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  • Esher 12 Redruth 22

    Esher went out of the EDF Trophy in the third round last Saturday when they lost 22-12 in the first of two successive visIts by Redruth and will have to perform a lot better if they are to prevent the Cornwall side beating them again in the National League

  • Mum's plea for witnesses to son's shooting

    The mum of a 24-year-old shot dead on New Year's Eve two years ago has made an impassioned plea for information. Alison Lyken's son Solomon Martin was found dead in silver Reno Clio in Pilgrim Hill, West Norwood, on December 31, 2004. He had been shot

  • Bringing smiles to the faces of hospital staff

    Comedian Tom O'Connor, patron of the charity Children with Special Needs, presented £3,000 worth of special equipment to St Peter's Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Ward. The money was raised during a charity golf day at Foxhills Golf Club in Surrey.

  • Rosslyn Park 34 Luctonians 14

    Rosslyn Park were given a hell of a fright before finally beating Herefordshire minnows Luctonians 34-14 in a tense cup tie last Saturday and will need to be sharper when they face fourth-placed North Walsham in the league at Roehampton this Saturday

  • Kingstonian 2 Molesey 0

    New boys Gary Drewett and Niall Connery lifted the heat off boss Stuart McIntyre by scoring the goals that ended Kingstonian's 10-match run without a win against local rivals Molesey on Saturday. Saturday's 2-0 success was sweet for McIntyre in the light

  • Light up with Jones

    More than 400 spectators sang along with Manfred Mann's Paul Jones last week as he switched on Purley's Christmas lights. Purley High Street was closed for three hours for a series of activities that were held alongside the switch-on ceremony. Ken Trench

  • Train fares leaping ahead of inflation rate yet again

    Croydon commuters face inflation-busting rail fare increases in the new year. Train operator Southern is increasing its season ticket prices by seven per cent, while other fares are going up by an average of four per cent. Southern defended the planned

  • Licensed minicab firm’s plea over rogue drivers

    Cab drivers in Croydon are becoming increasingly concerned about the numbers of unlicensed drivers operating in the borough. Drivers have told the Croydon Guardian that on an average Saturday night in the town centre there can be up to 10 unlicensed

  • Kingston 15 Streatham & Croydon 25

    Kingston's Surrey Cup hopes were dashed with a 25-15 home defeat by Streatham & Croydon on Saturday, writes Graeme Maisey. The hosts were over-run in the first half with mistakes in the backs gifting Streatham the first two tries. A further two tries

  • Harrow Borough 1 Hampton & Richmond 2

    Hampton & Richmond recorded their fourth Ryman Premier League victory in a row with a 2-1 success at Harrow Borough on Saturday. Elliott Godfrey's 72nd-minute winner extended Harrow's losing streak to 10 in a game the Beavers dominated from start to

  • Esher 12 Redruth 22

    Esher went out of the EDF Trophy in the third round last Saturday when they lost 22-12 in the first of two successive visIts by Redruth and will have to perform a lot better if they are to prevent the Cornwall side beating them again in the National League

  • Hayes 0 Sutton United 4

    Sutton United continued their impressive goalscoring form on their travels with an emphatic 4-0 victory at Hayes on Saturday, writes Dave Farebrother. Although they weren't at their best, Ian Hazel's men bagged four goals for the third time in four away

  • Cobham 36 Weybridge Vandals 22

    Cobham's first game in the Surrey Cup saw them eventually conquer Weybridge Vandals 36-22 last at home Saturday, writes Tony Maddocks. The league leaders are confident of continuing their winning run when entertaining Farnham in the London Four South

  • Surrey South Eastern Combination

    INTERMEDIATE SECTION Surrey Intermediate Cup Round Three: Croydon Postal 5 Merstham Newton 2, Virginia Water 3 Westside 1. First Division: Esher Athletic 0 Epsom Athletic 2, Greenside 0 Battersea Ironsides 6, NPL 3 Tadworth 1. Second Division: