By Community Correspondent David Wimblett Put up your hand if you have been to a networking event, enjoyed a glass of wine, some great food, met some brilliant business people and collected a pocket full of business cards, only to discover
By Community Correspondent - Rachel Thompson Yet again bright colours are in fashion except this year it is all about bright clashing colours. The good news for us, in this current economic climate, is that we can easily update last year’
The X-Factor, American Idol, Britain’s Got Talent, America’s next top model, Big Brother: these are all reality TV shows. They raise a number of issues. Are they brainwashing us, is the public vote fair or bias towards the contestants, are they all just
Alistair Darling announced Britain’ new budget, and was greeted with scoffs and prompted headlines such as ‘Alistair’s Living in Wonderland’ and drew comparisons to Robin Hood (rob from the rich, give to the poor). Whilst it is true that his economic
A plumbers’ merchant is bringing its first green building to Sutton. The Plumbase purpose-built branch, in Wealdstone Road trading estate, has green features such as roof and walls covered in plants, and was designed to have minimum impact
The government are encouraging more students to further their education to University by launching financial and other schemes to help them. University is a big decision that needs a lot of thought, but where do you begin? Schools are the first
AFC Walcountians Sharks U11 ended their season on a high with a 6-0 victory against Bedfont Green Juniors. Recovering from the disappointment of losing the Invitation Cup Final last week, the boys got off to a great start when Alex Martin opened the
It’s the Easter holiday and already boredom has kicked in, what can I do that doesn’t take up a lot of energy but gets me out the house for a while? Sitting down; my dog looks at me. That’s an idea I’ll take him over the park for a bit. Walking over I
Merton Park began the 2009 season by beating Rosehill 88-64 in the first round of the Dick Douglas Shield on Sunday. Rink 1: Merton Park: A Squire, L Austin, D Chadwick, J Lacumber 29 Rosehill: B Chambers, E Lacey, D Davies, J Melton 15. 2: J Crook,
Ashford Bowls Club began the new season with mixed form in mixed matches last weekend. On Saturday, Ashford beat Bishop Duppas 118-100. Ashford took an early lead and continued to build up their advantage, having a 30-shot lead after 15 ends.
Rosslyn Park director of rugby Shaun Justice admits it will be difficult for his side to replicate their stunning campaign next season - but it will not be for the want of trying. Park ensured second spot in the National League Three South with a 28
The Epsom College girls’ senior cricket XI got their season off to a winning start this week, beating a strong Wellington College side by seven wickets. Epsom won the toss and put Wellington in to bat, reducing them to 135-9 in the alloted 20 overs.
Youngsters at a Whitton school took part in an international event last week and wrote personal messages to Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Every child at Heathfield Junior School, in Cobbett Road, took part in the Big Read - an event focusing
The Old Whitgiftians travelled to the Isle of Wight to play against the Sandown and Shanklin Hurricanes in a match to decide which team would be promoted to London Division IV. In sunny, warm conditions there was not a hurricane but a strong wind blowing
With this year’s budget being one of the most closely watched in years, reporter Jen Heape took to the streets of Lambeth to see what the key announcements mean to you. Eric Irvine , 62, retiree living in Crown Point. As a pensioner, Eric will
Opposition councillors have attacked Elmbridge Council’s Tory administration for making a “nonsense” of meetings designed to hold the cabinet’s policy decisions to account. The claims were made during a full council meeting on Wednesday,
On Sunday, 13 members of Collingwood AC ran the London Marathon, whilst two were in the Shakespeare Marathon, and two more in the Shakespeare Half Marathon at Stratford-upon-Avon. Some fared better than others in the warmer than forecast conditions
Epsom & Ewell ended their home campaign on a high note after brushing aside Wembley 3-0 at Merland Rise. The welcome three points brought to an end a four-game winless streak, thanks to goals from Alex Mackay, Kyle Hough and Dale Marvell. The result
Two Hampton students were in the England team that played Scotland in an Independent Schools FA international match last week. Liam Wells and Dominic Michel, both students at Hampton School, helped England to a 3 – 0 victory over the ‘auld enemy’ in
A train guard has been punched and headbutted by a man who got off a train at Esher station. The incident occurred at around 8.20am on Monday, March 16, on board a train travelling from Woking to Waterloo. British Transport Police officers
A charity dedicated to supporting our feathered friends has launched a bath and shower range so people can help wildlife while they wash. The Skinny Dipper products, from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), contain no palm oil or phosphates
Plans are in motion to establish a nationwide children's’ think tank after research revealed three in four young people believe adults are not doing enough to protect the environment. British Gas announced the findings this week as part of
Mike Schmid insists Esher are aiming for a quickfire promotion to the Championship following their heartbreaking relegation from National One. The final-day 50-3 defeat at Bedford plus Moseley’s victory at Manchester doomed the Surrey side to the drop
Gino Rea won a thrilling WSBK Superstock 600 race at Assen and ended up fourth in the Dutch ONK Superbike. Gino got a lighting start to see him in front into the first corner and through the first and second lap. Lonbois then passed and the following
A Merton landlord has abandoned the conventional calendar, instead charging unsuspecting residents 53 weeks rent in a year. Perplexed tenants noticed the additional amount taken from their accounts, but Wandle Housing claims rent is being collected
Tadworth AC’s David Freeman put in his best ever run at the Flora London Marathon, finishing in a time of two hours, 35 minutes and 21 seconds, and was placed 106th, 14th in the men's over-40 class. His exceptional time should qualify him for a
A violent man is being hunted by police after he failed to appear for sentencing for assaulting two 16-year-old girls. Josh Bohm, 20, of Sutton, is thought to be dangerous and could attack again. Bohm’s attacks on June 29, 2008, at a
At the end of an emotionally draining afternoon, Sutton United claimed their place in the Ryman League play-offs. Their success came at the expense of a Hornchurch side whose approach to the game from the start reflected the fact that a draw would
Protesters fighting the introduction of parking charges in Richmond Park have been backed by Kingston Council, after they agreed to express their “strong opposition” to the proposals during the council’s executive meeting on April 21. Camaigner
A Croydon estate agent who stood to make a secret profit of £65,000 has been banned from estate agency work after she failed to disclose a personal interest in the sale of a property. The Office of Fair Trading has issued a prohibition order
Sutton and Epsom Vets are known as the Dodos but unlike the bird they are far from extinct as they showed at Croydon RFC on Sunday, winning the Evergreen cup for an extraordinary fourth successive year and for the sixth time in seven years. Organised
We would like to make clear that former Big Brother contestant Alexandra De Gale was not issued with a six-month restraining order by Croydon Magistrates. Nor is she, and has never been involved in a relationship with Courtney Hutchinson. We would
On paper Sutton were expected to win this Surrey Cup semi-final comfortably and the scoreline may indicate the same but the reality was rather different as a spirited Old Reigation side pushed them hard for well over an hour. Sutton could not have
Billy Smith has revealed he has yet to commit his future to Tooting & Mitcham - despite the Terrors’ stunning end to their Ryman Premier season. Tooting wrapped up their campaign with a 2-0 win at Harlow Town on Saturday, taking their unbeaten
Two businesses which received financial assistance from a brewery are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. In 1990 the Chiswick's Fuller's brewery ran a new and small business competition and Sue Martineau of the Ultimate Event Company
By Community Correspondent, Philippa Hennessy Last year, a group of men from Wimbledon and the surrounding areas, set about cycling from London to St Emilion. They covered a staggering 750 km, following a route that formed part of the 2008
By Community Correspondent: Marcus Gosling. In the wake of a field day for the bookies at the Grand National at Aintree, Epsom is preparing for their annual classic race, the Derby. On Derby Day 2008, the stands and surrounding areas of
Budding Ray Mears can learn survival skills as children as young as eight-years-old prepare for a extreme course on Wimbledon Common. The London Wildlife trust is joining forces with the Wimbledon Common Nature club to run a bush craft session
Two hooligans who went on an assault spree in a trendy Battersea bar were jailed at Kingston Crown Court on Wednesday. Jermaine Felix, 31, and Lewis Oakley, 25, rampaged around Bar Calvados in Battersea Rise last year leaving a string of injured
Brentford fans celebrated long into the night on Saturday after watching their team clinch the Coca-Cola League Two title with a win at Darlington. The Bees guaranteed both promotion to League One and the championship trophy with one game of
The traditional shirt and tie has been the required uniform for a very long time. However, after the idea was put forward by pupils, they have been replaced with Tiffin polo shirts. The polo shirts are navy blue in colour, with the school crest
Ashford Town completed their Ryman Premier League campaign with a convincing victory at already-relegated Ramsgate on Saturday, writes Terry Ryan. Boss Mark Butler made several changes to the side that lost to Dartford in midweek bringing back veteran
A search for gardening displays brightening the borough kicked off in Manor Park with the launch of the Sutton in Bloom 2009 competition. Times Square Toby, a costumed dog, joined Mayor Dr Brendan Hudson and last year’s best front garden winner
Conservation to cooking, art to archaeology - young volunteers are needed across the district to help out with a huge variety of projects. Last month Surrey vinvolved celebrated its first anniversary. The project has been funded for three years
This weekend Hampton Court is celebrating the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII’s coronation with a musical extravaganza, masterminded by prog-rock god Rick Wakeman. The former Yes keyboard player will be performing his 1973 album The Six Wives of
Half a century ago a small plane carrying four people crashed into a frozen Iowa cornfield, killing it's four passengers and one of the brightest young musicians of all time. Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, JP ‘the Big Bopper’ Richardson and pilot Roger
Tolworth snooker star Marc Harman’s victory in the Cuestars Open at Salisbury SC has blown the Snooker & Billiards Pro-Ticket Tour title race wide open. Although Harman emerged unbeaten from a 24-strong field, it was a 3-2 first-round defeat of ranking
The celebrated BBC Concert Orchestra are to perform a selection of classics under the baton of Austrian conductor Johannes Wildner. The programme will have a watery theme featuring Khachaturian’s big tune from the TV programme Onedin Line, Coates’
A 26-year-old opera enthusiast from Wandsworth is taking on the big suits and running for the European Parliament on June 4. Susannah Prins, an arts graduate of the University of Edinburgh, is a self-professed “fed-up citizen” who wants to
ondon Welsh ground out a hard fought victory over the Cornish Pirates at the Recreation Ground to make sure of a top six finish. Proving that lightening can indeed strike twice, almost a year to the day from Welsh spoiling the Pirates end of season
Royals came away with the points after yet another 3-1 victory. This is the fourth game running with this score line and hopefully it will be the same in the title decider on May 10. While not the most exciting performance of the season the lads
Lambeth police counteracted a spate of robberies in the West Norwood area by raiding the homes of four known robbery offenders in the area. The warrants, carried out by the Knights Hill safer neighbourhoods team and Brixton's intelligence and
England U18s' Five Nations Festival team completed a clean sweep of wins this season with a 36-23 victory over Wales at Ebbw Vale RFC this afternoon. England, featuring Harlequins' Sam Twomey, Charlie Matthews and Joe Trayfoot in their starting line-up
Detectives are appealing for witnesses to a suspicious fire which broke out in a yard behind the Red Lion pub in Sutton High Street. A storage building, bordered by an 8ft brick wall, was left seriously damaged by the blaze at 3.30am last Wednesday
A hotel chain is offering a bounty of £500 per room for anyone who can find them a property to use in Coulsdon. Travelodge has announced it is looking to build a hotel in Coulsdon and is offering local residents the opportunity to cash in by
It needed two power plays from Ollie Dodwell to secure a victory at Priest Hill on Sunday and see Warlingham’s U16s win their first Surrey county league title. Warlingham knew that Sutton and Epsom would present a stern final test at the end of a tough
Marathon runner Claire Grima became Hercules Wimbledon's best-ever women's marathon runner when she smashed both her personal best and the club record in running in Sunday's Flora London Marathon. Grima, 31, ran a steady race throughout the 26 miles
Sutton Council is confident of recovering more than £4m of frozen deposits from the receivers of a collapsed Icelandic bank. Administrators for Heritable Bank, a subsidiary of Landsbanki, expect local authorities to get back 80 per cent of
Sutton Runners had 26 members running in Sunday’s London Flora Marathon, three of them running their first marathon and six running excellent PBs. They included Gill Fry by one-and-a-half hours whilst other seasoned veterans were clocking up their
Terry Brown has swiftly moved to dampen AFC Wimbledon’s Blue Square Premier expectations by insisting the hard work starts now for his Dons side. Brown’s men ended the season in emphatic style with a 3-0 win over St Albans City on Saturday - a result
Sutton’s unemployed who have experienced a mental health problem can benefit from a new initiative to improve their chance of getting a job. The 12-month pilot scheme launched by South-west London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, and
Last week, in further preparation for the Flora London Marathon, Collingwood AC members participated in the Bungay Black Dog Marathon and Half Marathon. Dave Ross led home in the full distance event in a time of 3:10:10 which secured 13th place; Andrew
Warlingham’s U18s were in seventh heaven at the weekend, as they overwhelmed title rivals Esher with a seven-try performance to win 45-12 and take the Surrey county championship in their age group. “That’s the culmination of 12 years’ age group rugby
The head of Lambeth’s housing department has resigned, in the same week more evidence emerged of how the department is “in crisis”. Chris Lee announced last week he was to leave the borough to take up a new post at Merton Council. At
When Ruth Arnold is told of her nomination as Croydon's Teacher of the Year she responds with silence and shock. But she has no reason to be surprised. For the past eight years she has gone beyond the call of duty to devote as much of her time and support
Bedfont’s new caretaker manager believes his more relaxed management style has helped the players end a dismal run of six straight losses. Since being accused of getting former manager Mick Turtle the sack, Daniel Butler has presided over two
Residents celebrated a victory on Thursday night after Lambeth Council vowed to take to court a rail operator who built an “ugly and intrusive” structure behind their homes. Sternhold Avenue residents say they have have been subjected to four
Billie Barbour and Francesca Mead both aged 13 from Wandsworth joined thousands of runners on Sunday 26th to run the Adidas Mini London Marathon for Macmillan Cancer Support. Francesca chose to run for Macmillan after her grandfather was supported
After last week’s inspirational win over league winners Chichester, Wimbledon had expected to travel to Old Reigatians for their promotion play-off but appeals in the South East league meant a change of opposition as late as Tuesday to give a play-off
Two poor results over the past week has probably cost Chertsey Town the runners-up spot in the Combined Counties League. A shock 0-3 midweek home defeat against Horley Town was followed by Saturday’s draw at Colliers Wood United. Both opponents are modestly
Met Police gained a deserved win on Saturday, but made hard work of it. Both sides appeared very nervous during the first half and constantly made mistakes and gave the ball away. The Police, however, could have scored inside the opening 60 seconds
A schoolboy from Earlsfield is helping lead a campaign to give Wandsworth’s youth a voice with those in power. Aaron Stead, 15, is fed up with negative stereotyping of teenagers and wants people of his age to have a say on decisions made by
A girl group who released their first single recently will be performing and signing autographs in Sutton. Diamond Chique are marking the release of their new single ‘Sophisticated’ with a tour of major shopping centres. The working mums-turned-pop
The Tanners finished the season with an emphatic win that belied their league position against a side who had flirted with a play-off place. Mickey Stephens started with reserves star, Steve Barilli partnering Tom Hutchings in the attack and Kev Terry
Firefighters spent more than four hours battling a blaze in a Balham glazing shop in the early hours of Saturday morning. No-one was hurt, but the adjacent property was evacuated and one person was treated for smoke inhalation. Crews
A point would have been enough, but the Robins closed their league campaign in style, recording their 14th away win in an amazing season to finish fourth and guarantee a place in the promotion play-offs away to Tonbridge Angels this Tuesday. Hendon
Hayden Bird insists Carshalton Athletic have nothing to lose when they face Tonbridge Angels in their Ryman Premier play-off clash on Tuesday night. The Robins ended the season in fourth spot after winning 2-1 at Hendon on Saturday with goals from Richard
You just couldn`t script this! How can a team make nine changes from their previous game, give league debuts to reserve players Jesse Atiase, James Blackshaw and Dean Inman, recall Elliott Brathwaite and Jack Francis, give rare starts to Nana Badu
Brentford clinched promotion and the League Two title in some style, notching up their 22nd league victory this season with a 3-1 win over Darlington on Saturday. After the hosts’ Alan White was sent off in the opening in the opening minutes for
Radio Wey has announced it will be providing live coverage of Staines Town's play-off semi-final clash with Sutton United tomorrow (7.45pm). The game, which is not all-ticket, will determine who will face Tonbridge Angels or Carshalton Athletic in
In his 11th appearance, Matt Chapman of South London Harriers won the Banstead Woods Time Trial for the third time in 17:24. Jack-Louis Bourne(JM15-19,)representing South London Harriers, took second by 16 seconds, recording 17:40. Roy Reeder, (
Roy Hodgson insists Fulham are still eying a Europa League spot despite the Cottagers losing their two major strikers to injury. Both Bobby Zamora (back spasms) and Andy Johnson (knee ligaments) limped off in the 1-0 home win against Stoke last Saturday
26 Members of South London Harriers completed the London Marathon yesterday in the following times: David Byrne 2.48.25 David Ogden 2.55.11 Paul Mitchell 3.08.48 Mark Burtwell 3.10.54 Antonio Martins 3.14.39 Robin Holmes 3.15.20 Ruth Hutton 3.17.07
The freshly crowned champions of the Ryman League Division One South Kingstonian wrapped up their highly successful season with a tough encounter at pre-season promotion favourites Ashford Town (Kent). Although there was nothing on the game apart
CROYDON ATHLETIC 1 v 1 WALTON & HERSHAM The points were shared at the KT Stadium on Saturday as Croydon Athletic finished the season with an unbeaten run of 13 games and just two defeats in the last 27 matches under Tim O’Shea’s guidance. The game
Staines ended their winless run, by returning to form in style against Margate. The visitors, battling hard to escape the drop zone, were on the receiving end of an early double strike from Staines, who netted in the eighth and 11th minutes
Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock tried to put a brave face on matters after watching his side go down 2-0 against Doncaster Rovers, having spurned numerous chances and possession in the first half. "We should have been 4-0 up before they scored,
David Howell reckons the only way is up for Harlequins RL after the Stoop side ended their ‘big-game hoodoo’ with a stunning victory at Leeds on Friday night. Howell crossed for two tries as Quins earned a fully deserved 21-4 victory at Headingley,
Sally Varah, the High Sheriff of Surrey came under pressure when she paid a visit to Epsom General Hospital to open a special room which cost almost £250,000. The high pressure room means that patients with severe respiratory illnesses, such
Julian Speroni: Could not do anything about Dean Shiels’ first goal for Rovers since joining from Hibernian, nor the second. Kept the score respectable when he tipped over Martin Wood’s goal-bound free-kick. 7Nathaniel Clyne: Not his best performance
In what was their final away game of the season, Crystal Palace failed to add to their meagre tally of six wins on the road, succumbing 2-0 to Doncaster Rovers in an ultimately meaningless mid-table clash at the Keepmoat Stadium. But as
London Scottish have secured promotion to National Division 1 (formerly National Division 2) with a 38-22 win over Canterbury at the Athletic Ground. London Scottish dominated National 3 South all season with an unprecedented unbeaten run – the only
Croydon central MP, Andrew Pelling, has called on the Government to plough more money into Croydon because of its rising migrant population. The current figures for immigrants living in Croydon, according to Mr Pelling, have been grossly
The battle of the gardens is on for another year as green-fingered residents prepare to transform backyard jungles into lawns to-die-for. The 2009 Borough in Bloom gardening competition, launched last month, will be looking for the best front
Esher Rugby Club hosted its first end of season awards evening last week. The evening, hosted by Esher Chairman of Rugby John Inverdale, was attended by over 200 people representing players from all 7 senior sides, and joined by supporters to celebrate
Bracknell Blazers got their NBL season off to a stunning start when they upset high-flying Richmond Flames in both games of their Sunday double-header. Richmond, having swept the London Mets just a week ago were hoping to strengthen their position at
A Norbury martial arts specialist made a winning start in his bid to become the ultimate cage fighting champion on Sunday. Nick Osipczak is one of eight fighters picked to represent the UK against the United States in Las Vegas as the best
Numerous speed bumps and ramps have been constructed around Wimbledon during the course of the month, and I have to say that I welcome them with open arms. Many of the roads are situated on a hill and therefore manic driving is not only irritating but
Adults in Britain have very little faith in teenagers. Levels of trust have gone down to below sea level and there is very little respect between the two generations. Signs adorn the doors of shops with the words “No more than ____ school boys/
Kingston College students mucked in and did model’s hair at a fashion show in John Lewis on Saturday. The five shows at the Kingston store were held to showcase the store's spring collections and featured everything from day wear to clothes
The wife of a detained businessman has flown out to his Baghdad holding camp to break to him first hand news of his release from a seven month detention. Speaking to the Sutton Guardian from Iraq, Shereen Nasser, 24, of Carshalton, said her
A family have spoken out about the grief caused by the disappearance of a New Malden grandmother. Annette Francis-Chridi, 56, went missing in Raynes Park just after Christmas and has not been seen since. This week her daughter Sacha
