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  • Spring has finally sprung!

    The clocks have gone forward, Easter eggs are being eaten, the sun is shining meaning only one thing...spring is finally upon us! After what has been a very long, wet and (for many) a traumatic winter, everyone is ready to welcome in spring. In

  • April Fools or April Truths?

    April Fools. A day of fooling. I love April Fools, it’s a day when I get to prank my brother and have an excuse. However, on this April day, it is hard to tell if something’s a joke or not. Traditionally in my house it’s switching the pepper with

  • Free course at Epsom Hospital offering cancer support

    A free course created to support and guide people about how to live with and manage their experience of cancer will start at the end of April. Managing the Cancer Experience will be a seven-week educational programme developed by people with cancer

  • UPDATE: Mum warns about dangers of toilet training seats

    A woman whose toddler got trapped in a toilet training seat and had to be freed by firemen wants to warn other mums of the risk. Sarah Pitt, of Longfield Crescent, in Tadworth, laughed when her two-and-a-half-year-old Emily wandered into the family

  • Promising athlete spared jail for oral rape of child

    A promising teenage athlete has been spared jail after admitting orally raping and sexually assaulting a young girl. Adam Hulin, 19, of Hookwood Cottages, in Hurst Lane, Headley, was handed a community order at Guildford Crown Court this morning

  • All Eyes on New Malden

    I was shocked. The night before, my dad had spotted a couple of police cars parked on our road, with officers walking up and down the road with torches. This morning, I wake up to a BBC News notification on my phone saying ‘Person arrested after three

  • Notorious North Cheam eyesore finally set for demolition

    A property developer has pledged to demolish a notorious North Cheam eyesore later this year. Victoria House at the crossroads of London Road and Malden Road has been derelict for years and has fallen into such bad disrepair in recent months that

  • Crime in Croydon falls by nearly 10 per cent - new figures

    Crime in Croydon has fallen over the past year according to figures released by the police. The Metropolitan Police Service’s latest stats show there was a 9.5% reduction in offences in Croydon for 2013/14 compared with the previous 12 months

  • Stranded pensioner fell and could not reach her panic button

    An elderly woman was rescued after being found collapsed and unable to reach her panic button by two police officers. PCSOs Mario Palermo and Diane Smith were on their way to carry out a routine check on the 85-year-old at her home in The Mount

  • Top racing tips for first 2014 meeting at Epsom Downs

    With the flat season kicking into gear, Epsom Downs plays host to their first meeting of 2014. There is a good day of racecards including a Derby Trial taking place at 2.50. The Derby Trial winner will gain a wildcard entry into the Epsom Derby

  • Human remains unearthed at house are 'probably Saxon'

    Historians believe human bones which were unearthed by landscape gardeners at a house in Purley will be found to date back to Anglo-Saxon times. Police were called to the home in Riddlesdown Road last Monday after workers discovered a human skull

  • Crystal Palace chaplain hails miraculous season for Eagles

    A football club and shopping centre are not the first places you associate with the church, but they are the basis for Reverend Chris Roe's work. Rev Roe, 55, of Addiscombe, has been chaplain at the club for the past ten years and has overseen

  • Mystery of the jogging bunny of Clapham solved

    Have you seen a mystery jogger dressed as a bunny in Clapham Common?  Young mothers and their children have been mystified in the past few weeks by the appearance of a woman dressed as a rabbit jogging around the park. The 'rabbit' has appeared

  • Three children found dead in New Malden

    A woman has been arrested after three children were found dead at an address in New Malden. Police were called at about 9.30pm last night (Tuesday, April 22) where they discovered the bodies at a five bedroom house in Thetford Road. A 42-year-old

  • Spider-Man is hometown hero in Banstead, Ashtead and Epsom

    Epsom, Banstead and Ashtead can all now lay claim to their own superhero as Andrew Garfield, in the shape of Spider-Man, wows cinema audiences across the country. Garfield may play US orphan Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which opened

  • Shane Lynch says Boyzone will go back to Motown roots

    Shane Lynch talks about Boyzone working their way back to a Motown beginning, remembering Stephen Gately, wild fans, dyslexia, religion and his new beard ahead of a summer concert. Lynch, who lives in Surrey, told VIBE that he is looking forward

  • Deen City Farm to open its doors to visitors in gardens event

    Deen City Farm is among venues opening its doors to the public as part of the Open Garden Squares weekend. A wildlife garden, an allotment and pond will all be open in south west London on Saturday, June 14 and Sunday, June 15, with visitors being

  • Easter activities 'best ever' at Morden Hall Park

    Thousands of people headed to Morden Hall Park for an eggsellent hunt and duck race over the Easter period. At one of the events, families dropped toy ducks into the river for a Quacky Races activity in the park. A couple of days later, organisers

  • Bravery award for man who risked his life to save another

    A Kingston man who tried to save a person drowning in the sea has been given a top bravery award. Samuel Bordiss, 29, of St Albans Road, Kingston, was trying to save Henry Maunder, 21, from Waterlooville when he risked his own life by jumping into

  • The Ultimate Beatles bring Beatlemania back to Kingsmeadow

    All things must pass, but for those who missed Kingsmeadowlive’s Beatlemania and are crying, waiting, hoping for another will shout with joy next week. Tribute legends the Ultimate Beatles will play some of the Scousers’ best rock ‘n’ roll, with

  • Pensioner dies after collision, police appeal for witnesses

    Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision in Weybridge which claimed the life of a pensioner last week. A grey Citroen Picasso crossed a junction at struck a fence in Thames Street at about 2.20pm on Thursday, April 17. Emergency services

  • Man due in court over alleged armed robbery

    A man will appear in court this week in connection with an alleged armed robbery at Ladbrokes in West Molesey earlier this month. Richard Coleman, 45, of no fixed address, will appear at Guildford Crown Court on Thursday, April 24, charged with

  • From good to excellent for Surbiton nursery

    A Surbiton day nursery has been given an outstanding rating in its latest Ofsted inspection. A report released following an inspection at Sutherland Day Nursery in Ewell Road found the nursery had improved on its good rating of five years ago.

  • Dragon boats emerge for Woking and Sam Beare Hospices

    A hospice has announced its first dragon boat challenge and received some tips from a Great Britain squad member. Trisha Corless, who is also a member of Wraysbury Dragons, popped down to see staff at Woking and Sam Beare Hospices ahead of the