We all like to moan about the weather, but if you cast your minds back 40 years, to the floods of 1968, the recent grey skies do not seem so bad. Back then, torrential rain flooded 14,000 properties, washing away bridges, shutting off roads and cutting
An arty film featuring close-up shots of people’s eyes will be projected on to landmark buildings in Kingston next weekend. Volunteers who want their pupils included in the film can take part in the production at the Rose Theatre on Saturday, September
Students across Sutton were seduced by sequins and swirls when two stars from Strictly Come Dancing waltzed into their schools. Dancers Darren Bennett and Lilia Kopylova warmed up for the sixth series of the celebrity-studded BBC show at Carshalton
James Flood won the 48th running of the Richmond Park time trial on Saturday, triumphing for the fourth time in his 15th appearance. Flood’s time of 17 minutes, 37 seconds was a full 38 seconds faster than that of second-placed athlete Jerym Brunton
A multiple wheelchair champion told of his emotional torment after being denied a gold medal at the Paralympics only to have it reinstated the next day. David Weir, 29, from Wallington, punched the air as he finished first in the 800m to win Britain
MP for Esher and Walton Ian Taylor has welcomed the announcement of a sex offender trial scheme. Under the trial, parents, carers and guardians will be able to ask the police for information about people directly involved in their own children’s lives
A 16-year-old boy has been rushed to hospital after being hit by an ambulance on its way to another emergency. The Southborough six-form pupil was hit by the ambulance fast response car on Hook Road, Surbiton, shortly before noon today.
A paedophile from Croydon was caught after posing as a 12-year-old girl to waste the time of other paedophiles. Jonathan Wales, 33, of Violet Lane, Croydon posed as a girl called Jessica. He was traced when his details were found on the mobile of a
With busy lifestyles and, let’s face it, not great summer weather, it can be hard to get the family out in the fresh air. Well, the Kingsmill London Bakery wants to do something about this by offering one lucky Surrey Comet reader a chance to get out
Boots has teamed up with the National Magazine company to introduce 30 Days of Fashion and Beauty, a stylish month-long spectacular involving some of the leading fashion and beauty brands, which is expected to reach more than 10 million women across the
Two rival GP surgeries are set for a legal battle over control of a lucrative list of NHS patients in Kingston. After a lengthy bidding process Dr Muneeb Choudhry of AT Medics in London was awarded the contract by Kingston Primary Care Trust (PCT) in
A shopkeeper who put up shutters to protect his post office from vandals has pulled them down himself to pre-empt the council removing them. Ronald Bastiampilla at the convenience store and post office at 168 Tudor Drive was accused of breaching planning
London Scottish winger Roman Piotrowski hailed his new team mates for laying a hat-trick on a plate for him in Saturday’s bonus-point triumph over Bridgwater & Albion. The 26-year-old, a summer signing from National Division Two Blackheath
The credit crunch is squeezing from all sides, with Elmbridge Council’s leader announcing an inevitable rise in council tax next year. Leader of the council, Councillor Roy Taylor, said the tax freeze of recent years was an impossibility this year.
A school teacher battling breast cancer is taking to the catwalk to raise money for charity. Ebony Sheikh, 31 from Croydon was diagnosed with the disease at 29. After initial treatment, it spread to her bones, lungs and skin. Although
Old Meadonians 2 Parkfield 2 Meads showed they were still a work in progress as they opened their Amateur Football Combination Premier Division programme by playing benevolent hosts to newly promoted Parkfield at Riverside Lands on Saturday. The
Kew Association 2 Merton 1 With a new-look first team, Ham-based Kew Association welcomed Merton with confidence high after being unbeaten in pre-season, while respecting their opponents, who finished third last season. Merton took Kew by surprise
A criminal who assaulted two people, one a police officer, left South Western Magistrates’ Court in handcuffs but smiling on Friday - after hearing his sentence would be halved. Alan Parkinson, 62, of Kiln Mews, Tooting, was eight days into a 32-week
Late night revellers in Wimbledon who forced street cleaners to wear stab proof vests and blighted the lives of local residents could be turning away from the town centre after the latest decision by Merton’s licensing committee. A new policy
Hounslow & District Wheelers’ Paul Holdsworth finished second in last Sunday’s VC Meudon 70-mile Surrey League road race, writes Chris Lovibond. Lacuna’s David Clarke escaped from the leading break with three laps to go leaving four riders, including
A teenager has been stabbed in the head this morning after a fight broke out in the Croydon High Street. Just days after promising footballer Oliver Kingonzila was brutally stabbed to death outside of the E Bar in South End, five minutes down
World-renowned Swedish pianist Peter Jablonski has been performing since he was a child. The Chiswick resident will give a rare local recital next month, playing sonatas by Haydyn, Grieg and Chopin. He spoke to Will Gore. What is thinking behind your
The gleaming badge presented to Peggie Wicks last month was long overdue. The great-grandmother had waited 63 years to receive official recognition from the Government for her unremitting toil in the darkest days of the Second World War. Then, just
Victor Moses has been told to come back stronger by Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock after the youngster was dropped for last night’s match at Wolves. Moses was not even included on the bench as Warnock preferred Frenchman Leandre Griffit to the gifted
A medium at a spiritualist church has appeared in court accused of engaging in sexual activity with a mentally disabled man. The medium, who lives in Tooting, took part in oral sex and masturbation with a man in his early 20s with Asperger's syndrome
An U13s team of football cast-offs are proving themselves winners in the Epsom & Ewell Youth League this season. Stoneleigh Athletic B have been brought together from players released from other teams, or who have found themselves without a team. But
Julian Speroni: Made two good saves but could do nothing about the goals. 7 Danny Butterfield: Shouldn’t have let Keogh cross for the first but was a good outlet down the right. 6 Matt Lawrence: Poor performance and could not cope with
Boozed up drinkers who get violent will be barred for up to 12 months from pubs across Kingston town centre under a new scheme designed to reduce violent crimes. Anyone who commits an assault, criminal damage or carries a weapon would have their photo
Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock insists he is not worried by his side’s poor away form after losing 2-1 at Wolves last night. The defeat was the fourth the Eagles have suffered in four games away from Selhurst Park this term, conceding 14 goals in
Webmonkey is now married. :) It was quick but fairly loud. The night before we spent 2 hours putting on chair covers, before dashing back to the house to finish decorating the cake. The morning of the wedding was spent running around like
Music enthusiasts of Epsom can celebrate after the council gave the go-ahead for pop and classical concerts to be held in the Downs. Around 30,000 people will be expected to attend the two days of concerts - one of pop music and one of classical
Leatherhead skipper Iain Hendry is facing a race against time to prove his fitness ahead of the Tanners’ crucial Ryman League South double-header this week. The Fetcham Grove side welcome the Metropolitan Police on Saturday before travelling to Kingstonian
The horrific slaying of a talented young footballer outside a Croydon hotspot on Saturday night was a tragedy waiting to happen locals have said. Oliver Kingonzila, 19, from West Croydon, was knifed to death outside E Bar in South End shortly after
Twenty firefighters tackled a blaze at a flat in Feltham yesterday which is believed to have started after a chip pan was left next to lit cooker hob. Seventeen people had left the block of flats in St Giles Close before fire crews arrived at 3.22pm
David Weir saved Team GB’s blushes on the track as he won his and Great Britain’s second athletics gold of the Paralympic Games with a stunning victory in the 1,500m in Beijing. UK Athletics officials have been left red-faced in the Far East this summer
Organisers of the Harry Hawkes 8, a charity run set up by Thames Ditton Cricket Club, are looking to plough the proceeds of this year’s event back into the community. A total of £65,000 has been raised throughout the history of the event, which next
While South London Harriers retained their Surrey senior women’s road relay title at Wimbledon Park on Saturday, the surprise team effort came from Hercules Wimbledon’s quartet. The team took silver medals for the first time to push last year’s runners-up
Belgrave Harriers made it a hat-trick of wins when they retained their Surrey senior men’s road relay title at Wimbledon Park on Saturday. However, it was Epsom and Ewell’s Will Clark who headed the field home at the end of the opening 2.88-mile lap
Herne Hill Harriers will have teams in the men’s and women’s national leagues for the first time in 2009. Following their triumph in the British Athletes League Plate final last week, Herne Hill narrowly won the UK Women’s League qualifier at Tilsley
The sky is literally the limit for a 73-year-old grandmother who is set to do acrobatics on a plane over the Epsom Downs for charity later this month. Olive Sorrill, 73, of Tumblewood Road, Banstead, is due to be the brave passenger of a small
Twickenham-based Mo Farah, seeking to salvage his reputation after failing to reach the Olympic 5,000m final in Beijing, started well in the men’s 3,000m at the IAAF World Athletics Finals in Stuttgart last Sunday, but lost out as the pack split on the
Imperial Medics 20 Grasshoppers 23 So here we were after all the preparation ready to start our 2008/09 league campaign in London Three North West. It was a short trip to Teddington to face last year’s runners-up but with confidence high and a full
Wallington wheelchair racer David Weir clinched his second Paralympics gold medal in an incident-packed 1,500m final in the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing on Tuesday. Weir went into an early lead but then decided to slow up and move out to the third
Two hooded thugs tried to rob a man and punch him in the face after he refused to give them his mobile, police say. The victim was talking on his phone as he walked in Rosebery Park, Ashley Road, Epsom, on August 28 when the two hooded men approached
This weekend Esher face a newly formed Coventry side, who have come through a tough few months to return to National Division One. While the summer activities of Esher concentrated on building and developing the squad, Coventry’s efforts were focused
Head coach Martin Jones expects London Welsh’s clash with Bedford Tigers at Old Deer Park this Saturday to provide a benchmark for their season. Welsh maintained their winning start to the season with a six-try demolition at Sedgley Tigers on Saturday
A baby was found abandoned at West Middlesex Hospital last night. Police are appealing for help in tracing the baby girl’s mum after staff found the newborn on a hospital trolley outside the mental health unit at 8.30pm. Officers say
Hardworking students from an Esher church’s Bible college will celebrate graduating next Sunday. Cornerstone the Church, which meets every Sunday in the Gold Cup Suite in Sandown Park racecourse, runs the two-year long evening classes to increase
A man is due in court today charged with the murder of Barnet FC youth captain Oliver Kingonzila. Triston Burke, 18, of Stanton Road, Croydon is due to appear before Croydon Magistrates’ Court charged with the 19-year-old’s murder. Mr
BBC newsreader Sophie Raworth agreed to be a patron of The Friends of the Neonatal Unit (NNU) at St George's - and is now running The Great North Run to raise cash on its behalf. The neonatal unit at St George’s Hospital is the regional centre
Drug users in Wandsworth are being offered a £5 Sainsbury's voucher as an incentive to get screened for tuberculosis. The Wandsworth Drug Project will set up a temporary clinic on Tuesday September 30 in a mobile unit of Sainsbury's supermarket
A teenage thief was caught after trying to sell a stolen sat-nav to a town centre taxi driver. Jamie Lennon, 19, of Besley Street, Streatham, told police he “found” the TomTom sat-nav, worth £130, when he was walking through Kingston with a friend.
Brentford manager Andy Scott believes the best is yet to come from Brentford despite an encouraging start to the season. The Bees go into Saturday’s home game with Lincoln City in sixth in League Two, just four points adrift of leaders Bradford City.
