Travellers have set up on land at Manor Park. The 25 acre green flag park in Worcester Park is part owned by Kingston Council. Police arrived earlier this evening to check in on the new arrivals. Witnesses said there were at least four
Carlton Cole is talking to one other club as he weighs up a move to Crystal Palace. A source close to the Croydon-born striker has confirmed a move back to south London is an option for the 29-year-old, but that he has not yet made up his mind
Citroën’s new DS3 Cabrio promises all the appeal of the sporty hatch combined with the option of al-fresco motoring. Thanks to a roll-back style roof akin to the Fiat 500C, the new Citroën DS3 Cabrio retains the hatchback’s inherent structural
A man who collapsed while speaking to police after a brawl in Cobham has been named locally. Paul Wigmore, 54, died due to coronary heart disease, a postmortem examination found. He was driving a van after a brawl involving as many of 20 people
Spencer are once more looking over their shoulder at the Surrey Championship Premier Division relegation zone after defeat to Sutton on Saturday. The 20-run loss leaves Spencer only two places and six points above the bottom two, which Sutton moved
by Matthew Kiernan Croydon Harrier Elliot Safo withstood the pressure to be crowned European junior long jump champion in Italy on Friday. The 19-year-old looked to have the gold medal sewn up after leaping to a third round personal best of
Battersea Power Station could be left with just one chimney if councillors agree to new proposals. The Battersea Power Station Development Company (BPSDC) has applied for permission to change the sequence of which it's chimneys are rebuilt.
Nursery school children had their first taste of graduation this week. Youngsters at the Glaisdale Day Nursery in Cheam, held its first graduation on Friday, July 19, which saw 31 children donning capes and hats made by staff ahead of their big
A 17-year-old was rushed to hospital after he was hit by a car this afternoon. Ambulance crews were called at 2.30pm to Rowan Road, at the junction of Stanford Road, Mitcham (bordering Streatham), after reports of a collision between a car and
The jury in the case of a barber accused of forcing young girls into sex acts with his dog, has retired to consider its verdict. Anthony Foster is accused of raping and assaulting three teenagers, two of whom he allegedly forced to have sex with
Despite being home to the likes of Olympic cyclist Joanna Rowsell and Paralympic champion David Weir, Sutton is losing the race when it comes to fitness. Almost a year on from the Olympics, a Sutton Council report has revealed the borough’s levels
A plan to spend £3m renovating a leisure centre will go ahead despite claims the work will be a mere sticking plaster. Sutton Council last night agreed to spend the money repairing Cheam Leisure Centre but opposition Conservative councillors criticised
Fourteen babies born in Croydon will share their birthday with the new Royal baby. The eight boys and six girls were born at Croydon University Hospital yesterday, the same day the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton gave birth. The new prince
THINGS couldn’t be going much better for the English against the Aussies out on the cricket field, so Vibe decided to pit the two countries’ cuisines against each other. I baked some beautiful Lamingtons – an Australian delicacy of sponge cake
On Friday, September 6, in the Myers Studio of the Epsom Playhouse, Joan Greening's production MISTRESSES will be performed by Jean Heard, Julia Munrow and Donna Flinn. Writer Joan Greening is the creator of ITV's The Cabbage Patch and Trouble
Fourteen babies born yesterday at Tooting's St George's Hospital will share the same birth date as the future King. Baby Cambridge, as he is currently known, was born at 4.24pm on July 22 at St Mary's Hospital, weighing in at a 8lbs
A shop keeper accused of stabbing a man in West Croydon is among six people wanted by police. Erkan Uyar of Old Station Road, Godalming, is accused of stabbing a man in the chest on Windmill Road on April 28. His victim was taken to hospital
Police broke into a car yesterday after an over-heated dog was spotted trapped inside. A brown labrador was stuck inside the car parked near Marble Hill Park in Twickenham at around 7pm. Strawberry Hill resident Louise Rees stopped to help
Craig Tanner has been left encouraging by the pre-season form of strikers Sol Pinnock and Frankie Sawyer at Tooting & Mitcham. Sawyer scored twice and Pinnock once in Saturday's 3-0 win over Banstead Athletic as both moved to three goals in
Warlingham's rugby players will have Saracens and England full back Alex Goode on hand to offer advice and training tips at their summer training camp this weekend. Goode, 25, missed the recent England tour of Argentina with a shoulder injury but
A dad born days before Prince William celebrated the birth of his own baby boy yesterday. Daniel Nevin, 31, and mum Jodie Abrams, 30, from Surbiton, welcomed their son Archie into the world at 3.20am. He weighed 7lb 2oz. Mr Nevin said he
The world’s biggest private mint has created a range of coins to commemorate the birth of the royal baby boy. The Pobjoy Mint, based in Bonsor Drive, Kingswood, which strikes coins for more than 20 countries around the world, has produced three
Pupils at All Saints Benhilton CofE Primary School have been sent home after gas was smelled in a staff room. Southern Gas Networks staff have visited the site in All Saints' Road and said the site is safe but parents had already been contacted
Unclaimed stolen bikes were donated to a school. The bikes were refurbished by prison officers at Wandsworth Prison and sold to pupils at Trinity St Mary's, in Balham Park Road, London. The bicycles were recovered by police but were never
Residents will be able to send a personal message to the royal baby and his parents after Merton Council opened a book of congratulations in his honour. As the world waits for its first glimpse of the royal baby, the mayor of Merton is calling
Croydon Amphibian Tor Wheeler smashed two long-standing borough records at the Croydon Swimming Association Championships last month. The 17-year-old won the Jim Moore Memorial Trophy by winning the 100m backstroke in one minute, 1.27 seconds,
Hundreds gathered for a special tram festival at the weekend. On July 20 The Festival of Model Tramways came to Fairfield Halls in Croydon. The festival is dedicated to model trams and tramways and is held annually. Small model trams ran
Sutton’s police cadets took part the largest ever Metropolitan Police Service’s cadet competition. A team of 12 Sutton Volunteer Police Cadets took part in the 9th annual MPS Volunteer Cadet Competition and Parade at Hendon Policing School from
Tributes have been paid to a "kind and thoughtful" former head teacher whose funeral is set to be held this week. Bob Cargill, former head teacher of Bishop Gilpin Primary School in Wimbledon, died at the age of 63 on July 9, having battled
The family of a cyclist killed in Clapham two years ago have paid tribute to their daughter after the van driver charged with her death was cleared following a trial. Johannah Bailey, from Rodenhurst Road, Clapham, was heading to meet friends at
A hard hitting town centre campaign to tackle street drinking and begging has been launched. Croydon Police, the Croydon Business Improvement District (BID) and Croydon Council have joined forces to crack down on anti-social behaviour in the town
Worcester Park CC skipper Rob Waite held his hand up after a 140-run defeat to Esher and admitted they were not good enough against the in-form title contenders. Park had been unbeaten in six Surrey Championship Division Two games, but on Saturday
Adventurous pupils tried their hand at abseiling, rifle shooting and coasteering as part of a week-long training camp at RAF St Mawgan in Cornwall. Year 8 boys from Merton Park's Rutlish School Combined Cadet Force (CCF) were put through their
A 12-year-old boy from Croydon is ready to set the karting world alight as he aims to follow in the footsteps of his hero Lewis Hamilton. Elmgreen School pupil David Manuwa races in the Daytona Cadet InKart Championships at Sandown Park and sits
By Bruce Archer Gary Abbott admitted the call from Alan Dowson asking him to be his assistant at Kingstonian caught him off guard, but it took him no time at all to accept. The 49-year-old former striker has spent the past 27 years around the
Sutton police have been rewarded for hitting criminals where it hurts - in their pockets. The amount of seizures made under the Proceeds of Crime Act have gone up by 400 per cent in Sutton over the last year. Most of the seizures are in relation
A man was arrested after police discovered drugs and a large amount of cash at his home. Officers from the Broad Green Safer Neighbourhoods Team, supported by other offices, executed a search warrant at the address in Gardeners Road, Broad Green
A man who collapsed while speaking to police after a large brawl in Cobham on Sunday died due to coronary heart disease. The man has not yet been formally identified but his next of kin have been informed. As many as 20 people, some armed with
RAISE a glass to wine lover Daniel Jackson, whose interest led him to start up a wine club in Hither Green – and he’s just branched out into food too. The 36-year-old has worked in IT for a wine merchant for a decade, during which time he fell
Youngsters held a disco to help raise money for a charity set up by their school cleaner. Youngsters from the Link Primary School, in Beddington, have been helping Tsheusi Kizozo with her charity aiming to set up a school in the Democratic Republic
The mayor of Sutton is to write to Buckingham Palace to pass on the borough's congratulations on the birth of the royal baby. Sutton's mayor Councillor Sean Brennan announced at the end of last night's council meeting he would be writing to the
Although Sutton Council is trying to give the Beddington incinerator a green gloss with its proposed heat scheme (Council putting up a heat smoke screen, 18th July) most experts say that such schemes are not economically viable. In a recent conference
Whilst being loathe to give the BNP any credit or publicity, I feel I must comment on their proposed demonstration mentioned in your paper last week. The fact is the BNP is very much a spent force with no real following. They do not speak for me
Firefighters were called to a bonfire in Woodside last night. The crew from Woodside fire station were called to Longhurst Gardens at 1.30am, after concerns were raised about a bonfire in a garden. A crew spokesman said they were called out
The mum of a man left brain damaged after an attack by a pack of thugs while on holiday says she has been left in the dark by the authorities. Former Sutton United footballer Robbie Hughes was attacked by a gang of men while on holiday in the Greek
Teenagers from Wallington High School for Girls held their own version of the Race for Life. The girls, dressed in pink, braved the burning heat on Wednesday, July 17, to take part in the event they called “Race at Your Pace”. Pupils and
Work has begun to create a direct route from East Croydon Station to the Whitgift Centre. Improvements will include widened footways, new paving, plants and seating and a new look for Dingwall Road roundabout. The route will go from the new
Frustrated residents fed-up with traffic taking a shortcut through their historic village have launched a consultation in a bid to introduce a one-way system. The Ewell Village Residents’ Association (RA) aims to tackle the "air pollution, heavy
Immigration police carried out warrants on shops and found cases where immigrants were working for free in exchange for board. Police and UK Border Agency officials went into 10 licensed premises across Sutton as part of an investigation into people
A homeless man has been charged with letting his Rottweiler bite a police officer in Memorial Gardens, Kingston, on Saturday evening. Kirk Young, 50, is due to appear at Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, August 6. Two police officers
A huge development which includes a soaring 36 storey skyscraper on the site of a historic brewery looks set to be given the green light. The controversial planning application for the Ram Brewery site in Wandsworth Town compromises housing, shops
A Worcester Park artist is creating and selling a painting a day to raise money for charity. Contemporary watercolour artist Jenny Hawke is setting aside an hour every day to paint something that has inspired her that day. She then sells the
A campaign to save a 185-year-old building opened by royalty as an infant’s school for the poor has failed. Councillors voted to allow Kingston College to demolish the Penny School building in Richmond Road to make room for a three-storey college
An adventure-loving shopkeeper, keen to push himself physically before he "gets too old", is back serving customers after climbing one of the world’s highest mountains. Paresh Patel, 56, who has been the owner of the Mini Store convenience shop
A five-year-old has taken one step close to biking glory after qualifying to take part in a Strider British Balance Bike championship. Max Garner, from Wimbledon, took home bronze at the qualifying event in Gravesend, Kent on Sunday July 21.
Olympians will be guests of honour at a street athletics event next week. Aspiring athletes are invited to go along and take part in the event on the streets of the St Helier Estate on Wednesday 31 July 12-3pm. On Peterborough Road, Carshalton
A special needs school opened its new nurture suite yesterday. MP for Carshalton and Wallington Tom Brake was at the Wandle Valley School on Monday (July 22) to open the new suite which features sensory games and a sandpit to help development.
