Gordon Ramsay and other celeb chefs are backing a campaign to support British bacon. The F word star, who lives in Wandsworth, branded it a "complete disgrace" that the future of British pig farming is in jeopardy. Farmers lose about £26 for every pig
Heathrow airport operator BAA says it has solved a problem with software used for checking-in baggage at Terminal 4. The terminal experienced a major system failure on Tuesday which affected all airlines operating from it. All passengers flying from
The 62-year-old woman found dead in a house in Colliers Wood has been named as Jill Grinstead. Yesterday a 37-year-old man from Colliers Wood was arrested in connection with the inquiry. He is being interviewed at a south London police station. The
The family of tragic teen Eugene Attram are planning a football match to mark what would have been his 18th birthday. People of all ages are invited to take part or watch the game in Battersea Park on Saturday, March 1. Eugene, who would have turned
Dan Norton makes his first start for England's Under 20 side in tomorrow night's key Six Nations clash with France. The 19-year-old from Gloucester replaces injured full back Greig Tonks (Leicester Tigers) in the only change to the starting line-up
The jury in the trial of Levi Bellfield, who denies the murders of Amelie Delagrange and Marsha McDonnell, has been sent home for the fourth day. Bellfield, 39, denies both charges, along with two counts of attempted murder and the kidnap and false
If Spinal Tap was the ultimate mockumentary, the film it was based on - Martin Scorsese's The Last Waltz - is the real deal. Touted by many as the finest concert film ever made, Scorsese's documentary shows the final performance of Canadian-American
Remember that one person in your school year who was always going to be famous? In the Year of 99 at King's College School, Wimbledon, it was a question of which one? Actor Khalid Abdalla has already starred in The Kite Runner and United 93. His classmate
You don't have to wear a cowboy hat to play country music, as Richmond-based singer-songwriter Liam Grundy will tell you. Over the years, Grundy has worked with the best Nashville and Memphis have to offer, from Elvis Presley's guitarist Scotty Moore
When a 15-year-old Gary Grainger saw The Who perform on Eel Pie Island in 1967, little did he think that four decades later he would be performing alongside Pete Townshend at the Royal Albert Hall. Nor that he would headlining The Eel Pie one day, too
Most artists are lucky if they sell enough work to keep them in rolling tobacco and clean underpants. Not so Guildford-based painter Frank Taylor. When Taylor licensed his painting, Cyclades, to Swedish shopping giant Ikea, the subsequent print sold
The Orange Tree has a fine reputation for staging small-scale chamber musicals, from which some of the biggest names in the West End have launched their careers. Director and composer Keith Strachan started out there and, this month, his son Matthew,
It's Chinese New Year and the end of panto season: it's got to be Aladdin! Edmundian Players' cracker of a show was the traditional chop-suey of audience participation, sing-alongs and storytelling, served up with more well-cooked corn than a tanker
There is a marvellously mysterious quality to the paintings by Edwina Wardle, currently on show at the Fountain Gallery in East Molesey. Ghostly and ethereal are two other descriptions which sping to mind when wandering around this show - interestingly
To see the video click here An inquiry has ruled that Tooting MP Sadiq Khan was not the target of a surveillance operation. Mr Khan was twice bugged while visiting constituent Babar Ahmed at Woodhill Prison, Milton Keynes, in May 2005 and June 2006
Peter Byrne definitely knows his Agatha Christie. How could he not, after stints directing and starring in The Mousetrap, the longest running play in the world at 23,000 performances and counting? And if that were not enough, the Dixon of Dock Green
The news that your chief reporter Kerry McQueeney has been promoted to another part of your group has prompted me to write and express my appreciation of her contribution to the knowledge Croydonians now have about many aspects of the town's rich past
Cheryl Cole stole the show on the red carpet at the Brits - despite her heartbreak over her marriage woes. The Girls Aloud star arrived at the music ceremony flanked by her bandmates and showed off her tanned physique in a super-short, off-one-shoulder
A New Addington woman died from multiple wounds to the head and neck, an inquest heard today. Payroll administrator Emma Forrester, 32, died around 6.30am Monday at her home in Markfield, Forestdale. She was pronounced dead at the scene by ambulance
A teacher on a permaculture course in Kingston wants to show the borough the idea is more than just glorified gardening. Mark Warner, who is running the Design for Sustainable Living course at the Environment Centre, said it was a design system which
Jurors have been told to put aside their revulsion when considering whether Mark Dixie murdered Sally Anne Bowman. Judge Gerald Gordon told the Old Bailey jury today they should also not allow their verdicts to be affected by sympathy for the 18-year-old
A Carshalton man who was left stranded in his swimming trunks and £10,000 out of pocket after his locker was broken into has labelled his gym's attitude to security as "pathetic". Simon Clark, a member of Virgin Active Gym in Colliers Wood, visited
Financially, I’ve had quite tough month. A lot of money has gone on things that I can’t even see. In late January, I went into the overdraft of my account by £6, and my bank saw fit to charge me £30 for admin fees. I’m not quite sure how they worked
I was interested to read that Neighbourhood Enforcement Officers (NEOs) can issue on the spot fines to litter louts (Litter lout fines, Croydon Guardian, February 13), but how many ENOs are there? For this to be effective we will need a whole army
A new dental practice has opened in Wandsworth which not only offers customers state-of-the-art treatment but also provides an environmentally-friendly alternative to their usual dentist. Ethicare Dental, based in West Hill, is the brainchild of husband
Congratulations are surely in order for Surrey's distinguished chief constable Bob Quick. Last year, he got a first' for his force from the chief inspector of constabulary. He has now been appointed to a senior post in the Metropolitan Police, namely
Changes to flight paths from Heathrow and London City airports could cut the number of people affected by noise by a fifth, the firm that manages England's air traffic says. National Air Traffic Services has put forward plans to rearrange flight paths
It was always a feature of Adrian Dennis during his years as a councillor that he gave his colleagues the impression that he was right and knew best. In answer to his letter (Feedback, February 6) may I tell him that he is wrong in almost every respect
A man beat his partner with a metal dog lead and then attacked two police officers who tried to arrest him after a frenzied assault in Waddon Park. Croydon Crown Court was told how Lee Norfolk's mood changed suddenly while out for a stroll with his partner
A lorry hit a bridge in Epsom this morning causing disruption to train services. According to train company Southern the incident was first reported at 8.15am. Passengers have been warned to expect short notice alterations and delays to services
It is the best of times, it is the worst of times. It is the spring of hope, it is the winter of despair. It is a tale of two cities. Or, to be more precise, it is the tale of two halves of the same town. Fears are growing that divisions are opening
Fears are growing that divisions are opening in Worcester Park after the suburb was split neatly in two by the new low emissions zone. London Mayor Ken Livingstone decided the LEZ boundary should run along Central Road including north-side shops, such
Police have released CCTV images of two girls who threatened to set a dog on passengers at Balham train station. British Transport Police PC Rachel Smith said two sisters aged 29 and 25 were standing on platform four on January 6 when they saw the pair
Sutton Council has apologised after the wife of a paralysed stroke victim was told that he needed to collect his free bus pass in person. There seemed a good reason why Peter Foot, 70, could not turn up at the civic centre - he was trying to regain movement
Old Meadonians 1 (McCombe) Bealonians 1 (Sawyer) Old Meadonians kept their Amateur Football Combination Premier Division title hopes tenuously alive with a seat-of-their-pants draw with league leaders Bealonians at Riverside Lands on Saturday, scoring
A day centre in Cheam that provides classes and group activities for adults with learning difficulties is to close in the summer. Sutton and Merton Primary Care Trust has decided that service users would benefit from having more personalised social care
SOUTH BANK/CUACO 2 KEW ASSOCIATION 3 (Bolton, Taylor, Roberts) Kew had several regulars missing for this Southern Amateur League Divison Two clash. The Ham base-side started the game very brightly, taking the slight slope and wind advantage, and created
The domestic cross country season reaches its climax with the English National Championships at Alton Towers on Saturday. Worcester Park-based Phil Wicks, of Belgrave Harriers, should be a leading contender, after an impressive win in the Alsager five-mile
Ian Hazel has vowed to give youth a chance at Leatherhead as he seeks the right formula for a Ryman Division One South promotion assault next season. With the Tanners safely lodged in mid-table, their manager has revealed he plans to use the remaining
A former convict is giving students in Epsom and Ewell some lessons on life. Mick Hart served 26 years in prison for murder. But since turning his life around, he now tours schools and colleges with charity The Door, warning young people about the consequences
Anti-noise campaigners plan to march on Westminster in a protest aimed at ending Heathrow expansion. Organised by the HACAN group and backed by a coalition of London councils, the protest will march to Central Hall, Westminster on Monday to mark the
Amy Winehouse has taken to the stage for the first time since being admitted to rehab, performing at the Brit Awards last night. Former Brit School student Winehouse sang with producer Mark Ronson, the first non-singer to pick up the best British male
Sutton Schools Borough U11s had the final word with the winning goal in the last minute of this seven goal thriller against top of the table Newbury on Saturday. With both teams unbeaten in the League, this heavyweight clash lived up to all its promise
Dons defender Antony Howard has admitted he will be devastated should AFC Wimbledon clinch promotion to the Blue Square South in his absence. The 24-year-old centre back announced at the weekend he would be quitting the club in March to concentrate on
21st February 1956 - The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme is set up. 1964 - £10 notes are issued again for the first time since World War II. 1995 - The RAF presents Flight Lieutenant Jo Sauter as their first female bomber pilot. 1996 - Dean Gould
