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  • Traffic jams in Cheam after rush hour crash

    There are traffic jams in Cheam after a car and a van collided in The Broadway. The male driver of the van and the female car driver have been treated for minor injuries on the scene after the crash just before 5.30pm. The road is blocked as

  • Trying to find memories of Diana Dors visiting Wimbledon

    I am putting together a professional scrap-book of pictures and articles from all my many film mags and books about Diana Dors, plus a Memories and Tributes section about her in the second half of my book. I wondered if anybody has any memories

  • Wandsworth home businesses 'missing out on tax break'

    Home businesses in Wandsworth could be missing out on money-saving tax breaks, warns the The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Figures show there are 356,823 home business owners in the capital London, with Wandsworth having

  • Open season as Kingston buildings celebrate Heritage Open Days

    Some of Kingston’s most historic buildings opened their doors to the public over the weekend, for the annual Heritage Open Days. Landmarks including All Saints Church, the Lambeth Waterworks and the Bentall Centre all gave visitors a behind-the-scenes

  • Man of Steel lands in Krypton upon Thames pub

    Superman took time off from saving the world to pay a flying visit to The Albert pub in Kingston. Swooning staff tweeted a photo of actor Henry Cavill surrounded by five female bartenders, hashtag #happygirls, after he dropped in to the pub opposite

  • Elmbridge loves its libraries

    Book lovers came together to enjoy all things literary as part of the Love your Library day. More than 50 people filled Molesey library in Walton Road on Saturday, September 14, to see the services and activities on offer to residents. Dominic

  • Shoppers complain as roadworks overrun by a month

    Shoppers have complained about the overrunning Transport for London (TfL) roadworks at Hook Parade. The work, which began in March, was supposed to finish in August. The disruption has hit business on the parade, with butcher Steve McManus

  • Riesco collection to go under hammer in Hong Kong

    The controversial sale of prestigious Chinese ceramics from the council's Riesco collection is to go ahead in Hong Kong later this year.  Arts auction house Christie's, which will conduct the sale, expect the collection's 24 most valuable items

  • Man dies after being hit by a lorry near Carshalton Ponds

    A man has died after being hit by a lorry near Carshalton Ponds this morning. The emergency services were called at 9.30am to the incident at the junction of North Street and Pound Street. The crash caused traffic chaos with parts of Carshalton

  • Plans for 24-storey Wimbledon skyscraper revealed

    A towering 24-storey building could be built in Wimbledon as part of plans to redevelop the YMCA. The Wimbledon Guardian has seen documents proposing a variety of designs for the centre on the Broadway which includes a 24-storey building surrounded

  • Woman trapped in car after crash in Addiscombe

    Firefighters are working to free a woman trapped in her car after a crash in Addiscombe. Crews from Woodside and Purley fire stations were called to Lower Addiscombe Road at 11.24am to reports of a collision involving two cars. It is not yet

  • Dementia sufferers' artwork goes on show

    A Weybridge care home will mark World Alzheimer’s Day later this month by unveiling an art exhibit displaying resident’s artwork. Art of Sunrise will demonstrate pieces specially created by seniors from Sunrise of Weybridge in Ellesmere Road and

  • Gardening students harvest £1,500 for school

    An Esher primary school has been awarded £1,500 for finishing second in a UK-wide gardening campaign. Milbourne Lodge grows its own fruit and vegetables and shares them with staff and pupils. Earlier this year, Pippa Greenwood, plant pathologist

  • Crystal Palace's club president Peter Morley dies aged 84

    Crystal Palace’s club president Peter Morley has died. Mr Morley, 84, died in his sleep on Saturday night at the Princess Royal University Hospital in Bromley. He was appointed Chairman during the club’s administration in the late nineties

  • Car lands on roof after accident at Wandsworth Roundabout

    A car crashed into a set of traffic lights and landed on its roof. Firefighters and police were called to the accident at the Wandsworth Roundabout, in Swandon Way, Wandsworth, at 8.20am yesterday. The driver cut across traffic at the roundabout

  • Residents' views sought on Taberner House redevelopment

    A public consultation on 400 new homes propsed as part of the redevelopment of Taberner House is to take place later this month. Croydon Council is in the process of leaving the 1960s Taberner House offices in The Queens Gardens for its new home

  • Squeaky Clean - A gritty family drama well worth a look

    'Squeaky clean': the clue's in the name. What Roger Goldsmith's latest work sets out to prove is that nobody is, that everyone's harbouring the odd skeleton, fear or insecurity. Where better to have such drama pan out than in the family home

  • Epsom's Autumn Fashion Showcase

    Many shoppers who visit The Ashley Centre are keen to find out the latest fashion news and on Friday 4 and Saturday 5 October they will get the chance to check out this year’s key Autumn trends. At this free style event there will be six

  • Men arrested over gun robbery released without charge

    Three New Addington men arrested by police investigating an armed robbery at a family home in Newchapel have been released without charge.  Thieves threatened a dad with a gun and tied him up along with his partner and two teenage daughters in

  • Missing 12-year-old girl found

    A missing 12-year-old girl was found safe and well on Friday, police have said. Kingston police appealed for help to find Coombe Girls School pupil Catherine Mitchell, who had last been seen on Friday morning.

  • Richmond dealt losing hand at Park

    Despite two yellow cards and an early injury, Richmond pushed ambitious neighbours, Rosslyn Park, all the way and were unlucky to finish the game with no bonus points. The fixture list has provided the toughest of starts to the season with games

  • Mystery fire breaks out in Morden Brook pub

    A mysterious fire that broke out in the Morden Brook pub in the early hours of this morning is being investigated. A crew from Sutton fire station was called to the Lower Morden Lane pub where a member of staff living on the site had discovered

  • Sponsorship needed to fund future transport projects

    The increase in tram services from Wimbledon to Croydon as part of a £30m investment from TfL is welcome news for the thousands of commuters, residents and businesses in the area. Now is the time for transport bosses and local authorities

  • Ten-man Ks endure FA Cup meltdown

    Alan Dowson was forced to defend the break-up of his record-setting backline after Ks limped out of the FA Cup on Saturday with a 2-1 defeat at Margate.   Matt Drage and Marcus Moodie were consigned to the bench at Hartsdown Park following unconvincing

  • Nature Notes: Beachcombers

    A few warm sunny September days spent on the Dorset coast afforded me an opportunity of seeing a delightfully quaint little wading bird aptly named turnstone. Slightly larger than a starling with mottled brownish-black upper plumage, cream underparts

  • Car accident victims offer stepladder for respray

    Owners of a Mercedes which was hit by a flying stepladder last week have offered to return it in exchange for a respray. Shocked driver Sue Lynch, 57, was waiting at the lights by The Spring Tavern in London Road, Ewell, when a red lorry hurtled

  • Wimbledon musician nominated for Mercury Music Prize

    Jon Hopkins’ new album Immunity has been nominated for the 2013 Mercury Music Prize. The Wimbledon-born musician was surprised to learn that his new album, despite only having been released in June, has already been called a landmark moment in

  • Owner gives warning after dog attacked

    A dog owner from Esher is urging people to keep their pets on a lead after her puppy was attacked just metres from her home. Annise Sheargold, 65, of Cranbrook Drive, said she was walking her two dogs, 10-month-old Sunshine, and seven-year-old

  • Parents form new Crystal Palace free school bid

    A new free school bid is being put together by a group of parents in Crystal Palace after concerns about the lack of school places. The group want to set up Crystal Palace Primary School so they can offer school places to families in the area who

  • Kingston 'unlikely' to reach affordable housing targets

    Kingston is "unlikely" to reach its target for providing affordable housing. Lead member for better homes Councilor Patricia Bamford said local authorities including Kingston, which needs to provide 2,000 such homes by 2026, would struggle to meet

  • Ibsen's Ghosts: Unwin's last hurrah at the Rose Theatre

    He's been unofficially crowned as “the finest director of Ibsen in Britain”. And for the past six years, he’s been officially known as artistic director of the Rose Theatre. So it makes sense that Stephen Unwin should choose the Norwegian playwright

  • Girl up for courage award for her cancer fundraiser

    A schoolgirl who organised a charity fundraiser in memory of her dad has been nominated for the Croydon Champions Child of Courage Award. Lily Hewitt lost her dad Peter Cochrane, to cancer in June.The 69-year-old lorry driver had suffered from

  • Croydon Council begin move into new headquarters

    Council staff started moving into their new multi million glass home at Bernard Weatherill House last week. Staff from the Met Police, NHS, Jobcentre Plus, Croydon Credit Union, Citizens Advice Bureau as well as 75 services from the council, will