Do you love to dance? If so, then how would you like to dance with Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt at the Crystal Palace Grand Prix in three weeks? UK Athletics and Aviva London Grand Prix organisers Fast Track are giving the world the
Surrey County Council has launched an initiative to help adults with learning disabilities develop their confidence and independence. The adult family placement service gives people with learning disabilities the chance to spend time with families either
After months spent crossing their green fingers, children and teachers at a Hampton Hill school have been waving their hands in the air celebrating news they won a top teaching prize. Representatives from Hampton Hill Junior School, including
Two teens were taken to hospital after a second Twickenham stabbing in as many days. An ambulance crew rushed an 18-year-old boy and 17-year-old girl to hospital last night after the double stabbing in Andover Road, at 11.40pm. The boy’s condition
Children’s favourite Noddy and his chums roll into the Leatherhead Theatre this week with a brand-spanking new show set to delight kids of all ages. With no expense spared, the lavish £500,000 production, courtesy of Essex’s Premier Stage Company, is
A 14-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with murdering a teenage girl who died following an arson attack. The boy, from Croydon, was also charged with attempted murder against four members of the girl’s family - who were injured in
The family of a child left brain damaged after nearly drowning in his bath have praised the Chessington community for rallying round to help pay for his treatment. Freddy Jones, four, was in hospital for more than two months after the accident at
Crystal Palace have confirmed Darren Ambrose has signed a two-year deal with the club. The Eagles had announced a pre-contract agreement with Ambrose last month but could not formally name him as a Palace player until his deal with former club
The possibility that children at risk of serious harm visiting Kingston Hospital are not being notified to social services properly should be investigated by Kingston Council, a report has said. The suggestion is one of the key recommendations
A police officer and a woman were injured after two incidents in Banstead. The officer was attacked while attempting to arrest a man and had injuries to his face and knee, at about 1.15am on Sunday. The 19-year-old woman suffered a bruising after
A mother has drawn inspiration from a fridge magnet to design a fitting tattoo in tribute to her Army recruit son. Mo Beacon, from Tolworth, decided she wanted to do something for Help the Heroes as her 22-year-old son, Michael, prepares to
Lambeth schools are now among the best in the country for arts, drama, music and dance. Just under half of Lambeth schools now have an Artsmark award - the gong from national arts organisation the Arts Council, for excellence in arts in schools -
Team Elmbridge were counting their medals after a successful Surrey Youth Games recently weekend. Nearly 2,000 young people from all over the county descended upon Guildford and Woking on June 20 and 21, to compete in the county’s biggest youth sporting
Three youths who robbed an 18-year-old and left him with a cut and swollen face are being hunted by police. Police said the victim was repeatedly assaulted on a train leaving Mitcham Junction and had his MP3 player, bank card, and mobile phone stolen
Big Brother star Angel McKenzie is ready to resume her boxing career after her eviction from the Big Brother house last week. The Russian-born Londoner is the step-daughter to Croydon trainer Clinton McKenzie and trains at his gym in Tulse Hill.
Croydon Police headquarter's car park was closed after cops drove in a car stuffed with explosives. They had collected the items from a house clearing company aftery they stumbled across some old ammunition and a small amount of explosives.
Hot humans are not the only ones trying to cool off this week, with Chessington World of Adventures' magnificent tigers getting the chance to splash around in an ice-cold pool. Kind-hearted keepers provided some giant ice-blocks for the tigers
A woman from Thornton Heath who has been suffering from renal disease for eight years was offered a kidney by a stranger after a TV documentary showed her plight. Layla Lagmouch, 28, had been undergoing dialysis at St Helier Hospital in Sutton since
A pupil at Blenheim High School, Epsom, has been diagnosed with swine flu. The school, which is remaining open, is refusing to confirm whether any other pupils are away with the disease and is referring queries to Surrey County Council. The county council
Tibetan peace flags, boring benches, and indie goddess Karen O from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs may not seem to have a lot in common, but they are three of the ingredients which are helping to create an artistic ‘wow factor’ in Twickenham. The Stables Gallery
A bus driver has been left with injuries to his back after being assaulted with a stick by a group of yobs in Weybridge. The incident happened at about 6.30pm on Monday, June 22, when the bus was at the Parvis Road junction with Brooklands Road near
A new police unit has been formed to tackle a rise in car crimes in the borough. The Motor Vehicle Crime Squad, headed by a detective superintendent, has two representatives from the Territorial Support Group and five PCs. In its first
Moor Lane Junior School in Chessington is set to begin a new life as a centre for children with disabilities. The centre aims to cut out the need for disabled children and their families to traipse across Kingston to meet appointments. GPs, consultants
Two unemployed men have been jailed for their part in a £1.5m cocaine smuggling ring. Harvon Davies, from Oakfield Road, Croydon, was one of five men involved in smuggling the drugs from France to Kent using high-speed inflatable boats.
A retired solicitor has been sentenced to four years imprisonment for his part in the attempted sale of a stolen painting worth £500,000. On Wednesday (July 1) Anthony Blok, a solicitor who had been practising for 48 years, was found guilty
After a heavy defeat of 107 runs against the RAF team on Saturday, Twickenham ladies faced Hursley Park at home in the return league match. Twickenham won the toss and put the visitors into bat, who started well by putting on 45 for the first
Banstead skipper Jak Martin reckons his young side are more than capable of avoiding Surrey Championship Premier Division relegation and could even spring a surprise at league leaders Sutton on Saturday. The 20-year-old watched Mark Houghton
Teddington opener James Keightley’s massive innings of 133 and five wickets for spinner Duncan Wood was not enough as Richmond held on to draw Saturday’s Middlesex County league Premier Division derby clash. Keightley’s efforts - along with skipper
Harlequins winger Ugo Monye has been recalled to the British Lions starting line-up for the final test with South Africa this weekend as the tourists look to avoid a series whitewash. The Boks have an unassailable 2-0 lead after last weekend's bruising
Brentford’s striking crisis will continue into the new season after boss Andy Scott revealed Charlie MacDonald will sit out all of the club’s pre-season friendly schedule. The 27-year-old required surgery after suffering a serious shoulder
Boris Johnson can expect a frosty reception from some residents when he comes to town this month. The London Mayor, who will visit Croydon on July 22, approved plans or a huge development in Cherry Orchard Road, Addiscombe. Now residents
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Epsom entertainment lovers will get the chance to take in the best local talent this week when the Epsom Playhouse Youth Theatre Workshop bring their spectacular cocktail of music, song and dance ‘One Night Only’ to the venue. As the title suggests
Doctors and school authorities have moved to reassure parents at Bishopsford school, after alerts about two serious illnesses were sent to parents in the space of 24 hours. Last Monday letters were sent to parents warning that a child at the Morden
On July 11 the Bearcat Comedy Club is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a headline show from Jo Brand at the Live Room in Twickenham Rugby Stadium. Brand will joined on the bill for this special show by Paul Thorne, Greg Davies and Simon Brodkin as
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A new BBC sitcom set in an advertising agency has been fliming at Teddington Studios over the last few months. It’s your final chance to catch a recording of this new series at the studios on Thursday. One of the shows stars Adam Buxton, one half of the
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Thames Philharmonic Choir performs its summer concert on July 11in the Barn Church, Atwood Avenue, Kew. The summer concert will feature music by Henry Purcell to mark that it is now 350 years since his birth. His works that will be performed
Two boys from independent school Trinity have been diagnosed with swine flu. In a letter on the school’s website, deputy headmaster Joe McKee confirmed one student in the junior form and one in the first form had the virus. He said they
Thames Hare & Hounds’ Stuart Major won the Dysart Dash 10km race for the second year in a row in Petersham and Ham on Sunday. Despite the very hot conditions, Major improved his time from last year by six seconds to clock 32 minutes 36 seconds and
Take A Chance On Me, Waterloo, Dancing Queen, SOS – the list of Abba’s greatest hits are seemingly endless – and, for the past 20 years, Björn Again have been celebrating the music of the Swedish supergroup. Björn Again is marking its anniversary
Children learned to look after their pocket money with fun activities at a Raynes Park school. Last week pupils at St John Fisher school enjoyed five days of games and activities teaching them to be smarter when handling their cash. Activities
A child was found wandering on the train tracks after her great-grandmother was hit by a train on Wednesday, July 1. British Transport Police (BTP), London Fire Brigade and Kingston police were called to Hampton Wick station at about 11.50pm
Two former soap stars are appearing at Richmond Theatre next week in Deceptions, a new play by Paul Wheeler. Michelle Collins, best known for playing Cindy Beale in EastEnders, is joined in the two-hander by Rupert Hill, who played Coronation Street
Notts County’s hierarchy are livid because one of their players has left to sign for the mighty Bees, with the Magpies chairman John Armstrong-Holmes and their loveable gaffer Ian ‘the Brain’ McParland pouring scorn on their former left winger Myles Weston
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Is this the moment a notorious 17th century ghost was captured on camera? Or is it just a snapshot taken by the unstable hands of an amateur photographer? According to 30-year-old Colin Iles and his girlfriend Elaine Della Camera - who snapped
A 14-year-old boy will appear at Balham Youth Court today (July 2), accused of the murder of a 15-year-old girl and the attempted murder of four members of her family. Maleha Masud died last Thursday, four days after an arson attack at her
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has stepped up pressure on American forces for the release of a detained businessman. Mr Brown’s intervention comes as Kadhum Al-Sarraj, 29, of Carshalton, prepares to spend his tenth month in Baghdad’s Camp Cropper
A road cycling team made up of AFC Wimbledon fans and club phsyio Mick Rayner finished 12 out of 24 teams at the inaugural 24-hour road race championships at Dunsfold Aerodrome last weekend. D2E/Velo and Blue, sponsored by Merton graphic design company
Esher have snapped up former England U21 star Jonny Hylton from National One rivals Newbury. Hylton, 28, has played top-level rugby for Wasps and Worcester and can play either at full-back or wing. Now, director of rugby Mike Schmid hopes Hylton can
A man is fighting for his life after being hit by a van that crashed in to the front of a cafe yesterday afternoon. Police said the white Mercedes Vito van crashed through glass-fronted cafe Braziliana in Westow Hill at about 3.30pm.
Ricky Wellard has vowed to repay the faith shown in him by Terry Brown after the AFC Wimbledon boss revealed this week he sees the new signing as the catalyst for the Dons’ Blue Square Premier campaign. After tracking Wellard for over a
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Triple European junior cross country champion Stephanie Twell will race for Britain over 5,000m at the European U23 Championships in Lithuania, despite missing last weekend’s trials in Bedford. The 20-year-old St Mary’s Twickenham student was an automatic
Richmond’s Mara Yamauchi has pulled out of theIAAF World Championships marathon in Berlin. The 35-year-old, sixth in last year’s Olympic mara-thon in Beijing, injured her right foot while training in Japan, where she is now based. “After thinking
Hampton schoolboy Ashley Bryant has secured a place in the English Schools Combined Events Championships at Bedford in September. He qualified by representing Surrey in the South East Counties Schools Combined Events meeting at Kingsmeadow over the weekend
After a month long sabbatical, the Game On lads are back with their take on what's being going on in the world of gaming. This week, Colin struggles to make sense of Project Natal (or anything at all for that matter) and Andy is complaining
Brentford boss Andy Scott reckons he is winning the battle to secure the services of Alan Bennett after the defender started pre-season training with the Bees this week. The 27-year-old, on-loan at Griffin Park last season, is effectively training
If there is one thing you can guarantee from the two-week media frenzy that is the Wimbledon Championships, it is that on more occasions than I would like to admit my fellow scribes are a source of acute embarrassment. I’m not referring to the insight
Thames Hare & Hounds’ Stuart Major headed home a 400-plus strong field in sweltering heat to retain his Dysart Dash 10km road running title at Ham on Sunday morning. Epsom & Ewell’s Will Clark, with Belgrave Harriers’ Kenyan John Kimaiyo
Sutton diver Ashton Hockham Marshall won the senior boys’ category at the Balfour Beatty London Youth Games diving at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre on Saturday. Nearly 100 young divers from 22 boroughs took part across four categories – junior
The number of Lambeth Council staff fired or investigated by police for fraud increased by 400 per cent last year. Serious disciplinary action was taken against 12 members of council staff in 2008/9, up from just three in 2007/8, a new council
A Surbiton-based charity which helps orphans in Malawi has been pipped to the post by superstar Madonna in its latest building project. The singer, who recently adopted a child from the African country, snapped up a plot of land near Lilongwe
Kingston & Polytechnic’s Toby Ulm has secured a place in Britain’s European U23 Championships squad. Ulm claimed a silver medal by clocking 50.69 seconds for the 400m hurdles at last weekend’s England Champ-ionships in Bedford, which doubled up as trials
Wimbledon’s injury-stricken star Laura Robson revealed she preferred to go down fighting rather than quit after her junior title reign came to an end on Wednesday. Robson was dumped out at the third round stage by the Netherlands’ Quirine Lemoine 6-
First Race Time: 6:20pm Notable Jockeys: Seb Sanders returns to the scene of his biggest career win - Look Here in the 2008 Juddmonte Oaks Notable Horses: The aptly named Epsom Salts has his first run at Epsom at 6.20pm, he is yet to break his
Grass verges, the bugbear of many an Elmbridge resident, are now the responsibility of Elmbridge Council. The council has taken over from Surrey County Council, a range of services with the hope of improving the borough’s street scene. It will now
Plans to build a new multi-million pound fire station in Mitcham have been thrown into disarray after firefighters branded the project a waste of money. A Fire Brigade Union (FBU) spokesman described plans to spend up to £9m on a new station
Kingston Trampoline Academy prodigy Sam Preston has his fingers crossed that a stellar showing in this weekend’s National Championships in Birmingham could see him heading to August’s World Cup in St Petersburg. The 11-year-old will head
Elderly residents are having a smashing time taking part in a Nintendo Wii tennis competition in their Weybridge nursing home. Staff at Bupa’s Sutton Lodge decided to start the competition and provide fresh strawberries to give the residents
A Surbiton property developer has paid a squatter to relocate so his multimillion pound project is not held up. The serial-squatter has lived in a tin shed on waste land behind Victoria Road for several years and is well-known by residents and shopkeepers
Voting begins today on the Nonsuch by-election called after the death of a councillor. Resident will vote for either: Liberal Democrat Gerry Jerome, 55, a director of an IT consultancy; Conservative Georg Braun, 41, a businessman, Labour's
Style, sophistication and swords were the order of the day at a soiree de sabrage at Le Cassoulet. Malcolm John’s restaurant in Brighton Road held the special night, where champagne lovers could open a bottle with a sword. The practice
Richard Ottaway will not be forced to pay back any of his controversial expenses claims. The Croydon South MP had his claims, which included about £9,000 on gardening, inspected by the Conservative head office scrutiny panel last week.
People living in Croydon are the most likely in London to be the victim of identity fraud, according to new figures. The postcode CR0 came top of a list of London postcodes for victims of identity fraud, as well as facility takeover - where
Hundreds of workers are facing redundancy and services are under threat as Merton Council battles to control its budget. A report released by the council this week said it would cut 100 to 300 full time posts by March next year. It also revealed
Malpractice by Lambeth Police could have left them ill-equipped to handle investigations into deaths in custody or allegations of police brutality, a report is expected to find. An inspection of Brixton police station by Her Majesty's Inspectorate
Deadly asbestos could be collected at a waste centre in Epsom, if plans submitted to Surrey County Council (SCC) are approved. Furious residents have launched a campaign to stop the Chalk Pit in College Road from being turned into an asbestos transfer
A moving van full of furniture was stolen from the front of a house while its owner had gone inside for a few minutes. Tim Hunt, 30, formerly living with his wife and 12-week-old son at Sandy Lane North, Wallington, had parked the van in front
A primary school which refused a healthy free milk scheme is instead flogging its pupils fattening doughnuts in the playground. Cuddington Croft Primary School has already sold sugary Krispy Kreme doughnuts twice this year to children in an
