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  • Old Patesians 29 Rosslyn Park 20

    Rosslyn Park go into their fourth National Three South game of the season at home to Lydney on Saturday as the only team in the division still looking for a point. They lost 29-20 at Old Patesians on Saturday despite a hard-working performance, with

  • Hampton & Richmond 1 Billericay Town 1

    Hampton & Richmond were taken to an FA Cup replay despite a gem of a strike from Lawrence Yaku on Saturday. Before the game, FA chief executive Brian Barwick formally open Hampton's new clubhouse, named Hammond's bar after Robert Hammond who founded

  • Erotic empire marks 25 years of sensual shopping

    It was 25 years ago while Jacqueline Gold was doing work experience at her father's firm that she was invited to a Tupperware party. That gave the Ann Summers boss, who was only 21 at the time, the idea for a business plan that catapulted the Croydon

  • Corinthian Casuals 2 Burgess Hill Town 2

    If prizes were awarded for throwing games away when the opposition should have been dead and buried more times than the expendable extras in Midsomer Murders, then this one would be up there with the very best of them! Casuals had this game by the throat

  • Coulsdon by-pass hit by further delay

    The long awaited opening of the new Coulsdon by-pass has been delayed again after construction workers found a gas main that was not on their plans. The multi-million pound relief road was due to open in February this year, but the latest setback means

  • Merton Rovers 6 Westside III 1

    Paul Tuckey capped a fine all round display with four goals as Merton Rovers opened their Kingston & District League 5th Division account with a 6-1 win over Westside III at Prince Georges Fields on Saturday. Westside didn't really get going at all and

  • Maldon Town 2 Staines Town 1

    Staines Town's dismal FA Cup record continued when they lost at Ryman Division One North outfit Maldon Town on Saturday, writes Steve Parsons. The opening half hour gave little hint of what was to follow as Staines began confidently, forcing several

  • FA Cup first qualifying round: Kingstonian 1 Ramsgate 2

    Two spectacular goals from Mo Takalobighashi saw battling Kingstonian crash out of the FA Cup on Sunday. Ks pulled a last-minute goal back through James Rose's penalty, but it was too little too late against last season's Ryman Division One champions

  • Welling United 1 Sutton United 0

    After the excitement of Tuesday night's win against Weston-super-Mare, Sutton bumped back down to earth at Park View Road on Saturday, although with plenty of positive aspects to the performance the effect was far less deflating than the recent defeat

  • England fall just short in final

    England failed in their bid to overthrow world champions New Zealand as they lost 25-17 in the final of the Women's Rugby World Cup on Sunday. The side, which featured Richmond players Jenny Sutton and Jenny Lyne in the second row and Twickenham resident

  • FA Cup first qualifying round: Andover 0 Carshalton Athletic 2

    The road to Wembley (if its ready in time) begins earlier for some than others, but the financial rewards for winning sides in the FA Cup are always welcome and, in truth, the Robins had few problems in reaching the next round in two weeks time. Andover's

  • Golf gala aims to bring businesses together

    Croydon's businesses are due to hit the fairway for the second annual golf networking event. The Croydon Business golf day organiser, Denise Ray, said: "This is our second year and I think the day will grow more popular. "It is a great chance for business

  • New rail line could mean surge in property prices

    House prices in West Croydon look set to rocket following the announcement of a new London orbital rail line that will stop in the borough. The Mayor of London Ken Livingstone announced last week the new route - known as the London Overground line -