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  • Honda CR-Z GT-T: The world’s first sporty hybrid

    Honda’s CR-Z coupe has been designed to be both green and fun. It’s certainly more eye-catching than most hybrids, with a purposeful low stance. The wide tapering headlights, with day time LED running lights, extend towards the edges of the strongly

  • Bird enthusiast's dream takes flight

    A 19-year-old student, who has had a keen interest in birds since six years old, has secured a place in the birding world as a promising expert. South Thames College A-level student David Campbell has landed a job with an ornithological consultant

  • 96-year-old conned out of £250 in bank card scam

    Heartless conmen targeted a 96-year-old woman with lies concerning her bank cards and went on to plunder her account. Croydon Council’s trading standards team was called on Monday, July 29, by a bank in Lower Addiscombe Road who had become aware

  • Man pulled from car after crashing into telephone pole

    A car caught alight after crashing into a telephone pole in Cobham today. The driver was pulled from the vehicle and then extinguished by Painshill fire crews just after 7.20am. Fire fighter Alan Daly said an off-duty police man and doctor

  • Fire fighters save choking girl at fairground

    Woodside fire fighters helped a two-year-old from choking after it is believed her tracheotomy tube became dislodged. Fire fighters rushed to help the girl who was at a fairground in Ashburton Park when a woman came knocking at their door to ask

  • SPECIAL FEATURE: The saddle showdown at Ham Polo Club

    Some of the world’s greatest polo players will be on show at Ham Polo Club next weekend when the Dubai Trophy 12-goal tournament reaches its climax. The four-team competition final is the highlight of the club’s calendar and the organisers are

  • Just like old times for Moone at Hampton & Richmond Borough

    Charlie Moone is back home and he could not be happier. The Hampton & Richmond Borough striker returned to the Beveree last week, after a stint at Boreham Wood at the end of last season. After making 10 appearances in Essex, scoring a single

  • Carshalton Estate hosts street athletics event

    Former Olympians Mark Lewis Francis MBE and Tony Jarrett joined young sprinters for a street athletics event. Peterborough Road in St Helier was closed for the day to allow youths aged between 4-20 years to compete against each other in 60 metre

  • Tree climbing adventure comes to Claremont

    If you have ever wanted to climb to the top of the tallest trees, you can make your dream a reality at Claremont Landscape Garden. As part of the National Trust’s 50 things to do before you are 11-and-three-quarters, the Great Big Tree Climbing

  • Discover history while walking in Epsom and Ewell

    Discover Ewell’s hidden past, hear stories of a Tudor royal palace and learn about those buried in an Epsom cemetery on a series of walks this summer. Bourne Hall Museum’s guided walks delve into the history behind the villages of Ewell and Stamford

  • Stanley Halls receives £9k grant to record its history

    The Stanley People's Initiative (SPI) is one of the first groups to be awarded a Heritage Lottery Fund Sharing Heritage grant. £9000 pounds has been awarded to 'The Lives of Stanley Halls: Theatricals, Community and Entertainment' project in South

  • Cat thrown out of a moving car in Carshalton

    A cat was thrown out of a moving car outside Carshalton College last Tuesday. A woman, driving behind, saw someone throw the cat, called Ginger, out of a window. Fortunately she stopped and called the Riverside Animal Centre, in Beddington.

  • Croydon residents 'among UK's most in debt'

    Croydon residents are burdened by some of the highest levels of personal debt in the country, research has suggested. The borough's average resident owes £3,471, the fourth largest sum in the UK, according to new figures. Those living in London

  • Marathon walk for breast cancer survivor

    A teacher from Cobham who had breast cancer diagnosed last year will celebrate her survival by completing a walking marathon. Emma Johns, 35, discovered a lump in her breast which turned out to be aggressive triple negative breast cancer in September

  • Learn and perfom songs in a day with Rose Theatre choir

    If you love to sing and are up for a challenge, the latest one-day choral event at the Rose Theatre is for you. After the success of last year’s jubilee concert and a Valentine’s special in February, the Rose Plus Choir is back. Brave singers