It’s that time of year again and Christmas is approaching quicker than you can say ‘jingle all the way.’ So what’s going on in and around the local area? Well, the annual Barnes Christmas Festival takes place on December 12th from 6 till 9pm. The typical
Calling all film, TV and game fanatics! Friday 24th to Sunday 26th of October marked the 10th biannual MCM London Comic con. Thousands of people from all over London made their way to the London Excel Centre to join in Britain’s largest comic convention
Youth Action Theatre or 'YAT' is a local drama group for people aged between 16 and 25. It has helped many actors kick start their career and has served as a local amateur dramatic institution in Teddington for the past 40 years. However recent
Many, many years ago I tried out a youth theatre. It consisted of dressing up the teacher in nappies and going on ‘treasure hunts’ with the prize always being chocolate animals wrapped in kitchen foil. Even for a six year old this was too much and
Not Going Out With a Bang Sanderstead Recreation Ground fireworks display has been cancelled for the first time in over 40 years of bonfire and firework displays. For many, the display of fizzing fireworks and blazing bonfires is one of the many
Giving back to the community. Youths of London come together to raise awareness for charity’s and campaigns in Sutton high street. The National Citizen Service is a Government funded initiative open to all children aged 16 and above. As part of
Mitcham’s Mark Gallop has had a sensational start to the new Spedeworth Winter Banger League at Wimbledon Raceway. Round two last weekend, saw him score heavily in the heats, and then win the night’s final, achieving double points for his victory
The things you spot in Old Trafford bins. After the Blues’ 1-1 draw last weekend, I noticed – in the recycling – the caterer’s instructions for the stadium’s VIP boxes. Each box holds eight, except Luke Shaw’s, which contains 12. Maybe he has more
Britain experienced its hottest Halloween on record and the people of Sutton were making the most of it. At a high of 19.3 degrees in Sutton yesterday, Vassen Nega, 39, of Collingwood Road and his daughter Tia came to Manor Park to embrace the
Bristol and Worcester Warriors may be the promotion favourites in the IPA Greene King Championship, but pace merchant Miles Mantella has warned against counting out London Scottish, writes Chris Bailey. Mantella’s attentions will lie at the Warriors
Jim de Rennes may not be able to trump famous referee Howard Webb on quality, but he can beat the former Premier League man in the middle on quantity. The former Tiffin School English teacher was honoured for 25 years service as a county referee
"These poems, with their crudities, doubts and confusions are written for a love of man and in praise of God, and I'd be a damn fool if they weren't" wrote Dylan Thomas. The Path to Milk Wood, coming to Epsom Playhouse this month, tells the story
An exhibition featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes photographs of some of the biggest stars of the stage, television and music to visit the borough has been opened. Award-winning photographer Frazer Ashford has had years of unrivalled access backstage
A notorious roundabout could be made safer and easier to use with a new pedestrian island. The roundabout, at the five-way junction where Upper Brighton Road meets Langley Avenue, is well-known for crashes and being difficult to negotiate for pedestrians
UKIP - you either love it or hate it. The recent successes which brought the UK Independence Party more to the public eye than ever before has been met with the full spectrum of reactions: from the shock of bystanders to witness a party come so far
This month is Halloween. Nowadays Halloween is a festival celebrated by practically everyone. The tradition is children, and some adults, dress up in spooky costumes go from door to door collecting bags of sweets and when they do not receive their
Being an 18 year old female, I've dealt with (and still am dealing with) a fair share of body issues. I am four foot eleven inches tall and 18, and contrary to popular belief this makes being "okay with who you are and what you look like" no easier
The council have been working with A2 dominion for the past 5 years to regenerate the estates in Ealing. Well, has it worked? Yes Phase 1 has been successful ! On Saturday 18th of October, Green Mane lane café were holding an event for the neighbourhood
As the weather gets worse, the ducks of Sanderstead pond will be having to prepare to keep warm through the winter months. Many of us know the pond near the roundabout on Limpsfield Road. Some of us may walk past it regularly. A lot of people
Purley residents are up in arms about a proposed new bus route that will go right past their houses. The first they knew about the new bus route was yellow lines appearing outside their houses. After enquiring about the reason for the lines
‘When shall we three meet again/ In thunder lightning, or in rain?-’ the opening lines of Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘Macbeth’ and words familiar to most of us. On the evening of Thursday 16th October, these famous words were brought to life by ‘Traffic of
The sky was lit up by a magnificent thunderstorm; it was the perfect atmosphere for this year’s Freshers’. On the 9th of October, Reigate College’s Refectory was transformed into the inside of a marvel comic book. Both windows and walls lined with comic
