The council is asking people to watch out for a caterpillar which can cause rashes and skin complaints if touched. Oak processionary caterpillars, which grow into moths, are beginning to emerge from nests in oak trees. The creepy-crawlies
Four students have been awarded gold medals ahead of the Olympic Games, for their drama skills rather than sporting. The Streatham and Clapham High School (SCHS) students, in Abbotswood Road, Streatham, were awarded distinctions in the London Academy
Hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks are set to play a special performance in the borough to celebrate the Olympic Torch Relay. The free event, organised by Coca-Cola, will see the 20-year-olds play a one-off gig in Tooting Bec Common on July 23 when the
Croydon chefs are celebrating south Croydon being rebranded as the borough's Restaurant Quarter. Following hot on the heels of the successful South End Food Festival held last month, the rebranding is designed to ensure the Croydon Recovery
Staff from Epsom, Sutton and St Helier hospitals are inviting members of the public to join them in a 10k charity run around the Peak District. The team are taking on the challenge to raise money for the South West Thames Kidney Fund, which helps fund
An activist has found an innovative way to grab politicians attention through stitching hankies. Sarah Corbett, 28, of Searles Close, Battersea embroidered a handkerchief with the words "Don't blow it" and delivered it to MP Jane Ellison.
A High Court judge has revoked Surrey County Council’s decision to hand over the running of 10 libraries to volunteers. Mr Justice Wilkie made a court order on Wednesday, May 2, to stop paid workers being removed from libraries and replaced with volunteers
A senior doctor is warning people about high blood pressure, after 9,100 patients came into Epsom, Sutton and St Helier hospitals with the condition. Blood pressure measures how strongly your blood presses against the walls of your arteries as it is
Members of garage band So Solid Crew are backing a campaign to save the borough's adventure playgrounds. Wandsworth Against Cuts (WAC) staged a protest on Saturday to call attention to the changes taking place to adventure playgrounds.
Dozens of houses were left without power last night following a fire in an electrical junction box. Firecrews were called to the fire in Leigham Court Road, West Norwood, at 8.30pm last night after people reported seeing flames coming from
A West Norwood firefighter returned to work, hours after finishing the London Marathon. Watch manager Sally Coxon, 44, finished the course in five-and-a-half hours raising £1,000 for her local charity Shirley Neighbourhood Care. The
The first female director of the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) opened a new learning resources centre named in her honour. Dame Elizabeth Esteve-Coll, who led the V&A from 1987 to 1995, was welcomed back to the heart of Kingston University
Proud guides show off their certificates after achieving the highest award in guiding. Lucy Pearson, who delivers the Elmbridge Guardian, Georgina Melson, Alice Foster and Jane Akguneyli met district commissioner Alison Evans after completing the Baden
Cobham plans to mark the diamond jubilee in style. The town’s recreation ground will be designated as a Queen Elizabeth II playing field. The green space was the only successful bid in Elmbridge for the status. To mark the achievement
A financial advisor has beaten 35,000 entrants to win first place and £20,000 in a fantasy fund manager competition. Jeremy Silverstone, 43, an independent financial advisor from Wimbledon, managed a virtual fund to produce a 20.5 per cent
A historic ship, the Cutty Sark, was reopened last week and a small Sutton business played a big role in its regeneration. The Cutty Sark is a tea clipper built in 1869 which used to carry goods from around the globe back to England.
The Polka Theatre has appointed a Wimbledon resident and businesswoman as chairman of its board of trustees. Sarah King, who has over 30 year’s business experience, will take over from Paul Windsor who has served on the board for six years.
In the increasingly competitive world of private education, Shrewsbury House is stressing the extra benefits its arts and sports programmes bring to its students. The Surbiton day school, founded in 1865, caters for boys aged seven to 13, and
A magician was the guest speaker at a Rotary Club meeting on Tuesday, April 24. Theo the Magician spoke to the Cheam Rotary Club in the Prince of Wales Pub in Cheam about business networking, marketing and fundraising. For more information
A Croydon author is celebrating after winning first place in an international life writing competition. Anita Reeves entered the Society of Women Writer's and Journalists (SWWJ) International Life Writing Competition last year. Each
What kind of a schoolboy were you? I was outrageously busy. I would take a cricket ball to maths lessons. Whatever I could do, I would try to do it. Sometimes it was a complete disaster, but it was almost always fantastic fun. What was
Fuller’s Brewery Surrey County League – Division 1 Ripley v Warlingham, 5th May 2012 at Ripley Green (Ripley won the toss): Warlingham 235-7 dec, 46 overs, (Alex Pizzey 116), Ripley 236-8, 48.4 overs (Josh Bent 96). After the dreadful weather of
