsom Chamber Choir’s summer concert. Music in the Summer Serenade will come from jazz genius Richard Rodney Bennett, choral wizard John Rutter and the legendary Benjamin Britten
Just back from an acclaimed performance at the Brighton Fringe Festival, Epsom drama students will be putting on an opera classic next month. The group from Blenheim High School will be performing Andrew Lloyd Webber’s arguably most famous musical
The leader of the council has criticised the Government's spending plans, saying local authorities should be given more power to get the economy moving. Sutton Council leader Councillor Ruth Dombey spoke on BBC Radio 4's flagship current affairs
Oceana Kingston could soon be a thing of the past - after bosses confirmed they were considering a name change. Club owners the Luminar Group finalised an agreement with Kingston Council and the Metropolitan Police today that will see the town
An NHS review that has put hospital accident and emergency and maternity services in SW London under threat has been delayed because of concerns about funding of Croydon health services . Better Services Better Value (BSBV) announced the decision
The great and the good have come out in praise of Laura Robson after her first round domination of the number 10 seed on Tuesday – but the teenager is playing it down. Virginia Wade, the last British woman to win the women’s singles crown in 1977
Kingstonian legend Bobby Traynor has returned to spear-head manager Alan Dowson’s latest Ryman Premier League campaign. The 29-year-old, who was Dowson’s first signing as manager in 2007, went on to score 154 goals in 255 appearances. Dowson
An elderly man came home yesterday evening after having gone missing on Monday. William Wasey, 85, from Ewell, returned safe and well following a police appeal to find him. Police thanked the media and public for their assistance in finding
The council has admitted measures to prevent travellers getting onto the borough's open spaces are failing. Sutton Council says it will continue to use its legal powers to remove Gypsies from public spaces and will direct them to its static caravan
George Francomb turned down two League One clubs to join Neal Ardley's AFC Wimbledon revolution. The 21-year-old defender played 16 games on loan at the Dons last season and completed his return on Wednesday on a free transfer having been released
Tributes have been paid to a Labour councillor who has died following a six month battle with cancer. Gam Gurung, a former Gurkha soldier, grew up in the Himalayas and joined the army at the age of 19 and served for 17 years. The 53-year-old
Hundreds of properties were left without electricity after a power cut this morning. UK Power Networks says it is working to restore power to 691 customers in the Beauchamp Road and St James Road area of Sutton after a fault on a piece of high
An armed robber threatened a shopkeeper with a knife before taking £100 yesterday afternoon. The knife-wielding man threatened staff at the Day's convenience store in Gander Green Lane at 1.45pm yesterday. He is white, between 20 and 24-years
Esher councillor Tim Oliver has been selected as the new deputy leader of Elmbridge Council, following the departure of Simon Dodsworth. The Conservative group, which holds the majority of seats on Elmbridge Council, announced the decision on Monday
Shoppers and businesses in the town centre are set to benefit from a new reward scheme being introduced this summer. The Check Out Croydon Loyalty Scheme, which is being rolled out by the Croydon Town Centre Business Improvement District (BID),
Dear Sir/Madam, Whilst the Liberal Democrats must be applauded for promoting the film industry in the borough, I'm sure readers would draw the line at a "Park and Ride" facility being introduced at Gibson Rd car park. Yours sincerely
Sutton has more underage drinkers being admitted to hospital than most other London boroughs, a report has revealed. A Children and Young People’s Plan for Sutton published last week shows that the borough has high under-18 hospital admission rates
Teachers are to strike for two hours today over cuts and redundancies at Croydon College. The rally will take place outside the college between 12.30pm and 2.30pm, over claims 50 staff have been put at risk of redundancy. The union say the
Joyriders have been stealing disabled people's mobility scooters and trashing them. Police are investigating two incidents where disabled people have had their scooters taken by joyriders who have been spotted in the area. In both cases the
For the sixth year running residents poked fun at Merton Council’s inaction over an infamous unfinished bridge by holding an unfinished party. The Colliers Wood Residents Association (CWRA) celebrated the sixth birthday of the ‘bridge to nowhere
A bride-to-be has been reunited with her £10,000 engagement ring after it was handed in by an honest passerby who found it in the street. Fiona McNaughton was in Wimbledon Village on Saturday, June 22, when her diamond engagement ring, given to
In search of fine food and great landscapes - without the crowds - Stephen White heads to Norcia and discovers a tasty treasure in the heart of Italy. There's a town in the heart of Italy that has everything. Fascinating history, stunning scenery
An MP is organising a jobs fair this week to help get the borough’s next generation back into work. Steve Reed, MP for Croydon North, is hosting the fair on June 28 at Croydon College between 10am and 3pm and is open to anyone aged between 18-24
A heroin and crack dealer who built a vast network to flood the South Wales valleys with illegal drugs from his hotel room has been jailed. Louis Ferguson, 26, from Clapham, would travel to Wales daily to supply the area, using a hotel in Cardiff
A man has been arrested after police swooped down on a suspected theft in Kingston. Police were called to reports of a theft in Fairfield Road at 8.30pm last night. Three police cars and a van were parked outside Fairfield Park, where police
I was walking down Central Road Worcester Park, this morning with my husband and when we were standing outside Iceland, there were 6 youths aged about 18 years old, absolutely speeding down the pavement weaving in and out of pedestrians, they almost
The union behind the Croydon bin strike has said the bin strike next week could still go ahead. Workers were briefed at the Stubbs Mead Depot this morning that the three-day strike organised by union Unite on July 2, 3 and 4 was cancelled.
A Putney primary school celebrated last week after setting a new record for the world’s biggest coin mosaic. Pupils at Hurlingham School, in Putney Bridge Road, spent eight weeks finding more than 100,000 British coins. Having found all the
An ice-cream man has been accused of drink driving while on his round. Paul Hewlett, 49, of Waddon, is alleged to have been over the legal limit moments after serving children as they left Parish Church Junior School in Warrington Road on Thursday
A teenager was taken to hospital yesterday evening after trespassers were spotted on the tracks. South West Trains reported that a trespasser on the tracks at Berrylands station had been injured. A spokeswoman for London Ambulance said it was
More than 25,000 people became film extras as Secret Cinema came to town. Secret Cinema presented Terry Gilliam’s Brazil which was housed in the building used as Gotham City Hospital in the most recent Batman movie. The former BT building in
A bitter dispute over plans to expand a primary school on green public space could be over after campaigners withdrew from a legal challenge. Merton Council wants to expand Dundonald Primary School by building a two story extension on Dundonald
BBQ season is almost upon us and burger lovers could win £2,000 by sharing their recipes with Croydon pop star JB Gill. Jonathan "JB" Gill of JLS has launched the ultimate 'Battle of the Burgers' and is searching the nation for the best regional
Beefed-up measures to tackle a hospital infection which cost Epsom and St Helier hospitals £3.6million in fines last year are in place and are working according to the hospitals' nursing director. In March both hospitals - which could see their
A woman who had previously suffered from deep vein thrombosis (DVT) died after a new blood clot formed and moved into her lung within hours, an inquest heard. Kathryn Cooper, 58, collapsed and died at her home in Falmouth Road, Hersham, on April
A charity shop manager had always dreamed of doing a skydive, but for her it meant losing 10st to complete the terrifying challenge. Fiona Nicol’s extreme weight loss, which was aided by a gastric sleeve, dieting and exercise, has spurred her on
A hacker who boasted about breaking into a selective Kingston school’s website and redirecting it to a porn video will escape prosecution. Twitter refused to give Kingston police the details of MMTrollface, who bragged about his role in the security
A cat lover is warning fellow pet owners to be watchful after a spate of fox attacks. Beddington woman Carol Perry's Burmese cat was saved when her son Marc spotted a fox bite her in the throat and try to carry her away earlier this month.
A community choir, rhyming fairy tales, and artefacts at Kingston Museum are the highlights of today’s Kingston Connections programme, writes Hannah Crompton. The Euphonix choir will take to the Rose Theatre’s main auditorium stage at 1pm.
Model and entrepreneur Caprice will judge the fashion successes at Sandown Park’s Ladies’ Day. The first day of Sandown Park’s prestigious Coral-Eclipse Summer Festival promises to be a most glamorous day, with ladies asked to bring their very
A scheme to introduce 20mph speed limits across the borough were approved on Monday. Wandsworth Council will now develop a model to introduce 20mph limits in roads where people want them, following a trial run in Putney last year. Councillors
A former music teacher’s dream came true when he set up his own music studio in 2003. The Wimbledon Guardian spoke to John Merriman to find out what’s happening this summer at Crown Lane Studio in Morden. 1) What’s life at Crown Lane like?
A major project to breathe new life into the borough's five town centres is to be funded by Wandsworth Council. Residents, community groups and businesses will be consulted to help high streets in Putney, Wandsworth, Battersea (Clapham Junction
