A 22-year-old man was left with a broken jaw and a cut face after he was attacked on a Sunday afternoon. Police are appealing for information about the incident on Lavender Hill, near Clapham Junction, which took place at about 2pm on June 22.
Hampton & Richmond Borough boss Paul Barry may have pulled off a major coup after persuading striker Richard Butler to return to semi-pro football. Former Staines Town front man Butler enjoyed a prolific spell at AFC Wimbledon, scoring 54 goals
The clouds were marching in from the south west today. The sky was a brilliant blue earlier on but it now looks rather white and dull.
A motorcyclist has broken his leg and part of a road is blocked after a crash in Croydon. Emergency services were called to the collision between a motorbike and a car in Mapledale Avenue, near the junction with Addiscombe Road, at about 4.15pm
A Bentley-driving benefits cheat who sold £125 champagne and truffle burgers in his gourmet gastropub while claiming thousands of pounds in handouts is finally set to be evicted from his council flat. Stephen Sussams, 61, fought to stay in his
A 15-year-old boy was arrested at Wimbledon station during rush hour yesterday evening. Police were called to the station at 6pm to reports of two men pick-pocketing people outside the station. The teenager was subsequently arrested on suspicion
The boyfriend of 20-year-old Paula Newman has admitted killing her but still faces trial for her murder. Kane Boyce, 33, of Aviemore Road, Beckenham, today pleaded guilty to manslaughter following her death in New Addington last year. Miss
A man has been forced to pay out £145 following a Friday night drug sting. Police made seven arrests in two hours in the operation outside Sutton train station. Bartosz Szemonski, 18, appeared at Camberwell Green Magistrates Court on Saturday
9:25pm I went over to the Fairway Village opposite the All England Club to check out the hospitality options at the championships. Meanwhile, someone who had a great view of Federer's game versus Stan Wawrinka this afternoon
Hercules Wimbledon veteran Kieran White was one of three parkrun race winners on Saturday. A week after leading the club to the Surrey 10km team title at Petersham, White triumphed at Lloyd Park, Croydon, where he finished more than a minute clear
An environmental activist and poet who styles himself Professor Kayoss is to stand trial after denying criminal damage to two fire doors by his home in Kingston. Des Kay, 63, was the founder of Kingston environmental charity Save the World Club
Kingston Road has reopened following a road traffic collision at the junction with Church Lane. Police were called at about 2.40pm after a black Yamaha motorcycle collided with a blue Vauxhall Astra at the junction with Church Lane, near Raynes
A development heralded by the council as "one of the UK's most sustainable suburbs" may not be as green as it seems, environmentalists have warned. Sutton Council has given planning permission to a redevelopment of the Felnex site off London Road
Carshalton Athletic defender Charlie McCarthy has left Colston Avenue after taking up an offer he could not refuse. The 24-year-old is following Lewis Taylor out the Robins door as boss Stuart Massey prepares for the new season in Ryman Division
Hard-to-reach families attending parenting classes will suffer most from cuts to a Chessington children’s centre, a governor has said. Governors at Lovelace Primary School have hit out against a Kingston Council consultation on reducing activities
Thanks to reader Anjana Kiran for sending in this photo of Lloyd park, Croydon.
Police are searching for a missing teenager believed to be in Sutton or Croydon. 15-year-old Reece Chell was last seen at an address in Littlehampton, West Sussex on Tuesday, June 24. The teenager left the property shortly before 8pm. Reece
Honda’s brand new Tourer model brings estate car practicality to the Civic range. Yet despite the extra space on offer, the Japanese firm has managed to create a sharp and distinctive look, defined by bold styling that runs continuously from front
Crystal Palace academy boss Gary Issott has laid down the gauntlet to his young Eagles. The man behind Wilfried Zaha’s rise to prominence wants more of his current crop to emulate the former Palace forward and break into the first team this season
A wildlife charity is warning people not to pick up cute baby deer after being called out three times in as many days to rescue fawns that did not need rescuing. As a result the Wildlife Aid Foundation (WAF), in Randalls Road, Leatherhead, has
The Metropolitan Police discriminated against a black female officer because of her race and sex, an employment tribunal has concluded. Britain's largest force faces a compensation claim from Carol Howard, from Purley, after a judgment found she
A former Tolworth Girls School student is getting used to a spell of solitary confinement this month as she prepares for a daunting 2015 challenge, writes Pippa Field. Lizzy Foreman sets sail in the 4,020 nautical mile Mini Transat solo yacht race
Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant has added his support to the strikers at Lambeth College as they enter a fourth week of strike action. Tennant sent the union a picture of him holding up a poster that said ‘Lambeth UCU: Your fight is our fight.’ Tennant
Thank you to D.Clarke for this lovely photo of a family of mallard ducks in Beddington Park.
You’d be earning £37,066 more a year, on average, if wages had risen by as much as house prices in Wallington South since 1997. If food prices had risen at the same rate as house prices over the past 40 years, then today a chicken would
A few weeks ago, we marked the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings and rightly paid tribute to the brave men and women who served our nation at that critical moment in our history. Many veterans may not, however, be aware that they can apply
If you have something to get off your chest but cannot be bothered to travel to Hyde Park then you are in luck as Croydon now has its own speakers’ corner. Inspired by the area in the north-east corner of the central London park where people can
A theatre in St George’s maternity unit has been closed for over a week after a sewage leak. In the early hours of Monday, June 23, stagnant water was reported leaking through the ceiling of an obstetrics theatre. The hospital’s estates
Revellers shunned the mud of Glastonbury in favour of four days of fun at the Crystal Palace Overground Festival. Heavy rain failed to put a dampener on proceedings as the town played host to 172 performers and events in venues, parks and open
We were deeply saddened to hear of another young life lost at an illegal rave, only a mile from our home. Our own son, Daniel, died after attending an illegal rave in west London in January this year, and since then we have learned a lot about
Dead and dying trees on Tolworth greenway will not be replaced until September. The cypress trees, described as "hardy" on gardening websites, have become brown and threadbare since the greenway opened last November. Geoff Poyzer, from contractor
The World Cup is sadly over for some but one Wandsworth girl has gone viral after turning herself into the iconic trophy. Artist, Emma Allen, 33, spent two and a half hours painting herself before snapping a selfie and posting it on the web. In
A man has been jailed for walking down Sutton High Street with a 2ft long machete. Ali Ahmed Ali, 19, was arrested after police received a number of calls from the public at 7pm on Friday, May 16. Ali and a 17-year-old friend had earlier followed
The gateway to Croydon could soon swing open as construction finally begins on a long-awaited landmark development at the heart of the town. Work on Ruskin Square, a £500m project including hundreds of flats, offices, shops and restaurants on wasteland
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will cheer on Andy Murray at his quarter-final clash at Wimbledon today. William and Kate will take their seats in the Royal Box on Centre Court alongside Princess Beatrice, actor Hugh Grant, comedian Michael McIntyre
Warren Fenn reckons he will be "an unstoppable force" when he gets back in the ring later this month. The Mitcham middleweight has his first fight of the year at the Camden Centre on July 19 having spent the last few months learning his trade in
Fidelis Gadzama won a silver medal at the 2000 Olympic Games, and now he is looking to repeat the feat some 16 years later. The Merton athlete, running for Nigeria, won silver in Sydney in the 4x400m at the age of 20 years old. His medal was
Croydon Council is set to appoint its interim chief executive on a permanent basis. Nathan Elvery has held the interim position since February last year, when he took over from Jon Rouse. His duties so far have included approving the £1bn regeneration
Mothers who met through their children and realised they share the same dream are giving young women a better chance at life. Natasha Boxill and Sherica Spence joined forces in January using Mrs Boxill’s expertise from her counselling background
A politician has expressed concern about a "serious rift" between the borough's doctors and its Liberal Democrat councillors. Emily Brothers, Labour's parliamentary candidate for Sutton and Cheam, raised concerns after going to a meeting of Sutton
Results might not count at this stage of the summer, but boss Tommy Williams says Kingstonian have plenty to prove this weekend. The new Ks chief will cast his eye over five hopefuls in Saturday’s training match at Walton Casuals – which kicks
This lovely classic French dish is halfway between a sauté and a stew; Pink Lady apples and the wine, herbs and mushrooms of the Maine-et-Loire region create a warming supper for everyday eating or entertaining even on the other side of the channel
Safety measures to prevent passengers falling on the lines have now been installed at Wimbledon station. Work has been completed at the station as tens of thousands of extra passengers pass through for the Wimbledon tennis championships. Work
Wimbledon Park was buzzing with tennis activities at the weekend, with two charity tournaments and a clinic with championships head coach Dan Bloxham and former world number one Martina Hingis raising hundreds of pounds. A total of 48 campers queuing
A firm that was forced out of its home due to redevelopment has found a new base. Recruitment firm Employment Plus has opened new offices in St Nicholas Road after it was forced to move from its old home in Zurich House in Sutton High Street.
Children from King’s Oak Primary School learned how to present the weather and saw Dr Who’s Tardis during a tour around BBC studios. Young journalists from the Dickerage Lane school won a competition to make it to the studios in White City last
Kingston Grammar School pupils took part in the three peaks challenge - climbing the three highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales in just over 24 hours to help build a toilet in Ghana. Eight Year 11 and Year 12 students took on Ben Nevis
A woman in a wheelchair watched in horror as a loose dog savaged her pet, puncturing its eye. Julia Adams, 62, was in Canbury Gardens on Sunday, June 22, when her chihuahua-pug mix, Peppa, fell victim to a dog which had escaped from its owner.
Travellers will remain living on greenbelt land in Hersham for another five years after councillors granted temporary planning permission. The group of travellers, who live in Pleasant Place adjacent to Burhill Infants School, applied to Elmbridge
A 100-year-old private members' club celebrated its centenary in style on Saturday. Members of The Epsom Club boarded a hired 120-year-old horse-drawn double decker bus, preceded by one member's vintage Bentley, which toured the town before the
State-of-the-art equipment to help diagnose women’s clinical problems has been donated to Epsom Hospital. ExxonMobil and Epsom Medical Equipment Fund (EMEF) donated a £6,000 Transducer, a type of ultrasound technology, which offers women the clearest
While away a Summer Sunday afternoon with entertainment galore at a popular music festival. Now in its 17th year, Music in Nork Park is an afternoon of relaxation for music-lovers and picnic-goers, which promises to offer something for everyone
A memorial service brought former Reed’s School pupils together at the annual reunion day. The service, held in the Cobham school’s chapel, marked the bicentenary of the founding of the school and the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World
Battersea Park will be home to the season finale of a brand new all-electric global racing car championship. A host of celebrities, VIPs, MPs, teams and drivers gathered in London this week to celebrate the worldwide launch of the all-electric
Sporty youngsters at Notre Dame School came away with two trophies at this year’s national Catholic athletics championships. Girls from the Cobham school travelled to St Albans for the annual event and entered an U12s and U14s team. Participants
A speaker with a stammer will discuss his condition at a talk at the Rotary Club of Putney next month. Walter Scott, who recently gave a talk at the Michael Palin Centre in London, wants to engage with organisations about the condition, having
The site of a new secondary school in Battersea received the seal of approval from Jane Ellison this week. Ms Ellison, MP for Battersea, joined Simon Uttley, headmaster of Saint John Bosco College to inspect the new school being built in Surrey
