Three Croydon athletes were named English Schools champions at the English Schools Championship finals in Birmingham last weekend. Whitgift student Stefan Amokwandoh won gold in the intermediate boys' triple jump with a leap of 14.33m, a new personal
A group of off-duty firefighters saved the day when they discovered a fire when walking home after dinner. The firefighters, who work on the white watch in Battersea Fire Station, could smell burning half a mile away just before 11.30pm last night
A driver whose car mowed down pedestrians and smashed into a bus during Kingston’s rush hour said he panicked after colliding with a cyclist who shouted at him. A woman, who sustained non-life-threatening leg fractures, was airlifted from Cromwell
The public's least favourite design for a public artwork to commemorate the Suffragette who died after running out in front of the King’s horse at the Epsom Derby 100 years ago has been selected as the winner, it has been emerged. It was announced
Two of Hercules Wimbledon AC's young sprinters reached the intermediate boys 100m final at the English Schools championships at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium on Saturday. Surrey intermediate boys 100m champion Theo Etienne just missed out on a
Crystal Palace bought their training ground for £2.3m today. The 12.3 acre site in Beckenham was sold at an auction in London by Gakero Limited and had a guide price of £2m for the freehold. The acquisition means the club, stadium and training
Carshalton Athletic boss Tommy Williams said "rules are rules" after rivals Thurrock lost an appeal against a points deduction and were relegated from the Ryman Premier, with the Robins bring reinstated. The Essex side were found guilty of fielding
The grieving family of a student who died after coming off his motorbike have remembered an "amazing, generous and warm" man. Hassan Rashid was travelling down Central Hill, Upper Norwood, when he came off his motorbike close to the junction with
Danny ‘Cassius’ Connor has vowed to bounce back following his Prizefighter final defeat last Saturday at York Hall, Bethnal Green. The 27-year-old current southern area light-welterweight champion from Hackbridge had to settle for the £16,000 runners-up
A Carshalton woman was stunned when she found someone had dumped a baby ferret and a baby rabbit on her drive last week. Diana Shanahan was at home in Westmead Road when one of her neighbours came to tell her there was a box containing the young
A new community garden held its first open day on Sunday. The garden is situated within the confines of Norwood Junction Station and has been restored after volunteers from British Transport Police helped renovate it. A large area of wasteland
Alice, the Mad Hatter and the Queen of Hearts were all present at a school's tea party. The Mad Hatter's themed tea party took place in Swaffield Primary School, Swaffield Road, Earlsfield, on Saturday. Headteacher Chris Lilley dressed up as
Hercules Wimbledon's men had a hat-trick of wins in the fourth of this season's Rosenheim League East Division match at Battersea Park. Ex-footballer Dwayne Cowan was the outstanding performer taking the 400m in a personal best of 48.8 seconds,
A teenager told a police interviewer that she had called Childline to report allegations of sexual abuse but felt that she was seen to be “taking the mick”. Jurors were shown a recorded video interview of a female teenager taken in 2011, at Kingston
Dancing Queen - The Concert - is an action packed party show on at the Epsom Playhouse on Friday 13 September, featuring all the greatest hits from Abba, Grease and the biggest hits from the 1970s. With a fantastic cast of singers and musicians
A Liberal Democrat councillor has been suspended by his party's leadership after voting against them in a key vote over sheltered housing in Streatham. Councillor Clive Bennett, a former mayor of Lambeth, was suspended this morning, the group
A fancy dress shop celebrated its reopening with a party almost two years after it was left gutted in the 2011 riots. Party Superstores, in Lavender Hill, Battersea, was finally able to open its doors to the public again after a major refurbishment
A popular Streatham pub is under new management after the terms of a 999 year-long lease were agreed. The Manor Arms, in Mitcham Lane, is under the control of Broken Foot Inns Ltd after being bought in November 2010 by former Capital Pub Company
A depressed husband has been found not guilty of plotting to murder his Russian wife. Steven Hellewell, 50 of Gorse Close, Tadworth, had been standing trial at Guildford Crown Court for soliciting to murder his wife, Elena Hellewell, 48, also from
One of the people hit when a car ploughed into pedestrians in Kingston town centre was a Syrian refugee who had just fled violence, snipers and repression in Damascus. His sister in law, who asked only to be identified as Dima, 25, said Yassar,
If something strange ever did happen in your neighbourhood? Who exactly would you call? The answer is surely in no doubt. One resident had clearly been spooked by something on Monday morning because the Ghostbusters' famous car was spotted waiting
East Molesey CC skipper Kieran Burge wants his charges to forget the pressure and break their winless duck in the Premier Division. The Graburn Way side are rock bottom of the table, 24 points adrift of safety, and while Burge admitted remaining
The borough's register office has been given a glowing report for its years work including 3,227 births and 363 marriages and civil partnerships. Sutton register office, in the Russettings, Worcester Road, has been praised for high customer service
Visitors to the Hampton Court Flower Show may need to avoid a road accident which took place this morning. A traffic accident took place in Hampton Court Road, near Kingston Bridge at about 11am. Thousands of people are expected to attend the
The borough's biggest private employer has handed a petition to the council in protest at the sale of Brighton Road car park. Reed Business Information, which has its headquarters at Quadrant House in Sutton and employs 800 staff, submitted the
A vulnerable man who was reported missing on Friday morning has been found safe and well. Jacob Alnzo Buckle, of Norbury Court Road, Norbury, was reported missing and was had been last seen at his home address at 7.30am on July 5. Police today
An entire year group of Putney High School students have put on a production of Mozart's The Magic Flute. The girls, who are all in Year Nine and aged 13 and 14, combined their talents to design costumes, choreograph the production, paint the set
Serves 6 Preparation time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 10 minutes for the sponge fingers. 10 minutes for the custard. You’ll need For convenience, you could buy the sponge fingers and the custard ready-made instead of making your own.
A sexual predator groomed vulnerable young girls at parties in his barber shop before subjecting them to months of degrading abuse, a jury heard. Anthony Foster, 35, is accused of raping and assaulting three teenagers, two of whom he allegedly
A grandmother’s treasured rings, given to her by her late husband, were stolen by men posing as officials from the water board. An opal engagement ring was one a number of pieces of jewellery stolen from the 91-year-old woman’s home in Shirley
Blossoming to the brim, a West Molesey church was filled with flowers for a celebration of their patron saint. St Peter’s Church in Walton Road displayed the colourful blooms from Friday, July 5, to Sunday, July 7, to commemorate the feast of St
The new Fiesta marks the latest chapter in the journey of the popular small car. Ford launched the first Fiesta in 1976 and has since sold more than 15 million models around the world. The supermini’s refreshed face is dominated by a trapezoidal
Three firms have been fined more than £600,000 for the health and safety breaches leading to a father-of-two being killed in a gas cylinder blast. Sutton man Adam Johnston, 38, was killed by one of heavy metal 66 gas cylinders which rocketed around
By Ryan Walters Harlequins director of rugby Conor O’Shea insisted a desire to win back the Aviva Premiership title is not the only reason the Quins back rowers should be upping their game – citing the emergence of Jack Clifford as a reason to
A woman hit when a car ploughed into pedestrians in Kingston town centre yesterday during rush hour is in a stable condition in hospital, police said this morning. She was one of three people hit by a grey BMW as it veered out of control outside
A boost to the number of residents recycling in the borough has helped Croydon Council win 'local authority team of the year' at the National Recycling Awards. The award came after the six-strong team encouraged residents to recycle, including
The integrated paediatric care provided by Epsom Hospital is not being adequately taken into account by the delayed healthcare review which is proposing to axe the service, according to a health campaigner. Rosemary Najim believes that Surrey Downs
Whitgift School welcomed back two of its most famous pupils last week. JLS star Jonathan "JB" Gill and Team GB's Lawrence Okoye went back to the south Croydon school to participate in its Primary Schools Project initiative, which has been running
Sandown Park Ski Race Club held their annual club championships last weekend, and the current British ladies number one alpine skier was on hand to dish out the prizes. Chemmy Alcott, a former club member and Dancing on Ice star, presented prizes
By Chris Bailey Though left a little frustrated after losing in the team squash final, Kingston’s Nishan Jasani insisted the borough’s players had a day to remember at the 2013 Balfour Beatty London Youth Games. A boys’ squash team of Michael
Paul Burstow could find himself out of office for the second time in a year. The MP for Sutton and Cheam, who lost his position as Care Minister in September, has now seen his office in Gander Green Lane put up for sale. Mr Burstow's team
Grabbing their violins with pride, a group of youngsters showed off their new found musical talent with an outdoor performance. Three and four year-olds at Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School have been taught violin by Julia Shin since February
International players and champions of touchtennis descended on Weybridge for a tournament ahead of the Wimbledon finals. Churchfields Recreation Ground hosted the tournament on June 29 and 30, which attracted 80 entrants, including top international
Surrey CCC opener Rory Burns has claimed new Australian coach Darren Lehmann will instil a psychological backbone into the battered side ahead of the start of the Ashes tomorrow. Lehmann took over the reins of a team wrecked by poor form and ill-discipline
Serves 4 Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 0 minutes You’ll need: 150g tomato ketchup 100ml olive oil 50ml white wine vinegar Dash of Worcestershire sauce Dash of Tabasco sauce 5 large or 10 small echalion (banana) shallots
A nursery based at St Helier hospital has received an outstanding rating from a council inspection. Children at the Woodlands play-scheme, which operates out of school term, get to play science activities and go on day trips to ancient buildings
A majority of Surrey GPs who participated in a secret ballot oppose proposals by a controversial healthcare review to axe Epsom Hospital’s acute services and believe that its future should be decided in a Surrey context. MP Chris Grayling believes
A charity has reacted with alarm at plans to build two floodlit games pitches in a conservation area used as a feeding area by bats. In a programme foreword published by the Canons Leisure Centre Chris Lee, Merton Council’s director of environment
People are being encouraged to speak up about inaccessible websites. Richmond Council has launched a campaign to identify sites that are hard to use as it recognises the borough is home to the largest number of over-85s in London, many of whom
A pioneering charity which has transformed the lives of disabled youngsters celebrated its 40th anniversary with a sun-drenched family fun day. MERU, based on the Eclipse Estate in West Hill, Epsom, designs and makes life-changing equipment for
The borough's aspiring spots stars sizzled at the London Youth Games finals at the weekend. More than 200 Sutton athletes took part in the event in Crystal Palace with the Sutton girls' squash team, made up of girls from Wallington High School,
Barbecue-lovers can now grill, flip and char to their hearts' content after Wandsworth Council relaxed its policy on "cook outs" in two of the borough's parks. A byelaw remains in place prohibiting fires being lit or barbecues being used in the
A female IT graduate is one in a million after being named BTEC student of the year. Mehreen Rana, 18, from the North East Surrey College of Technology (Nescot) in Ewell, received the Pearson’s National BTEC Award on Thursday night. She said
Kingston Bereavement Service has celebrated 25 years of caring for the community. Trustees and mayor Councillor Penny Shelton attended the special ceremony, which also saw a celebratory cake being cut at the Guildhall to mark the anniversary.
The songs of two childhood friends will be performed by a school orchestra next week as part of the International Youth Arts Festival. Artist Andy Holden and friend Roger Illingworth have returned to the pop music they wrote as teenagers when they
Sutton Housing Partnership has been recognised for its participation with residents. They have been awarded the Tenant Participation Advisory Service (TPAS) accreditation for excellence in resident involvement. The accreditation, which lasts
A popular Indian fable will be performed on Kingston riverside this weekend as part of the IYAF festival. Metta Theatre brings its production of Monkey & Crocodile to Eagle Brewery Wharf on Saturday, July 13 - a circus theatre play that the
Energy-efficient LED lighting is to be introduced at Epsom Town Hall and at a council recycling depot at a cost of almost £55,000. Councillors have given the green light for the investment on the ground floor at the town hall and the Longmead Depot
As the weather heats up, Michelin-star chef Raymond Blanc has urged people to get composting to make a positive difference to the environment. Surrey County Council has sold nearly 14,000 compost bins as part of its discounted bin scheme in the
A Carshalton school is holding an art exhibition in Sutton Library. The art department at St Philomena’s Catholic High School for Girls is displaying drawing, painting and photography from over 250 students. A reception and open evening will
On Tuesday 11 June two construction students from Carshalton College, Jodon Torre and Daniel Barclay took part in the SkillBuild regional competition. The SkillBuild competition is the largest multi-trade competition in the country for construction
