Sutton CC skipper Johann Myburgh has hinted he will be around for at least another year after his charges secured another season in the Premier Division despite losing by four wickets at home to Guildford. Myburgh hit 75 to help set Guildford 211
Epsom & Ewell extended their lead at the top of the Combined Counties League Premier Division to four points, thanks a 3-2 win at Ash on Saturday. The game had a lively opening with Ash taking the lead from a John Brogden header from a corner
A fourth case of Legionnaires' disease is under investigation in Croydon. Last month it was announced three patients were being treated at Croydon University Hospital and the cases are being jointly investigated by Public Health England (PHE),
New signings Florian Marange and Stephen Dobbie have missed out on a place in Crystal Palace’s 25 man squad but club captain Paddy McCarthy is a surprise inclusion. The popular skipper spent much of last season on the sidelines but after coming
A group of travellers thought to have been evicted from numerous sites in Sutton are believed to have set up camp in Waddon. Residents have reported seeing caravans arrive at the site in Purley Way, close to the Waddon Development, earlier this
Police, ambulances and the air ambulance have been called to a house in Middleton Road on the St Helier estate to reports of a man harming himself. The emergency services were called to the scene just before 3.15pm. Officers got into the house
'Are there any regulations on keeping a crocodile in my back garden?’ is just one of many bizarre questions put to a council customer service team over the past year. Another of the unusual calls to Reigate and Banstead Council over the
Old Rutlishians CC are celebrating on three fronts after a triple dose of victory last weekend. On Saturday, the first XI sealed promotion back to Division Three of the Surrey Championship as runners up after a seven-wicket win over Maori Oxshott
A group of travellers who have set up camp on Tooting Common have been told to leave within 24 hours by Wandsworth Council or face prosecution and risk having their vehicles towed away. The travellers, who arrived on the common earlier today, have
Blues ensemble The Motives bring together some of the finest talent from the European scene to bring you music inspired by 40s New York, 509s Chicago and 60s London. Among their number is guitarist, singer songwriter and producer Matt Taylor.
A homeless Croydon teenager has bounced back from being excluded at school to wow X Factor’s judges in this year’s competition. Hannah Barrett, 17, was seen as one of the stars of the auditions this week on the return of the popular
Nearly 3,000 pupils are at risk of not having a school place in 2016 after a recent boom in births and increased demand for Sutton's high-achieving schools. Forecasts show there will be 1.2 pupils for every available primary school place in
Councillors will be presented with controversial plans for a waste and recycling plant on greenbelt land in Walton at a planning sub-committee meeting next week. The application for the development at Weylands Treatment Works, Lyon Road, will be
Asian jewellery worth an estimated £40,000 was stolen in a burglary in Wallington last month. Four thieves broke into a house in Link Lane and took the jewellery that was stored in a black vanity case with the letters KOTHIA written on it
A 26-year-old man appeared in court this morning accused of hurling a corrosive substance at a policeman. Michael Corbett, of Bagleys Lane, Fulham, was charged with throwing a corrosive substance, with intent to burn, maim, disfigure, disable or
A driver has been taken to hospital after a road-rage tainted hit and run in Thornton Heath. On Saturday two cars crashed into each other in Thornton Road, near the junction with Limpsfield Avenue at about 3.15pm. One of the drivers drove off
Crystal Palace manager Ian Holloway has been given a two game touchline ban with immediate effect. Holloway was given the ban along with an £18,000 fine after he admitted two separate charges in relation to his side’s game against Tottenham Hotspur
One of the borough's MPs had to tell workmen to stop building on the roof of his office after realising they were breaking health and safety regulations. Members of the public tweeted Sutton and Cheam MP Paul Burstow after a picture showing workers
A bus and car collided in Surbiton this morning. Kingston police and London Ambulance were called to the road traffic collision just after 10.50am to Claremont Road by The Crescent. Kingston police tweeted: "Please avoid Claremont Rd, Surbiton
Merton Council was paid £3,000 to sell residents personal details contained in the edited electoral register. A Freedom of Information request by independent watchdog Big Brother revealed that 307 councils sold residents’ information between May
Sources close to Andy Murray have rubbished media reports that he is set to lose £500,000 after a High Court judge blocked plans for an exclusive hotel and golf course on greenbelt land. It was known that the tennis ace had acquired shares in the
A mum gave birth almost two years to the minute of the birth of her first child. Nicole Charles was hosting a second birthday party for her daughter Nia Rose, at their home in South Norwood, when she went into labour on August 23. When the
A prison is getting a sex change as part of Government plans announced today. From spring 2014, women-only HMP Downview between Belmont and Banstead is to become a men's prison under a plan to modernise prison the prison estate. Prisons in
The Kingston ‘fatberg’ made up of balls of fat and clumps of wetwipes is still causing misery in the town centre. London Road has been partially blocked for repair works for four weeks after investigators from Thames Water found a 15 tonne fat
One side of the M25 had to be closed yesterday as firefighters wearing breathing apparatus battled a blazing van whose fuel tank had split. Four lanes on the eastbound side of the motorway had to be closed between junction 9, to Leatherhead, and
Undo the damage caused by a summer of heatwaves and holidays. Lisa Haynes prescribes some post-sun beauty cures for your skin and hair. Fridge magnets and postcards may not be the only mementos of your summer holiday. Frizzy locks and sun-parched
A three-month-old baby was taken to hospital after a car caught fire in Cobham last night. Firefighters attended Cobham Services on the M25 just after 7.30pm. The child was taken to hospital as a precaution but no other injuries reported.
Charles Dickens, who was a populist crowd pleaser, would be proud. From the street urchins begging from guests at the interval, to the musical score and dashes of slapstick, this Great Expectations musical arrives by way of Little Britain.
A flat has been devastated by fire and smoke after a candle caused a blaze in the early hours of this morning. Firefighters from Sutton and Wallington were called to the flat in Wendling Road, near St Helier Hospital, at about 4.30am. Initial
Sorry to say that Purley Tesco’s layout is now totally beyond me as bitty, needing too much time and energies to find what one wants if, like me, needing to restrict the spend and finding a Value option. These and varieties of formerly available
Ok. Let’s put this into a perspective so that everyone understands where the club is coming from. As Vice Presidents of Carshalton Athletic, most have read the report in the Sutton Guardian and seen the picture of the three supporters who some of us
The widow of an Olympics worker run over and killed by an athlete is to fight for justice for her husband in a Greek court. Errol Strachan, 45, of Frant Road, Thornton Heath, died of multiple injuries when a car driven by a Danish yachtsman struck
Butchers, bakers or even candlestick makers could be in line to win 'Independent Shop of the Year' after a politician launched a contest this week. Conservative parliamentary candidate for Sutton and Cheam Paul Scully launched the Sutton, Cheam
AFC Wimbledon went out of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy at League One promotion chasers Brentford on a night that rained goals at Griffin Park. Jim Fenlon, George Francomb and Peter Sweeney all hit their first goals of the season for the Dons, but
A woman whose dog drowned in a neighbour’s swimming pool is campaigning for a change to the law to protect children and pets. Pamela Carlile, 54, from Gray's Lane in Ashtead, has launched a petition to get all swimming pools fenced-off. Ms
A secondary school placed in special measures just two months ago has defied expectation to record hugely improved GCSE reults. Battersea Park School, in Battersea Park Road, Battersea, saw a 14 per cent increase in pupils achieving five A*-C grades
A newly formed group is aiming to fight for the rights of the borough's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Sutton Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Forum has said Sutton does not have any gay-friendly pubs and very little
Organisers have been forced to cancel a fundraising air show, blaming "needless bureaucracy" for depriving a charity of money. The Kenley Air Show had been due to take place at Kenley Airfield this weekend (September 7-8) but was called
Two teenage boys been charged with criminal damage by fire after a blaze at a derelict building on Friday. Epsom and Ewell Neighbourhood Inspector Craig Knight said one of his officers spotted smoke while in the Hollymoor Lane area of Epsom.
Come and be “wrapped in a rainbow” of colour, music and dance. Each September a spectacular experience comes to Clapham Common..... Colourscape is a mind-expanding experience of colour and light (a one-acre labyrinth) that you actually go inside
The redevelopment of a pub car park has provoked outrage from neighbours concerned their privacy will be invaded. Young's, who manage The Castle, in Tooting High Street, Tooting, plan to create a terrace at the back of the venue. A new kitchen
The Football Association (FA) has thrown its weight behind our campaign to save a children's football league. Sutton Little League is under threat after its main source of income - a refreshments pavilion - was turned into a nursery by Sutton
Youngsters enjoyed a fun-filled day of horse riding and activities at the Horse Rangers’ Association’s annual Gymkhana. Along with showing off their riding skills, 400 children from the Hampton Court charity donned fancy dress outfits and played
An Olympic athlete has finally received his gold medal 13 years after his team was cheated out of first by an athlete later found to be using drugs. Fidelis Gadzama, of Alexandra Square in Morden, competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics as part of
Thirty-eight working households have bought their council-owned home under the Right to Buy scheme which was reinstated in April last year. Wandsworth Council led a successful campaign to increase the maximum discount to £100,000 after it was cut
Police are urging shoppers and retailers to be on the lookout for counterfeit notes. A number of shops in the Carshalton area have been targeted including one fruit and vegetable shop in Carshalton Beeches, which was given a counterfeit £
A football club and council have resolved a dispute over training pitches, clearing the way for an £8.7m leisure centre. Plans for the new leisure centre in Tadworth hit a stumbling block when Banstead Athletic Football Club, known as the A's,
A Croydon carer hopes to appear on a new BBC programme challenging perceptions on youth unemployment. Michael Castle, a full-time carer who stood in the 2010 General Election as an independent candidate, travelled to Bournemouth last week
A man was cut from his car as part of a demonstration by fire fighters to highlight the dangers of dangerous driving. Crew members from Wimbledon fire station carried out the demonstration in Wimbledon’s town centre on Tuesday, August
Outstanding GCSE results at the only boys' comprehensive school in Surrey have placed it at among the best in Britain. Ewell’s Glyn School came 23rd out of the country's 245 comprehensive schools for its GCSE results last month according
A group of shoppers were stuck in a lift for almost an hour in Kingston yesterday afternoon. About 10 people, including children and elderly customers, became trapped after the lift in the M&S Food store in Clarence Street broke down between
A police volunteer who dedicated hours helping people during her front desk duties has died. Former teacher Joan Monroe, 91, of Rodney Close in New Malden joined the Metropolitan Police volunteers in 2001 when New Malden police station faced closure
A charity that supports slum dwellers on the streets of Kolkata is looking for volunteers to take part in a fire walk in Clapham. Calcutta Rescue Fund (CRF) is holding the sponsored fire walk at Holy Trinity Church on Clapham Common on the night
The Whitgift Almshouses were brought to life last weekend as guests enjoyed its annual charity garden party. Residents and their families, as well as congregations from local churches enjoyed the live music, a raffle and tombola at the event in
Teddy bears knitted by the Carshalton yarnbombers to commemorate the birth of the royal baby are up for grabs. The Woolly Covern of Carshalton are selling the 49 bears off for £5 each with the money raised being split between the St Helier League
Elmbridge Mencap is to celebrate the three days of art workshops it put on for adults with learning difficulties with one final event. The celebration will take place at Burview Hall, Weybridge, on September 27, where people will be able to see
