It was the busiest Saturday ever at Tooting market at the weekend. Around 500 people attended an event celebrating the spirit of Tooting Market organised by manager Roi Mengelgrein. He said: "It was the busiest Saturday I’ve ever seen. "It was heart
Motor scooter thieves hit the students’ car park at Brooklands College last month. They made away with three scooters by returning again and again to add to their haul. Engineering student Sam Pepperrell, 17, came out of a lesson to find his one-month
A police officer has said the newspaper seller he is accused of killing at a G20 protest was deliberately obstructive before he hit him with a baton. PC Simon Harwood, 45, told Southwark Crown Court Ian Tomlinson, 47, looked as if he "wanted
Thousands stripped down to their bras on Sunday to raise money for breast cancer charities. The SunWalk saw women, men and children power walk around Battersea Park in brightly decorated bra's to raise money for grant-making charity Walk the
British Transport Police are appealing for witnesses after a member of rail staff was head-butted at Thornton Heath station. Officers have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to in connection with the violent attack, which happened
Whilst the German wine industry may be forever associated (tainted?) with Liebfraumilch and Blue Nun it is making strenuous efforts to persuade us that they have much more to offer. The Riesling grape for instance is widely planted in Germany and
Hundreds of litres of toxic red diesel has spilled into the River Wandle. Environment Agency officers have been struggling to contain a oil spill which could devastate wildlife in the river, after it was reported by construction workers working
Carshalton footballer Jack Cork has been named in the Team GB squad for the 2012 Olympics. The 23-year-old Southampton midfielder, son of former Wimbledon legend Alan Cork, is in manager Stuart Pearce's final 18-man squad for the London Games
An appeal has been launched on the anniversary of the death of a heroic husband who died defending his wife and home. Salesman Carlton Ned, 41, sacrificed himself to save wife Donna Michael after gunmen burst into their house, Langdale Road
Families shared the excitement of the London 2012 Olympic Games by trying new sports at a Leisure Live event. Professional sportsmen and women offered demonstrations at Brooklands Community Park on Saturday, June 23, and let visitors have a go themselves
A charity shop will celebrate its first birthday by offering all items for £2 or less. Shoppers are invited to Salvation Army Trading Company ltd’s Walton store on Saturday , July 7, when, for one day only, every item on the floor will be priced
In the wake of a row over comedian Jimmy Carr’s tax arrangements an MP has spoken out against "shady" tax avoidance schemes. Tom Brake, MP for Carshalton and Wallington, is sponsoring Labour MP Michael Meacher’s Private Member’s Bill to outlaw
Residents who refuse to recycle could be fined under "radical" plans to improve rates and save money. Croydon Council Cabinet is set to discuss plans to fine people who refuse to use recycling bins £80 in a bid to save as much as £200,000 in landfill
Streatham MP Chuka Umunna has admitted to previously smoking marijuana, but said people were no longer bothered if politicians had taken the drug. Mr Umunna, shadow Minister for Business, said he was “not proud” of smoking the class B illegal
Travellers who left Fairfield recreation ground only to drive straight to Surbiton Fish Ponds have not settled anywhere else in the borough, according to Kingston Council. It was feared the council would have to apply to Kingston County Court
Police are appealing for help after a man was brutally beaten at a tram stop. Officers from British Transport Police want to hear from witnesses to the incident, which happened just before 5pm on Tuesday June 26. The attack followed an argument
A nurse who tricked a vulnerable pensioner out of more than £2000 is facing jail. Beverley Henry-Browne, of Addiscombe Road, Croydon was an NHS nurse working out of the Queen Mary Hospital as part of the Community Health Team. During
Terminally ill patients at St Helier and Epsom hospitals have received a £50,000 donation. A total of 50 syringe drivers were donated to the hospitals which will be used to administer painkillers or medication to patients. If a patient
Sutton and East Surrey Water is undertaking roadwork projects during the week commencing July 9. It is all part a multi-million pound mains renewal and replacement rolling programme. Eleven areas are being worked as part of the renewal
Plans to demolish a toilet block have been dumped after councillors voted against it. The block on Sutton Green, which has been out of action since 2003, was due to be knocked down after the council was refused permission to turn it into a cafe by
A distressed family’s pet hawk, used to scare off pigeons from Wimbledon’s tennis grounds, has been reunited with its owners after being stolen last week. Rufus, a four-and-a-half year-old American harrier hawk, was taken while inside his cage
The £219 million redevelopment of St Helier Hospital has taken a £12.7m leap forward. The approval by NHS London of the next tranche of funding for the redevelopment means work to demolish Ferguson House, which currently houses most of the
A cowboy builder who preyed on elderly homeowners and conned them out of more than £100,000 has been jailed for eight years. Carl Davies, 41, convinced his carefully targeted victims to hand over their life savings in return for building work
Family of SARAH LOUDER, FORMERLY VINCENT: I would really like to find any living relatives of Sarah Louder, married to John (jack) Louder. Lived at pump pail, Croydon around the year 1955. Sarah had a daughter Maggie, this is all the
Young people are being offered free activities and the chance to share their views about the borough at a fun-packed event. The Youth Leisure Day (YLD) festival, for those aged 11 to 17 in Epsom and Ewell, will be held on Saturday, July 7,
Thank you very much to the family in New Addington who helped my teenage daughter when she got lost on her way to Lee Fest on Saturday evening. She had no phone and no idea where she was, but some very kind people took her home, looked up the venue on
Across Britain we all know that us Croydon locals don't get the best press. With attacks, stabbings and all sorts covering our local area on a regular basis it isn't hard for us, let alone others, to assume the worst about the community in which we live
A huge artwork will hang on a house on the Olympic cycle race route with an uplifting message of support. The painting shows British cyclist Mark Cavendish in Union Jack gear, while the other cyclists in the picture are in black and white. The image
Hundreds of residents and motorists will be affected by road closures in Kingston during the Olympic cycling events, that hit the borough next month. Dozens of roads will be closed during the Olympic road races and time trial events that will take place
A vicar has backed an anti-racism group’s campaign to stop voters supporting a British National Party (BNP) candidate in an upcoming byelection. Kingston Unite Against Fascism has released a statement condemning the decision of the BNP to stand
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
