Paul Hart suffered his first defeat as Crystal Palace manager after Chris Iwelumo's exquisite strike gave Bristol City a 1-0 win at Selhurst Park. The striker capitalised on Palace's failure to clear a long throw and produced a stunning volley
by James Street All living animals, humans included, are inhabited consistently by other organisms. This is a fact that, although not many may want to linger on, is somewhat understandable and unsurprising. What is lesser known, perhaps,
by James Street As of early January, our economy was officially out of what had seemed a never-ending recession. Many would have watched the countdown on the news, eagerly awaiting the excuse to get out the expensive champagne once again, but
by James Street Many people struggle to choose which political party they want to vote for, even with an election imminent and approaching. Even after watching the manifestos and watching news, the main three still seem very similar, with the same
By Community Correspondent Charles Hudson It’s fair to say that MPs do not have a great reputation nowadays. Far from being servants of the people, fighting the cause for the most vulnerable people in the constituency; they are all too often
A Clapham teenager has been cleared of murdering a 16-year-old boy who allegedly had two dogs set upon him before he was stabbed to death in Larkhall Park, Stockwell. Oluwaseyi Ogunyemi, known as Seyi to his friends, died after being mauled
Did you know two out of five women and one out of five men would trade three to five years of their life to achieve their weight goals? Did you know young girls are more afraid of becoming fat than they are of nuclear war, cancer, or losing their parents
Visitors to the Landor Theatre next week are in for a double dose of comedy fun as members of the Player-Playwrights put on back-to-back performances of two original plays, both written by Eddie Coleman. Director Amber Homes tells GRAHAM MOODY all
A man has been stabbed at a house nearby a block of flats where armed police are believed to have arrested a woman after a siege. The man, in his 60s, was stabbed in the shoulder at a property in Hatch Gardens, Tadworth, and a woman was arrested
Seniors: Dynamos 6 Monarchs 5, Arrows 1 Royals 1, Jaguars 1 Sabres 2, Forwards 7 Warriors 0. Juniors: Redskins 0 Giants 1, Jets 0 Imps 1, Rockets 3 Bombers 1.
Old Wimbledonians came away with defeat from a match they should have won in deepest Hampshire on Saturday. Fordingbridge opened the scoring after six minutes when some limp tackling allowed the home left winger to score a try behind the posts, which
A family got a surprise visit from the boys in blue when a police car crashed through their garden wall in Pollards Hill at the weekend. The occupants of the Lindsey Close home, a family with children, were left stunned when the police car
Harry Ledger, a back-row forward with Whitgift School Sutton & Epsom RFC and Harlequins' elite player development group, has been named the captain of the England U16s. Ledger will lead the side in the annual Four Nations Tournament in Italy from April
Crystal Palace will be looking to avenge the goal-that-never-was affair when they face Bristol City at Selhurst Park tonight. The Robins scored a late winner to earn a 1-0 victory in August after Freddie Sears' valid strike was ruled out by
Harlequins have confirmed director of rugby Conor O'Shea will take up office at the Stoop on Monday. The former Ireland full-back fills the role vacated by disgraced former chief Dean Richards last summer in the wake of the Tom Williams 'Bloodgate
Older people at risk of falling can increase their mobility and balance at exercise classes. The Staying Steady free classes are aimed at helping older people increase their confidence over an eight week period. Run by NHS Sutton and
Armed police are believed to have arrested a woman after a siege at a block of flats. The siege is understood to have lasted 45 minutes while officers tried to convince the woman, in her mid-30s, to leave the flat in Marbles Way, Tadworth.
Mike Schmid has warned Esher to expect a massive physical challenge in Saturday’s big home showdown against Launceston. The Surrey side are two points clear at the top of National One following the seven-try 53-15 destruction of Cambridge last weekend
Surrey County Cricket Club’s Pakistani seam bowler Rao Iftikhar Anjum believes turning out for the Lions this season will see him fill a lifetime’s ambition. The 29-year-old paceman arrives at the Brit Oval on a short-term deal to provide cover for
An allegory from Cannon Hill Common’s twinned resort, Cannonball Common. Chapter One Ducking and Diving VICHY TOWN HALL HAILS VICTORY Life at the sharp end on Cannonball Common Beleaguered waterfowl at the bird sanctuary annihilated at the
Kingstonian boss Alan Dowson has labelled play-off rivals Sutton United the Stoke City of the Ryman League Premier Division. Ks consolidated their position in the top five with a 4-1 win over Boreham Wood on Saturday, while United stretched their unbeaten
The Wimbledon Guardian has teamed up with the New Wimbledon Theatre to offer a fantasmagorical family ticket to see Chitty Chitty Bang Bang live on stage. The prize includes four tickets to the show on Monday, March 29, plus interval drinks
Members of Kingston’s Rotary Club have marked the 105th anniversary of Rotary by raising money to eradicate polio from the world. Rotarians braved the wet weather and greeted shoppers on Eden’s Walk to raise awareness of the disease and Rotary
Old Emanuel take on a Surrey President’s XV in a centenary celebration match at Blagdons Sports Ground in New Malden on Sunday (3pm). The 22-man first XV will take on a select team from all of Surrey. The Surrey RFU committee and members from other
Teenagers at St Andrew’s Church of England school will be exploring the modern obsession with the quest for fame in a new musical Starstruck. More than 150 students will be treading the boards, featuring famous dance numbers, scenes and songs
An unidentified object thrown off a motorway bridge hit a lorry and cracked its windscreen. At about 10.30am on March 2 a lorry was driving on the M25 just past junction 8, near Leatherhead, on the anti clockwise carriageway when it passed
Diners enjoying an afternoon hamburger were smoked out of a McDonald's when fire broke out behind one of the fat containers yesterday afternoon. More than 100 people were left milling outside at the Collonades, Purley Way as neighbouring buildings
MPs will debate healthcare across the capital this afternoon as part of a Conservative-led motion on NHS London. From 3.45pm to 7pm has been set aside to debate healthcare in London but the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats are sure to clash
The UK’s number one, award-winning consumer show for design and inspiration for your home, Grand Designs Live, returns to London for the sixth year in May - and we have 20 pairs of tickets to give away! Running across nine days from May
Twickenham’s inability to close out their game at Weybridge Vandals cost them dear as they went down 19-15 on Saturday. At least they managed to retain ninth place after Wincheser beat next weekend’s opponents relegation rivals London South Africa
The Easter story is to be given a hip-hop twist by young people at a Streatham Vale church. They have been awarded a grant by the Church of England to put-on an R&B night at the Holy Redeemer Church in Churchmore Road. Dying to Live
Collingwood’s Dave Ross finished seventh overall and first over-40 veteran in Sunday’s Wye Valley 30-mile Ultra Marathon in Herefordshire, writes Alison Fox. He clocked four hour, four minutes, while Melane Johnstone was fifth woman in five hours, 14
Staines remain in the driving seat at the top of London One North, with four games to play, after Saturday’s 44-16 win at Rochford. Missing the injured Richard Mahony, Staines welcome back lock forward Junior Harrison for the rest of the season from
Firefighters cut a man from his car on Monday, March 8, after he is understood to have passed out at the wheel and crashed. New Malden’s watch manager Steve Preston said the man was believed to have lost consciousness while driving and had
Epsom College’s girls went one better than their runner-up finish at last year’s Sussex Open Sevens, claiming the 2010 event at Christ’s Hospital School on Sunday. On a bright but bitterly cold day, the Epsom girls sailed through their group matches,
Kingston Philharmonia will be marking the start of Spring with a concert at the United Reformed Church, Kingston, at 7.30pm on Saturday - and there may be some surprises in store. Violin virtuoso Clare Howick will be playing Bruch’s violin concerto
My Fifteen Minutes, running at the New Wimbledon Studio from March 17-20, asks how ordinary people, their principles, and their relationships are affected by the prospect of becoming famous. Directed by Natascha Metherell, this musical follows two
Old Meadonians kept their outside hopes of landing the Amateur Football Combination title alive with a hard-earned point at league leaders Belonians. They managed a draw despite the third-minute dismissal of striker Colin Hawkins, who retalliated
Former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash has urged Richmond teenager Oliver Golding to put his career before his country when he picks the launch pad for his tilt at the professional tennis circuit, writes David Jordan. The 16-year-old former child actor
Glenn Poole may find his position in the AFC Wimbledon line-up under threat after the return to fitness of Luke Moore, but you will not hear the midfielder complaining. Poole was hauled off on the hour mark in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Altrincham at
Old Mid-Whitgiftian coach Mick Jones has urged his side to go for the London Three South West title after Saturday's last minute 27-24 win over promotion rivals Ellingham & Ringwood. Anthony Braithwaite's late try secured the victory as Mids overcame
Richmond restored their local reputation with a hard fought victory over local neighbours Barnes, their thirty-two point winning score neatly mirroring Barnes’ score in the October Athletic Ground encounter. In a match higher in physical intensity and
A planning public inquiry is due to be held to decide on a supermarket’s appeal after two applications were turned down. The inquiry, which has no date yet, will decide on both appeals put forward by Tesco to build a controversial store in
Blade Ashby won the national indoor U17 men’s multi-events title in Sheffield last weekend. He scored 4,612 points to finish more than 300 points clear of the rest, winning three individual events out of seven. Ashby’s performances: 60m sprint 7.31
Grasshoppers went down 18-11 at Imperial Medicals last Saturday Medics broke the deadlock within 5 minutes when they drove over for an unconverted try from the lineout. G’s then shadowed Medics for the next 35 minutes and secured a penalty, try and
Tadworth’s Ben Beckman notched his first major title when he won the men’s singles at the Croatian Open in Zagreb last weekend. The 22-year-old defeated the number two, five and six seeds en route to the final where he fought out a tense clash
A pensioner who smuggled heroin into a prison has been jailed for two years. Robert White, 68, from Chiselhurst Road, Orpington, admitted taking 14g of the class A drug into Highdown Prison, Banstead, in December last year. Surrey Police
Brixton's Samson Oni insists the disappointment of missing out on last year’s World Championships will be a major source of inspiration during next week’s indoor equivalent (March 12-14), writes James Trueman. The 28-year-old high jumper
A disabled duck, ridiculed for having no wings, has made it through to the final of an ITV talent show. Peter the Wingless Duck was kicked off the K-Factor, part of Harry Hill’s TV burp, because he had no wings. However, the Croydon Guardian
Kingstonian boss Alan Dowson says he is determined to bring in fresh blood for the Ryman League Premier Division run-in - despite sitting second in the table. The Kingsmeadow chief had hoped to confirm two new signings ahead of Sunday’s
Crystal Palace FC supporters are being asked to help save the club from financial meltdown by sponsoring their match against Preston on Easter Monday. Fans can pay £25 to have their name included on a special poster in the matchday programme
Harlequins fly-half Rory Clegg is back in the England U20 squad for Friday’s showdown with Scotland at Firhill in Glasgow. The 20-year-old is one of 10 changes to the 22 on duty for last month’s 25-10 defeat against Ireland, having kicked three penalties
Danny Wilson has challenged London Welsh to end their league campaign on a high as the Dragons prepare for the Championship play-offs. Welsh head to Cornish Pirates this weekend for their final game, with their third-seeding for the end of season promotion
Sanderstead captain Martyn Avery paid tribute to the club's coaching staff after the Millers secured back-to-back league titles with a 5-0 win over Surbitan 4a on Saturday. Having already secured promotion the previous week, two strikes from Avery plus
Richmond’s Emma Layland makes her first England start of the season for this Saturday’s RBS Six Nations clash with Scotland at Meggatland in Edinburgh (1.30pm). Head coach Gary Street has rung the changes, also bringing Fiona Pocock in for her first
Molesey 3 Horley Town 0 Molesey started the better of these two sides and were on the attack from the first whistle and scored within the first 10 minutes of play. Good work on the wing by Joe Pratley-Jones, his third game in a week, led to a cross
Harlequins starlet Rory Clegg is back in the England Un20 squad for the showdown with Scotland at Firhill in Glasgow on Friday night (7pm). Head coach Mark Mapletoft makes 10 changes to the 22 on duty for the 25-10 defeat against Ireland last month because
Dulwich College student Sam Northcote-Green, of Wasps, was among the try scorers as England U18 ran out 28-12 winners in Italy. Dan Robson, Koree Britton and Billy Vunipola also went over for tries for an England side that also featured Harlequins
Streatham-Croydon recorded their seventh win of the season at Frant road on Saturday with a 28-19 victory over Old Oundelians, writes Ben Alsop. They certainly made it difficult for themselves though by having three players sin-binned in quick succession
Winifred BLACKMORES listing from 1969 that could be her. Her husband died in 1963 so by 1969 she would have likely had the name changed to her own (which was actually Annie Winifred). The listing is for a A.W.A. BLACKMORE address: Panorama, Netherne
I am trying to find anyone who might be related to winnie hudson who married a albert hudson.they lived in mersham surrey. any help any one can give me would be great. nobummum@hotmail.com
Artist Maureen Farr will display a range of colourful paintings at an exhibition in the Fountain Gallery in East Molesey, from Tuesday, March 30. Her combinations of everyday objects, rearranged for dramatic effect, promise to challenge viewers
Smokers are being encouraged to quit by using one of the free services available in Croydon. Smoking kills one in five people in Croydon and causes over 400 deaths every year. Over the past year, a dedicated team of five advisers from
Thousands of residents could find themselves without a vote in the forthcoming elections because their names are not on the borough’s electoral register. Only eligible adults listed on the register will be able to vote in the local and general
I wish to locate some former neighbours and school chums who might still be resident in Surrey, after a break of 55 years. In the spring of 1956 I moved to Billericay, in Essex when my age was 9 years. Up to that time I had lived at No.4, Beauchamp
Merton secured a comprehensive victory at Haslemere despite taking some time to get going. With Tim Rossiter their sixth captain of the season, Merton spent most of the opening 40 minutes in home territory, but the game was scoreless until Raonull
Police are urgently appealing for information after a killer with Putney connections escaped from a secure mental health clinic in Edmonton yesterday. Fida Mohammed Utmanzi, 20, absconded from the North London Clinic, in Church Street, at around
A Weybridge woman has been told she has to pay back nearly £10,000 in benefits, after being found guilty of fraud at Guildford Crown Court. She was one of two people successfully prosecuted by Elmbridge Council last month for benefit fraud,
A 16-year-old boy has been given a warning by police, after a student at Esher College was set alight during a “prank”. The 17-year-old's hair was set on fire inside the college’s coffee bar at about 12.30pm on Tuesday, February 2, by two teenagers
Train operator South West Trains (SWT) has drawn sharp criticism for its plans to shut ticket offices at quieter train stations during the weekends. Under proposals launched by SWT last month, customers would no longer be able to buy tickets
National treasure and Wimbledon resident June Whitfield has packed her bags and left SW19 for a short stint in Coronation Street. The Absolutely Fabulous star arrived in Manchester for filming this week. Her character comes to Weatherfield
A troubled library has re-opened after refurbishment work. Colliers Wood library was officially relaunched on Friday, with improvements made to the inside and outside of the building, as well as a new electronic system allowing users to check
London firefighters are reminding people smoking is the greatest cause of fatal fires in the capital, to coincide with national No Smoking Day. Figures from the London Fire Brigade show smoking materials like cigarettes, matches and cigars
Zac Goldsmith, Conservative Parliamentary candidate for Richmond Park, will join his sister Jemima and former cricketer Imran Khan at Kingston Mosque on Friday, March 12. Ms Khan is a Unicef ambassador and the former wife of Mr Khan, who turned
Sky news presenter Caroline Feraday is performing a skydive alongside fellow celebrities Amanda Wakeley, Marigay McKee and Kate Bostockm for the Breakthrough Breast Cancer charity. Caroline, who lives in Clapham, will be joining the Breakthrough
Award winning chef Tom Aikens will visit two Kingston schools to encourage students to prepare simple and nutritious meals. The chef, who holds two Michelin stars, was due to run hands-on practical cooking sessions with pupils at Tiffin Girls
An obsessive loner who sent a Battersea escort girl photographs of his own slit wrists told the Old Bailey this morning he could not remember stabbing her. Vikramgit Singh, 25, claimed he followed his ex-girlfriend, Gemma Dorman, 24, to Clapham
Freediving expert Sara Campbell is hosting a yoga workshop in Wandsworth ahead of her bid to set a fifth World Record. Ms Campbell, 37, set her fourth World Record last April in the Bahamas, diving to a depth of 96m, the size of Big Ben, and
A student has been elected to represent her peers in the UK Youth Parliament. Sixteen-year-old Megan Barnes, who studies at Glenthorne High School, came top in the election polls beating six other candidates. Almost 8,000 young people
Shoppers were encouraged to change their normal brands for fair trade alternatives last weekend, when the big swap campaign came to John Lewis. Volunteers handed out fair trade bananas, and were encouraged by the number of children who said
The opening of a new Wandsworth Museum has moved a step closer following the signing of a 20 year lease on the building that will be the museum's new home. This paves the way for the museum to open its doors to members of the public early
By Community Correspondent Axel Kemp Theatre is something that is often viewed as a sophisticated pastime – as humans we like to laugh, cry, be moved and be entertained by actors, but the invention of the television has unnecessarily restrained us
By Community Correspondent Axel Kemp Every new year we make a dozen resolutions to better ourselves for the coming year. Lose weight, work harder, become a nicer person – the list goes on and on. And unfortunately, when it comes to the new month, the
By Community Correspondent Axel Kemp When we see a learner driver on the road, our tendency is to swear at them and criticise their driving, regardless of our own skill. But is this really reasonable of us? The problem with learning to drive
By Community Correspondent Axel Kemp They are a cyclist’s worst nightmare and an annoyance to motorists and pedestrians alike – potholes infest almost every road in Epsom. Roads in Epsom, as well as many other major towns, can sometimes go unsurfaced
