By Community Correspondent Tasman Hogan I can hear you all murmuring under your breaths about how i'm really quite 'sad' for taking on a language that hasn't been spoken for thousands of years. I know that half the people I speak to haven't
By Community Correspondent Jennifer Pinto After months of waiting and much anticipation, the newly refurbished Tooting Library finally opened its doors on Monday 22nd February to all the public. The library started refurbishment back in
By Community Correspondent Sophie Swithinbank. The YPI programme is designed to help young people develop community awareness. The 200 students taking part separated into groups and researched numerous Hounslow charities. Each group decided
Update: Following a protest over the proposal to open a new supermarket in the local area, residents and local businesses are discovering that they can make a difference, the community has won the David and Goliath-like battle. Upon hearing
Students are in uproar after figures obtained by community correspondents revealed nearly three quarters of parking spaces in the area surrounding Kingston University were for residents only. Just 294 of the 1035 on-street spaces in university
Neil Warnock looks certain to be on his way out of Crystal Palace after refusing to deny speculation linking him with Queens Park Rangers. In his press conference after last night's 3-1 FA Cup defeat against Aston Villa, Warnock was asked outright if
Music technology students at South Thames College in Wandsworth are gaining real experience of what it is like to be “on tour” this March. The students, on the National Diploma course, will leave London and embark on a three day tour to colleges in
Epsom jazz fans are in for a real treat next week when one of Britain’s best voices, Clare Teal, returns to the venue to launch her new UK Tour. Entitled the Great British Songbook, the show sees Teal rummage around the musical past to piece together
By community correspondant Amani Patel Pride and Prejudice, Northanger Abbey, Emma...where did all of these truly inspirational novels start? Where did one of the most beloved writers create the magic that inspired us all? Now I’m sure that
With the rise of global warming, councils and governments are on a race to encourage environmentally friendly alternatives to energy and travel. As many may know, cycling is considered an environmental method of travelling, and has increased in popularity
Robbers on a motorbike unwittingly stole an empty cash box when they targeted a security van in Epsom yesterday (Wednesday). A security guard placed the empty box on the ground just after leaving the Epsom High Street branch of Santander -
By Community Correspondent Katie Kemp Young Writers across Merton prepare themselves, pen in hand, for the upcoming excitement as a world of creative exhilaration opens its doors once again to the captivating works of young talent. With
Kingstonian and AFC Wimbledon are pleased to announce they have signed an extended licence for Ks to play at Kingsmeadow securing the club's long-term future at the ground. The news comes after the Royal Borough of Kingston and AFC Wimbledon
A New Malden man was sent to prison this afternoon, for his part in a million pound bank scan in which some of Britain's richest people were fleeced. Naresh Patwari, 51, was handed a two year jail sentence for laundering nearly £200,000 stolen
A man on trial accused of killing two people by causing a crash on the A3 in 2008 was seen trying to flee the scene after the fatal collision, Kingston Crown Court has heard. Deane Girdler, 43, from Woodham, faces two counts of causing death
Weston-Super-Mare 1 Hampton & Richmond Borough 1 The Beavers travelled to Weston-Super-Mare’s Woodspring Stadium on Tuesday night to play a match originally scheduled for December 1. The Seasiders came into the game on the back of successive draws
The man who was in charge of Surrey County Council’s £1.4bn asset portfolio has been found dead in a smoke-filled car. Tony Dunn, 65, a former member of Marlow Town Council and Wycombe District Council, died from smoke inhalation and burn injuries
Twickenham won 17-10 at bottom side Winchester to record their first away win of the season on Saturday. Twickenham started strongly but it took then 25 minutes to open the scoring when rookie number eight Seb Johansson off-loaded for Joe Ash to crash
After a two-week break, the RBS 6 Nations 2010 returns for a pivotal stage of the competition this weekend. England have worked their way into a good position, but their 100 per cent record will face its toughest test yet when reigning Grand Slam champions
Julian Speroni: Without him Palace would have lost by a hatful last night but he was superb. Twice Agbonlahor was through one-one-one with him and twice Speroni stood up and made it hard for the striker, in the end saving both efforts. His stop from Ashley
I am looking for Rita Keats who I have not seen in 40 years. We worked together in Canada for Ferranti Packard, in St. Catharines Ontario, Canada. My friend Marsha and I came to visit her when she returned home and stayed for 3 glorious week
Boris Johnson has accepted requests from Surrey County Council’s leader for a meeting about his London expansion plans. Surrey County Council leader Andrew Povey wants assurances that Mr Johnson’s plans to cope with London’s growing population
A baby boy died suddenly at 10-months-old after surviving a traumatic, premature birth, an inquest heard. Coroner Dr Roy Palmer was unable to explain why little Albie Crisp died in his sleep on October 18 and recorded a verdict of sudden unexplained
Ace Awards cup second round: Bedfont Sunday A 1 Chiswick Griffin 1. Kitson Cup quarter-final: Hampton Village A 0 CB Hounslow United A 2, London Falcons A 0 Sunbury Town 5. Premier Division: CB Hounslow United 4 Draytonians 3, Hampton Village 1 Sunbury
Police searching for a missing teenage couple are investigating reports they may be in Mitcham. Officers are appealing for information after Liam Carl Taylor, 16, ran from his carers in Telford shopping centre two weeks ago. He is thought
Brenford boss Andy Scott has warned his men are far from safe from the League One drop zone and their biggest threat to survival is complacency. The Bees failed to take full advantage of a dominant first-half display at Walsall on Saturday as they were
An £11m blackhole would be plugged in a proposed budget outlining the first reduction in Merton council tax for 16 years. Councillors are expected to rubber stamp the 1.4 per cent cut - equivalent to £1 per month for the average Band D household
Hampton & Richmond Borough skipper Dean Wells has admitted striker Dave Tarpey’s equaliser at relegation rivals Weston-Super-Mare on Tuesday came as a massive relief. Tarpey struck direct from a free-kick in the 74th minute to level matters
A roadworks labourer who served residents for 45 years received an award this week to recognise his loyalty to the borough. Roy Dunn first started work for the council on 14 September 1964 in the council’s highways team. Originally based
London Scottish winger Charlie Broughton insists he could have added to his five try-haul at Manchester had full-back Stuart Peel been more generous. The Exiles triumphed 87-7 in a one-sided affair at the Athletic Ground that saw the hosts edge a point
Richmond have been left reeling after scrum half Kris Greene announced his immediate retirement from the game as he launches a bid to reach the London 2012 Olympics - as a weightlifter. Irishman Greene is set to be fast-tracked into the sport
Twickenham's Chemmy Alcott was again left cursing the heavens in Canada as her bid for a fourth successive top-20 finish was halted in the giant slalom. The 27-year-old has been unfortunate with the weather at Whistler Creekside with heavy snow postponing
Terry Brown insists that AFC Wimbledon will make the Blue Square Premier play-offs this season - thanks to the Kingsmeadow factor. The Dons slipped out of the play-off places after Tuesday night’s 2-0 reverse at league leaders Oxford United
Harlequins back row star Chris Robshaw reckons his side will have no excuses if they fail to beat neighbours London Irish on Sunday. Quins take on the Exiles a day after England face Ireland in a Six Nations showdown at Twickenham that has
When student James Miles painted a foreboding portrait of his father for his course work, the response was rather different than he imagined. Christopher Miles, 66, an electrical engineer, was so impressed he hung it at the top of the stairs
Molesey Boat Club’s director of rowing Paul Thorpe insists sweeping changes to the club’s junior section have the backing of the whole club and are not part of an elitist agenda. Members and parents have reacted angrily to news 65-year-old
Businesses pressing their electricity company for compensation for a series of power cuts in Balham have been backed by Wandsworth Council. The council said the cuts, on EDF’s network, cost more than 50 businesses about £250,000 between
The Mayor of London has vowed to draft in his sports adviser Kate Hoey MP to help find a solution to Crystal Palace FC’s financial crisis. Speaking at Mayor’s Questions yesterday morning, Boris Johnson said he extended his sympathy to the
Liberal Democrat councillors are still scrambling to find additional savings to deliver their promised 1.9 per cent council tax increase, two days before the council was due to set its annual budget. The figure would still leave Kingston
A loveable knitted duck flapped his way back on TV by impersonating a television show host. Peter the Wingless Duck was kicked off the K Factor, part of Harry Hill’s TV Burp, because he had no wings. Several Facebook campaigns were set-up
Two athletes from Putney are appealing for sponsorship to run in the London Marathon on April 25. Ben Milman and his flatmate Charles Waite are running in aid of the charity Children With Leukaemia, and hope to raise £5,000. The hit
Parents have praised teachers at a school hit by an E coli outbreak after it finally re-opened - but the extent of the damage caused by the bug remains unknown. Staff at Feltham Hill Infant and Nursery School have spent much of the past three
Bob Crow, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), will speak about issues of rail safety RMT campaigns and the struggles for trade unionists after the next election at a meeting in Battersea next week. A spokeswoman
A talented bass guitarist was killed in a motorbike crash on a junction “fraught with danger”, an inquest has heard. Luke Whicher, 19, died after a collision with a Mercedes 4x4 at the junction of the A217 with Northdown Road in Sutton as he
Some of Sutton’s political heavyweights were dragged across hot coals on Tuesday night as they raised money for St Raphael’s Hospice by taking part in a firewalk. Paul Burstow MP, council leader Sean Brennan and mayor councillor Margaret Court
A fraudster is thought to be conning people in south Lambeth by pretending to flee from an abusive boyfriend. Residents said the woman will approach people at night with different stories about how she desperately needs money to escape the
Heat-seeking vehicles are to patrol the streets of Banstead in a council bid to reduce residents’ house emissions. Council officials are to use state-of-the-art technology to patrol the area and measure how much energy is being wasted in each
Police are appealing for anyone in Streatham who has recently bought a pug dog to get in touch. Officers investigating a robbery in Plumstead on February 17 believe one of the stolen dogs may have been sold on in Streatham. At about
A 21-year-old shop worker will be tottering around in heels for 28 days to raise money for a leukaemia charity. Alicia Douglas, who works at Ted Baker in the Westfield Shopping Mall, is a friend of the deceased campaigner Daniel De Gale.
Construction employers in Croydon are eligible to receive a £1,000 incentive for taking on an apprentice left unemployed because of the recession. The scheme, which was originally launched by ConstructionSkills(CS) in early 2009, has been extended
Sunny weather brought large numbers of visitors to Surbiton’s first farmers’ market of the year on Saturday morning. With more stalls and new producers at the Maple Road market, shoppers had an even wider range of seasonal produce and speciality
Property firm Taylor Wimpey are aiming to help first-time buyers on to the housing ladder by holding a funding open day at their latest construction. Financial experts will be on hand at the new 793 London Road development to help aspiring
A national day to raise awareness of people’s rights to dignity in care is being supported by local bodies. NHS Surrey, Surrey County Council and Surrey Care Association have all voiced their support for today’s National Dignity Action Day
A couple who fell in love while serving in the Army during World War 2 are due to celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary. Lyndon, 84, and Doreen Weight, 85, from Stoneleigh, met when Mrs Weight was 12 because he was friends with her brother
