Due to popular demand Foker On Film is running another chance to win a goody bag for the British eighteenth century drama Belle: Those nice people at 20th Century Fox and given us another 4 packs including the following items: • Belle branded
An articulated lorry has driven into the railway bridge near Carshalton station causing both rail and road delays. The Pallex Lorry collided with the bridge in North Street at 5.44pm, causing the top of the lorry to be pulled back. The
A Croydon MP who said anyone who cannot buy a house in Croydon should ‘get on the trains and up to Manchester’ has defended his comments. When asked about the lack of affordable housing in London, on BBC’s The Sunday Politics Show, Sir Richard
Police have released new information in connection with a stabbing incident in Pollards Hill last week which saw a 16-year-old boy taken to hospital with wounds in his arm and back. Officers have confirmed they first attended the home address of
Not satisfied with beefing up London Welsh's on-field presence, head coach Justin Burnell reckons adding set-piece expertise to his back room staff will be just as key to his side's Premierhsip survival chances. Forwards coach Matthew Ferguson
The council has given the green light for the creation of a master plan which could see 1,200 new homes built on three estates as residents there mobilise to block the plans. Last night cabinet members allowed Circle Housing Merton Priory (CHMP
A dead cat and bags of rubbish were among the items polluting the River Wandle, causing a flood risk. The not-so-lucky black feline was spotted floating in the river by the Weir Road Estate in Wimbledon by Mark Stephenson, who works at nearby Affordable
Richmond have moved to solve the problem of playing too much rugby by signing an apt new sponsorship deal with The New Victoria Hospital. Director of rugby Steve Hill's men played 30 first team games in National Division One last term and were
Is a night-time bus going through New Malden really one of the worst bus routes ever? The 152 bus route from Pollards Hill to New Malden has been listed in the top ten most unpopular routes due to the drunks, smelly-fast food eaters and loud chanters
This is the latest example of Merton Council CCTV vans parking on double yellow lines in Wimbledon. An eagle-eyed member of the public captured the driver of this vehicle parking on double yellow lines which she said caused an obstruction to oncoming
Binge drinkers in Croydon cost the emergency services more than £285,000 a year, making it one of the worst London boroughs for alcohol related callouts. This is according to figures released to the Greater London Authority (GLA) Conservatives
A church on the verge of transforming a dilapidated building into a community centre has had its hopes dashed after the price of the building increased by more than 400 per cent. His Grace Outreach Church said it has paid £85,000 for the former
Schoolchildren have raised over £3,000 by doing a sponsored walked in memory of a little boy who died from meningitis. Following Hugo Wong’s death in April aged just 20 months, the parents of children at his brother’s school organised the one-mile
The Wheatsheaf pub in Tooting Bec is in danger of becoming a generic supermarket, according to campaigners and MP Sadiq Khan. Wandsworth Council's planning committee is due to meet on Tuesday night to make a decision over its future. Campaigners
Surbiton’s Giselle Ansley is out to put World Cup disappointment behind her with a good showing at the Commonwealth Games. Ansley was not selected for the England squad that finished 11th at the Rabobank World Cup in the Hague last month, but is
A children’s centre could see activities such as play and rhyme times being cut due to lack of council funding. West Chessington Children’s Centre which is based in Lovelace School in Mansfield Road, has launched a consultation on changes to reduce
Fisheye lenses produce striking rounded and intriguingly distorted images. Sadly, they also cost a heck of a lot and, for best results, you need to be using them on a similarly expensive camera. However, you can get a relatively cheap device called
Half of those who completed Epsom’s town centre survey believe it has deteriorated in the last two years. Nearly 1,500 people completed the review of the borough’s heartland earlier this year - the first time it has been conducted since 2006.
A possible World War II bomb has been dug up in Battersea and caused problems on the roads and river. Police officers were called at 10.20am to Battersea Church Road and cordoned off the area. A spokesman for the police said: “We were called
Lidl has bulldozed a much-loved ex-watering hole despite pleas from the community not to do this until planning permission was granted for it to build a food store. Demolition workers started knocking down the Organ and Dragon, in London Road,
Barclays Bank in North Cheam is closing down. The London Road branch will stay open until September 19, when staff will be relocated to a nearby branch. A Barclays spokesperson said: "The way customers undertake their banking is changing as
Developers are fighting for every scrap of land in Kingston, even the bits you might not think of as prime real estate. Plans are afoot to demolish a former public toilet in Chessington and build a single-storey house with two ensuite bedrooms.
Sutton's roads should soon be smoother thanks to a cash injection to fill in pot holes. The Department for Transport has given Sutton Council £301,313 as part of a nationwide project to improve road conditions. Jill Whitehead, chairwoman of
Met Police boss Jimmy Cooper will waste no time in pinning down his squad to deals for the forthcoming Ryman Premier League campaign. Cooper added Tonbridge Angels full back Ryan Watts to the squad last week and ran the rule over a host of new
South West Trains has reported delays on all services travelling between Wimbledon and London Waterloo. An ill passenger at Clapham Junction and signalling problems at Vauxhall are currently causing delays of up to 20 minutes on the route.
Wimbledon tennis star Ross Hutchins may have endured a short comeback at the Wimbledon Championship, but his determination to climb the rankings has not been dented. Hutchins, a doubles wildcard entrant alongside Colin Fleming, was knocked out
More than 400 athletes took to the road, saddle and swimming pool last weekend for the Trinity triathlon in Croydon. There were six age groups, from six to 19 years old, competing on Sunday cheered on by friends and family in the fourth staging
The head of the Metropolitan Police's diplomatic protection group has been appointed Croydon borough commander. Chief Supt Andy Tarrant will take over from the departing Chief Supt Dave Musker on Monday. Two other senior officers, Det Supt
These items of Indian jewellery were stolen during a burglary in Sutton last month. The owners of the jewellery have given police a full list of the items stolen along with several photos in the hope members of the public will be able to identify
7:56pm Everything has calmed down now after that big news. So I'm going to get some food and head home after that. Hope you've enjoyed the blog so far. If you missed last week's, here it is. I'll be back tomorrow
Thousands of women united to conquer cancer and Race for Life on Sunday. A formidable army of mighty-mums, gutsy-grans, feisty friends and go-getting girls got together on Epsom Downs to take part in Cancer Research UK's fundraising series of 5k
Martyn Rooney felt he has not fully recovered from injury despite claiming his fifth British men’s 400m title on Sunday in Birmingham. The 27-year-old Croydon Harrier, who picked up an injury at the Golden Spike Ostrava meeting two weeks ago, beat
Danny Parsons is confident his big fight experience can bring another boxing belt back to Kingston ahead of his Queensbury Boxing League national lightweight title showdown next month. The undefeated 20-year-old will put his growing reputation
A new permanent site for Cobham Free School has been announced, months after the developers pulled out of original proposals. The school, currently based at the former police station in Portsmouth Road, unveiled plans in November to build the schools
The inquest into the death of promising PE student Rachel Osei who was found in the street in flames will be held on Thursday. Miss Osei, 18, a mother, died of her injuries after firefighters and police were called to a level crossing near the
A milkman who befriended a war veteran on his round, took the former soldier on a trip to the D-Day commemorations. Chris Carter has been leaving pints on 88-year-old Reg Blake’s doorstep in Longford Gardens, Sutton, for 34 years. The two struck
The family of an airman shot down over Belgium 70 years ago is planning to visit the crash site after reading about an appeal in the Croydon Guardian. Belgians researching the history of their country during the Nazi occupation got in touch with
He hit thousands of runs for England, and now cricketer Kevin Pietersen is opening a bar in Maple Road, Surbiton, next Tuesday. The star, who currently plays for Surrey, tweeted to his 1.8m followers: "Just checking all is in order in SURBITON.
Students at a school for disabled children in Kingston enjoyed an interactive theatre production at the Rose Theatre. Tunnels, by theatre company Frozen Light, is a multi-sensory performance of live music, sign and movement, designed specifically
For a psychedelic evening courtesy of the sounds of a British rock institution don’t miss The Wall of Floyd at Epsom Playhouse. The nine-piece band promises to give audiences a performance with the true essence of Pink Floyd, regarded as
A junior school which was taken under the wing of a top-rated secondary school has transformed itself from being rated "satisfactory" to "good" by Ofsted. Danetree Junior School, in Danetree Road, Epsom, was given the "good" news by the education
Police have released an efit of a male they would like to trace after a woman was sexually assaulted in Wandsworth. Officers released the image after a woman in her 40s said someone tried to pull down her trousers while she was running in the heath
Dozens of youngsters battled it out to become the bowls champion in an inter-schools tournament. Children from four Merton primary schools went head-to-head with guidance from experienced bowls coaches, with Wimbledon Park Primary emerging victorious
Treat your taste buds to 30 different types of real ales and ciders at the Cuddington Beer Festival. The drinks, all from Sussex, will be available alongside food at all three sessions of the event. Beer and cider will be priced at £1 for a
Fans of Channel 5’s hugely popular children’s TV strand Milkshake will be thrilled to know that a brand new stage show Milkshake! Live 'Party Party' is coming to the Epsom Playhouse on Saturday 9 August at 1pm and 3.30pm. This brand new show features
Family-run independent furniture store Barker and Stonehouse is celebrating the first anniversary of its Battersea store. Located in York Road, the company's first London store sits in on the site of the former Candle Factory, built in 1830.
A man involved in a vicious and unprovoked Halloween party stabbing has been sentenced to eight years in a young offenders institution. Akim Barton, 20, of Highcliffe Drive, Roehampton, was part of an attack on two men in their 20s - Ryan Ashby
A Clapham care home commemorated the centenary of World War I with a flag bearing and afternoon of entertainment. More than 90 people, including the mayor of Wandsworth Councillor Stuart Thom visited Nightingale House in for the celebrations on
A renovated herb garden is being opened in Battersea Park in July. The garden's renovation has been carried out by Boursin, supporting gardening charity Thrive, and has provided skill-based training to 51 disabled people. The herbs in the garden
Surrey Police will appeal to the nation this week for help in deciphering unsolved cases in the county. Officers will take part in the Crimewatch Roadshow, with detectives from Staines CID appealing for information on crimes in their areas.
