AFC Wimbledon 5-1 Braintree Terry Brown hailed a season-best performance from his side and roared: we’re finally ready for Chelmsford! The Dons battered Braintree with striker Jon Main’s hat-trick taking his league tally to 23 for the
During the festive season many of us were receiving gifts and preparing for our own holidays. However some of Merton’s youth spent some of their time fundraising for those that perhaps in a few ways are a little more appreciative of receiving what
Crystal Palace’s worrying slump in form continued as they were dumped out of the FA Cup 4-3 by Watford, despite a late rally. The Eagles were poor throughout and relied on Alan Lee flicking on long balls from the defence, while Ex-Eagle Jobi
A man was killed and two people seriously injured in a head-on crash between two cars. Sussex Police said the 33-year-old driver of a Ford Focus died at the scene of the crash in Top Road, Sharpthorne, just after midnight. A 26-year-old
A builder who sexually assaulted a young woman on a packed underground train has been jailed for four months. Andrius Rupsys, 28, of Croydon, left his 21-year-old victim terrified as he fondled her inner thigh and asked if he could kiss the
Dole queues have doubled in a year as the recession bites in Epsom. The number of people signing on increased by 88 per cent in Epsom and Ewell, as well as Reigate last year and 92 per cent in Esher and Walton. The claimant count also jumped
Dole queues have doubled in a year as the recession bites in Epsom. The number of people signing on increased by 88 per cent in Epsom and Ewell, as well as Reigate last year and 92 per cent in Esher and Walton. The claimant count also
An 83-year-old driver was killed when his car smacked into a parked car, veered across the road and crashed into a tree. An air ambulance attended the scene in Woodham Lane, Addlestone, but the Chiddingfold man was pronounced dead. Police
Surrey Police have hailed their christmas drink-drive campaign a success, despite figures showing an increase in people testing positive in breath tests. Despite distributing 5,700 posters with the message Drinking and Driving Shatters Lives, in pubs
A site for a leisure centre has been given the green light after original plans were thrown out. The Horley leisure centre was to have been at Oakwood School, but costs rose too high because of problems with the flood plain and access road.
Football fans are being urged to exercise patience on Tuesday night as a derby is expected to draw large crowds to transport links. British Transport Police Chief Inspector Jim Little said supporters going to the Championship match between Charlton
Hang on a minute lads - I’ve got a great idea.” We hung on a minute. We then hung on a further forty years. But now a Surrey man has solved the cliff-hanger conundrum at the end of iconic film The Italian Job. John Godwin has won The Royal Society
“Hang on a minute lads - I’ve got a great idea.” We hung on a minute. We then hung on a further forty years. But now a Surrey man has solved the cliff-hanger conundrum at the end of iconic film The Italian Job. John Godwin has won The Royal Society
A Putney vicar has been made an honorary canon of a cathedral in Ghana. Reverend Giles Fraser, 44, who has been the vicar of St Mary’s Church in Putney Bridge Road for eight years, was an unlikely choice for the role as his pro-gay views clash
Paralympic gold medalist David Weir met the Sutton Young Sportsperson of the Year as he collected a fundraising cheque. Mr Weir, 29, who recently became an honorary freeman of the borough, was introduced to all-round athlete Bryony Smith at
Expectant dads can now attend their own special classes to prepare themselves for fatherhood, thanks to St Peter’s Hospital in Kingston. The dads-to-be classes, which has a strict no-mothers policy, started on Tuesday and will take place on
Conservative MP for Croydon South, Richard Ottaway, has condemned the Ministry of Defence’s plans to construct a new fence around Kenley Airfield. Mr Ottaway wrote to Croydon Council to voice his objection to the fence after the MoD reapplied
A taste of India greeted over 150 guests were at a care home for elderly Asian residents in Streatham Vale. Aashna House, in Bates Crescent, opened its doors for its annual celebration, which included traditional Indian food, music and performances
Police searched students at South Thames College for knives and weapons using a metal detector last week. A temporary knife arch was installed at the Wandsworth Town campus last Tuesday as students arrived for morning classes. A spokesman
Two friends from Wallington are trekking through the Costa Rican rainforest to support the Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign. Mandy Quartermaine, 46, and Lorraine Woods, 47, hope to raise £10,000 by reaching the active, lagoon-filled Turrialba volcano
One month after heating charges were doubled, Shanklin Village residents have been their told leaking windows must remain until next year. The Government now faces demands to release £4m of funding owed to freezing tenants and leaseholders
A Polish alcoholic drunk himself to death, an inquest heard on Thursday. Maciej Zonj, 41, of Victoria Road in Mitcham, was found slumped in his bedroom after a heavy drinking session on Sunday, November 23 last year. The married father-of-two
Actors from the Globe Theatre brought the plays of William Shakespeare to life during a project at Ernest Bevin College. Year 9 pupils took part in a series of workshops last week, focusing on the language of Shakespeare- particularly in the
Kingston University may forfeit £1m of funding, after failing to declare hundreds of students who failed to complete their courses - and the university warned other institutions may have even bigger problems. Last year the university reported
Tiffin Boys School has been forced to hand out the begging bowl to parents, after blowing its entire £800,000 reserve fund in four years. The grammar school’s GCSE results regularly rank among the top secondaries in England, but producing a
