AFC Wimbledon chiefs have told Terry Brown he can use some of the club’s sudden cash injection for a transfer war-chest. The Dons tonight confirmed a five-figure one-year sponsorship deal with Paul Strank and Sons Roofing Contractors. The Blue Square
An online collectors’ community is coming offline to appear at the Barry Potter Fair at Sandown Park in Esher this Saturday. And the fast-growing Collectingfriends.com will be bringing some special guests with them to what is one of the biggest
Researchers at Sutton’s Royal Marsden Hospital in Sutton say they have made the biggest breakthrough in prostate cancer in 60 years. The hospital’s experts say trials of a new drug, abiraterone, has shown a high success rate in treating men
An illegal immigrant who attempted to rape a woman in a Twickenham internet cafe has been told he will be deported after serving a lengthy sentence. The jury of nine men and three women took five hours and 35 minutes to find Anosh Ahmed, 31
Tucked away behind an anonymous looking door in the North Kingston Centre lies a treasure trove of Kingston’s illustrious history. Shelves of archived Surrey Comets fights for space with maps, photographs and street directories, with cabinets
A child has been rushed to hospital following a Sutton house fire. The young boy, believed to be aged between five and seven, suffered smoke inhalation in the blaze at the two-storey Lind Road property. London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade
Specialist police fraud busters are investigating an upsurge in credit card fraud in West Norwood. Dozens of residents have become victims of credit card fraud in the past week, sparking fears cards are being copied in the area. The investigation
In his 1st appearance, Dave NORMAN (SM25-29) of Altrincham & District AC won for the 1st time in a time of 15:46. Jimmy GOULIS (SM30-34) representing Stragglers took second by 5 seconds recording 15:51. Tom BOARDMAN, (SM20-24) of Leigh placed third
Hampton & Richmond Borough 0 Brentford 2 (Connell 71, Ademole 88) Att: 1,078 Brentford won at Hampton & Richmond Borough with two goals in the last 20 minutes. The Beavers went close on a number of occasions and had a goal disallowed for a doubtful
A third consecutive win at Cheam Road on Saturday, this time against Dulwich, saw the Popinjays off the bottom of the Surrey Championship Premiership table for the first time this season. Four wickets for Sartor, who destroyed the Dulwich top-order,
Ealing 148-7 (Gramsbach 38, S Patel 19, D Nicolaides 3-32, M Ryan 2-21) Twickenham122 a/o (W Paull 49, JP Cronje 19) Ealing moved smoothly into the Middlesex 20:20 finals day thanks to a 26-run defeat of Twickenham on Wednesday. M. Gramsbach contributed
“That was the summer of 1963, when everybody called me Baby and it didn’t occur to me to mind…” A movie seen by millions, with an unforgettable soundtrack and a story which touched the heart of a generation, is now a record-breaking stage show
Lawrence Dallaglio and Jonny Wilkinson have saluted the men who have described their finest moments to a generation of rugby fans. Their voices synonymous with rugby for decades, Alastair Hignell and Andrew Titheridge are highly regarded by England Rugby
It’s one of sports most enduring debates - can women compete with men? It’s 35 years since the infamous Battle of Sexes between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs and, next week, Chelsea Ladies will be hoping to overcome a Chelsea Old Boys team featuring
England 94 Uruguay 7 England U18s will head into Sunday’s international test match against Argentina in confident spirits after recording their fourth win from four outings in Argentina this month. The England young guns ran in another cricket score
A New Malden man has been jailed for two years after being caught tending more than 200 cannabis plants at a secret drug “factory” near Liverpool. Beverley Road resident Yoo Rim and his accomplice Yun Ho, from Raynes Park, were discovered sitting on
Dons boss Terry Brown could receive a five-figure cash windfall to solve an injury crisis enveloping the club ahead of the Blue Square South campaign. The club has unveiled one of the biggest sponsorship deal in its history with Wimbledon-based
Sutton United 1 AFC Wimbledon 2 As Terry Brown was on a south coast scouting mission, the missing piece to his Dons jigsaw was handing out a master-class slightly closer to home. The Wimbledon manager missed his side’s most competent pre-season performance
A woman who fraudulently claimed more than £12,000 in benefits has escaped a jail sentence. Sharon Honess, of Willis Close, Epsom, was prosecuted by Epsom and Ewell Council after it unearthed information that she was claiming benefits she was not entitled
A Twickenham props designer who fought against the force of blockbuster filmmaker George Lucas has won a partial victory in his court battle. The battle between Andrew Ainsworth, owner of Shepperton Design Studios on Twickenham Green, and Mr
Croydon is the chavviest town in the country according to an online survey. More than 4000 voters dubbed it the chavviest in the land for 2008. The survey, on website chavtown.co.uk, saw Croydon net 22 per cent of the vote, more than 1,000 votes in
A string of Wandsworth schools have been commended for their commitment to green transport. Nineteen schools received awards in Transport for London’s school travel plan accreditation scheme, which aims to ensure a long-term commitment to sustainable
Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield was one of thousands of festivalgoers taking advantage of the free ice cream when his company’s Sundae on the Common hit Clapham last weekend. This year’s headliners, Ash and the Charlatans, ensured the music
A junior Olympian who worked as a chef in a five-star central London hotel was found dead in his Streatham Vale home in a pool of his own vomit after overdosing on cocaine, an inquest heard today. Described by family and friends as “the life and soul
An army of climate change activists rolled into Putney on Monday evening for a lively debate which is part of a month-long 60-mile procession travelling from Heathrow to Kingsnorth power station in Kent. The Climate Caravan began its trek on Sunday
Valhalla, Silversky and Junk Time Party sound like things from a strange out of space Viking fairytale. In reality, they are just some of the bands at Scream Studios first music festival. More than 20 acts will descend on the Brief, from metal and rock
Banstead Olympic hopeful Jennifer Goldsack had a star-studded send off to the Beijing Olympics when she met Arnold Schwarzenegger. California governor Schwarzenegger met Jennifer and her rowing partner Renee Hykel at San Jose University in
Former BBC weather presenter Helen Young visited Nonsuch High School for Girls in Cheam to promote cycling and sustainable travel to pupils. She gave a talk on climate change and opened secure cycle parking at the school. With room for 100
The industrial surrounds of Wandsworth’s Ram Brewery form the new venue for Channel 4 music show T-Mobile Transmission. Scores of trendy young things filled the cavernous interior of the brewery, which was stacked floor to ceiling with cardboard boxes
Sutton United 1-2 AFC Wimbledon As Terry Brown was on a south-coast scouting mission, the missing piece to his Dons jigsaw was handing out a master-class slightly closer to home. The Wimbledon manager missed his side’s most competent pre-season
For one night only Richmond was home to a 45-strong group of climate change campaigners determined to stop expansion at Heathrow. The protestors paraded through Richmond’s streets before meeting with residents to discuss climate concerns at Grove Gardens
The severe lack of affordable housing across Elmbridge is forcing families to live in cramped conditions as they sit on seemingly endless waiting lists. Across the three Weybridge wards in the past three years, 211 dwellings were built but just 24 of
Borough schoolchildren recently took their places on the starting grid as they raced to learn about sustainability. Six schools put forward teams, who designed, built and raced model solar cars in the first ever borough primary school solar
As changes in weather patterns continue many people living in the Thames basin will find themselves increasingly at risk from floods and droughts, a new report reveals. Borough residents are also being alerted to the fact that the river “will
A proposed football ground could be at risk of terrorist attack, residents opposed to the plan say. Plans to convert a recreation ground off Waterside Drive into football pitches, to accommodate 240 youngsters who train with Walton Casuals Football Club
Two parks enjoyed by Kingstonians of all ages have been given the ultimate accolade – a prestigious Green Flag award. Richmond and Bushy parks were both commended for their excellence by the scheme, which recognises the best green spaces in the country
It was good enough for Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz in the 2006 film The Holiday. Now a family from Balham admits they are converts to holiday house-swap scheme. Eleanor Harding reports. Susan and Nick Woodware are soaking up the sun in a beautiful
Kingston Council is on a mission. In trying to reduce the borough’s ecofootprint and drive sustainability it is seeking an enthusiastic pool of volunteers who want to do their bit to help the environment. The environment and sustainability department
Stories of monster catfish stalking the Thames are passing between fisherman on the banks of Weybridge and Walton. Rumour has it 50lb catfish are thriving in the river after the proprietor of Wilson’s Boatyard, Sunbury, stocked some Australian
London Welsh have bolstered their backroom staff by announcing that former Welsh Rugby Union National Skills Coach Danny Wilson has joined the club as forwards coach. Wilson, 31, arrives at Old Deer Park from the Cardiff Blues, where he was Regional
Merton environmentalists greeted an army of climate change activists who rolled through south west London on Monday evening for a climate change debate. Stopping off in Putney, members of the Climate Caravan were taking part in a month-long, 60-mile
If you want to put some more greenery in your life, or just think your garden is a touch small, you might want to follow the lead of a Wimbledon resident and put a lawn on your roof. As part of an extension to her house, Sophie Belcher of Hardy Road
Coombe Park residents who are fighting plans from “mega wealthy” neighbours to erect a gate halfway down the street are furious after it emerged the barrier was on the public highway. The leafy street is divided into a public highway and private
Dressed in baggy trousers and baseball caps, they are not who you would usually associate with pirouettes and performance art. But teenagers from Streatham’s toughest estates are learning ballet as part of a dance project helping them build a life
A serial thief has been jailed for four years for preying on the elderly and assaulting a police officer. The prolific pickpocket, Richard Dolphy, 53, of Newlands Road, Norbury, was sentenced at Wood Green Crown Court after he was found guilty of eight
A wheelchair-bound Kingston woman put a string of near-disasters behind her last weekend by making a 12,000ft parachute jump for charity. Angela Devoy was left devastated just hours before Saturday’s jump after it emerged Kingston Centre for Independent
The cousin of an “honour” killing victim from Mitcham helped hide her corpse in his garden to ingratiate himself with the Kurdish community, the Old Bailey has heard. Barber Dashti Babaker, 21, knew 20-year-old Banaz Mahmod had been murdered by her
A Southfields man has admitted raping a woman and stealing her iPod after following her for half a mile after she got off a night bus. Daniel Webb, 22, of Keevil Drive, appeared at Kingston Crown Court and admitted thee counts of rape and one count
A Staines dad-of-two has been kept in solitary confinement in Qatar for the past month after being accused of spying. Ian Heywood, a former British Airways executive, is fighting to return to Britain after being held for nearly a month in the Middle
A controversial underground development in Wandsworth Common has been given the green light in what residents have dubbed an example of “basement mania”. Wandsworth planning committee unanimously approved the proposal to excavate at 35 Lyford Road
When asked how his first 100 days in office - which falls next week - will be remembered Boris Johnson tilts his head to signal a moment of quiet contemplation. It has been a lively start. Knife crime and two high profile resignations
A flasher who left a 29-year-old woman “very distressed” after exposing himself to her on a train to New Malden is being hunted by British Transport Police The Asian male, believed to be in his 50s, sat down next to the woman with his briefcase on his
Detectives investigating the double stabbing at a Feltham birthday party have appealed for help from witnesses who have still not contacted police. Hounslow police said they have faced a wall of silence from some partygoers who may feel too frightened
A paranoid transvestite stabbed a friend to death before watching an Elton John DVD days after being released from a psychiatric unit, an inquest has heard. John McKenna, 50, was found lying dead in his bath at his School Lane flat in Egham
Clergy are praying for a road to Damascus change of heart by water companies and Ofwat on a new policy which could land churches with soaring water bills. Churches are likely to be reclassified as businesses, which could lead to a huge rise in their
