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  • Croydon Guardian best in London and south England

    The Croydon Guardian has been named free weekly newspaper of the year at a media awards ceremony in Brighton. Our paper beat Crawley News and Bexley Times to land the honour at EDF Energy's London and South of England Journalism Awards. And our sister

  • Bridgwater & Albion 30 Rosslyn Park 3

    Rosslyn Park slumped to the bottom of the table after losing 30-3 at Bridgwater & Albion last Saturday and can expect no sympathy from neighbours London Scottish, who they visit in the cup this Saturday (3pm). The Scots, coached by former Park rugby

  • Diwali could be a fire risk

    The fire service has put out increased warnings in advance of the Hindu festival, Diwali. Statistics show there is an increased risk of fire because candles, tea lights and fireworks are a major feature of the festival. According to statistics published

  • At the top of your voice

    The Allegri Singers, a chamber choir which performs a variety of choral music, is looking for new members. The choir rehearses at St Mark's Church in Westmoreland Road, Bromley, on Wednesdays from 8pm to 10pm. It has vacancies for all vocal ranges and

  • Novel reading has famous voice

    A former Croydon Guardian reporter who has recently had her novel published has had even more success after actor Martin Jarvis agreed to record an extract of her book. Susie Cornfield spent most of her working life as a journalist and worked for the

  • Richmond 15 Barnes 21

    Barnes shaded the possession and enjoyed better ball control to claim a deserved 21-15 win at Richmond on Saturday. The visitors raced into a 14-0 lead thanks to two converted tries in the first 15 minutes. First, scrum-half Jonathan Green took a quick

  • Cobham 46 Old Paulines 0

    Leaders Cobham won their fourth consecutive league game in style by hammering local rivals Old Paulines 46-0 away on Saturday and now look forward to a cup game at home to Dorking this Saturday, writes Tony Maddocks. The half back combination of Spencer

  • MMB Reserves 0 Merton Rovers 4

    Merton Rovers moved top of the Kingston & District 5th division with a fantastic win over promotion rivals, MMB Reserves. This result, coupled with a strange and amusing 5-5 draw between Rovers' other league contenders KC Chessington and lowly Double

  • FA Trophy first qualifying round: AFC Sudbury 2 Kingstonian 2

    Kingstonian, leading 2-0 with two breakaway goals from striker Danny Morris, had to hang on for a draw as AFC Sudbury battled back in the second-half of a gripping FA Trophy first qualifying round tie in Suffolk on Saturday. Manager Stuart McIntyre made

  • FA Trophy first qualifying round: Leatherhead 1 Rothwell 1

    With excitement of the Tanners FA Cup win on Tuesday night still in their minds and the prospect of the next round looming, this was not a classic match. It is the mark of a good side who can grind out results when not playing to their peak and Leatherhead

  • Harsh treatment for racers

    I refer to your article concerning a fun fair being cancelled over boy racers and cruise meetings, blighting the Colonnades Park in Purley Way. This situation has been going on for a number of years now. Isn't it about time the authorities got their

  • Speaking our mind on cuts

    We have been members of the Warehouse Theatre for the past 10 years. The company has produced a diverse range of plays during that time. The location is unique and while appreciating that there are always other causes which may merit greater finance,

  • Surgery bounces back after closure threats

    A surgery which was threatened with closure and the prospect of turning patients away celebrated a grand opening last week. Croydon North MP Malcolm Wicks was at the Upper Norwood Group Practice surgery in Church Road to cut the ribbon and declare the