A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage at Sutton police station, after a police chase. The man was chased by officers on foot and in police vehicles after the incident in the police station at 5pm today. It is
The lineup for the Lock Up stage at this year's Reading and Leeds Festivals is set to be announced. Organisers will unveil the bill for the punk-led stage on Tuesday, April 17. Rumours are already circulating among festival goers as
Following the sentencing Trevor Reeves said losing the store has been like a bereavement. Mr Reeves, 56, said: "On August 8, Gordon Thompson in front of the world, burnt down a furniture store in Croydon. That was our store and the sentence
The looter who set the fire to a 150-year-old furniture store destroyed in the Croydon riots has been jailed for 11-and-a-half-years. Gordon Thompson, 34, used a lighter to set fire to a sofa cushion on display in the House of Reeves store
Clergy from across Epsom and Ewell joined hundreds of worshippers on a procession of witness on Good Friday. A cross was carried at the front of the parade along Epsom High Street, followed by a service in the market place. The cross
Risotto has a reputation for being fiddly and difficult to make. So many things can go wrong they say. Overcook it and you get a scorched pot of sticky mush. Undercook it and you get a crunchy mess. But the truth is risotto is actually
The Croydon Guardian has teamed up with Crystal Palace sponsors Jelly Communications to give away two BlackBerry phones ahead of this Saturday’s match with Ipswich Town at Selhurst Park. Jelly, a business telecoms and mobile phone company,
Organisers behind breast cancer charity Walk the Walk are hoping to get the whole family walking to raise money. The SunWalk, taking place in Battersea Park on July 1, will see hundreds of fundraisers wearing decorated bras and walking around
Sutton Council leader Sean Brennan has announced he is stepping down after almost a decade in the role. Councillor Sean Brennan, will step down from his post on May 21 when changes to how the council is run are brought in. The Liberal
Sutton United boss Paul Doswell has warned a win over Dartford on Saturday will have no influence on the outcome of the Blue Square South play-offs. United drew 1-1 with Bromley on Saturday before goals from Tony Taggart and Craig Watkins secured a 2
A fatality on the railway tracks is causing delays to services through East Croydon station. The incident took place at around 12.20pm today at Three Bridges station in West Sussex, halting services through the station, causing delays of up
An ex-gang member who was shot in the head and spent four years in prison has turned his life around to win a scholarship to Cambridge University. Ali Niaz, 24, from Durnsford Road, Wimbledon, grew up on a Wandsworth council estate where he
Scholars Court in Anerly, south London has plenty of appeal for first-time buyers, growing families and downsizers with prices starting from £230,500. Some of the apartments are also suitable for people with mobility problems. Jason Stokes, regional
The owner of Gala Bingo Hall in Kingston is to face a Crown Court trial on charges of altering the grade II-listed building, after magistrates declined jurisdiction. Franco Lumba, 44, who lives in St Margarets Road, Twickenham, was not at the
Until last year, 44-year-old father-of-three Martin Dunford would have described himself as a very lucky man. He had a good job, a lovely wife, Pippa, and three beautiful children; Ellis, seven, Katie, five and one-year-old Lauren. But
When Ks striker Alan Tait broke clear with five minutes left to score the winner against Metropolitan Police on Monday, he became the last man to celebrate a goal in front of the Kingston Road terrace at Kingsmeadow. The bulldozers move
PubSpy went on a pub crawl around Carshalton about six years ago scoping out the village’s watering holes. We ended up in the Sun at about 9pm on Saturday. Much to our alarm it was empty, populated only by the barman, his mate and the ghosts
An Epsom man involved in a car crash in which a woman died on Easter Sunday is still in hospital. The 60-year-old, who was driving the VW Golf which collided with a Honda Accord on the A24 at Warnham, is being treated at East Surrey Hospital
If you’ve never played a Bit.Trip game before, you don’t know what you’re missing. Part rhythm, part retro-arcade game, the Bit.Trip series is famed for its pixelated aesthetic and catchy chiptune soundtracks. Over the course of six
A dog lover has launched his own canine Olympics to raise money for charity. Peter Callaway, 55, from Sutton, is staging the 2012 Lurcherlympics and Torch Relay online to raise funds for Southern Lurcher Rescue. The small UK voluntary
Residents who face being kicked out of their homes after Lambeth Council decided to sell off their properties claim they have been “betrayed”. Campaigners said the decision to force tenants out of their homes contradicted the council’s “co-operative
Barratt Homes reports that first-time buyers are the driving force at its new development Trinity Village in Bromley. Since it launched last year, of the 49 sales recorded to date, 61 per cent have been to first-time buyers, with 35 per cent securing
The self-styled “co-operative borough” has been booting out hundreds of people living in housing co-operatives so it can make millions by selling the run-down houses they have looked after for decades. Hundreds of people living in “short-life
House of Reeves arsonist Gordon Thompson has been jailed for 11.5 years. Appearing at The Old Bailey this morning Thompson, of Waddon Road, was sentenced for his part in the August Riots that ravaged Croydon last year. The 34-year-old
A race equalities leader has warned young girls could be at risk from genital mutilation after the Kingston Guardian uncovered one case in the borough. The full extent of the horrific crime, which carries a maximum of 14 years in prison, cannot
Robinson Jackson has unveiled a new look for its Bexleyheath office.The branch has been redesigned and refurbished to make it one of the most eye-catching in The Broadway. Kevin Wooder, partner at the Bexleyheath branch, says: “We’ve improved how we
An under-pressure health trust is celebrating after completing a year without a single case of MRSA infection. Croydon Health Services NHS Trust has endured a 2012 to forget following the resignations of both its chief executive Nick Hulme
A music fan has remembered the gig 43 years ago this week where he saw rock superstars Led Zeppelin take to the stage in a "grotty" Tolworth pub. The legendary rockers would go on to have one of the biggest selling albums in history, playing
More than 300 owners of vintage cars staged a run from Wallington to Brighton on Sunday, April 1. Members of the Austin Seven Owners Club began their journey at the Woodcote Green Garden Centre in celebration of the vintage motor’s 90th anniversary
Within the space of a week, an award winning wildlife photographer is preparing to run two marathons and climb Africa's highest peak with a 30lb tiger strapped to his back. Paul Goldstein, 49, from Pelham Road, Wimbledon, will be running the
The body of a man has been found in woodland by the A3 in Claygate. The man, believed to be in his late 30s, was discovered by a member of the public in Glebelands at about 4.30pm yesterday. Surrey Police are investigating the death, and the man is
The borough’s former deputy mayor who stood down after her sons assaulted a man has become embroiled in another controversy after tweeting about the incident which scuppered her chances of becoming the next mayor. In a controversial post
A man with a drink problem agreed to an antisocial behaviour order (ASBO) banning him from Sutton town centre, saying it would help him turn his life around. Lyndon Boyd Welsh was given the ASBO at Croydon Magistrates Court on Wednesday, April
Cyclists are celebrating the opening of a new underpass beneath Wandsworth Bridge. Members of Wandsworth Cycling Campaign (WCC) and Wandsworth Living Streets tested out the new link, located at the eastern pier of the bridge. It makes
Youngsters got the chance to try on police uniforms at a holiday club on Tuesday April 3. Children were visited by officers from Sutton North Safer Neighbourhoods Team at St Helier Kidszone at the Methodist Church, Green Lane near the Rose
More than a thousand people enjoyed a charity spring fair and helped raise £12,000 for disabled children over the Easter weekend. Tadworth-based charity The Children's Trust, which helps to enhance the lives of children with multiple disabilities
Three festivals have pulled out coming to Clapham Common this summer, with organisers claiming they are putting their energy into the Diamond Jubilee and Olympics instead. The much loved Ben & Jerry's Sundae festival, which has taken place
What is the Lee Valley Regional Park? The 26 mile-long park runs from from the River Thames to Ware in Hertfordshire, through areas such as Hackney, Tottenham, Enfield, Stratford, Tower Hamlets, Walthamstow, Cheshunt, Broxbourne and Hoddesdon
Today marks the centenary of one of the memorable events in history; the sinking of the Titanic. The ‘unsinkable’ vessel claimed the lives of many including Croydon locals as the liner sank on its maiden voyage on April 12. The Johnston
As we launch a campaign to stop south London money paying for a park in north London, here is what Lee Valley says in response... A Lee Valley Regional Park Authority spokesperson said: "We attract people from every single London borough and
Your Local Guardian is today launching a campaign calling for an end to an unfair tax which has seen south London councils lose millions of pounds over the past 45 years funding a North London park. Legislation passed by the Government in
A planning application to turn a former snooker hall into a residential, retail and leisure space has provoked over 300 objections, including one from MP Justine Greening. Gresham Pensions Trustees, who purchased Riley's Snooker Hall, in Wimbledon
The man responsible for burning a 150-year-old Croydon furniture store to the ground is set to be sentenced today. Gordon Thompson, Waddon Road, is expected to receive a significant jail sentence when he appears at The Old Bailey today.
A man was given a ticking off by police after being found slumped asleep with his trousers down close to Sutton High Street. A PCSO patrolling the area found the 31-year-old on the front steps to the communal door of a block of flats in Elm
What is the Wandle Valley Regional Park? The park boundaries stretches along the river Wandle from Battersea and Putney by the river Thames, down through Wandsworth, and Merton, to Sutton and Croydon, where it currently ends near Purley.
A married couple who funded a luxury lifestyle through fraud have been ordered to pay back more than £100,000. Roy Sciberras, 52, of Woodmansterne Lane, Wallington, and his wife Teresa Newman, 54, of Canvey Island, Essex, used funds obtained
How can the campaign be won? For south London councils to stop paying the levy, a change of legislation will have to be made in Parliament. There are two routes that could allow the necessary change to take place. With Government
Seven Wandsworth schools are competing to win a slot to dance at London's Southbank Centre. Youngsters will be strutting their stuff in a dance extravaganza at Ashcroft Technology Academy, in West Hill, Wandsworth, on April 20. The event
A festival celebrating British film director Cecil Hepworth has been given sponsorship by the Arts Council Heritage Lottery Fund. Riverhouse Barn Walton’s Hepworth Retrospective festival starts in May this year. The festival will celebrate
By D.J. Hiles, via 'Your Say' Like Patricia Sheerin, I was surprised to hear that Merton Council is in anything but dire straits financially. I have lived in the area for over 50 years, been a regular user of Wimbledon Park, and have witnessed
Following the huge success of their concert at Royal Russell School last October, award-winning Croydon singer, Nikita Bazil, and concert pianist Panos Karan, are once again sharing the stage, this time at the prestigious central London venue of the Royal
Ricky Bergin, 18, will be graduating from Carshalton College and starting a job as a Commis Chef at the prestigious Le Gavroche restaurant in Mayfair, run by famous chef Michel Roux JR. Ricky joined Carshalton College in April 2011, as part of the
