Who knew there was a Buddhist temple nestled in Wimbledon? I certainly didn’t until a few weeks ago. For Ursuline High School’s faith day on Thursday 27th March, the Buddhapadipa Temple in Wimbledon Village invited students to view the grounds
Do you know where the oldest mixed school in the world is? You may be slightly surprised to hear that it stands right on our doorstep here in Croydon. In 1714, Archbishop Tenison’s was founded for “ten poor girls and ten poor boys” by Thomas Tenison
Kingston Art College’s centre in Richmond Road is currently working on their new 3-storey Creative Industries Centre, which is due to open in January 2015, after an £8 million investment. This centre will offer a 3D workshop, TV studio, music suite
Cheam’s historic leisure centre currently managed by Everyone Active is receiving a £3.3 million overhaul that is expected to continue until December 2014. The works which began in March of this year not only aim to enhance the centre’s facilities
Stress levels are almost certainly due to rise in the upcoming months for the GCSE and A-Level students, who are about to take their upcoming exams. However, will these stress levels rise too much, putting unneeded pressure on students? As one of the
Hundreds of families kicked off the Easter holidays with fun in the sun at the Epsom Downs Children’s Centre annual Family Fun Day on Friday. There was something for grown-ups and children alike, with shopping, face paints, play areas and
Sophie Mace’s third national sportshall athletics shot title in as many years helped Surrey U15 girls lift the team title in Manchester last Sunday. Walton Athletics Club team-mate Hetty Taylor won a silver in the two-lap relay, while Sam
Brentford's promotion charge stalled as they lost 1-0 to Swindon Town at the County Ground on Saturday. It proved a frustrating afternoon for the near 2,000 travelling fans as the Bees fell a goal behind just before half time and lost Adam Forshaw
It hardly made headline news – even in these parts – but Kingstonian were thrown out of the Surrey Senior Cup last month for fielding an ineligible player against Ash United, writes John Payne. It is not particularly unusual in non-league
Police are appealing for the whereabouts of a 12-year-old girl who has been reported missing for the third time since September. Catherine Mitchell, was last seen at her home address in Holly Way, Mitcham, at 4.30am yesterday (Saturday, April 12
London Scottish head coach James Buckland is excited to be unleashing Lee Millar in the centres for the first time, write Andy Weston. The 22-year-old former Gala fly-half takes over from in-form 13 Mike Doneghan – injured in training this
School children managed to raise £1,000 for the British Heart Foundation. Little ones from Tooting Primary School handed over a giant cheque to the charity on Friday, April 4. Headteacher David Milligan holds up the giant cheque
Young footballers are being sought for Morden Little League’s new season. The team have vacancies from this September for girls and boys in school years two to eight for boys, and years two to nine for girls. Trials will be held on Saturday
A new generation of cherry trees have been planted to mark spring. The tree planting was organised in King George’s Park and York Gardens by Thames Tideway Tunnel in partnership with Wandsworth Council. The work was completed last week
Two years ago one of our Surrey Comet reporters was given a vital task – to keep alive the Kingston in Bloom competition. Kingston Council left a void when it pulled funding for the competition and regular entrant Graham Rollinson asked us to help
A New Malden milkman has made his last delivery after nearly 40 years of doing the rounds. Grandfather Tony Giles, 59, from Leatherhead has been bringing milk to the borough’s doorsteps since October 1973. In fact, he has only missed out on
I can’t say anything momentous or ground-breaking happened this week, apart from the fact the play pen had to be drafted down from the loft because we now have a bona fide crawler in the house. Also my son has started telling his baby sister she
Guests donned hard hats to get a sneak preview of the new bedrooms at the Dog & Fox pub in Wimbledon Village. The 17 en-suite bedrooms at the pub in the High Street will be opening this summer but invited guests got an advanced view yesterday
From April 14 1989 Christian campaigners launched a moral crusade 25 years ago, attempting to stamp out porn magazines in the borough. Activists from the Surbiton Christian Response group tested the consciences of newsagents to stop them stocking
More than 100 people came together to celebrate the achievement of staff from Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Trust. The trust’s annual staff achievement awards were held at the Oatlands Park Hotel in Weybridge this month. There were nine
Elmbridge Council has formally called the election of a third of borough seats to be held on May 22. The election cycle which occurs every three years, candidates from the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, Residents’ Association and independents
