People say that Mother’s day is a necessary day to spoil your mum and to show her how much you love her and appreciate her for all the hard work and sacrifices she makes but shops do take advantage of people wanting to buy gifts for their mums. We
Perfection. Is that what you associate when you think of the perfect dancer… the stereotypical dancer? Skinny, long hair shaped into a bun, beautiful as such, with idyllic posture and balance. Do you think of a room full of girls in front of a mirror
Two young men battled 'with sticks', walking into traffic and drawing a large crowd in Kingston town centre this afternoon, according to a witness. Police were out in force to deal with the aftermath of the incident near Wilkinsons in Kingston.
Human bones which were unearthed by landscape gardeners at a house in Purley could have belonged to a child, according to the man who found them. Officers were called to the address in Riddlesdown Road after the workers found the remains buried
Ambulances can still get to Kingston Hospital after a sewer pipe collapsed this afternoon. Thames Water are carrying out emergency repair works in Wolverton Road at the junction with Kingston Hill. The works are expected to continue until April
A daughter and her father have run the Brighton and London Marathons in memory of her grandma. Pip and Keith Bolding, from Leatherhead, ran the marathons in memory of Jilly Bolding who died a few weeks ago. She was diagnosed with leukaemia in August
A free school set to open in five months time has found a site, but it won't be ready before September 2015. Park Community Free School hopes to run out of Tyndale House, in Dorset Road, Merton Park, with two reception classes by the start of next
A fraudster who conned Sutton taxpayers out of more than £60,000 has been prosecuted after spending years trying to wriggle out of being punished. Worcester Park woman Lynne Hampson, whose son Sam Hampson is a professional rugby player, was found
Rivalries will be set aside as Crystal Palace and Brighton fans go head to head for charity next month. Supporters from both clubs are taking part in the 13th annual Robert Eaton Memorial Fund match on May 2 at the Dripping Pan stadium in Lewes
An inquiry has opened into allegations that nurses at a £54,000-a-year special school failed to properly administer drugs to its pupils. Carol Ducasse and Greer Ramsammy-Westmass are accused of a catalogue of misdemeanours during their time working
Two men have been jailed for robbing a man at knife-point in Clapham. In the early hours of Sunday, November 24, last year, a 36-year-old man visited Cecil Graham’s, 61, home in Jeffreys Road, Clapham. The parties were all known to one another
A car flipped onto its side after crashing into a bell bollard in Wimbledon town centre. Police were called to Wimbledon Hill Road at the junction with Worple Road at 1.20pm to reports of a collision. A witness said the car was turning
Shocking statistics have revealed air pollution is to blame for more than 100 deaths in just one year in Wandsworth. A new report by Public Health England has revealed the devastating consequences air pollution can have with 116 people estimated
A teenage girl remains in hospital with a fractured skull and a broken pelvis after she and her friend were run down by boy racers in Carshalton's St Helier estate. Neighbours said the incident has not come as a surprise and told of drivers racing
My husband and I attended the appeal meeting about the islamic centre at the Salvation Army Hall in Sutton and I would like to say a very big thank you for the time and care given by the residents representatives but equally I am appalled at the time
Andy Coulson today denied knowing murdered Walton schoolgirl Milly Dowler's phone was hacked while he was in charge of the News of the World. Coulson told the hacking trial he did not know the practice was illegal but would have regarded it as
Campaigners are fighting to save a park after leaked documents showed it could be under threat under plans to expand a neighbouring school. Expanding Overton Grange School by removing the protected status from Overton Park and building on it has
Your article about Timothy Gardner ('Priest with child sex images avoids prison’ April 3, 2014) incensed me and should anger anyone who reads it. How can a man who preyed on thousands of victims by looking at indecent images of children have his
A collection of historic films of the Epsom Derby spanning the past century have just been published on the web. British Pathé has posted a series of short clips on Youtube depicting the Epsom Derby through the ages, as well as spring meetings
A disgraced councillor found guilty of a racist assault has now lost his council laptop containing sensitive information about Sutton residents. Former Liberal Democrat Councillor Stephen Fenwick, who represents Worcester Park, reported his laptop
Wandsworth Council has accused community groups of being ‘NIMBYs’ after they wrote to David Cameron to complain about the borough’s planning procedures. NIMBY, which stands for ‘not in my back yard’, is a pejorative
Firefighters in breathing apparatus tackled a car fire on the M25 this morning. The car caught fire while driving between junction 8, at Reigate, and junction 9, at Leatherhead, in the clockwise direction. A Leatherhead fire station spokesman
I rang Fairfield Halls recently to book three tickets for a show and was given two price options - £14.00 and £16.00. I chose the lower price and was therefore taken aback to be told that the amount due was £48.75.
One of London's finest green spaces is under threat, but you wouldn't know it. A Chinese billionaire has already been handed exclusive rights to develop Crystal Palace Park. You read that right - building a commercial development on green
As if the pressure of completing the London Marathon in a respectable time wasn't enough, one runner risked all by asking his girlfriend to marry him 200m before the finish line. With thousands of spectators watching, Alex Prior, 25, of Compton
A primary school pupil received thousands of pounds in compensation from Croydon Council after getting a splinter lodged in his backside. The seven-year-old's boy family won a £2,760 payout after suing over a wound inflicted when he sat on a wooden
The devastating train crash that killed dozens of people in South Croydon in 1947, factories destroyed by German World War Two bombers and politicians landing at Croydon Airport are all documented in historic archive footage made public this week.
Are you having a ruff day? This dog outside a vet clinic in Kingston is having a great time – after being yarn-bombed during the night. The statue, guarding the doors of Goddard Vet Group in Park Road, was given a knitted hat and matching bow tie
Hit TV show Come Dine With Me is looking for couples from Sutton to take part in an episode. The Channel 4 show challenges people to host dinner parties and then rate each other on their food and general hosting ability with the winner taking home
Battersea boxer Bradley Skeete promised to shut up his critics, and he did just that with a ruthless display at the Copper Box Arena on Saturday. The 26-year-old was too much for the vastly experienced Italian Tobia Giuseppe Loriga as he successfully
Ryman Premier Kingstonian took another step towards cementing a play-off berth thanks to Dee Okejie’s winner over fellow promotion hopefuls Lowestoft. Okejie struck at Kingsmeadow with 15 minutes left on the clock to keep Ks fifth with three
Last year’s inaugural Surbiton Food Festival saw the crowning of a champion sausage, a beer tent drunk dry, and businesses come together to promote the town. This year’s two-week celebration of Surbiton’s culinary offerings has expanded to cater
A chef who bowed out in the BBC Masterchef quarter finals hopes to use her TV success to launch a new restaurant in Sutton. Rani Pathare, from Sutton Common, was in the running to be crowned MasterChef 2014 before the judges sent her home on Friday
Inpatients at Croydon University Hospital have a worse experience than those staying at other hospitals, according to a recent satisfaction survey. According to the results of a national Care Quality Commission survey, patients rated the trust
The line-up has been announced for a star-studded dance festival returning to Wandsworth this summer. Now in its 11th year, SW4 Weekender brings eighty of the world’s top DJ’s and electronic acts to Clapham Common. The weekend of music, will
Spring is here at Gander Green Allotments. Nesting Blackbird chicks holding up planting as the nest is on top of the runner bean sticks. Looks like a late crop this year but it’s worth it to watch mum and dad busy flying in and out loaded with worms
Sixth formers gleaned an insight into 300 years of life at their school at a book launch. The pupils at Archbishop Tenison’s quizzed David Smith about the years of research into the school’s history which went into his book. It is the
John Quill made the most of his first start for London Welsh to lay down a marker ahead of the club’s Greene King IPA Championship semi-final next month. The Ireland-born USA Eagles flanker crossed twice in the Exiles’ 45-7 win over Jersey at the
Tony Pulis has revealed that Crystal Palace are keen to sign loanee Tom Ince on a permanent deal when the transfer window opens this summer. Ince, on loan from Blackpool, has struggled to get into the Palace first team since joining in January
A block of flats just one month from construction completion have been wrecked in a fire which started in the early hours of this morning. The flats, formerly a cafe on Mitcham Road, Tooting, were being built by developers South Park Residential
It was a case of roast chicken on Sunday, when a man attempted to break a world record for "fastest marathon in a full-body animal costume." John Melbourne, 33, from Tadworth, completed the London Marathon dressed as a chicken in a magnificent
A group of residents have called on the council to remove the debris of a number of felled beech trees. Residents living near Purley Beeches were upset when they walked into their wood to see trees had been cut down and left behind. Elizabeth
A busy crossroads is experiencing serious traffic delays after a car struck a road sign this morning. Police have closed the A217 Garratt Lane northbound from the junction with the A24 Tooting High Street, following the crash outside Tooting Broadway
An all-party group of councillors has been formed to discuss potential new sites for gypsy and traveller camps. The working group was formed last week after Epsom Council sparked controversy earlier this year by not consulting all councillors on
Costume dramas are a popular mainstay on television schedules at Easter and this year one has a very musical slant. Ten of the youngest Trinity School’s boys choir members dressed up as they would have been in the 18th century to appear in a programme
Boris Johnson has been warned to protect the area's pubs or risk damaging to communities. Steve O'Connell, Sutton and Croydon's member of the Greater London Assembly, has written to the Mayor of London to call on him to recognise the role pubs
International bridge player Andrew Robson shared his knowledge at a charity day recently. More than 100 players attended the seminar which raised £1,275 for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. The bridge section of the Royal Automobile Club in
Goats will graze near Esher Common this summer as part of a conservation project. This summer 15 billy goats will dine in a small paddock on the south side of Esher Common, in a conservation project launched by Surrey Wildlife Trust and Elmbridge
Marney’s Village Inn in Esher hosts a day of Easter fun for the whole family on Saturday. Activities begin at 2pm on April 19 in the pub garden with cupcake decorating, raffle, and a vintage sweet shop and cake sale. An Easter egg hunt will
Two cyclists who have raised more than £40,000 for a cancer charity embarked on a 900-mile ride to Spain. Dean Beckett, 36, and Martin Wells, 37, began their nine-day journey on Saturday in support of Macmillan. The Ronnie Remembrance Ride
