The owners of garages beneath a Putney apartment block have been told to stop renting them out commercially. Wandsworth Council has won a planning inspector decision against the owners of the Sylva Court garages, who had been renting out all but one
A young girl from Ewell who suffers from severe autism has begun to speak, swim and even giggle - thanks to an American educational system. Until recently eight-year-old Georgia Partridge from West Ewell lived in a world of silence. Despite frequent
The family of a teenager who was fatally stabbed last year will unveil a bench in Battersea Park to mark the anniversary of his death. Eugene Attram died after a gang brawl on November 4 when he was just 16 years old. As his friends and relatives count
Upper Norwood Library's on-going funding problems will really frustrate everyone who uses its excellent facilities regularly. My family use it all the time and it beggars belief that such an important service should continually need to go cap in hand
Chef Dave Flynn has found a way to cut down on food miles by reaping the fruits of his Twickenham allotment. The 50-year-old restauranteur is seeing his vision of self sufficiency come to life, with locally sourced produce served in season. But diners
School pupils learnt lessons about the environment at Bushy Park as part of an event to encourage eco-contruction awareness. Royal Parks, ConstructionSkillsand the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust held the two-day event last week for year nine
On visiting the Westcroft Leisure Centre in Carshalton, I was amazed to see a lot of notices displayed in the gallery above the badminton courts: "No spectating owing to health & safety reasons." I never knew that spectating was a dangerous activity.
Winners of the Richmond borough Green Project of the Year award are "bowled over" by their success. The Richmond upon Thames Furniture Scheme scooped the prize at the recent Green Guardian Awards ceremony for their efforts to keep bulky items out of
Work is to start on a new £4.9million mortuary at St Peter's Hospital in the next fortnight. Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust acting chief executive Paul Bentley said the new morgue would replace one built in the 1940s at the hospital in Chertsey
Putney MP Justine Greening has challenged the Government to use money gained from increased travel fares to improve the transport system. Ms Greening's call for increased investment in the capital's transport network comes after Transport Secretary
A ferry officer ignored evidence his ship had swamped or sunk a yacht and carried on his voyage leaving three sailors to die slowly in the water, a court heard today. Officer of the watch Michael Hubble, 62, "chose to ignore" that the 37,500-ton Pride
With 2,400 people from 166 clubs competing in 540 crews, the 53rd Fuller's Head of the River Fours is one of the largest one day rowing races in the world. This year, it takes place on Saturday, November 3, from 10.30 over the famous 4-mile championship
Thames Water will make immediate repairs to a reported water leak in Kingston Hill at the junction with Galsworthy Road. The work is planned for tonight (Monday, October 29), but it is not known what traffic management measure will be imposed.
An efficient team performance guided Croydon to a 5-1 victory at Old Midwhitgiftian in Surrey Open Hockey League Division Two at the weekend. Croydon played quick, flowing hockey from the whistle but chance after chance was wasted by some profligate
The family of a teen killed in a road crash in Feltham have paid tribute to a "beautiful, intelligent young man". Peter Coster, 19, died on Friday when he crashed his Nissan Micra in Hanworth Road, near the junction with Queens Road, at around 2.20am
Leatherhead 1 Ashford Town 3 Like the Tanners, Ashford Town are a side who have been underperforming this season. With the nucleus of a side based on Clive Walker and his tenure at Dover, they sat some four places below Leatherhead in the league. Ian
English National Ice Hockey League team Streatham Redskins have reached agreement with FM Conway Ltd to become the club's new sponsors, writes Jon Fitzmaurice. "We're delighted to have secured the support of a leading construction company like FM Conway
The strike partnership of the fit-again Mark Peters and converted centre-half Will Jenkins has convinced Walton & Hersham that they can stay on course for promotion without having to sign a new forward. Superb displays by this pair and a man-of-the-match
I would like to say thank you to the police who held a meeting for the public at Bourne Hall on Monday, October 1, but I was very disappointed at the response from the public. I think there were about 12 to 18 residents who turned up. How appalling,
Cobham 59 Winchester 14 Cobham carried on their run of consecutive wins in London Three South West with a fine victory over visitors Winchester. Billy Davison was back in the side and led from the front to ensure that the Cobham pack was at its best
Mike Schmid insists Esher's never-day-die spirit can halt Coventry's revival in Saturday's National One clash at Pillar Data Arena. The Molesey chief was delighted with the gritty 11-5 victory at Newbury last weekend. Esher's second win of the campaign
The Stragglers Junior Handicap came to a conclusion some weeks ago with more than 100 youngsters competing throughout the race series, and there were some very excited youngsters waiting to receive there awards from Australian International Benita Johnson
Minima Yacht Club's Ben Marshall and crew John Wilkey are the winners of the 2007 De May trophy for vintage merlin rocket dinghies, sailed in a 15-race series at clubs across the UK, writes John Forbes. The Merlin was developed at Putney, and members
A quick-thinking station officer from South Norwood has been reunited with the man whose life he saved on a crowded rush hour train. Eddie McDermott used a defibrillator, a machine that shocks a person's heart, to bring 55-year-old Steve Hodder back
A Battersea man has been named as part of a pair of alleged royal blackmailers. Sean McGuigan, 40, of Battersea, has been charged along with Ian Strachan, 30, of Chelsea, of attempting to blackmail an unnamed member of the royal family over a video
Sports presenter Gabby Logan has been voted off BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing. The former gymnast, 36, was the fourth celebrity to leave the show after a dance-off with Rod Stewart's missus Penny Lancaster. Gabby is the daughter of former Wales international
Croydon 8 Kingston 14 Kingston continued their unbeaten run with a hard-fought away against Croydon. In a very tight game, the visitors struggled to get any real continuity or dominance as key areas of their usual strong game parts failed to function
Walton Casuals boss Luke Dowling is hoping that new signings Craig Bradshaw, Bryron Brown, Jean-Serge Musunga and Rob Paris can lift his struggling team away from the relegation zone. The arrival of former Portsmouth and Dorchester Town goalkeeper Bradshaw
“Don’t touch anything!” a father angrily implores his child. Twice. Where am I? An antiques shop? The British Museum? An Al-Qaeda bomb-making factory? No, I’m in the Ealing Road toilets at Griffin Park, home of Brentford Football Club (you know, the
Franck Songo'o has signed for Crystal Palace on a month-long loan deal from Premiership side Portsmouth. Songo'o, 20, goes straight into the squad to face Watford tonight - as do highy-rated youngsters John Bostock, 15, Lee Mills, 17, and Moses Swaibu
Ian Lenagan has stepped down as chairman of Harlequins Rugby League after assuming a similar position at Wigan - but his parting gift is to agree to underwrite the Stoop club financially for the next two years. His gesture ensures the future of the club
Ian Leneghan has stepped down as chairman of Harlequins Rugby League after assuming a similar position at Wigan - but his parting gift is to agree to underwrite the Stoop club financially for the next two years. His gesture ensures the future of the
Herne Hill Harrier Keith Newton went to the East Surrey League cross country in Lloyd Park in a aggrieved frame of mind after being told he was no longer a member of the English team in the home country's cross event. This was despite being in the winning
A Virgin Atlantic co-pilot was arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of being over the legal alcohol limit. The 42-year-old first officer was held after police boarded the Miami-bound passenger jet on Sunday morning, as final checks were being made
This match had just about everything, writes Bernard Wiggins. Four good tries from Park, whose pack were magnificent, the Referee pulling up with a calf strain and having to be replaced, a sending off, and in the end uncontested scrums,(which rather
Kate Moss' nanny has quit her £500-a-week-job amid claims she works 24-hour days and is on call round the clock. Jade Davidson has looked after the Croydon-born supermodel's five-year-old daughter, Lila Grace, for two years. Jade is the younger sister
Chipstead 2 Corinthian Casuals 2 Casuals fought back well to gain a 2-2 draw away at Chipstead. After a fairly even first half, with corners conceded at both ends, Casuals had quite a lot of the play, but did not look like scoring. Myton was unlucky
Richmond 26 Portsmouth 11 Finally free from the distractions of the World Cup, Richmond entertained Portsmouth in front of a crowd of more than 700, the numbers bolstered by the players' reunion lunch. The day was also notable for the achievement of
It is a blip or is it a slump? The Kingstonian promotion challenge stuttered again on Saturday, this time to mid-table Chatham Town, who earlier this month dumped Ks out of the FA Trophy. It was the K's first home defeat of the season in Ryman League
How the Dons rated against Harlow Town. Andy Little - Unlucky with the penalty and showed some good handling but a virtual spectator. 6. Luke Gararrd - Solid performance from the right-back. Held firm in second period. 7. Mike Haswell - Usual
Carshalton's plundered war memorial will be repaired in time for Remembrance Day, thanks to a local craftsman who read about last week's cruel stone theft in the Sutton Guardian. Thieves ripped up 34 square metres of the valuable York stone from around
WOKING 0 STAINES TOWN 1 At the end of a week in which Staines had made unexpected exits from the FA Trophy and FA Youth Cup, the biggest upset of all was created in the biggest competition of the lot, as they achieved a maiden senior win over a Conference
AFC Wimbledon chief Terry Brown says his side are finally starting to believe after Tony Finn's hat trick secured a comfortable 3-1 victory over Harlow Town. After a mediocre start to the Ryman Premier Division campaign, the Dons are unbeaten in six
Police will make an appeal on Crimewatch tonight to find the killer of a bouncer who was shot as he shielded a woman outside a nightclub. Kolawole Ojo Babadiya, 28, died after he was shot outside Bar SW8 in Wandsworth Road on July 15 at around 1.37am
Sutton residents have been warned to expect a rise in council tax or service cuts after the Government announced it would only increase local council funding by one per cent next year. The Government's comprehensive spending review (CSR) was announced
Crystal Palace chief Neil Warnock is hot on the heels of Portsmouth's highly rated midfielder Franck Songo'o. Warnock is eager to bolster his Eagles squad after their poor start to the Championship campaign and Palace have confirmed the 20-year-old France
Croydon's commuters could have been forgiven for thinking they had stepped back in time on Saturday - when a steam train rolled into East Croydon station. The 'Tangmere' locomotive pulled up just before 9.30am and offered passengers the chance to tour
NEWBURY 5 ESHER 11 National League Division One This was not a game for the purists as two teams desperate for points fought a tough defensive battle for 80 minutes. With World Cup referee Chris White in charge it must have been chalk and cheese compared
Millions of commuters now take at least an hour to get to work, according to a study. The number of commuters travelling for more than an hour has risen by 22 per cent in the past decade, says the Trades Union Congress. Britons endure the second longest
Youngsters at a Bedfont school are looking forward to seeing the fruits of their labour after helping to plant trees and flowers in a new sensory garden. Pupils at the Marjory Kinnon School will be able to eat fruits from the newly-planted trees. The
Metropolitan Police 3 Croydon Athletic 2 David Stevens, the Metropolitan Police centre-forward, snatched a deserved victory for his side in the final minute. He ran on to a throughball and headed the ball over the advancing keeper into the goal. The
Hampton & Richmond Borough 1 Wealdstone 0 It wasn't until five minutes from the end that Hampton secured a place in the first round of the FA Cup for only the second time in their history. And it took a couple of late substitutions to break down Wealdstone's
A tram driver stood up to antisocial yobs last night by refusing to continue the journey until they turned down their loud music. Get the full story. Posted by: paula, croydon on 1:52pm Thu 25 Oct 07 Bravo to Tramlink and this brave driver for
The Labour MP for Mitcham and Morden racked up the biggest bill for paper, envelopes and postage in the course of a year, figures from Parliament reveal. Get the full story. Posted by: Chris, Essex on 11:17am Sat 27 Oct 07 They wonder why people
A double shooting which left a 35-year-old man dead has been blamed on a Yardie gang. Gary Guthrie died after being shot in the chest in the early hours of last Monday in Streatham High Road. A second man in his 30s was taken separately to a south London
Battle weary troops fighting in Afghanistan returned to their Hounslow barracks yesterday. Family and friends celebrated the return of more than 100 members of the 2nd Battalion, the Mercian Regiment, at the Calvarly Barracks. The men, all from C Company
Cops believe it could be at least two years before they are able to charge a suspect with the murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common. According to The Mirror, officers hope to charge a serial rapist who is currently in Broadmoor mental hospital
The holidays can be mind numbingly dull and on visiting social networking sites such as Facebook most people have ‘is bored’ as their status. Well perhaps if they were to go out and actually socialise they wouldn’t be as bored but for most teenagers physical
The holidays can be mind numbingly dull and on visiting social networking sites such as Facebook most people have ‘is bored’ as their status. Well perhaps if they were to go out and actually socialise they wouldn’t be as bored but for most teenagers physical
October 29th 1929 - The Wall Street crash known as Black Tuesday' takes place. It leads to the Great Depression. 1982 - In Australia, Lindy Chamberlain is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of her nine-week-old baby. She claimed her baby
