More than 200 fish have perished after a sewage spillage from the Mogden treatment works. Officers from the Environment Agency are today monitoring oxygen levels on the River Thames following the leak. Heavy rain yesterday morning is
Older people can get behind the wheel with confidence thanks to new training sessions. The one day "road craft" course, run by Merton Council, is aimed at drivers aged 55 and older. It will teach and refresh driving techniques, and include
The confusion over who is looking out for patients in Kingston is set to continue, after two rival watchdog bodies both met a deadline to hand in their annual reports to the Department for Health. Both the former steering group K-Link, who were sacked
Police are growing increasingly concerned about a 15-year-old girl who has been missing for more than two weeks. Marie Luise Scheibe, a Burntwood Girls School pupil, was last seen on June 17 when she left her home in Roehampton at 8.25am to
Merton’s award winning green radio station has secured a series of exclusive with Professor Sir David King, the former Government chief scientist. The interviews will be aired on Passion for the Planet during July, cover issues ranging from the case
The Elmbridge Ladies Choir is performing its first concert at this year’s Molesey Amateur Regatta on Sunday, July 19. They will sing songs by artists such as Cher, Sting and The Weather Girls, as well as 60s pop classics, from 7pm. The event takes
Only a quarter of council tax payers feel Kingston Council provides value for money, according to a national survey. Kingston taxpayers pay one of the highest council tax bills in the country, with the average band D house due to pay £1,630.25 next
Peggy and Harry Warner are truly a local couple. On Saturday (June 20) they celebrated their diamond wedding and Harry’s 85th birthday. Almost their entire married lives have been spent in the borough. Peggy and Harry achieved their wedding milestone
On Wednesday there will be a a celebration in memory of the late Art Wood at the Eel Pie Club, at the Cabbage Patch, Twickenham, to raise money for the Prostate Cancer Charity. Wood, who died of prostate cancer in 2006, was the vocalist of the Artwoods
Exam Stress? By Community Correspondent Sophie Wills Do you ever find the build up to exams stressful? Well you’re not the only one. Many people old or young get exam stress. It’s a known fact. The jitters, the feeling that you are going to
A Wandsworth war veteran met the Prime Minister Gordon Brown at a Downing reception last Saturday. Cyril Moisey - a flight engineer in the Air Force who flew over France, Sweden, Poland and Germany on operations during World War II - was a
A mouthwatering concoction of strawberries, cream and meringue won a 10-year-old scout the title of Epsom’s very own junior masterchef. On Saturday, the Ashley Centre Food Festival welcomed celebrity chef Richard Cawley, a veteran of TV’s Ready
A conservation zone in Croydon has been named as one of English Heritage’s “at risk” areas in a new report. The Webb Estate, just west of Purley town centre, is set in 260 acres of former farm land. The area is now a conservation area and this secluded
An American showman dubbed the “Pavarotti of the organ world” is descending on St Ann’s Catholic Church in Banstead. Carlo Curley is more accustomed to playing in front of crowds of up to 4,000 and heads of Europe, including the late Princess Grace of
Do you want to abseil down the world’s tallest hospital building for charity? At 450 ft, Guy’s Tower at Guy’s and St Thomas’s hospitals is the highest abseilable building in London. It has been used by a number of charities to raise money and now
Adventurous Coombe Girls’ School student Harriet Owens has seen hours of map reading through muddy countryside and chilly nights in tents pay off, after being presented the gold Duke of Edinburgh Award at St James’ Palace recently. The plucky pupil
High street trade may be boosted after a dispute was resolved between Croydon Council and London’s transport chiefs. Transport for London have agreed to the council’s demands for new signs in London Road which highlight Norbury car park for people
Calls are growing for drainage systems to be overhauled before a motorist drowns in floodwaters under Wallington railway bridge. The Sutton Guardian reported last week how a woman needed rescuing from a sinking car for the second time in two
A Wimbledon woman has won the right for her dead lover’s name to be included on her daughter’s birth certificate, nearly 25 years after he died in one of the world’s worst air disasters. Susanne Bayly, 51 of Coombe Lane gave birth just three weeks
Last month I took control of a vintage tiger moth biplane and flew over the Northamptonshire countryside. Feeling like a latter day ‘Biggles’, wearing leather flying helmet and goggles (see photo) and gently bouncing on the buoyant thermals of a hot
A leading Epsom councillor has called on health bosses to make the decision to split Epsom General Hospital from St Helier Hospital. Councillor Chris Long said the split must take place so Epsom can emerge from the St Helier’s shadow.
There are not many higher compliments in life, but lifesaver is exactly what Lea Bailey deserves according to the woman whose life was in her hands. Janet Santry nominated Miss Bailey, a specialist wound care nurse at Mayday Hospital, to be our Croydon
Thousands of insulation rolls offered to residents at a rock bottom price are sitting at the back of council offices after the green campaign failed to attract enough homeowners. Sutton Council teamed up with B&Q to offer 5,000 insulation
Performance at Kingston Hospital could suffer when it goes live with the IT records system in September. Delays in implementing the £12.7bn Care Records Service system have already cost Kingston £500,000 in contractors and staff who have been kept
Parents are being urged to use Saturday morning drop-in clinics to ensure their children are immunised against childhood diseases. To boost local immunisation rates, the borough's health authority, NHS Wandsworth, has launched two drop-in clinics
NHS Surrey has responded swiftly to Health Secretary Andy Burnham’s announcement that the UK’s response to swine flu is changing phase from containment to treatment. There has been a steady increase in the number of confirmed cases of swine flu in
A support service is urging businesses to make the most of the summer months. Business Link in London said the summer would be a “vital period” for businesses in Croydon, particularly the retail sector. It said the season needs to be used to take
