A building in Sutton will be revived when its dull walls are covered with plants as part of a £3m town centre revamp. The floral makeover of Wilkinson’s store and Sutton Council car park was unveiled by architects at a meeting of the council
The unveiling of a new heritage board in Twickenham, to celebrate musical legends who played on Eel Pie Island, has been overshadowed by protests from the Save Our Riverside group. Councillor Helen Lee-Parsons, the Mayor of Richmond, was on
A Hounslow Gurkha has criticised new rules on the eligibility of veterans to stay in the UK as a “deep injustice” to his community. Dharma Tamang, 48, of Standard Road, who travelled to parliament on Friday to hear the announcement, said he
A conman has been tricking elderly women in Cheam into giving up their money. The man is said to walk around in a beige baseball cap approaching old people and asking them for money after claiming he has carried out work on their homes.
Residents of a New Malden street have learnt that no knives were used in an incident which left a 20-year-old man hospitalised in a brutal attack last night. Officers at the scene would only confirm to neighbours last night that a "serious
Conmen with hard luck stories are at work in Wimbledon, the police have warned. A spokesman for the Village Safer Neighbourhood Team said: “Well-spoken, smartly dressed young men have been reported harassing residents into buying household
There have been 271 fewer victims of robbery and 101 fewer victims of knife crime over the past 12 months. Acting Borough Commander, Adrian Roberts, has given an exclusive interview to the Croydon Guardian regarding the latest crime figures
A campaign for a one hour transferable London bus ticket has been launched by Lib Dem parliamentary spokesperson for Streatham, Chris Nicholson. The ticket would allow bus users who need to change bus routes on their journeys to only pay once
Brentford boss Andy Scott has admitted his League Two table topping squad are limping towards the season’s climax rather than firing on all cylinders. The Bees were forced to wait another week to secure promotion when a below par performance saw them
Richmond Council is set to press on with its Twickenham Riverside development despite the majority of respondents asking for “none of the above.” According to a council agenda published yesterday the authority looks set to approve Countryside as its
Members of Purley Bury Tennis Club enjoyed a visit from former British tennis star Gregg Rusedski at the weekend, writes Andrew Bloss. The tennis ace was invited as part of the club’s open day, and didn’t disappoint the 200-strong crowd that attended
A 16-year-old friend of the girl accused of Shakilus Townsend’s murder admitted that she was the one who told accused Danny McLean he was being cheated on. The witness, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was on the stand at the Old Bailey
A man in his 80s is in a critical condition after being stabbed in Wandsworth, police have confirmed. Police were called at 2.45pm on Thursday afternoon to a house in Aslett Street, off Garratt Lane, following reports of an elderly man in distress
Strictly Come Dancing star Karen Hardy treated a group of Southfields schoolchildren to ballroom lessons this week ahead of their Anzac Tea Dance. The television dancer, who won the BBC contest in 2006 with cricketer Mark Ramprakash, gave pupils
The spring and summer season attractions at Kempton Park were unveiled today as the Sunbury racecourse prepares to welcome tens of thousands of visitors, writes Gordan Boreland. Amidst a packed programme of 16 fixtures between the start of May and
Confident manager Steve Cordery isn’t fussed by who Staines Town are paired up with in the play-offs this weekend. The Swans will come up against either AFC Hornchurch, Carshalton Athletic or Sutton United in next Tuesday’s massive semi-final
Hampton & Richmond Borough player-coach Dudley Gardner has backed 19-year-old centre back Elliott Braithwaite to fill the boots of seasoned-pro John Scarborough to help the Beavers to play-off glory. Scarborough was stretchered off in controversial
A tea party is to be held to celebrate the winners of flower themed poster competition for this year’s Richmond Borough in Bloom scheme. Invitations have been sent out to 16 children, whose paintings won or were runners up in the compeititon, to attend
The author of a cookbook with a difference will teach Sutton cooks to use up all leftovers to prevent food waste. Kate Colquhoun, 44, author of the Thrifty Cookbook – 476 Ways to Eat Well With Leftovers, will be at the Sutton Library in May
Tileman House, the controversial and unpopular development proposed for Upper Richmond Road, will not go ahead, after the architects withdrew its application. Carey Jones Architects, the developers of Tileman House, withdrew its application
London Scottish can do Athletic Ground co-tenants Richmond a favour when they bid to complete their National League Division Three South with an unbeaten record on Saturday. Director of rugby Brett Taylor’s men broke the 1,000 point mark for the campaign
Pupils at an Esher school have returned from a school trip infected with scabies. Year five children at Claremont Fan Court School spent the Easter holidays at a residence in Hindleap Warren in Sussex. After they returned home, some
An East Sheen nursery brightened up the day for a national cancer charity by raising over £9,000 during a fitness fun day. Children from the Rainbow Nursery, in Sheen Park, gave £9,360 to Cancer Research UK on April 23. Last month’s
Seven tries from Richmond saw them give their fans something to celebrate with a 47-10 triumph over National League Division Three South whipping boys Havant in the final home game of the season. Frank van Schalkwyk, Nick Wheatley, Jon Farmer(2), Chris
Kingston police’s borough commander Laura Nicholson is leaving, after landing a job in Hampshire. The 43-year-old, who has just overseen an eight per cent drop in crime in the borough in the year to March 2009, was selected as assistant chief
If Brentford seal promotion at the weekend boss Andy Scott reckons players like loan stars Billy Clarke and Sam Williams, will be the reason why. The Bees have fielded Charlie MacDonald, Jordan Rhodes, Nathan Elder, Moses Ademola, Marvin Williams, Damian
The daughter of bus stop stalker Levi Bellfield said she is “convinced” he killed Surrey schoolgirl Milly Dowler and is now willing to testify against her father. Bobbie Louise Wilkinson spoke out yesterday after former wheelclamper Bellfield
Police have dedicated a dramatic fall in violent crime in Lambeth to “communities finally standing up against criminals”. Lambeth police published their annual crime statistics last week, which show the number of crimes in the borough has fallen
Brentford boss Andy Scott has revealed Hereford United’s promotion party at Griffin Park 12 months ago has been the inspiration for his side’s march towards League One football this season. Rival manager Graham Turner’s side, relegated from League One
The students, who are studying for a NVQ Level 2 in Hairdressing, spent the morning preparing the models for their catwalk appearance. Hazal Demeni (aged 21 from Epsom), Yvonne Celosa (aged 27, Kingston) and Anthony O’Kelly (aged 33 from Addlestone
Local hopes of producing diving and swimming champions at the 2012 Olympics have been given a huge boost with the reopening of the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre. The centre in Crystal Palace Park is set to reopen next Thursday after
A knife-wielding robber threatened staff and grabbed cash and cigarettes in a Sutton shop raid. The suspect wore a black plastic bag with eye holes over his head in the strike on Robins Food and Wine convenience store, Stafford Rd, Wallington
A no cold calling zone was set up in Norbury this week after being given the green light by local residents. Residents’ packs full of information, stickers and contact details plus a new know your rights brochure have now been delivered to nearly
Crystal Palace could make wholesale changes to their squad for tomorrow's trip to Doncaster Rovers. With both teams safe from relegation and no hope of making the play-offs, Eagles manager Neil Warnock may opt to give youth a chance as well as some of
Henley Hawks 22 Rosslyn Park 28 This was a well-deserved win, achieved with a superb performance by the forwards, which sees Park finish as National Three South runners-up, exceeding director of rugby Shaun Justice's pre-season target to finish in
CRYSTAL PALACE 1 v 0 DERBY COUNTY FULL TIME: That was the last action and ten-man Palace hold on for their first win in seven games. The second half was certainly entertaining considering the dire opening 45 minutes but a draw would probably have
Confident manager Steve Cordery isn’t fussed by who Staines Town are paired up with in the play-offs this weekend. The Swans will come up against either AFC Hornchurch, Carshalton Athletic or Sutton United in next Tuesday’s massive semi-final. Staines
The England Under 18s Five Nations Festival side are gearing up for their final fixture which is against Wales this Sunday at Ebbw Vale RFC (2pm). The England young guns head, featuring Harlequins' Joe Trayfoot, Sam Stuart, Sam Twomey and Charlie Matthews
Sitting in second place in the Guinness Premiership, Harlequins will be looking to finish the regular season with nothing less than a win tomorrow. In front of a sell-out home crowd, who have helped the Quins team build an extremely impressive home
A highly respected Wimbledon Village resident has pleaded guilty to destroying a woman's underwear and cutting her hair during a passion fuelled argument after their relationship turned sour. Lingerie worth up to £500 was destroyed by Paul
The use of anti-terror laws by Richmond Council has been criticised after it was revealed they have been used to target small-scale crimes. A Freedom of Information Act (FOI) request revealed the council had used the Regulation of Investigatory Powers
Kingston Choral Society Concert, Kingston Parish Church Kingston Choral Society continued its tradition of inventive programming under its new conductor Graham Ross with a selection of works by Britten, Howells and Tippett. Saturday’s concert at
Finsbury Orthopaedics, a ground breaking firm in the forefront of medical engineering, is making major redundancies at its Leatherhead offices. The firm refuses to say how many jobs are to go or what percentage of its workforce are affected
A fearless Croydon fundraiser will attempt to tackle the UK’s three highest peaks this summer in support of Breast Cancer Campaign. Alex Goodwin, a 25-year-old accountant from Croydon will be taking part in the charity’s popular Three Peaks
Jeffrey Gordon is one of only 22 “ever-presents” to complete every London Marathon since the event began in 1985. Not bad for the Putney solicitor, who, aged 75, hits the road this Sunday to tackle the capital’s 26.2 mile course. Mr
By Community Correspondent, Philippa Hennessy Local residents should be beware of a possible scam that may be happening in the Wimbledon area. Young men are calling door to door purporting to be selling goods for a charity (The Organisation
Streatham-Croydon’s Surrey RFU Bowl semi-final date with Merton has been confirmed for Wednesday 29th April, kick-off at 7.30pm, writes Owen Jones. The venue is Sutton and Epsom’s ground on Rugby Lane in Cheam, as neither Streatham or Merton have adequate
See the updated story here A 20-year-old man was rushed to hospital last night after a stabbing in New Malden. Police cordoned off the top end of Beresford Road, a quiet cul-de-sac, for two hours after the incident, which happened at
A Richmond pub has become the latest victim of the economic downturn, but the Twickenham Tup seems to have been saved for the moment. The Brittania, in Brewers Lane, has called time for good after going into administration for the second time in
Olympic silver medallist Roger Black has revealed the techniques that sent him to stardom in a masterclass with an aspiring Wallington pentathlete. Omari Carr-Miller, 13, was one of 14 talented athletes invited to join the training session
Feel-good comedy Sign Of The Times is coming to Richmond Theatre, starring TV regular Stephen Tompkinson, writes Chloe Brett Rewritten by Tim Firth, the writer of Calendar Girls, the play was originally commissioned by Sir Alan Ayckbourn in 1991
Rugby World Cup winner Josh Lewsey MBE will sign off his professional playing career in England when he turns out for the Barbarians against England at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday May 30 (4.15pm). Lewsey's final appearance at Twickenham
Richmond Shakespeare Society member Helen Brown tells us about Twickenham’s Mary Wallace Theatre. Where can the theatre be found? Tucked away besides the Barmy Arms pub on Twickenham’s riverside, the Mary Wallace Theatre is truly a ‘hidden’ gem.
Everything was set. We survived the hell of the 28-hour tube journey east and the sun was doing its best to put 1,200 Brentford fans packed into Dagenham & Redbridge’s Victoria Road ground in a jovial mood ahead of a potential promotion-clinching victory
With the credit crunch biting, Harlequins Rugby League fans heading to Edinburgh for the Murrayfield Magic weekend might be tempted to do it on a strict budget. But do you really fancy travelling for hours on an over-crowded coach, bunking
Paul Mackey make his 50th league appearance for London Welsh against the Cornish Pirates, as the Dragons look for the win that would guarantee them a top-six finish. Just one place separates Welsh in sixth from the Pirates, one place below them, but
Brentford loan striker Billy Clarke has admitted the departure of Ipswich Town manager Jim Magilton has left him in limbo at Griffin Park. The 21-year-old cut a disconsolate figure after Tuesday night’s 3-1 defeat at Dagenham & Redbridge, where a win
Alan Dowson has admitted his Ryman League Division One South winning Kingstonian squad may need to be dismantled to challenge for honours next season. The 38-year-old watched his side lift the trophy in dramatic fashion on Saturday when
Imogin Appiah tucked into her first full English breakfast in months, before her second round of chemotherapy began. The brave six-year-old, who has been battling leukaemia, was allowed out of hospital for the first time in two months, last
The Wandsworth Guardian is demanding an urgent independent inquiry into security at the borough’s mental facilities after another patient escaped guards and died – the second patient to do so in two months. The escape is the latest in a
Croydon has been granted £5m in Mayoral funding after bidding for the cash to improve housing in the borough. The cash will be used to make energy efficiency and environmental improvements to hundreds of council homes. It will help bring
The mother of the 16-year-old girl whose birthday party was wrecked by young thugs has spoken out both against the hooligans who destroyed the evening, and the police. She claims that rather than stop the gatecrashers, the police arrested the
Teachers at Elliott School are balloting for strike action over a restructuring they fear will lead to job losses and salary cuts. The new structure is designed to improve the school for students, but teachers claim they could be demoted or
The police have a “strong arsenal” in place to tackle rising crime in the borough, according to Merton’s top cop. Borough Commander, Chief Superintendent Chris Bourlet, spoke out after the latest Met statistics showed crime rose in Merton last
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