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  • Dons player ratings against Braintree

    The thumping 5-1 win over Braintree Town means the Dons go into Tuesday’s trip to Bishop’s Stortford knowing three points will claim top spot. Here, Sam Elliott brings the player-by-player ratings from yet another Wimbledon win. James Pullen: His kicking

  • Ks' second-half blitz stuns Casuals

    Kingstonian staged a remarkable turnaround to maintain their Ryman Division One South promotion push yesterday. They surprisingly found themselves 2-0 down to struggling Walton Casuals at half-time before going on a second-half goal spree to run out

  • Kris Roe Instore at Banquet Records

    As part of the acoustic Blue Skies tour, Kris Roe hit Kingston for a gig at The Fighting Cocks. Banquet Records organised an instore performance before this set for those too young to attend the evening’s performance. Kris opened up with 1*15*96

  • Jobless total 'could hit 3m'

    The economist whose recession warnings and calls for interest rate cuts were snubbed by Bank of England colleagues warned in an interview he feared UK unemployment could hit three million in a year's time. David "Danny" Blanchflower, who has been a

  • Goverment health minister tells of father's MRSA

    A Government health minister, whose father died in an Epsom hospital after contracting superbug MRSA, has spoken of the profound effect the experience has had in his dealings with his job. Phil Hope MP, the 53-year-old Minister of State for Care Services

  • Taking a stand against hatred

    Southwest London is standing up to hatred today as Holocaust Memorial Day is marked with a number of events across the area. People in Kingston, Lambeth and Sutton will gather today for the Stand up to Hatred themed events co-ordinated by the

  • Taking a stand against hatred

    South-west London is standing up to hatred today as Holocaust Memorial Day is marked with a number of events across the area. People in Kingston, Lambeth and Sutton will gather today for the Stand up to Hatred themed events co-ordinated by the Holocaust

  • Taking a stand against hatred

    South-west London is standing up to hatred today as Holocaust Memorial Day is marked with a number of events across the area. People in Kingston, Lambeth and Sutton will gather today for the Stand up to Hatred themed events co-ordinated by the Holocaust

  • Vodka gains some spirit

    I have always been of the opinion that Vodka is Vodka is Vodka. Essentially a pure tasteless, odourless spirit and yet there seems to be a new Vodka on the shelf every time I visit the supermarket. What’s the difference? In my Wine &

  • Teens shot in Tulse Hill

    A 14-year-old boy was shot in the head in Tulse Hill last night, police have confirmed. Officers found the teen after being called to Purser House in Tulse Hill shortly before 10pm last night. The teenager was taken to hospital, where he is described

  • BAA chief reminds staff of 'heavy' responsibilities

    A leaked email has described the “difficult decision” BAA bosses faced over Heathrow expansion. The chief executive of BAA said in an internal email to staff rather than celebrating Heathrow’s expansion announcement, the airport’s owners now faced

  • Man turns Facebook detective to find attacker

    A Putney rower has turned Facebook detective in a bid to find the man who attacked him in a nightclub. Daniel Pring is hoping users of the social networking site will be able to help trace the suspect. The IT consultant, from Wandsworth

  • Peter Snow visits Putney High

    Peter Snow, the journalist and TV presenter, has visited Putney High School to talk about his career in the media, and, of course, his swingometer. A school spokesman said Mr Snow spoke to pupils at the all-girl school about his life in-front

  • Belly dancing big in Epsom

    Belly dancing is going down a storm at Epsom Methodist Church. While the author of psalm 149 “praise His name with dancing” may not have had belly dancing in mind, it is a popular activity at the revamped church and community centre in Ashley

  • School celebrates Oxbridge success

    Pupils at a Wimbledon school are celebrating a record number of invitations to Britain’s top universities. This year 39 teenagers from Kings College School (KCS) in Wimbledon will be offered places at Oxford and Cambridge, provided they hit

  • Wanderers FC - The first winners of the FA Cup

    Those who have ever played football in Battersea Park - either more recently or during the last 50 years - might be unaware that they have played on hallowed turf. Wanderers FC, the first winners of the FA Cup back in 1872, played their home

  • Sensory garden for Wallington school children

    A £3,000 grant is being used to create a sensory garden for children with special education needs at Sherwood Park School in Wallington. The award from the John Laing Charitable Trust will also pay for a vegetable patch to help pupils develop

  • School fears 'sin bins' will tarnish its name

    A school fears its reputation will be tarnished if the Government pushes ahead with plans to call sin bins by the same name. Link Secondary School director Christine Armstrong said recruitment of pupils would be “dramatically affected’’ if

  • Tony Drakeford's Nature Notes

    On a frosty morning above the river Wandle, a weak winter sun glints off a thousand tiny wings. Myriad points of light bob up and down in narrow columns, two or three metres high, performing energetic mating dances. A gusty breeze occasionally

  • Firefighter faces up to Inconvenient Truth

    It all started when he watched climate change documentary An Inconvenient Truth. Surbiton firefighter Danny Carnegie, 33, was so alarmed about the damage being done to the environment that he sprang into action to try to make the world a greener