Whatever has happened to manners? As I embark on my second fifty years, I almost regret that I am the way I am. I believe in treating others in the way that I would like them to treat me, but, quite frankly, they are getting the better deal.
By Community Correspondent Eleanor Roberts On Thursday 11th February 2010, the Kingston Schools Indoor Rowing Competition took place at Chessington Community College. It was a very exciting occasion for Surbiton High School as it was the first year
Harlequins fly-half Nick Evans reckons understudy Rory Clegg has what it takes to become England’s finest - providing he is handled correctly. The 20-year-old fly-half showed nerves of stroke over a penalty from the halfway line to secure a
Malory Eagles have reached their ninth national cup final in 10 years thanks to a 3-1 victory over Newcastle Staffs. It will be an all-London final at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, with Polonia having beaten current champions Sheffield in
Tim O'Shea will shuffle his pack this week as Croydon Athletic look to keep alive their hopes of winning four trophies this season. Goals from Gareth Williams and Gary Noel gave the Rams a 2-0 win over Burgess Hill Town on Saturday, their eighth in a
Alex Pizzey scored a hat-trick as Epsom Hockey Club’s men drew 3-3 with Woking in Surrey/Hants Division One on Saturday. With the sides having drawn 2-2 before Christmas, Epsom knew this would be a stern test and, in the early stages they were kept
A national campaign calling for more people to give blood is being led by young Muslims based at the Bait-ul-Futuh mosque in Morden. Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association helped set up a blood donation centre in the mosque last
Staines Town collected a valuable point on their first league visit to Woking’s Kingfield Stadium since the 1991-92 season. There were a couple of early chances, with Staines’ Leroy Griffiths flagged marginally offside from Scott Taylor’s through ball
Wimbledon produced a fine team performance to win 32-15 at Tunbridge Wells in London One South on Saturday. Facing the elements in the first half it was a case of sheer hard graft for Wimbledon to work their way upfield through a combination of good
By Community Correspondent Angelika Mohr After two weeks of fierce competition and many moments of spectacular achievements and heartbreaking disappointment, the Closing Ceremony last Sunday brought the 21st Winter Olympics, held in Vancouver, Canada
Eleven students from Wimbledon-based London Warriors Freestyle martial arts academy took part in the D-Day event hosted by Watford Freestyle Kickboxing. Mark Claridge, Dean Hanley and Adam Peacock all won their events. Peacock, Sara Druce and Michael
A depressed man who has family and friends in Leatherhead, Epsom and surrounding areas has gone missing after attending a football match. Police are appealing for information about the whereabouts of Patrick Davies, 62, from Bullbrook, in Bracknell
Kingston's John Parfitt has finally earned his place in the top 30 of the quad singles wheelchair tennis world rankings following a brace of titles at the North West Challenge in Preston, Britain's first world ranking event of the 2010 NEC Wheelchair
Healthcare in Lambeth is to be restructured in a bid to absorb massive predicted funding cuts, it has been confirmed. Services are to be shifted away from hospitals and into communities to try and cut a potential funding reduction of more than
Shaun Derry is eyeing Championship survival as the perfect end to a turbulent story for Crystal Palace. The captain has seen the club go into administration, lose 10 points, change managers and defer players' wages three times since August. However,
A police investigation has been launched after six people were taken to hospital following a major car crash in Kingston. A 1,500ft stretch of Kingston Road was closed for nearly six hours, after two cars and a motorcycle collided into each
Seven members of Striders of Croydon completed the Torrevieja Half-Marathon in Spain. Alice Ewen finished sixth in the women’s race, her time of one hour, 37 minutes, 50 seconds lifting her to 14th in the club’s all-time women’s rankings. Her father
The family of a DJ who took his own life, have paid tribute to the doting father with an infectious smile. Peter Mildon, 25, committed suicide after suffering from severe depression which began when his home and all his possesions were destroyed
An MP’s request for all letters and emails from August 31, 2009, onwards discussing the future of Kingston Hospital has been denied under the Freedom of Information Act. Department for Health officials denied the request from Susan Kramer
One of the men killed in an avalanche in the Scottish Highlands last month has been named as Robert Pritchard, 37, from New Malden. Northern Constabulary said the climber was swept away with his mountain instructor Chris Walker, 29, on Wednesday
Brentford boss Andy Scott will step up his search for fresh blood up front, despite watching Ben Strevens earn a point at Leeds United on Saturday. The 29-year-old bundled home Charlie MacDonald’s cross shot on the hour at Elland Road, before
The Twickenham Stoop will host a double header on Saturday 10th April when Harlequin FC take on Leeds Carnegie in the Guinness Premiership (2pm KO) followed by Harlequins Rugby League v St Helens in the Engage Super League (5.30pm KO). Season ticket
Luke Williamson admits Sunday’s Stoop showdown with Salford will have a major bearing on what Harlequins RL can hope to achieve over the remainder of the Super League season. After last Friday night’s 62-4 hammering at Leeds Rhinos the Londoners head
In Division One of Wandsworth & District table tennis league, South Mitcham A snatched a 5-5 draw York Gardens B with a win in the final doubles. South Mitcham’s Steve Holloway was in imperious form, winning all three singles, against Gary
Police are appealing for witnesses to the robbery of a 17-year-old girl last month in Church Lane, Tooting. She was walking near the junction with Eswyn Road at 7.30pm on Saturday, February 27, when two men approached her from behind and mugged
Tooting residents got tips on how to save on their energy bills at a “warm front” event held by local MP Sadiq Khan last Friday. Residents gathered at St John The Divine Church, Earlsfield, to find out how they could cut their electricity bills
An inspired performance from keeper Andy Walker held Maidstone United to keep Sutton United out on Saturday. The visitors played the final half hour with 10 men after debutant Chris Saunders was sent off for a harsh second yellow card. But Sutton
A Battersea woman who was torn from her family and shipped to Australia as a child has returned home for an official apology from the Prime Minister. Margaret Gallagher, 67, was taken into care and sent abroad as a “war orphan” because her
Hampton & Richmond Borough boss Alan Devonshire handed James Simmonds his Beavers debut at Worcester on Saturday and the former Chelsea youngster and Glenn Hoddle Academy graduate responded with a sterling performance on a 1-0 win at Worcester City.
Skipper John Cottam’s last minute try saw Weybridge Vandals secure a 19-15 triumph at Twickenham and go some way to guaranteeing London Division Two South West survival on Saturday. Head coach Ian Bardgett’s men had a man of the match performance from
Commuters in south west London will be able to register with GP surgeries near their workplace, if plans now under consultation are approved. In a drive to be more convenient and to raise standards, patients would no longer be forced to register
Roy Hodgson has told Fulham’s players and fans to bask in the glory of what the club has achieved this season as the Cottagers continue to defy the odds. The Londoners face Juventus (twice), Manchester United, Manchester City and an FA Cup replay with
Old Whitgiftians came out on top in a Surrey One game featuring plenty of attacking rugby on Saturday, writes Bob Schad. Some good kicking from Graham Jordan allowed the hosts to force some good early pressure, which resulted in a try under the posts
Ollie Lyndsay-Hague admits the experience he has gained at Rosslyn Park this season will be priceless as he looks to further his career in professional rugby. The Harlequins winger, on loan at Park for the season, this week flew out to Sydney having
Kingstonian 4 Boreham Wood 1 Kingstonian's Ryman League Premier Division wobble - four games without a win - ended with what turned out to be a comprehensive walloping of play-off rivals Boreham Wood at Kingsmeadow on Sunday. It didn't look like
Cannock 1 Surbiton 2 As a result of this weekend’s results, Surbiton Men’s first XI are right back in contention to top the England Hockey League’s elite National Premier Division table at the end of the season. Having lost the first two and then
Paul Hart says he won't be making sweeping changes to Crystal Palace's training regime after winning his first game as manager. Alan Lee's volley secured a much-needed 1-0 win over promotion-chasing Sheffield United at Selhurst Park on Saturday But
Surbiton Ladies 2 Southampton Ladies 0 After their victory over Southampton on Saturday, Surbiton Ladies are now on the brink of clinching the South Clubs’ Women’s Hockey League Division One title. However, in contrast to the first meeting
Hastings United 3 Carshalton Athletic 1 After the midweek home trouncing of Tooting, expectations were high as the Robins travelled to play-off hopefuls Hastings on Saturday but, for the most part, were unable to get out of second gear and were
Julian Speroni: A couple of poor kicks but had very little else to do other than save a few easy shots. 7 Danny Butterfield: Restored at right back his passing was class throughout and provided a great cross that put Lee's goal on a plate for him.
Upper Norwood library was a hotbed of blackmail and mutiny at the turn of the 20th century, according to a historian. Jerry Savage, the library’s reference and local history specialist, told the Norwood Society how the first chief librarian
Kids were urged to let their imaginations run wild during a visit from one of their favourite writers. Children’s author Phillip Ardagh visited Ursuline Prep School to launch this year’s Wimbledon Bookfest young writers’ competition.
Dave Beasant is backing AFC Wimbledon’s bid to get into the Football League – but reckons they may have to wait a little longer. It will help to ease the anguish Beasant feels about the fact his greatest achievement came with a club that no
Redevelopment work on Colliers Wood’s hated tower could start within three months, the building’s owners have said. Michael Hughes, head of development at Criterion Capital, made the claim as he invited Merton Council to buy the building under
Leeds United 1 Brentford 1 (Strevens 60) For the second time this season, Brentford proved more than a match for promotion-chasing Leeds United, after drawing at Elland Road on Saturday. On their first league visit to the famous old ground for precisely
Surrey were pipped 127-124 by Northamptonshire in the final of the National over-60s Inter-County League at Kempton IBC in Bedford. In a close an exciting match, both teams won on three rinks. Surrey, managed by Croydon IBC’s John Gale alongside
Leatherhead 3 Ramsgate 1 An inspired second-half hat-trick from Greg Andrews saw Leatherhead extend their current winning home run to five matches. Tanners boss Mick Sullivan kept the same side that had beaten Fleet Town in the League Cup on Thursday
Billy Smith admits he is still getting to grips with the best formation for his Tooting & Mitcham side despite his near 50 years experience in the game. The Terrors ended their recent barren spell in impressive style at the weekend, employing the sweeper
Strikers Gareth Williams and Gary Noel scored again as Croydon Athletic registered their eighth win in a row in all competitions by beating Burgess Hill Town 2-0 at the KT Stadium. The Rams were always in control and had early chances in the
Rosslyn Park 62 Bridgwater & Albion 24 Despite resting several players, Park cruised to victory over the bottom club without ever really going through the gears. Poor Bridgwater could not even field a full complement of replacements, but they
Old Walcountians’ slender hopes of making Surrey One’s promotion play-offs faded when they failed to hold on to a 13-point lead at Old Freemen’s on Saturday. Walcountians were missing three regular players in full-back Ollie Beales, centre
METROPOLITAN POLICE 0 FOLKESTONE INVICTA 1 Top-of-the-table Folkestone Invicta treated the first half of Saturday's best forgotten Ryman Division One South game like a practice session. The Police, on the other hand, with a record of nine successive
Warlingham’s last lingering hopes of a promotion place were dashed besides the Kent coast on Saturday. A workmanlike performance from the Deal pack stifled out any Warlingham advances. Two early penalty attempts from full back James
In Loving Memory JOHN (JACK) HARPER 1924 - 18th February 2010 Mitcham Who will be sadly missed but will always be our hearts and in our thoughts The Service will be taking place at: South London Crematorium, Rowan Road, London SW16 on the 10th
WILFRED CHITTY known as ‘Bill’ from West Ewell 31st January 1928 - 22nd February 2010 Passed away peacefully A wonderful and devoted Husband of 58 years to Agnes. The best Dad in the world to his seven children: David, Patricia, John, Robert,
Results for Sunday March 10 Ace Awards Cup second round: Barnes Albion 2 CCSFC 0. Harry Edmondson Cup Premier Cup quarter-final: Sunbury Athletic 2 Draytonians 0, Chiswick Albion 3 Acton 1. Keith Cook President’s Cup third round: AFC
Happy 18th Birthday DANIEL 6th March 2010 Congratulations on your 18th Birthday With love from Mum, Dad and Ruth XXX
4/3/1960 - 13/10/1992 Softly the leaves of memory fall Gently we gather, treasure them all Some may forget now that you are gone We will remember no matter how long Remembering your 50th Birthday Love always
Happy Birthday REGAN DUFFY Happy 14th Birthday 6th March 2010 Lots of loveGrandma and Grandad XX
Croydon’s Burglary Squad have released pictures of items of jewellery they have recovered, in a bid to reunite them with their owners. The jewellery was recovered following the arrest of a suspected burglar at the end of December, but detectives
Badshot Lea 1 Chertsey Town 2 With their main rivals dropping points, Chertsey Town had a good weekend, picking up these three points. Although still placed third in the Combined Counties League table, they are well in the mix in regard to taking
Ash Utd 2 Banstead Athletic 3 Banstead Athletic came through this game with a solid performance against a strong Ash Utd side, writes Bob Lockyer. It didn't look like it after six minutes when the As keeper Matt Amis was sent off for handball outside
Two hundred jobs are set to go at Kingston Council in the next two to three years, as the authority tries to cope with an expected 10 to 15 per cent reduction in spending for that period. The figures were given in response to a BBC survey
Families visiting the graves of their loved ones have been left fuming after precious ornaments, lanterns and vases were collected up and ditched by staff. The company running the cemetery in Elmers End issued an apology after visitors discovered
Police have increased patrols at at road works site in Sutton after careless drivers were spotted risking lives by jumping lights. The 150-year-old London Road Bridge is currently being replaced in a £4m scheme funded by Transport for London
After the roaring success of his private Sutton film screening, home-grown hero SOS is now gunning for the small screen. The costumed crimefighters’ fly-on-the-wall documentary film, Superhero Me, followed SOS’s extraordinary exploits in 2009
Expectant mums now have a new £180,000 birth centre at St Helier Hospital. President of the Royal College of Midwives, Liz Stephens, cut the ribbon to open the centre which forms part of the £2.8m redevelopment of the facility. The unit
A Question Time style debate on housing in Lambeth will be held with parliamentary candidates ahead of the general election. The debate, organised by campaign group Lambeth Defend Council Housing (LDCH), will feature a candidate from each of
The Church of England (CofE) and Kingston Council are emerging as the main contenders to run the new north Kingston secondary school, after parents who waged a decade-long campaign appeared to rule themselves out. A consultation on proposals
Squatters have moved out of a West Norwood home - on condition Lambeth Council foot the repair bill for the rightful tenant first. A group of professional squatters vacated the council house in Chatsworth Way on Monday, March 1, after striking
A Manhattan inspired beauty salon has celebrated opening its doors with a transatlantic cocktail party. More than 150 people turned up to see Croydon mayor Margaret Mead officially open the Avante Garde Artiste salon, beauty room and nail bar
An artist who walked into a Kingston art gallery without any food, water or clothes on Tuesday, March 2, has thrown himself on the mercy of visitors to give him what he needs to survive a five-day stay in a stark, unfurnished room. India-born
A veggie patch received approval from high office during a recent visit. Mayor of Epsom, Jan Mason, visited students and staff at Epsom and Ewell High School on February 22 to see the patch for herself after helping secure funding for the venture.
Students at ACS Cobham International School have taken part this term in an art project that connects them with their peers in China. Students aged 12 and 13 have studied the work of Polish artist Miroslaw Balka and, with this inspiration,
Pupils at Shrewsbury Lodge School in Milbourne Lane, Esher, spent their half term designing a kitchen garden for the school. The activity was organised by year 1 teacher Linda Reading, who is also in charge of the after school Green Fingers
