Laura Robson is through to the last 16 of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships after a gutsy win over Marina Erakovic of New Zealand. The 19-year-old faltered in the opening set on court two, and appeared to be heading out of the competition before
Drivers can expect delays today after as fire crews tackle a vehicle blaze on the A3 near Hook. The London bound route has been closed while emergency crews put out the fire. Firefighters from Esher are on the scene.
Three people were taken to hospital after a car crash in Mitcham this morning, June 29. A 50-year-old woman was suffering from chest pains and a leg injury after the crash in London Road at about 9.30am. A London Ambulance spokesman said: "
Four men cycled 400 miles in four days from Belgium to the British Grand Prix in memory of their friend who lost his battle with cancer in January. Team Four Charlie, made up of Darrell Hughes, his brother Kieron Hughes, Paul Taylor, and Jon Wilkins
Five people escaped a hairdressers after it caught fire in Wandsworth yesterday, June 28. A woman was treated at the scene for burns by the London Ambulance Service, but nobody else was hurt after the fire in Replingham Road at 10.50am. The
Drivers can expect delays after a car crash in Mitcham this morning, June 29. London Road has been closed after two cars collided shortly after 9am. Two people were treated for minor injuries by the London Ambulance Service. London Road
Firefighters were called out after a pot of cooking caught fire in Chessington yesterday, June 28. Crews from Surbiton and Esher went to Hook Road at about 4pm and nobody was injured. Green watch manager from Surbiton fire station Mike Dowden
A couple travelling to their wedding were left queuing in traffic after a bus caught fire in New Addington yesterday afternoon, June 28. The driver of the double decker was treated by the London Ambulance Service but nobody else was injured when
A burning motorike was tackled by Croydon firefighters this morning, June 29. A crew from Croydon's bue watch were called to Epsom Road at about 4am after reports of a motorbike on fire. A London Fire Brigade spokesman said: " It was either
New Brentford chairman Cliff Crown has promised to deliver Championship football to Griffin Park without breaking the bank. The Bees director was named as the new non-executive chairman on Tuesday, taking over from predecessor Greg Dyke following
The distraught mother of a heroin addict in a spiral of offending that has seen him attack his own father and attempt suicide is calling on drug and mental health agencies to save her son’s life. Sue Hansen, 58, from Balham, has witnessed the life
A boy with a rare eye cancer and his brother have been commended for their bravery by a charity. Christopher Payne, 8, and his brother Thomas, 5, from Bunbury Way, Epsom, have been named Childhood Eye Cancer Trust (CHECT) Champions. Christopher
A safety campaign designed to stop youngsters becoming victims of crime launched this week Personal alarms, safety tips and vital information have been dished out by up to 100 volunteers The two-week campaign, run by the Safer Croydon Partnership
A Cobham primary school’s bake-off competition proved it had all the ingredients for success by causing a judging dilemma for an award-winning baker. The competition, that children and parents at St Andrew’s Primary School took part in, was judged
Ladies who stripped off in a performance of Calendar Girls have donated over £1,200 to charity. On Wednesday, June 19, members of the local Tudor Players travelled to Holborn to hand over the money, raised during performances in October last year
Pupils from Howard Primary School have won a competition to name one of the albino wallabies at Whitgift School. A competition was run to find a name for the one-year-old female brought to the school in February, as a companion for a two-year-old
To celebrate the school’s feast day, pupils at St Alban’s School let a sea of balloons off into the sky. Pupils filled the playground of the East Molesey school to let off their blue balloons, which matched the colour of their uniforms, with hopes
Organisers of St Paul’s diamond jubilee party are making the final arrangements before the school closes for summer. The Thames Ditton school has made another call for graduates from the past 50 years to attend the event on September 14. Guests
A larger-than-life police officer has been showing his face at some summer events. Police mascot PCSO Steve has been meeting children at events around the borough, including Green Lane Primary's School's summer fête, the Friends of Sutton Green
A tale of three sisters obsessed with the past, whiling away the years in the remote Shetland Islands, is coming to the Rose Theatre as part of this year’s International Youth Arts Festival (IYAF). Sisters is a reworked and modernised piece based
Richmond Park MP Zac Goldsmith was given a lesson in nature from children at a woodland nursery. The Conservative MP visited Tree House Learning – a forest school in Ham Common – which teaches children about the natural world by letting them explore
The biggest Rose Theatre cast will take audiences on a magic carpet ride in their next production – part of the International Youth Arts Festival. The Rose Youth Theatre will be performing Arabian Nights alongside two professionals acting as masters
Carers of children with special needs will take centre stage at a workshop exploring communication. Letting Them In will feature talks from a variety of expert voices, on the challenges faced when working with children and young adults with special
A nursery in South Norwood has celebrated its glowing Ofsted report with a look back at its heritage. Pupils at Elizabeth Hammond Day Nursery nursery enjoyed multicultural dancing and learned about the founder who shares their name. Children
