More than 200 firefighters have been battling a blaze at a factory on an Egham industrial estate. The fire, which broke out at MY Healthcare in the Thorpe Industrial Estate, Crabtree Road, yesterday evening was tackled by a total of 230 firefighters
Tensions in South Norbury police station were understandably high. Following the attack on two police officers by more than 30 youngsters in the town centre, senior officers had intelligence that retaliation by the criminal gang Don’t Say Nothing
Surrey Police are searching for a man who tried to entice a 12-year-old girl into his car in Epsom. The girl had been walking along Gatley Avenue between 3.30pm and 4pm when she became aware of a car parked ahead and its driver looking at her. As
A group of schoolchildren returning from a theme park visit had a real rollercoaster ride when their bus crashed into a bridge. A Staines hotel manager put his disaster training into action following the smash in Laleham Road at 6pm on Monday. A class
Plans for a jewellery shop to run a sideline in financial services have been slammed as letting a pawnbroker’s “in through the back door.” At Monday's meeting seven members to three voted in favour of a proposal to change a travel agent’s into
A murder investigation has been launched after a man was stabbed to death in Streatham this morning. Police say the man, believed to be in his 40s, was found dead at an address in Edgington Road, Streatham at 3.40am. Ambulance crews
A Merton park has finally been awarded a prestigious prize, a year after promises it was in line for the annual award turned out to be untrue. This year John Innes Park joins the Sir Joseph Hood Memorial Playing Fields in receiving a Green
An Ashford man who lashed out at paramedics and his mum, was threatened with jail, this week. Staines magistrates heard how, at around 10.30pm on Tuesday, May 20, a drunk Derek Vince, 25, of Brookside Avenue “went berserk” at paramedics, who came to
Hopeful first-time buyers camped out for up to three days last week in a bid to bag an apartment being sold at half its value. Those who saw these souls braving the elements in King George’s Park, Wandsworth, over the weekend may well have thought some
A Wandsworth charity shop has put its highest ever price tag an on a black and white marble table, which it hopes to sell for £1,000. The Salvation Army shop in Wandsworth High Street was given the striking piece, which comes with six black
There has been a 74 per cent reduction in the number of MRSA cases at St George’s Hospital, according to a report. The Health Protection Agency said MRSA rates had fallen from 87 cases in 2006/07 to 23 last year. There was also a 13 per cent drop
A courier service using pushbikes has been hired to deliver Sutton Council ballot papers on polling day. EcoLocal Deliveries – the zero-emission courier service – will also hand out post to elected councillors twice a week, saving the equivalent
A new village of more than 320 eco homes surrounded by a central park is to be built on the site of St Ebba’s Hospital. The new development will provide more than 100 affordable homes either by rental through a social landlord or through a shared ownership
Water supplies should be returning to the 15,000 homes affected by a burst water main today. Households in KT and SW postcodes had been left without water or suffering from low water pressure after a major water main on Merton High Street burst
Wandsworth Council has spent nearly £50,000 on bottled water and £500,000 on removing graffiti in the past financial year, according to their annual accounts. Between April 2007 and April 2008, the council spent a total of £47,186.39 on bottled
New CCTV images have been released in the investigation into the killing of a Kingston University student. Philip Poru, a first year media student, was shot at around 10pm on Sunday October 14, 2007 in Long Walk, Plumstead. He and fellow
Harlequins have hit back at reports that Belgrave Harriers sprinter Dwain Chambers would be working for the club. Several sources have suggested that the former GB sprinter, who last week lost an appeal against his Olympic ban for drug use, would be
AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Salisbury City Terry Brown says his striker search goes on after the Dons chucked away a home lead for the second Saturday on the spin. Wimbledon last night lost out on Chelmsford City hitman Kezie Ibe to Ebbsfleet United and gave
A Staines karate master has finally discovered why he was mistaken for a brothel madam, after a raunchy raid a few doors up. Burly black belt and ex-karate instructor, Ben Craft, 48 who lives with his girlfriend Wendy Samson in London Road, said
After winning a landslide election victory over Sir Winston Churchill, Putney’s most famous son became the first Labour Prime Minister to be elected with a majority and serve a full Parliamentary term. Clement Attlee, who was born in Putney, January
Cancer, a word surrounded with dread and suspicion, is one of the last dirty words in the dictionary but the Butterfly Centre, its staff and its volunteers are determined to remove the fear surrounding it. They are dedicated to healing the
Wandsworth’s workforce has remained largely untouched by the national unemployment crisis, according to recent statistics. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show the number of people in Wandsworth claiming jobseekers’ allowance
