When rowdy revellers spilling out of a Putney restaurant at 2am were asked to put a cork in it, bosses went one better and shut them up with lollipops. Nearby residents had complained about the noisy havoc in Lower Richmond Road after closing time at
The annual leadership vote, usually a rubber stamp and slap-on-the-back for a leader, is thought to be very close after Councillor Roy Taylor emerged as the only candidate to challenge the incumbent. At County Hall on Friday, 58 Conservative councillors
In a bid to offer a wider welcome to the Esher community, Christ Church Esher is starting a Grandparents and Toddlers group for grandparents, carers and toddlers beginning on April 26. The group, open to all, will run on alternate Thursdays from 10am
So I've decided to go green for a week and here is where you can read all about it. Yes, in a moment of madness some weeks ago, I decided this week would be the week I would try and save the planet and really think about what my place was in the world
So I've decided to go green for a week and here is where you can read all about it. Yes, in a moment of madness some weeks ago, I decided this week would be the week I would try and save the planet and really think about what my place was in the world
More than 30 Ranelagh Harriers were amongst the 36,000 runners from all over the world who trod the streets of the capital on Sunday in the Flora London Marathon. As usual, the Ranelagh contingent was a mixture of excited novices and experienced veterans
London Met 8-7 Richmond Flames (Game 1) Richmond Flames 12-1 London Mets (Game 2). Richmond coach Jesus Gandara insisted that nobody is reaching for the panic button after the Flames were forced to split a doubleheader with the London Mets on Sunday
Chiswick-based skier Franki Simons ended a frustrating year on a high with victory in the British and English Championships held in France. The 16-year-old England A team member, who is still at school studying her AS levels, had missed most of the season
Esher's Viktor Jensen found himself at the mercy of the fickle finger of fate while making his Donnington Park debut in his GAC backed Formula 3 car at the weekend. Following two splendid podium finishes at Oulton Park with Alan Docking Racing in the
A record number of runners competed in the London Marathon in sweltering heat yesterday. Temperatures hit 21C at midday, equalling the 1996 record, and rose slightly higher in the afternoon as the 36,500 athletes made their way around the famous 26.2
A pre-planned police operation to crack down on boy racers failed to prevent an accident which has left a 21-year-old fighting for his life. The Met Police revealed today officers from Croydon and Sutton were involved in a pre-planned operation to
A belligerent 61 from Woodmansterne's Chris Vagg failed to prevent Southern Railway Kenley romping to a 125-run friendly win on the opening Saturday of the season, writes Thomas Wortley. SR Kenley, four divisions higher than Woodmansterne in the Surrey
Reed's School's annual five-a-side football tournament in aid of the Helping Hand charity attracted more than 250 people on Sunday. Reed's School was established in 1813 as the London Orphanage, and its founder Andrew Reed was dedicated to helping generations
Brides from across Esher relived their wedding memories in the splendid surroundings of Sandown Park racecoursewhen they attended a fundraising wedding ball on Saturday. Over £14,000 was raised for Kingston Hospital's Born Too Soon charity, making it
Two members of Claygate-based Foley Boxing Club progressed to the finals of the Southern Counties novice championship with victories at Canterbury on Saturday. Lauren Gavin earned an unanimous points decision over T Brooker of Tunbridge Wells ABC in
Claygate's Sam Bird has retained his sixth place in the British International F3 series despite a disappointing weekend at Donington Park. Free practice last Thursday saw him in an unrepresentative eighth place, while his Carlin team-mates also struggled
Walton-based Ray Gardner, best known for starring in the unforgettable 1996 Tango commercial, is flying the flag for Great Britain this St George's Day. He has started a campaign calling for Little Britain to be officially declared a neighbourhood in
Nationwide Building Society is giving pupils across the country the opportunity to improve the biodiversity of their school grounds by taking part in CSV Action Earth. Nationwide has agreed to provide 150 schools with £50 grants to take part in the environmental
The Environment Agency has unveiled a five-year plan to improve the environment for fish and anglers across London and the Thames Valley. The extensive plan, Our plan for fisheries in Thames Region 2006-2011, takes into account factors such as climate
National Fly-tipping Awareness Week begins on Monday 23rd April as part of the Countryside Alliance's national Fly-tipping - Scrap it' campaign. New research* has found that London authorities spend almost £13million a year clearing up over 300,000 incidences
Reigning British Super ICA kart champion Ollie Millroy bounced back from disappointing qualifying sessions to take two top-10 finishes in the second round of the Italian Open Masters at Ugento last weekend. The Claygate youngster, who celebrated his
Police are looking for an arsonist who torched two cars in West Moseley. Acting Detective Sergeant Dale Brunt said an arsonist set fire to a car in Ray Road about 1am on Sunday, April 15. He said the flames from the first car spread to another
Tooting & Mitcham kept their automatic promotion hopes alive with a 1-0 win over relegated Godalming Town on Saturday. Billy Smith's men, who play in the Surrey Senior Cup final on Tuesday and the London Senior Cup final two days later, were far from
Things a relationship supposedly gives you, which I can get for myself and hence why I don't actually need a relationship: LOVE - As much as I'm going to sound like I've become a complete Self-Help section loser by saying this, I wouldn't actually mind
The Surrey cricket club which launched Bob Willis' illustrious career is looking for new senior players for the upcoming season. The England bowler, who took 325 wickets from his 90 tests, started his playing days at Stoke D'Abernon Cricket Club and
Sutton United 1 Newport County 1 Sutton United were forced to settle for a point because of a controversial penalty award at Gander Green Lane on Saturday. Given a flying start by Craig Tanner's early strike, Sutton controlled the first half. But
Members of the Weybridge Male Voice Choir serenaded the Mayor of Elmbridge, Councillor Victor Eldridge, at the mayor's charity dinner. The event held in Brooklands brought together mayors and charity representatives from all over the county.
A large contingent of Hercules Wimbledon runners were in action in Sunday's London marathon. The best club performance of the day came from Zoe Pike who smashed the Hercules Wimbledon veteran women's club record in finishing eighth veteran overall
Elmbridge students will benefit from an £80million injection, if the merger of Brooklands College and Spelthorne College goes ahead. Spelthorne will come under the Brooklands College banner and both sites, at Weybridge and Ashford, will be redeveloped
Clapham Chasers provided both winners at the 16th Wimbledon Common Time Trial on Saturday. Club captain Neil Aitken, who has taken part in all 16 races, was a popular men's winner ahead of South London Harriers captain Andy Collins and Thames Hare &
Kingston Ladies Swimming Club has topped the medal board at the London region synchronised swimming competition, winning six out of the nine events. Ciara Geffryes claimed victory in the novice ungraded figure competition, with team-mates Sophie Hampton
Triple national champion Emma Britton has been voted London's trampoline competitor of the year for the third time. The 13-year-old, who trains at Kingston Trampoline Academy, had a remarkable 2006, winning the national prep school championships, the
Roehampton Golf Club plays host to the prestigious 81st Ladies Open Gold Challenge Cup this Saturday to kick off the domestic ladies' season. A field of 60 professionals and amateurs will be hoping to wrestle the famous trophy from defending championns
Team RAC driver Tom Onslow-Cole took a first podium finish in the fifth round of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship race at Rockingham on Sunday. The 19-year-old from New Malden, Surrey started the race from eighth place, following his finish
On Easter Saturday Rosslyn Park U17s contested the final rounds of the Lexus National 12s tournament at Old Albanians, writes David Hitchcock. The competition involved a round-robin of matches between 5 teams with the two top teams playing each other
Leyton 0 Hampton & Richmond 3 Hampton & Richmond need just one win from their last two matches to secure the Ryman Premier League title. If Hampton can beat either Heybridge Swifts on Tuesday night or Slough Town this Saturday they will secure their
How the Dons dated against Heybridge Swifts. Andy Little - Will be disappointed to be beaten at his near post for the goal - but gathered his composure and put in a solid performance. 6. Michael Haswell - Was not able to bomb forward but was defensively
Youngsters from Teddington Swimming Club added to their medal collections as the Middlesex County Championships came to a close, writes Marc Curant. Egor Grannon, aged nine, was the club's top performer, winning four gold medals and six silvers overall
Wandsworth Lightning Judo Club have claimed a host of medals at the Samurai National Competition, writes Brian Watts. The fighting spirit of Jenny Costen, aged 17, took her through six rounds and into the final of the girls under 63k category. Facing
AFC Wimbledon held on to their promotion destiny on Saturday with a 1-1 draw against Heybridge Swifts - but only just. Roscoe Dsane's 25th minute penalty cancelled out Danny Barber's sixth minute stunner to secure a point for the home side as the race
After defending like a leaky sieve the week before, Rosslyn Park put on a defensive display of the highest order to deny Championship-chasing Westcombe Park the bonus point they desperately needed in National Division Three South on Saturday. Westcombe
The England Sevens team have been handed a tough home draw for the only IRB Sevens tournament in England at Twickenham on the weekend of Saturday, May 26, and Sunday, May 27. England, who have won the Emirates Airline London Sevens twice in recent years
Howard Eastman is on course for a third world title shot after regaining the Commonwealth middleweight mantle last Friday evening at Dudley Concert Hall. But the Battersea Bomber admitted he looked well below-par and unconvincing during his 12-round
Harrow Borough 1 Carshalton Athletic 2 Two fine goals from Mark Marshall saw Carshalton Athletic come from behind to earn victory on Saturday and increase Harrow Borough's relegation fears. Carshalton dominated at the start with Marshall's quickly-taken
The man who died after a New Malden house fire suffered smoke inhalation, a postmortem examination has found. The man was rescued by firefighters called to the blaze in Van Dyck Avenue about 9.20pm Friday but died soon after in hospital. Police
England have to settle for a sixth-place finish at this season's U19 IRB World Championship after France defeated them 43-17 to take revenge for their defeat at Henley last month. Newcastle Falcons centre Alex Tait and Exeter Chiefs scrum-half Richard
An undercover sting operation by Wandsworth Council's parks police has led to the conviction of a 19-year-old man for breaking into a Battersea Park café three times. Jack McQueen, of Greyshott Road, Battersea, was caught red-handed when he tried to
Transport for London has launched its first campaign to get residents to ditch their cars and walk instead. The poster and radio advertisements urge commuters and drivers doing the school run to ask "Why not walk it?" and take to their feet instead
Sutton Schools Borough U11s warmed up for their London Cup final clash against Hackney in two weeks time with a hard-fought 3-2 friendly victory against Dacorum on Saturday. Sutton took some time to get going and despite having a couple of early chances
Today could be the last time we go to work on April 23 if a St George's Day lobby group have their way. The St George's Day group is lobbying MPs, councils and the Government to get what they say is England's national day marked with a Bank Holiday
Old people suffering from dementia should be given electronic tags similar to those worn by some criminals, according to a Government minister. Get the full story Posted by: L, South Norwood on 11:29am Thu 19 Apr 07 I think Malcolm Wicks makes
A pub landlord in Ashford has made himself the most unpopular man in town by clamping every car parking in an old car park he owns next door. Get the full story Posted by: Jo, Ashford on 9:10am Sun 22 Apr 07 This is worse! it just took 3 minutes
An office burglar who made off with almost £5,000 of equipment after twice targeting Leon House may be facing jail after pleading guilty to two counts of burglary at Croydon Magistrates Court. Despite 24-hour security at the office block on the junction
