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  • New Movie releases for this Easter

    Welcome to our new Foker On Film weekly video showcase previewing the best Movie's on release for the coming week. Plus prizes to be won. Check out Movie Premier Network for details. This week's releases include: The Amazing Spider-Man

  • Kelvin Chibueze's killers fail in appeal bid

    Two men who stabbed and chased a New Addington teen and left him to die in an Ilford car park have failed in their legal bid to clear their names. Dale Williams and Hugo Nwanko were both jailed for life at the Old Bailey in December 2012 for the

  • Cup kings Blues have plenty to play for

    Mid-table Met Police may be forgiven for winding down to the end of the season – but boss Jim Cooper is having none of it.   The Blues end their  Ryman Premier League commitments at AFC Hornchurch on April 26 to bring the curtain down on a disappointing

  • The Educational Cycle and Curriculum in The Gambia

    The Educational system and curriculum in The Gambia is intensive and takes up to a period of twelve  years or more, which is quite common in any other West African country and the African continent at large. But there are few differences to that of

  • Murder accused had history of harming, says ex-lover

    A man found with a harpoon impaled in his head after killing his flatmate had a history of self-harm, his ex-girlfriend has revealed. Michelle Stangroom, sister to murdered Henry Stangroom, took to the stand today at the Old Bailey and revealed

  • Gun, bow and arrows and knuckle dusters seized in police raid

    Police seized a cache of weapons including a bow and arrows, nunchucks, knuckle dusters and a pistol during a raid this morning. Officers executed the warrant at about 7.30am at an address in Chapter Way, Colliers Wood and confiscated the weapons

  • Gun man with hunting knife arrested in Sutton town centre

    A man carrying a gun and a large hunting knife was arrested this morning inside the St Nicholas Centre. Firearms officers swooped on the man, believed to be aged about 50, after receiving concerned calls from members of the public that they had

  • Volunteering for Cookies

    Volunteering. Seriously? No. In my honest opinion, no normal teenager would take up volunteering in their spare time. After all, school and homework take up most of our lives already, the rest should definitely be spent with friends, socialising

  • Loan shark must pay back £170,000 or be jailed

    A convicted loan shark who made £220,000 through his money lending must pay back 'the proceeds of his illegal trade' to the courts or face a further 30 months in prison. Stephen Chapman, of Gorse Road, Addington, has six months

  • School not planning to axe controversial dome plan

    A school is not axing its plans for a huge sports dome beside a nature reserve, but is looking at improved pedestrian access and parking. Nonsuch High School for Girls in Ewell Road, Cheam, confirmed yesterday that it intends to make some amendments

  • New political party formed to save St Helier Hospital

    A newly formed political party has announced six prospective candidates for the May local elections. The Keep Our St Helier Hospital Party (KOSHH Party) intends to confront what members believe to be the biggest issue facing Merton and Sutton residents

  • Why did head really quit top girls’ school last week?

    Governors have denied claims there are serious problems at a school where the head resigned suddenly last week as teachers and parents seek an explanation. Sarah Mackintosh’s departure from Rosebery School, in White Horse Drive, Epsom, on the last

  • Dog stolen in burglary reunited with owners

    A Lucky dog has been reunited with its owners after being stolen in a burglary. The jet black Yorkshire terrier named Lucky was taken from a house in Cambourne Road, Sutton, in a break-in on March 31. It owners, including a distraught 12-year-old

  • Dunn the young gun can see a brighter Surrey sun

    Surrey fast bowler Matt Dunn has turned the trauma of relegation to County Championship Division Two into a force for good. The 21-year-old, who turned out for Banstead CC last season taking 19 wickets in eight games at an average of 22.42, burst

  • Name-swapping illegal immigrant jailed for two years

    An illegal immigrant who flagrantly defrauded taxpayers out of more than £60,000 has been jailed for two years. It is the longest conviction secured against a benefits cheat by Sutton Council and comes after a lengthy investigation and court

  • Southfields boy handed prize at Downing Street

    A public-spirited schoolboy is one of Britain’s first ever winners of a Points of Light Award. Zafar Ahmad, 16, was handed the prize by the Prime Minister at a special ceremony at 10 Downing Street. In February the selfless teenager gave

  • Tanners boss Brady needs to get the cotton wool out

    Leatherhead boss Richard Brady is wrapping his star striker in cotton wool ahead of the Ryman Division One South play-offs. Second placed Tanners can no longer win automatic promotion after a 2-0 defeat at Herne Bay on Saturday presented the title

  • Crystal Palace striker: Pulis is like a breath of fresh air

    Cameron Jerome has praised boss Tony Pulis for the turnaround in Crystal Palace’s Premier League fortunes. The striker, who starred in the Eagles’ 3-0 win at his former home Cardiff City, was brought into the club on loan by Ian Holloway – but

  • Chelsea playmaker Hazard out for two weeks

    Eden Hazard will be out for at least of two weeks, according to Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho. The 23-year-old Belgian picked a calf injury and was taken off early in the Blues' 2-0 win over Paris St-Germain in the Champions League quarter-final on

  • Charity aims to boost education in Croydon

    A charity which helps give vulnerable young people a chance is to open a new education centre. Young London Today, based in Selhurst, work with vulnerable teenagers from 16-years-old who need help making the transition to living independently.

  • Building work starts at Pelham Primary School in Wimbledon

    Building work has begun at a Wimbledon school – the latest to benefit from a planned multi-million pound investment by Merton Council. Neighbours of Pelham Primary School, in Southey Road, were informed construction work that started on Monday

  • Labour Lord Parry Mitchell visits Battersea businesses

    The Labour Party business advisor has paid a visit to Battersea’s entrepreneurs and companies. Lord Mitchell with staff at the Lighthouse pub Lord Parry Mitchell went to the Party Shop in Clapham Junction, Tropicomm convenience store and

  • Springtime at Garson's and the lambs come out to play

    A pair of donkeys watched over lambs, piglets, ducklings and kid goats at an Esher garden centre this Easter. Hundreds of younger visitors got close to nature during the school break by petting the animals from a mobile farm at Garson’s in Winterdown

  • Sacred Heart Primary School in Battersea marks Palm Sunday

    A Catholic primary school held an early Palm Sunday celebration complete with a donkey. The event, on Friday April 4 at Sacred Heart Primary School in Battersea, marked Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem to cheers of a crowd. Palm Sunday falls

  • Businessman gets children to bake treats and make profit

    A businessman has tasked children with baking treats and making a profit over the Easter break. Kanna Mahunda, a retailer from Budgens in Stoneleigh Broadway, Stoneleigh, has briefed a Year 5 class at Meadow Primary School in Sparrow Farm Road.

  • Pond clearers needed for day of action on Esher Common

    Green-fingered volunteers are sought for practical help to clear the ponds of Esher Common. A countryside team is seeking volunteers for scrub clearance work around Black Pond on Wednesday, April 30. The group will meet from 10am to 3.45pm,

  • Fountain Gallery to unveil new exhibition

    Tessa Charles’ large, colourful lino prints form a new exhibition at the Fountain Gallery, using the natural world as her inspiration. Charles never tires of the diversity of plant shapes and their various stimulating colours. By using water-based