The excitement was unreal! Vampire Weekend were playing at the O2 and I was going to see them. The supporting act, Noah and the Whale played a storm with a fantastic array of their classics including L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N to get the crowd pumped for
Young Enterprise is a charity which was set up in 1963 with the aim to “inspire and equip young people to learn and succeed through enterprise.” It aims to encourage entrepreneurship in young people by helping them to develop valuable employability
It’s not surprising that on the 17th of January my road finally gave way to the relentless rain that has been battling the country this winter. Stepping out onto my drive I could see that a good majority of my road was covered in water. This extreme
Three men have been released on bail following the stabbing of a teenager on Monday. Police were called to reports of a fight in Queen’s Road at the junction with Pawsons Road, Selhurst, at 1.45am. An 18-year-old was knifed and taken to hospital
Croydon High School A level student, Isabel Andrews, started volunteering at Selsdon Lunch Club in her Friday lunch break last term and is continuing this into the new year. The Selsdon Lunch Club is an organisation based in the Sainsbury’s building
Teenager Daniel Spargo-Mabbs suffered three heart attacks after taking his part of 2.5 grams of MDMA bought in a drug deal, a court heard today. The court heard Archbishop Tenison's pupil died in hospital on Monday, after slipping into a coma after
Emotions ran high at a public hearing as two sides today went head-to-head to fight for the Wimbledon greyhound venue. Campaigners in favour of regenerating the site as a £60m greyhound racing stadium said they are fighting for survival of
New Carshalton Athletic boss Stuart Massey is looking forward to the challenges ahead after taking charge of his first match this week. Massey, himself a former Carshalton player, saw his team lose 2-1 at Harrow Borough in the Ryman Premier League
Heavy rain over the coming days has led the Met Office to issue weather warnings - sparking fears of renewed flooding along the River Mole and elsewhere. The area is forecast to have heavy rain on Thursday morning, Friday night and Sunday afternoon
Police have detained a man who threatened to jump off Putney Bridge. Officers were called to Putney Bridge at 3.35pm after the man was seen sitting on a ledge. The bridge was closed for about an hour, with the London Ambulance Service (LAS)
A violent criminal said to have led the borough's most notorious gang has spoken out to admit: "I owe Croydon an apology." Joland Giwa, who was subject to a failed Government deportation bid after his release from prison, now claims to have renounced
New statistics have revealed the increasing gap between the life expectancy of people living in the most deprived areas of Sutton and the richest. Despite the average life expectancy of Sutton’s population growing as a whole, figures released by
A pair of Croydon Harriers heroes scooped medals against the best in the South of England Athletic Association indoor championships. Obi Onyekwe won silver in the U15 boys hurdles, clocking 9.03 seconds, and Ashleigh Clarke’s 7.81secs scooped a
Police are investigating the alleged abduction of a child on their way home from school in South Croydon. A man is said to have tried to grab an 11-year-old boy in Farnborough Avenue, Selsdon, and threatened to kill him if he told anyone. The
Police are appealing for witnesses after a car collided with two pedestrians on the weekend leaving one fighting for his life. The collision happened at 12.40am on Sunday (January 18) in East Hill close to the junction with Alma Road, Wandsworth
An alleged "cyber gang" led by a Putney man is to face trial next month for an attempted £1.3m robbery of Satander Bank by remotely taking control of computers. Lanre Mullins-Abudu, 25, was the alleged ringleader of the gang accused
One of Sutton's Liberal Democrat MPs has called controversial peer Lord Chris Rennard's refusal to apologise to women he was accused of harassing "disappointing". Four female Lib Dems accused Lord Rennard, a prominent peer credited with playing
A 34-year-old man was found hanged on Mitcham Common this morning. Police and ambulance were called to the scene at 11.44am after a passerby discovered the body at Seven Islands Pond. London Ambulance Service sent a single responder in a car
More buses could be laid on after passengers warned that overcrowding could lead to a serious accident. The bus company, which runs the 166 service from Epsom to West Croydon, said it has highlighted the overcrowding problem with Transport for
Gatwick Airport has insisted that water it poured into the River Mole on Christmas Eve to stop its runway flooding did not cause unprecedented flooding further downstream. An airport spokesman explained that rainwater from the airfield was channelled
A brand new primary school could be built in Hackbridge, according to plans being drawn up by the council. A site on land North of the BedZed development in London Road has been identified as being potentially suitable for a new primary school
Scooby Doo’s Mystery Machine has been spotted in Sutton. Commuters were left wondering if Scooby and the gang had been asked to investigate spooks at the Grange Pub in Beddington after seeing the groovy van parked outside this morning. Little
For all we are now hearing from the government about economic recovery, the cuts to local services are continuing to harm some of our most vulnerable neighbours. One such group is people with disabilities. The withdrawal of skills classes in
The mum of a 12-year-old girl badly injured when she was hit by a car has launched a drive to improve road safety in Cheam. Nicky Hannigan's daughter Jade was left with a broken sternum and is still off school after she was knocked down by a car
A group promoting the interests of elderly people in Sutton have been quizzing transport bosses. The future of the Freedom Pass was just one of the concerns raised at the monthly meeting of Sutton Seniors’ Forum on Friday, January 17.
A teenage boy is to appear in court today after a woman was struck on the head from behind with a metal bar. The attack happened the woman, in her 20s and from Epsom, was walking along Bracken Path, in Epsom, at 8pm on Monday. She was approached
Police are keen to speak to the man in this picture in connection with a fraud enquiry. Police are responding to reports of counterfeit sports tickets being sold on November 24 at an address on Queens Road, Wimbledon. If you recognise or have
Green-fingered volunteers did not let the cold weather stop them getting out and helping at a community allotment on Monday. Every week volunteers help by planting seeds and harvesting produce at Carshalton Community Allotment in Colston Avenue
Power is out at 18 properties including a newsagent and post office just down the road from flooding in Ewell Village. The Londis, in Market Parade, is near flooding in the High Street outside the entrance to Bourne Hall Museum Park. Councillor
A 12-year-old boy has been stabbed in an apparent attempted robbery outside a supermarket. The youngster suffered hand and leg injuries in the attack near a Tesco Express store in Whitehorse Road, Selhurst, on Monday. He is the fourth youth
Police have released pictures of a man sought in connection with a mobile phone theft on a train from West Croydon. The thief snatched the phone, a black iPhone 4S worth up to £450, from the hands of a 25-year-old man on an Overground service to
Leatherhead secured another three Ryman Division One South points with a 5-0 goal feast at Walton & Hersham on Tuesday. Tanners outplayed their hosts from start to finish and the final result could have been a lot more emphatic, had it not
Countryside campaigners and residents have united to form an umbrella group to oppose threats to the greenbelt as its boundary is reviewed. The Mole Valley Green Belt Group has been formed to fight urban sprawl and respond to a council consultation
Crystal Palace striker Kwesi Appiah made his debut for Notts County last night after completing a one-month loan move to the League One strugglers. Unfortunately for the 23-year-old, who came off the bench at Peterborough United, it was a losing
"Worse than cancer" is the verdict of a man who has had all his worldly possessions stolen, including baby photos, letters and clothes. Charles Power, 57, who comes from Leicester and was made redundant from his job with a frozen drinks company
An armed gang who carried out a string of robberies and burglaries in a brutal spree over the course of a week have been jailed for almost 50 years. Kingston Crown Court heard the men armed themselves with axes, knives, hammers and baseball
Three-time Winter Olympian Chemmy Alcott has been selected to represent Team GB at the Sochi Games despite being unable to prove her fitness. The 31-year-old broke her leg for a third time in August, but makes the squad of 56 athletes, Britain's
The RBS Six Nations 2014 championship starts next weekend and the six team captains met up in Putney this morning to officially launch the tournament. England skipper Chris Robshaw was joined by fellow captains Sam Warburton, from Wales, Paul O'Connell
Wandsworth Council has been left with an unexpected £500k hole in its budget after Secretary of State Eric Pickles refused to pay a council tax freeze grant to the authority. The council raised the borough’s council tax by more than 3 per cent
A couple in their 80s have become the latest victims of a scam that has been plaguing the borough over recent months. The so-called bank courier scam involves tricksters phoning their mark purporting to be from their bank or the police. In
Two men have been charged with supplying Class A drugs following the death of Croydon schoolboy Daniel Spargo-Mabbs. The 16-year-old was taken to hospital after being taken ill at the party in Hayes, Hillingdon, in the early hours of Saturday morning
Head coach Alex Codling was left satisfied by Rosslyn Park’s response to defeat as they moved within three points of top spot after victory over Old Albanians. After the disappointment of a last-minute defeat at Blaydon the previous weekend, Park
A man was stabbed in South Wimbledon yesterday evening. Police were called to Nelson Road just after 7pm and found the injured man. The victim, believed to be in his 30s, was rushed to hospital where his condition is stable. One man
Plans to build a new 472-pupil primary school in Earlsfield have been strongly criticised by residents in the surrounding area. The planning application for the now vacant site of the Atheldene Centre was submitted in December last year. To
A murderer who sparked a manhunt after escaping from a mental health unit has been arrested. Lerone Boye was held in a planned operation at just before 4pm yesterday at a house in Elderberry Close, Chigwell. He remains in custody at a north
A popular council worker threw himself in front of a train after receiving a threatening spam email, an inquest was told. Neil Skipper, 30, died from multiple injuries after he was hit by a high speed train at Putney station on June 1 last year
The public hearing into the future of the Wimbledon greyhound stadium is set to start today as two sides go head-to-head to fight for the venue. AFC Wimbledon and an Irish businessman keen to upgrade the venue into a top quality greyhound track
A new mother's death just weeks after she gave birth to her son could have been prevented if it had not been for "serious failings" by the medical staff caring for her. This is the ruling of South London coroner Dr Roy Palmer who recorded a narrative
Met Police boss Jimmy Cooper has not given up hope of making the Ryman Premier League play-offs after celebrating 10 years in charge at Imber Court. The in-form Blues, unbeaten in the league since November 26, won 2-1 at title chasing Kingstonian
Hundreds of thousands of pounds is being diverted from front-line services to pay for compensation claims made against the council. More than £45,000 a month was spent settling claims between April and November last year including incidents in
Residents were on hand to view plans for a new housing development in Mitcham. The proposals for the Clay Avenue area were on display at the Acacia Centre in Grove Road on Friday, January 17. YMCA London South West claim that the design for
A new book week hopes to get the whole of New Malden reading together and talking about ghostly ghouls, fairytale romances and murder scene investigations from their reads. New Malden Reads Together will take place for a week in February and aims
The rejuvenation of a town centre eyesore has been further delayed after the developer pulled its plans at the last minute. Plans to redevelop Sutherland House in Brighton Road, which has been derelict except for a handful of shops on the ground
A serial shoplifter and drug addict has been banned from every shop in Kingston town centre after admitting stealing children’s toys and a TV from Argos. Samantha Hicks-Magee, 32, of Polesden Gardens, Raynes Park, pleaded guilty at Wimbledon Magistrates
Proposals for a controversial waste incinerator in Cobham have gone up in smoke after the applicant withdrew its appeal this week. A planning appeal was due to be heard on March 4, after the plans were unanimously refused by councillors at Surrey
An ice hockey team visited students during their morning assembly. Streatham Redskins gave tips on ice skating and the sport to pupils at Fircroft Primary School, in Fircroft Road, Tooting, on Monday. The team, which is one of the oldest
The first-ever stage adaption of a Booker Prize-winning novel will premiere at the Rose Theatre next month. Penelope Lively's Moon Tiger tells the story of historian Claudia Hampton who begins work on her masterpiece - a historical account of the
A bored housewife and a married doctor meet at a railway station – and so begins one of cinema’s most enduring love stories. Brief Encounter has had audiences in tears since 1945, and now the Noel Coward-penned film will open up a new season of
A father and son have pleaded not guilty to possession of a firearm with criminal intent and conspiracy to commit robbery. Terrance Clark, 50, and Lewis Clark, 27, of Thessaly Road, Battersea, were remanded in custody on Tuesday to appear at Guildford
A man from Esher will row solo across the Atlantic to raise funds for a children’s charity. Alan Lau, 38, of Sherriff Close, will row more than 3,000 from Gran Canaria to Barbados in 90 days, starting in early December, using just the strength
A Cobham nursery was presented with a grant cheque for £1,500 by Brooklands College after taking on an apprentice. The Government grant incentive is available to businesses with fewer than 1,000 employees, those which are new to apprenticeships
A historic golf club is stepping back in time to the Edwardian era to celebrate its 125th anniversary. Epsom Golf Club, in Longdown Lane South, Epsom Downs, will hold its annual Hickory Golf Day on Saturday, January 25. Head professional Stuart
Anyone who has been affected by recent rainy weather is being encouraged to contact the council and help improve its flood planning. Sutton Council is planning to review its flood risk strategy and has launched an online survey for people who have
More than 170 Zumba enthusiasts danced the day away in aid of the Philippines typhoon appeal on Sunday. The two hour Zumbathon held at ACS Cobham International School on January 19, raised more than £5,000 for the Unicef appeal to support those
Four boys, aged 12 and 11, are to audition for a blockbuster film of Peter Pan after being talent spotted in Epsom. A Warner Bros casting assistant invited them to audition in London on Saturday after watching a Dandelion Theatre Arts class at
The aunt of a four-year-old girl whose tragic death was “wholly avoidable” has spoken of the family’s trauma during the three-day inquest. Hackbridge Primary School pupil Freya Wells died of septic shock at Kingston Hospital after “flagrant and
