It's an old clich but comes to mind so blindingly obviously after this match was over sport is all about taking your chances. Casuals categorically failed to do so and paid the price when they conceded a soft goal five minutes from time to lose a game
When former Brit School pupil Leona takes to the stage for Saturday's The X Factor final, a music producer from Upper Norwood will be dreaming of what might have been. Marley J Wills, a 32-year-old father of four, told the Croydon Guardian how he recorded
Businesses in South End are pleading for some Christmas spirit after a blunder left them without festive lights. Last week the Croydon Guardian revealed how a plan to install Christmas lights outside their premises was scuppered by a lack of suitable
Croydon's primary school league table was released this week. The table shows results from the key stage two national curriculum tests. Thornton Heath's David Livingstone Primary was one of the borough's best performers this time while Oval Primary in
AFC Walcountians U9 Sharks battled back from 3-1 down to win 6-3 at Hampton Rangers in the Invitation Cup last weekend. Hampton hit the bar and the post in the first couple of minutes and they deserved their half-time lead. But Walcountians came back
Skipper James Clark inspired Sutton & Epsom to a 22-10 victory at Sevenoaks on Saturday in a replay of their London Division 2 south match. Clark was everywhere and repeatedly stole Sevenoaks ball at rucks and mauls. His support play was phenomenal and
A woeful performance saw Carshalton Athletic crash 3-1 at home to Hendon on Saturday and slip into the relegation dogfight. Hendon's woeful league form pointed to a straightforward home win, but instead they took the lead after seven minutes. A corner
Rails service over the Christmas and new year period will be seriously disrupted by major engineering works on a large section of the railway network. Operating company Southern said it will operate a revised service for travel in and out of London via
The environmental activity at one Putney primary school just never seems to stop. So it's little wonder that that school was voted the borough's greenest at the recent Wandsworth Green Guardian awards. Hotham Primary School, Charlwood Road, caught the
For a new project, the Kingston Freecycle group has drummed up an impressive amount of public support. The Green Guardian had dozens of nominations for this online group, which shows that, since its beginning in April, it has struck a chord with people
Many of us are trying to do our bit to help save the planet, but one Croydon woman has made being green a way of life. Elaine Insua-Cao's house in Brighton Road, South Croydon, contains a plethora of eco-friendly items and activities. A £500 grant from
Leanne Marlow has built her reputation as a keen environmentalist through her dedication to green pursuits such as bird watching, growing her own vegetables and butterfly breeding. But despite these personal endeavours, the 11-year-old knows it is just
Our Green Champion for 2006 is no newcomer to green pursuits - he can chart a lifetime of raising environ-mental awareness and cleaning up the planet. But never one to sit and preach, Des Kay, 55, has made it his business to make changes in people's
When people finish eating a fast-food meal what happens to the packaging is rarely a major concern. But the careless disposal of take-away packaging inspired one man to set up a £1million business to tackle the problem which creates tons of non-biodegrable
