Five years ago Kingston couple Mark Shelley and Suzy Myler were packing up their tents after hot and hectic weekend at the Big Chill music festival, wishing there was someone else willing to stress over tent poles and groundsheets for them. Roll on to
A crowd of girls egged on their friend to stab a promising Croydon student, the Old Bailey heard today. Giving evidence, Housing Association worker James Akintola said he heard girls shouting "stab her" before 17-year-old Sian Simpson was attacked in
World number one and French open champion Ana Ivanovic may become the most photographed woman at this year's Wimbledon Championships, but she wouldn't know it. The 20-year-old Serbian dismissed Rossana De los rios 6-1 6-1 on centre court on Tuesday to
Police have named a man found dead in woodland in Weybridge earlier this month. The body of Paul Thompson, 52, of Weybridge, has been formally identified and his next of kin informed, a Surrey Police spokesman said. Mr Thompson's body was discovered
Britain's Elena Baltacha has credited the LTA's National Tennis Centre with the recent resurgence in the women's game. The Ukraine-born 25-year-old became the first home grown player through to the second round this year after beating Germany's Angelique
A Battersea bar has lost its drinks licence after a violent confrontation "got out of hand" because there were too few door staff on duty. The police applied to Wandsworth Council to revoke the alcohol and public entertainment licence previously granted
The Government is facing the threat of a summer of discontent after council workers backed sustained strike action in a bitter row over pay. Unison member council workers have voted by 55 per cent to 45 per cent to take industrial action after rejecting
Surrey's Matt Spriegel believes the side's failure in this year's Twenty20 competition has been down to players not performing as a team. The Brown Caps have secured just one win from six matches including Sunday's six wicket defeat to Sussex the puts
Austrian Johannes Ertl should complete his move to Crystal Palace in the first week of July according to manager Neil Warnock. The versatile utility man impressed in a trial earlier in the season and Warnock decided to make a permanent move for him and
Another good effort with the ball by Moteen Butt failed to save Kingstonian from defeat against Ashford. Butt took 4-40 following the previous week's seven-wicket haul, but once again Ks failed to take advantage of the openings they created. At one
Defending champion Roger Federer dispatched former mentor Dominik Hrbaty at Wimbledon before warning the rest of the field he won't be nervous again until the final. The 26-year-old world number one cruised into the second round with a straight sets
Crystal Palace have agreed a fee with Championship rivals Bristol City for midfield maestro Nick Carle. However, with manager Neil Warnock also having a bid for another unnamed midfielder accepted, it is unclear whether Carle will come to SE25 with the
A Mitcham man has been jailed for more than 12 years after importing cocaine worth £250,000 hidden in a diabetic food parcel. Michael Anthony Hayles, 45, of Park Avenue, Mitcham was convicted last week of conspiracy to import cocaine and conspiracy to
Mark Yeates's protracted move to Crystal Palace is still on according to manager Neil Warnock, despite the midfielder failing a medical. The 23-year-old winger was all set to move from the Essex club to Selhurst Park last week, with a fee agreed between
Molesey Boat Club's Andrew Triggs-Hodge put an injury hit summer behind him as the Great Britain coxless fours secured silver medal at the final World Cup regatta of the summer in Poland. The 29-year-old Chiswick-based rower raced as part of the first
Hampton & Richmond Borough have only been selling tickets for the prestige friendly against West Ham United for two weeks but are already looking at a sell-out crowd. Already 1,200 tickets have been committed and with a crowd limit of 3,000 set for the
The samba stars will be strutting their stuff at Imber Court in July after the Metropolitan Police secured a friendly with nomadic side Brazilian United. Not only that but a carnival atmosphere is secured after all 3,000 tickets were snapped up moments
This is the final bulletin from London Irish's Kingston-born flanker Jon Fisher in the England Under 20 camp during the IRB Junior World Championship. England beat South Africa in the semi-finals but went down 38-3 to New Zealand in last night's final
A police officer was assaulted and another one had a bottle thrown at him in a brawl in Leatherhead on Saturday. Police were called to a disturbance outside the One Stop Shop in Kingston Road at 8.20pm and arrested one man under Section 5 of the Public
Hampton-based Lady Eleanor Holles School has finished in top place at the National Schools Rowing Regatta, which was split between Nottingham and Dorney Lake because of high winds. At Nottingham, Rosie Robson, Rachel Mann, Connie Manson, Louisa Bolton
Hampton & Richmond-bound striker Nana Badu has revealed the lure of life in the Blue Square South was the prime factor in his move from Walton Casuals. Hotshot Badu was chased by a host of clubs after impressing with 15 goals to help the Stags avoid
Councils have been urged to stop using controversial surveillance powers for "trivial" offences like littering and dog fouling. Town hall leaders were warned by the head of the Local Government Association (LGA) they risked alienating the public and
Malden Wanderers defeated Guildford by 180 runs on Saturday to maintain their fine form in the Premier Division of the Surrey Championship. Malden hit 280-7 in 62 overs after winning the toss, Arif Rashid top-scoring with a mighty 83. Guildford were
Emma Britton, from Kingston Trampoline Academy, represented Great Britain in the annual Four Nations event in Porto, Portugal. Emma was part of the six-gymnast team that won the event, finishing ahead of Portugal, Czech Republic and Denmark. Meanwhile
Jade Johnson, Herne Hill Harriers' former European and Commonwealth medallist produced a lifetime best jump of 6.81m (+1.7 m/s) to break her own club senior women's record by 1cm at the European Cup at Annecy, France. Competing for a Great Britain women's
One of Boris Johnson's senior advisers has quit after apparently remarking that Caribbean immigrants should go home if they did not like London. The mayor insisted that James McGrath, who was influential in getting him elected to City Hall last month
An elderly woman's photographs of her late husband were snatched from her in a robbery on Wednesday, June 18. The 58-year-old was in a mobility scooter travelling along Brigstock Road when her handbag was snatched between 4.10 and 4.20pm. Inside the
Hercules Wimbledon's Deon Coetzee won a hard-fought 77th running of the weekly Wimbledon Common 5km time trial on Saturday morning. Coetzee clocked 17 minutes 39 seconds, recording his second victory in the event just three seconds ahead of unattached
A distraction burglar stole £850 for an elderly woman after pretending to check the drains in her house. The 85-year-old was targeted by the man at her home in Chertsey Lane, Staines, between 12.30pm and 12.43pm on May 24. She opened the door to the
Tolworth Gymnastics Club star Megan Thomson looks set for a busy year after being named in the England squad. The 15-year-old senior women's artistic team member was picked for her country last month and is therefore in line to compete at four international
An 18-year-old from Streatham has been given a life sentence today after being found guilty of murdering nursing assistant Magda Pniewska in a "Wild West" shoot-out. Miss Pniewska, 26, was caught in the cross-fire while two teenagers in hoodies fired
Kingston Rowing Club last week honoured one of its long-standing members, Peter Hope, by naming their new top boat after him. Peter started rowing at Shrewsbury School, and raced on several occasions at Henley Royal Regatta, winning the Prince Philip
Chessington recorded a thrilling last over victory against Worcester Park on Saturday to move up to third place in Surrey League Division Three. Stuart Peplow looked in good form early on but was caught and bowled for 16 by Park skipper Rob Bell for
Hounslow Council will be one of eight in the country to be fast-tracked to join the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme from this summer. The local authority got the go-ahead to join the programme, which is designed to give all secondary
Well, if I be honest, I am still feeling slightly jet lagged. Over the weekend I still couldn't get my head round the time difference. Both Saturday and Sunday, I woke up at 11.50 ish. Saturday was because the phone rang and Sunday, I got up
England Saxons head coach Steve Bates believes that his team's triumph in the Barclays Churchill Cup has given England's hopefuls the best possible chance of future honours. And with next season's Elite Player Squad being announced on July 1, Bates
England U20 3 New Zealand U20 38 England's bid for the Junior World Championship title was brought down at the final hurdle by a slick and sharp New Zealand side in Swansea. Nigel Redman's side had outperformed every previous junior England team by
Will Skinner reports from England Saxons' Churchill Cup triumph: We knew when we came out here that there would be some pretty tough challenges to face if we were to repeat last year's performances and retain the Barclays Churchill Cup. We
England Saxons 36 Scotland A 19 England Saxons crowned a two year unbeaten run with a 36-19 victory over Scotland A to defend the Barclays Churchill Cup title in Chicago today. In an outstanding display of talent and tenacity the Saxons twice came from
The getaway car believed to be used by the killers of a shop manager from Herne Hill to flee the murder scene was seen parked in a residential street nine miles away shortly afterwards, police have revealed. Matalan manager Jamie Simpson, 33, was stabbed
It will be strawberries and ice cream all round today to mark the start of this year's Wimbledon Championships. Thousands of eager spectators will descend on the All England Lawn Tennis Club for the first day of the 122nd grand slam tennis tournament
England Under 20 coach Nigel Redman stepped down at the conclusion of the IRB Junior World Championship paying tribute to the players who had taken England to their first-ever final. England were beaten 38-3 by New Zealand at the Liberty Stadium
Amy Winehouse's father has spoken of his fears that the singer risks losing her award-winning voice and her life unless she kicks her drug habit. In an interview with the Sunday Mirror, Mitch Winehouse said his 24-year-old daughter - who was rushed
