Autumn has finally arrived and with it come coats and warm fuzzy jumpers. A big hit wonder in the borough of Merton has been the Lena Cacoon Coat. Sold and designed by Missguided, an online store, the Cacoon Coat has been a big highlight of this autumn
A tabby cat by the name of Mr. Meow has been adopted by a Surbiton family after they found her in their back garden. The decision to adopt the small fury friend as one of the family was not a difficult one for the Eakins: “We couldn’t bear to see it
Earlier this month I received confirmation on having my loft turned into an art studio. A great passion of mine is art, it always has been since a very young age. I’ve always dreamt of going through to university and having a job which would have
Buzz about Bees To bee or not to bee is not the right question. The question is where have all our honeybees gone? Studies have estimated that the amount of British honeybees have halved in the last 25 years. So what’s the sting here? Bee populations
Media students are using the internet to finance the shooting of a horror movie in a reputedly haunted Gothic mansion. Nescot students have already raised over £600 of the £1,250 they need to fund their film The Retreat. Their strategy has
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” - Nelson Mandela Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans creating equality to the United States. Since 1976, every U.S President has officially devoted a Month to
A person has died after falling from a multi-storey car park in Kingston town centre this afternoon. Police and London Ambulance both attended Eden Walk car park just before 2.30pm. Police tape was tied across railings on the top floor of
Engineering works caused havoc for rail passengers yesterday as South West Trains hired old Routemaster buses to shuttle people around south-west London. Buses replaced suspended trains on the Kingston loop, and from Chessington and Surbiton to
Carl Rook bagged a brace to guide Leatherhead to their first home win since the end of August with a determined 2-0 win over Wingate & Finchley. Tanners boss Richard Brady rang the changes with club captain Richard Avery back for his first
Croydon bomber Chas Symonds reckons he lost his British Masters gold light-middleweight title fight against Michael Lomax because of his history with referee Bob Williams. The 32-year-old, who lost on points after 10 rounds, says that even Lomax
Whyteleafe progressed to the first round proper of the FA Trophy after a hard-earned 2-1 victory at Redbridge. In truth it was a disappointing spectacle with neither side able to produce much flowing football. However, Whyteleafe deserved the
Young Bees midfielder Charlie Adams is hoping a move to League Two Stevenage can help him get regular first team action. The 20-year-old creative midfielder agreed a one-month loan switch on Friday just 24 hours shy of Boro’s League Two clash with
An exclusive and extremely wealthy private club has come under attack for claiming it needs to build on greenbelt land to pay for repairs to a historic wall and cottage. The members-only Royal Automobile Club, based at Woodcote Park, Epsom, has
"Mum, my feet are on fire!" That was the shocking cry of a 14-year-old boy this morning just moments before a car, driven by his school teacher mum, burst into flames. Nicky Keefe had driven her partner and three children a quarter of a mile
Two cars have been involved in an accident, leaving a woman injured. The woman is being treated by paramedics although her injuries were said to be slight, and no other people were hurt this morning. Fire crews and police were called to the
Dons boss Neal Ardley left Wycombe Wanderers with no goals and no points, but also no complaints. After going down 2-0 to the League Two leaders, AFC Wimbledon dropped to 13th in the table ahead of Tuesday night's visit if Plymouth Argyle.
Joe McEvoy was the hero of the hour after his final penalty kick of the game edged Warlingham past London Cornish, the early leaders of London Division Two South West, 16-15. For the second week running, McEvoy’s reliable boot was a significant
Rosslyn Park scored seven tries – some of them real crackers – in a vastly entertaining 49-26 win over Wharfedale on Saturday. The visitors looked a more limited side than on previous visits in terms of ability, but contributed massively in terms
Brentford boss Tommy Smith’s return from injury will give the Bees great strength in the depth for the winter months, says boss Mark Warburton. The 34-year-old, who has not featured since a 1-0 Capital One Cup defeat to Fulham, will turn out for
Wimbledon had to come from behind to take the MHL Premier Division points off Brooklands MU after a 3-2 win on Sunday. Ironically, after a delayed start due to the late arrival of the north of England team, it was Brooklands who came out of the
The dreaded road and pavement works have struck again. They make us late for work, they make us walk amongst dirt and grit but ultimately they put us automatically in a bad mood for the rest of the day. The pavement on which we walk on has been once
Indecisive people may have a different view of what choice really means. Deciding on whether to have a bagel or a baguette or whether to get the train or a bus are choices that individuals get. However, are having 4 Sainsbury’s, 3 Tesco, 2 Marks and
Herne Hill Harriers’ U13 boys and U15 girls struck gold at the South of England Cross-Country Relay Championships on Saturday. There was further glory for the M50 quartet, who won gold at the Surrey Masters Cross-Country Championships. The
Carshalton Athletic striker Oliver Thornton endured mixed emotions after the Robins crashed out of the FA Trophy at the first hurdle on Saturday. The 17-year-old grabbed his first senior goal for the club but it came only as consolation in a 4-
The weekend’s loss to Chelsea was a weird one. It felt like Palace were cast aside pretty easily by everyone’s Champions-elect, but the 2-1 score line suggests it was a close encounter. In reality, for most of the game Palace could not get
A man was pistol-whipped by a masked burglar who broke into his house in the early hours of the morning. Armed robbers wearing black hoodies and balaclavas, forced the front door open of the house in Stanley Park Road in Carshalton, before demanding
A body was pulled from the River Thames near Kew Bridge yesterday. Police, London Ambulance and the coastguard were called at about 5.30pm on Sunday, October 19, and the body of a man, believed to be in his 70s, was recovered from the water.
South west London and north Surrey are expecting wind speeds of slightly more than 20mph on Tuesday as Hurricane Gonzalo arrives in the country. Some parts of the country in the north and Scotland are predicted to be hit by gale force winds of
Another year, another opportunity for daredevils, cabinet ministers and those bullied into it by friends to launch themselves down St Mark's Hill with blocks of ice strapped to their feet. Suburban skiiers took on the Springle once again, with
Brentford collected a point at Wigan Athletic on Saturday, but are set to lose defender James Tarkowski to suspension. The former Oldham Athletic man collected a fifth yellow card as he tried to separate team-mate Tony Craig and Athletics' Ivan
Students studying World War One raised funds for the Royal British Legion by baking trench cakes of the kind which were sent to the Front during the war. Year 9 students at Ewell Castle School, in Church Street, Ewell, were asked to bake their
A scenic garden nestled near the River Thames will be home to an ice rink this autumn. Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens hosts a 600sq m ice rink and a Christmas Tree Maze, made from Nordmann fir trees. There will also be street entertainers,
A film festival that showcases independent movies from around the world is back for its fifth year and the organisers are promising it will be the biggest one yet. Ranging from horror and sci-fi to animation and music video, the 69 films of the
Around 35 fire-fighters and six fire engines from Brixton, West Norwood and Deptford fire stations were needed to tackle a fire in a café on Stockwell Road, Brixton . The Brigade was called at 15:30. Six people left the cafe before the brigade
