New images of people wanted in connection with the Croydon riots have been released. Police in Croydon have issued fresh CCTV images of people the police wish to speak to over the August 8 and 9 disorder. Click on a thumbnail for the
Flags and banners have been hung to raise the profile of a strip of shops in Walton. Walton Business Group successfully secured funding from Elmbridge for the flags to go up at the Halfway. They will be in place for the jubilee weekend and remain up
A shop has fitted three men for their special meetings with the Queen this year. Richard Marks menswear shop in Wallington fitted Eric Nicholls MBE, Alan Woodiwiss MBE and Andrew Colver OBE in the space of a few weeks during March and April
Peefer pigeon became a firm favourite at Headmasters salon in Weybridge when he began visiting out back a month ago. Staff would feed the bird bread and cereal while he chilled outside the salon. But on Tuesday, May 29, 17-year-old hairdressing
The expression "painting the town red" took on a whole meaning when vandals launched an astonishing graffiti attack outside Tooting's Graveney School. Residents woke up on Tuesday morning to find the paint daubed all over a section of Welham
A crown fit for the queen has appeared in the window at a cake makers in Carshalton. However, Her Royal Highness would not want to wear the crown, as, believe it or not, it is made out of sugar. Cake decorator Zahir Rathod from www.nozzlescakecraft.co.uk
A voluntary group that provides emotional support to patients was one of three in Surrey to be honoured with the Queen’s Award for voluntary service. Ashford and St Peter’s NHS Hospital Trust volunteers have been helping patients and their
Harlequins pair Danny Care and Tom Williams completed their road to redemption with the Aviva Premiership title on Saturday, before director of rugby Conor O’Shea insisted there was more to come from them both. Scrum half Care endured a
The new Bishop of Croydon supports women in the clergy, but believes homosexual marriage is wrong. The Right Reverend Jonathan Clark has held his first service in Croydon Minster, and spoke about his views on some of the difficult issues facing
Students came up with a memorable way to say goodbye to their old school - by doing a Full Monty. The boys, aged 17 to 18, are all upper-sixth form pupils at the private Ewell Castle School, in Church Street, Ewell. They stripped off
People suffering from physical and mental disabilities are set to benefit from new leisure facilities at a care centre. Developers have now completed the first stage of refurbishment at the Dulwich Care Centre in Knollys Road, Streatham Hill
A man for Cheam is rowing as part of the Queen’s jubilee pageant on June 3. Roger Davies, 64, will join six other rowers in the Tiger boat as part of the festivities on the River Thames. Mr Davies said he was very excited and has been
A drug mule kept police waiting by his hospital bedside for three days before they could recover more than £1,000-worth of crack cocaine hidden in his body. Gerrard Agyeman, of Abbots Road, Mitcham, refused food and liquids to slow down the police
A former national swimming champion travelled 200 miles for a 300m run she will remember for the rest of her life. Vicky Panagiotidou is still on cloud nine after taking part in the Olympic torch relay in Somerset. Since taking part,
Safer streets, more employment opportunities and affordable youth services are what people need to improve Wandsworth. These were the demands put forward during a Wandsworth Citizens meeting on Tuesday, which was held in Battersea Arts Centre
A jazz bar is launching a special season of previews for a well-renowned Scottish comedy gala. The Hideaway in Empire Mews will host ‘The Streatham Fringe’ throughout June and July in the run-up to the Edinburgh Festival. Highlights
The Elmbridge programme of healthy walks has had a sunny start to the new season. To celebrate the fine weather, walk leaders have invited people to make the most of the longer days to get out and enjoy the countryside. Their usual programme
A controversial tax hike, which would have forced hundreds of skip hire companies out of business, has been reversed – despite the government denying a u-turn. Guidance was issued by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on May 18 which
A dancer is who has partied with JLS and had her makeup done by Kelly Rowland is heading to Hollywood to pursue her dream of dance stardom. Nicole Bondzie, from Westway, Raynes Park, is off to Los Angeles in September after having signed with
Schoolchildren will form a guard of honour to line the route for Olympic athletes making their way into the stadium for the 2012 Games opening ceremony. The Holy Cross School pupils will wave flags, banners and lanterns alongside 2,000 other
Music fans can listen to dozens of top rock acts on their own doorstep this bank holiday Monday as Banquet Records put on their own outdoor festival. Banquet Records Big Day Out will take over Imber Court for the day with three main stages,
With the increasing strains placed on young people in an ever changing modern world, Tolworth Girls’ School stresses extra importance on teaching life skills to its pupils. The Tolworth school, which educates all girls until the sixth form,
A pair of siblings are hoping their band will find a place in the history books following the release of their debut album. Stoke-on-Trent quartet, All the Young, are renowned for their incendiary live shows following performances with Kaiser
District Line commuters in Wimbledon will soon be able to use the internet while waiting for their tube to arrive. Wimbledon Park and Southfields stations are part of Virgin Media’s roll-out of Wi-Fi on the tubes that will see internet access
A heroin dealer has been evicted from his Roehampton council flat after being jailed for conspiring to sell drugs. Nicholas Brown, 20, from Hurstbourne House, in Tangley Grove, was caught by police after throwing a number of heroin wraps from his
Frere Jacques, one of my favourite restaurants since it opened on Kingston’s riverside in 1994, will close at the end of August. This is not due to failure – as the town’s only French brassierie, idyllically sited by Kingston Bridge, it is
