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  • Residents’ ideas to come alive

    Residents of properties owned by Hounslow Homes have been encouraged to put forward ideas on ways to improve conditions in their communities as part of a £1.5m project. Housing estates could see new playgrounds, renewable energy sources, cultural education

  • Lib Dem leader denies Putney schools snub

    Outrage followed comments allegedly made by Liberal Democrat leader and local resident Nick Clegg on Sunday about Putney’s schools. The Sunday Times reported he called schools near his home “big and alienating” and that he was thinking of sending his

  • Match spells fourth league defeat for Palace

    Crystal Palace (0) 1 Vs Plymouth Argyle (1) 2 Crystal Palace slumped to their fourth league defeat of the season after a brace from Paul Gallagher set Plymouth Argyle on their way to a deserved 2-1 win at Selhurst Park. Gallagher, on

  • Children's author loves Gok Wan's show

    Children’s author Jacqueline Wilson has said her favourite TV programme is How to Look Good Naked. The Kingston resident revealed her love for the show - when Gok Wan teaches women of all shapes and sizes to feel good about themselves naked - in today

  • Fundraiser is tyred out after 200-mile bike ride

    A Chiswick resident has completed her version of the Tour de France by cycling more than 200 miles from the Tower of London to the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Tanya Seeley, 41, from Berrymede Road, set off on the three-day cycle challenge last Sunday to raise

  • Streatham woman sick of living in 'hell'

    A Streatham woman returned home to find blood smeared on the floor outside her flat and police tape blocking her doorway, but cops cannot tell her why it was there. Distressed Suzie Freeman, 27, had to cut through the tape to get to her front door

  • Dons player ratings against Hayes

    AFC Wimbledon on Saturday lost their unbeaten start to the season. Here, Craig Burnett bring you the player performance ratings from the 2-1 defeat at Hayes & Yeading. Andy Little: Shaky to say the least. 6 Luke Garrard: Even managed to tackle a

  • Cop’s road rage knifing

    A rookie policeman who became embroiled in a road-rage incident was scarred for life after being slashed from nose to jaw with a Stanley knife. PC Shuaib Gafur, who had only just completed his police training, needed more than 30 stitches to his face

  • Plans for new Tesco store cause controversy

    Tescos should be welcomed to Ashtead provided it cuts the size of its proposed store in half and builds a shop in keeping with the rest of Ashtead village said MP Chris Grayling at a stormy meeting. Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall was packed

  • New leaders leave Dons in a Hayes

    Hayes & Yeading 2-1 AFC Wimbledon Manager Terry Brown says his side’s reaction to their first defeat of the campaign could well shape the rest of their season. The controversial defeat knocked Wimbledon off top spot – and saw stubborn

  • Vulnerable 80-year-old missing from West Norwood

    A vulnerable 80-year-old man has gone missing from his home in West Norwood. Police are appealing for information to trace Francis Wynter who was last seen at his home in Millhouse Place at about 6.30pm yesterday. Mr Francis has Alzheimer's and

  • Get stuck into new Little League travel scheme

    Young footballers who walk or cycle to their matches will be rewarded with stickers and a sticker book as part of a new scheme to cut traffic congestion. Tackling Transport, an initiative from Smarter Travel Sutton, aims to cut congestion on

  • Teen arrested over dumper truck theft

    A Croydon teen has been arrested in connection with the theft of a dumper truck from Bletchingley. The 17-year-old was arrested along with three other men following an incident on Thursday afternoon. Police were called to Reigate Hill, Reigate, following

  • Station re-zoning on the right tracks, says MP

    The next step in the campaign to re-zone Kingston and Surbiton stations which could save commuters hundreds of pounds, has been achieved says one of the town's MPs. This week Boris Johnson, who backed the campaign before he became Mayor of London,

  • Appeal after Anerley train station robbery

    British Transport Police are have released a CCTV image of a man they want to identify in relation to the robbery of a cash box at Anerley train station. Two men entered the station at 9.25am on Thursday, August 21 and grabbed the box from

  • Battersea blaze 'caused by massage heater'

    Firefighters suspect a massive Battersea blaze was caused when an infra-red massage heater was knocked onto a pile of newspapers. Battersea fire station’s watch manager Larry Lawes said it appeared the fire, which broke out in a Bullen Street block

  • West Norwood man fatally stabbed in Brixton

    A 23-year-old killed after being stabbed in the neck has been identified as Lucan Alistair Gordon from West Norwood. Mr Gordon was attacked by another man while standing with a group of people outside the Domino Club in Coldharbour Lane, Brixton

  • Bashed footballer not scared of 'cowards' who beat him

    The footballer left for dead in a brutal attack has returned home and has one word for the thugs that left him with a fractured skull – “cowards”. Robert Hughes, 28, said he was not afraid of the men that attacked him. He said: “I’ve