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  • Man dies after bus accident

    A Kingston man who died after being hit by a bus on Tuesday has been named as Ian Paul Curtis. He was 48. Mr Curtis was hit by a route 71 bus in Brook Street about 5.30pm on Tuesday. He was flown to the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead by air ambulance

  • Big plans for town need long, hard look

    Selling off Taberner House to pay for new council offices in Fell Road is one thing. Selling off assets such as College Green, the college teaching block and the Fairfield multi-storey car park without consultation with the people is quite another.

  • Two thousand sign petition against closure

    Over 2,100 signatures were submitted to Kingston Council on Tuesday petitioning against the closure of either The Newent Day Centre or the Hobkirk House care centres. The matter was debated at a council meeting after the Conservatives raised a motion

  • Crane tragedy plaque unveiled in Battersea

    Family and friends of two men who were tragically killed after a crane fell in Battersea gathered this morning to witness the unveiling of a plaque in their memory. Michael Alexa, 23, and Jonathan Cloke, 37, were both killed following the incident

  • Mayor's year reaches end

    Mayor of Croydon Councillor Janet Marshall thanked her colleagues for a "great year" in office on Monday night when she chaired her last meeting. She said it was a "great privilege" to have been given the role and talked about her proudest moments from

  • Coulsdon flat plans return

    Coulsdon residents who opposed a planning application are facing another fight after new proposals to develop the Hadleigh site at the junction of Marlpit Lane and Reddown Road were submitted. The future of the site has been fiercely contested in the

  • Stay healthy and happy in the country

    Do you fancy a change of pace away from the hustle and bustle of city life? Sara McCorquodale reports on how more Londoners are taking up rambling to make friends and escape the stresses of the metropolis Although there are approximately six million

  • Officers return to fire scene

    Police say no further leads have developed on the cannabis house fire that killed a man in New Malden. They had hoped witnesses would come forward after they returned to the scene of the inferno last night, one week after the incident. Vietnamese national

  • Council put emergency stop to road user forum

    Councillors have been accused of attempting to silence their critics after a forum which challenged the council on traffic issues was suddenly shut down. The disbanding of the Croydon Road User Forum has angered some members who believe the move is to