Police said today they are searching for two men following a burglary at a travel agent in Morden, which took place more than two months ago. The robbery happened on Wednesday, July 31, at Zaib Travel Services in Morden Court Parade. At about
Crystal Palace fan and acclaimed comedian Eddie Izzard has apparently confirmed that he will stand for London Mayor in 2020. Mr Izzard reportedly told cheerful delegates his intentions at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton earlier today.
A man is fortunate to be alive after he had his throat slit at an Elvis tribute night in a Chessington pub. Stephen Martin Sherwood, 50, is accused of slashing Gino Taffurelli’s neck with a Stanley knife at the Chessington Oak pub in Moor Lane,
A 19-year-old man high-fived his pal while stealing from his own mother. James Watson broke into his own mother’s flat, in Crown Road, Sutton, and threw a small safe off the balcony to his accomplice James Wall, 19, waiting below. Police
Visitors to Chessington World of Adventures have been banned from wearing animal-print clothes because it confuses the real animals, the park claims. Animals in the Zufari safari-style tour enclosure tried to communicate with people wearing the
Police are appealing for witnesses after an armed robbery in West Norwood. Officers were called to Norwood High Street at about 1.30pm on Tuesday, September 3, to reports of a robbery in a shop. Upon arrivals officers searched the area and
Emergency services have been called to the town centre after a man fell to his death from a car park roof. Police and London Ambulance are at the scene in Innes Yard, next to The Croydon Flyover. The incident happened shortly before 3.10pm
A community meeting is taking place on an estate following the shooting of a 19-year-old teenager. Police will be appealing for witnesses at the Kambala Estate Residents Association meeting this evening after Kyle McDonald was killed last week.
Surbiton could soon get a third Sainsbury’s store. The supermarket chain confirmed it has plans to open a shop on the site of the closed Queen Victoria pub, formerly The Mad Hatter, in Ewell Road. The company already has one shop in Victoria
A mother has appeared in court accused of being part of a drugs ring trying to smuggle £400,000 worth of cocaine into the country. Sharon Dixon of Lyndhurst Court in Whitehorse Lane, South Norwood, appeared at South Western Magistrates Court yesterday
Sutton’s grammar schools must be allowed to expand and should operate in a way that is fair to the local community, MP Paul Burstow has argued. The MP for Sutton and Cheam has called for an expansion of grammar schools, alongside an increase in
A churchgoing dad-of-two who burned his ex-girlfriend's designer clothes in her garden in a "revenge attack" has been handed a restraining order. Jassemark Davis, 28, of Cumberlow Avenue, South Norwood, destroyed Chantelle Walker&
Record numbers of people have contacted Sutton Council about the travelling community this year. A Freedom of Information request has found that between 2011 and 2012, Sutton Council were contacted 16 times about travellers, this year the figure
A college and pet charity opened a rehoming centre for abandoned cats on Monday. North East Surrey College Of Technology (Nescot) and Blue Cross opened four new cat chalets at the college in Reigate Road, Ewell. Students studying for an extended
A pack of dogs that mauled a grandmother to death had chased down and attacked both of the family’s young sons a few months before, an inquest heard. Gloria Knowles, 71, was killed on October 30, 2012, after she was attacked by her daughter's dogs
It will take another five months to fully repair sewer damage caused by Kingston's notorious "fatberg", Thames Water has said. In a letter to customers, contract supervisor Gordon Hailwood said despite removing 15 tonnes of fat from the sewer beneath
Plans to build an incinerator on the border of Croydon and Sutton look set to go ahead after getting Government backing. Sutton Council gave planning permission for waste management firm Viridor to build an incinerator in Beddington Lane earlier
A female motorcyclist with suspected serious injuries was taken to hospital after a crash on Friday. The woman who was riding a brown Lifan motorcycle collided with a black Ford Focus in Derek Avenue, Ewell, at 6pm. Police said the motorcyclist
Music fans were invited to venture to the Unknown this September. The brand new festival, located in Rovinj, Croatia, is the combined project of Hideout, London's Field Day and Warehouse Project – a collection of event organisers who know a thing or
A 77-year-old woman was taken to hospital yesterday after crashing her car into a bus stop and two parked cars. Emergency services were called to the bus stop outside a parade of shops in Godstone Road, Kenley, at about 12.20pm yesterday to reports
A football club has been challenged to prove it can work with the community if it wants to install a controversial 'plastic pitch'. Carshalton Athletic Football Club wants to replace the playing surface at the War Memorial Sports Ground
I live on part of a former World War 2/Early Cold War radar base. I have so far managed to track down 14 former World War 2 WAAFs who served here and around 35 1950s airmen and a couple of officers. I have managed to put WAAFs back in touch
A woman whose elderly mother was trapped in a flipped-over car has thanked three ‘wonderful’ men for rushing to her aid. Elizabeth, in her 80s, escaped miraculously unscathed after her car crashed into a fence and tree then rolled onto its side
The family of a policeman killed in a hit and run in Sutton have paid tribute to a "fantastic husband, father, son and brother." PC Andrew Duncan, known as Andy, died in hospital on Sunday, two days after he struck by a speeding car he attempted
A father who was left with severe head injuries after an unprovoked attack by a neighbour outside Tesco Express in Hook has died. Mark Haley went to the shops in Hook Parade to get milk in the evening on August 21, 2011, when he was punched by
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man had his drill stolen. The man’s van was broken into while it was parked in Sainsbury’s car park, London Road, North Cheam, on Friday, September 13, just before 3pm. He had made a point
Two people were cut from a car and taken to hospital with life threatening injuries after a serious accident in Walton last night. Firefighters and police officers were called to Molesey Road at about 10.30pm on Monday, September 23, after a Toyota
Councillor Jason Perry says “there is no question of north Croydon being ignored by this Conservative council”. He clearly doesn’t spend enough time out and about in this part of the borough. For example, his own council&rsquo
Since the last election I’ve been shocked at the policies implemented by this Government and kept trying to persuade my MP Tom Brake against supporting cuts to the poorest in our society along with the needless privatisation of services such as the
Wandsworth police have paid tribute to a colleague who was killed in a hit-and-run last week. PC Andrew Duncan, a Merton traffic officer, was killed after being run over in the early hours of September 20, in Reigate Avenue, Sutton. The father
Internationally renowned fashion designer John Rocha will open Croydon School of Art next month. The former Croydon College student will return to his Croydon roots when he visits on Friday, October 11, to formally relaunch Croydon School of Art
A fire-starter torched piles of rubbish and a skip in an arson spree in the early hours of this morning. Firefighters were called to a burning skip just off Maldon Road in Wallington at about 3am. The fire in Maldon Road had grown so large
Despite being a goal-down and losing their way, AFC Wimbledon boss Neal Ardley remained confident his team would take all three points off 10-man Burton Albion. Goals from Michael Smith, Jack Midson – his first of the season – and Andy Frampton
Kingstonian climbed into second place in the league with an eventful 2-1 win away to Hendon on Saturday, thanks to an influential performance from new boy Charlie Knight. Captain Sam Page was superb at centre-half, tussling for 90 minutes with
Two fire engines had to be called to Tooting Common yesterday after one of the piles of rubbish dumped by travellers last week was set alight. On Friday, horrified dogwalkers and ramblers discovered several huge piles of rubbish which had been
By Ben Gilby London Cornish gained their first league win of the London Division Two South West season with a 47-22 demolition job of rivals Teddington. After an early exchange of penalties, Cornish began to take control, and the pack began
Brentford boss Uwe Rosler refused to condemn his players after Monday's 2-0 defeat to runaway League One leaders Leyton Orient. The Bees crashed to a second half David Mooney penalty and a late Shaun Batt strike to suffer their first home defeat
By John Croysdill Sutton & Epsom's winning start to the London Division One South came to an end at the hands Sidcup, going down 23-19. It was certainly one of the most dramatic games at Rugby Lane for a long time, but for all the disappointment
A controversial plan to open a mosque in Worcester Park is set to be rejected for the second time after almost 4,000 people signed petitions. Plans to convert a disused bank building in Green Lane into a mosque are due to go before Sutton Council's
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has welcomed plans for a Waitrose online grocery depot in Coulsdon which will create up to 500 jobs. The supermarket giant is to open an 80,000 sq ft warehouse, to supply shopping ordered through its website, in Ullswater
Celebrity chef Simon Rimmer teased shoppers taste buds with a series of cooking demonstrations at Tesco Extra in Purley at the weekend. The Channel 4 Sunday Brunch presenter cooked up a storm in the store's portable cookery theatre, providing
Pollution in Putney High Street has dropped this year but is still exceeding current EU limits. Over the last 12 months old diesel buses which run along Putney High Street have been gradually replaced with new, more eco-friendly models, which have
A new guide to help start-up businesses in Elmbridge has been launched. The free guide gives tips and online links which new business owners may find useful, as well as advice and words of wisdom from people who have started their own businesses
Proposals to turn a dirt track on Mitcham Common into a three metre wide cycling lane have been put forward by Merton Council. The existing track, which runs along Croydon Road on Mitcham Common, would be resurfaced and turned into a lit cycle
Detectives investigating the death of PC Andrew Duncan have arrested two further men. The Merton traffic officer, who lived in East Molesey, was killed after being run over in the early hours of Friday, September 20, during an enforcement operation
A good dressing gown has deep pockets, and plenty of them, according to the man who has played Arthur Dent for 35 years. Simon Jones, star of Douglas Adams’ beloved radio and TV series The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, has donned his dressing
Putting pen to paper, residents of a Weybridge retirement community have been busy creating works of art for a special gallery. Artwork created by residents at Sunrise Senior Living in Ellesmere Road is being displayed on a walk-in gallery within
Sutton Mencap celebrated the opening of their new £17,000 sensory room with their supporters. The charity, which helps people with learning disabilities, held a drop in session on Friday, September 20. The new room, which features a ball
Hundreds of residents got a taste of life behind bars at the weekend as Wimbledon Police station opened its doors. The open day gave visitors the chance to tour the custody suite, watch police demonstrations, have their finger print taken and try
A green-fingered council worker who single-handedly maintains one of the borough's best parks has been crowned London's Gardener of the Year. Terence Meredith, known as Tec, was given the award at the London in Bloom competition on September
Rolling out the red carpet, the Walton and Weybridge Film Society kicked off their golden jubilee celebrations in style last week. Guests and members were welcomed to the evening by Ken Wilson, chairman of the society, before taking their seats
TV broadcaster Angela Rippon joined charity walkers in a bid to end the stigma around dementia. The Memory Walk took place in Battersea Park on Sunday and helped to raise about £125,000 for the Alzheimer's Society. A total of 700 people
A vacant Kingston pub could make way for 15 new homes under plans received by Kingston Council. An application to convert The Alexandra, in Park Road, into six one-bed flats has been submitted by Indigo Planning on behalf of site owner Agenda E1
Sutton's mayor is turning quizmaster as he pits Sutton's greatest minds against each other to raise money for charity. People will be able to lock their intellectual horns at a quiz to raise funds for the Sutton Mental Health Foundation
As part of the 20th anniversary celebrations for the RC Sherriff Trust, an exhibition will be held featuring work from many artists who have worked for the trust. Over its 20 year history, the trust has funded countless projects for schools, communities
