Developer Okra looks set to transform Croydon’s Wellesley Road. The Dutch team has been announced as winner of the council’s competition to redesign the main thoroughfare through Croydon. While the formalities are yet to be finished,
Is Alan Bennett going to do the decent thing and sign on the dotted line for the Bees? That seems to have been the most pressing concern for Brentford’s coaching staff and supporters since the start of the close season. It is not quite a ‘will he,
The sitcom Dinnerladies, written by and starring Victoria Wood, proved a hit on the BBC running for two series and now fans of the show can enjoy the new stage version which is heading to Richmond Theatre next week. Dinnerladies stars original cast members
A member of staff was assaulted at Total service station in Selhurst Park on July 4. The company are offering £2,000 with Crimestoppers for any information leading to the arrest. The assault took place at 6.45am at the station on Whitehorse
Campaigners working towards for a fairer deal for Sutton council tenants have secured a second small victory, after the Government pledged to overhaul the council house finance system. The Government currently uses Sutton tenants’ rents
The Fallen Leaves are on a mission to keep the spirit of Richmond’s 1960s music scene alive. Marrying their punk roots with the influence of the beat groups that made the borough famous, they have been receiving rave reviews in the music press
The Bearcat Club has been bringing the best stand-up comedians to the Turk’s Head in St Margaret’s for the past 25 years and there will be a mirth-filled birthday celebration this Saturday night. For one night only, the club is making the short trip
Mr Men and Little Misses, pirates and a terrifying dragon all swarmed into New Malden High Street on July 4 as the town celebrated the silver jubilee of the annual Malden Fortnight festival. The popular parade passed off its 25th anniversary
A man assaulted in a Wimbledon pub was left to stand in a corner, dripping in blood, as his attacker was allowed to finish his drink. Staff at The Alexandra in the Broadway failed to evict the customer who head butted and punched the victim
The 21-year-old victim of a gangland shooting cowered in a kebab shop as a shotgun-wielding man hunted him down in South Norwood. Ashley Sheridan was shot at close range in the chest at the Delight Kebab and Burger shop on Woodside Green at
Garsons Farm in Esher is celebrating after it received a Gold award from the RHS judges at this year’s Hampton Court Flower Show for the second year running. The winning stand from the farm based in Winterdown Road appeared in the Floral Marquee
Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock has revealed he has received no enquiries for any of his star youngsters this summers, rubbishing reports Wigan Athletic are about to swoop for Victor Moses. New Latics boss Roberto Martinez was said to have
Matt Spriegel has backed Banstead and Surrey team mate Scott Newman to bounce back after being told he can leave the Brown Caps on loan this summer. The Epsom-born 29-year-old opener has scored just 217 first-class runs - including one innings of 124
Okay, okay, I admit it – it’s my fault that it’s raining this week. Obviously, writing about the hot weather is akin to washing your car; it’s guaranteed to precipitate precipitation (try saying that 10 times fast). I’m sorry for all
Girl guides have got back to nature with an adventure under canvas. The Greater London West Girl Guiding Annual Review took place at Heyswood Campsite in Cobham this weekend. Hundreds of girls from Merton, Kingston, Richmond and Sutton
The Cobham house where a woman’s decomposed body was found in a wheelie bin just a month ago has seen a flurry of potential buyers visit, according to neighbours. The three bedroom house in Hamilton Avenue is on sale for £235,000 - the same
A vulnerable 85-year old woman has gone missing in South Norwood. Mary Hensby, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease and Schizophrenia, was last seen at the Willows Day Centre on Selhurst Road in South Norwood at 1pm on July 8. She has
The Ventura Pauly trophy clash finished 5-5 after Ham Polo Club chairman Nicholas Colquhoun-Denvers netted with a fine under-the-neck shot for Michael Venutra’s seniors team who were up against eldest son Freddie’s junior side. Spectators are welcome
A funeral service will be held in Southfields on Monday for a long-serving Salvation Army leader who died suddenly last month. Jo Norton, 48, who worked for the Salvation Army in Wandsworth for 16 years, died peacefully at St George’s Hospital
The Croydon and Sutton branch of Camra is searching for a local charity to support during the Wallington Beer Festival. More than 2,000 real ale enthusiasts are expected to attend the event at Wallington town hall, from October 8 to 10.
Police officers seized 20 animals in dawn raids this morning as part of an operation to tackle dangerous dogs. The dogs, including a bitch and her six puppies, were seized in Lambeth under the Dangerous Dogs Act. No arrests were made
A Roehampton prostitute has been told she could face five years in jail if she enters exclusion zones in a renowned kerb crawling area near Tooting Bec Common. Sarah Caldecott, who has several convictions for soliciting in the area, was given
Small voluntary and community organisations can apply for grants from the London Development Agency (LDA). The grants are designed to help disadvantaged people in Lambeth. The Community Grants Programme will look to have benefited groups
Hercules Wimbledon’s Rory McMahon ran out winner of the Volvo Cars West London 10km race held in Gunnersbury Park on Sunday. McMahon raced away from the field to win in 35 minutes 40 seconds with Jonathan Scarn second (38:39) and Salem Najib
A football coach was arrested for threatening to hold a protest picnic, after being told he could not use a park to play ball with children. Darren Chapman, 42, from Carshalton, was arrested last Wednesday (July 1) at the Woodmansterne Recreation
Derby County goalkeeper Lewis Price has already impressed his new team mates in Spain having put pen to paper on a season long loan deal to switch to Brentford. The 24-year-old Wales international, who started his career at Ipswich Town, spent
A stunning batting performance from opening batsman Rodney Mitchell saw Teddington Town through to claim a comprehensive five-wicket victory at home to Reading 3rd XI. An opening partnership of 75 gave Reading hope of sizable total. From this position
A Brentford landlord has been charged with running an illegal stripclub in his bar. Police swooped on the Albany Arms on Saturday and arrested Kevin Cannanan, who lives above the pub, and charged the 41-year-old with two counts of unauthorised
Richmond U14, winners of the Mid-Surrey U13 League last year, are three points clear at the three-quarters stage of this season’s Mid-Surrey U15 League. Excellent team spirit have provided the platform for many individual match-winning performances,
Ben Strevens is convinced defender Alan Bennett is the sort of player Brentford need in League One next season - he has the stud marks to prove it. The 29-year-old striker played against the Irish centre-back twice last season for Dagenham & Redbridge
Surrey star Matt Spriegel is hoping a return to form with Surrey Championship side Banstead and the end of his university exams can see him force his way into the Brown Caps’ County Championship side. The 22-year-old Loughborough University student
When Heather Shekede was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007, her greatest concern was the welfare of her four-year-old son Marley. Having recently enrolled him in a reception class at Davidson Primary School, she grew concerned that Marley
Esher have swooped to sign Samoa international scrum-half Garrick Cowley. The 27-year-old former Bay of Plenty star played for US Bressane last season in the French Second Division. But Cowley, capped six times by Samoa, wants to pursue his law career
History enthusiasts dressed in Tudor costume to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII’s coronation. The Hurrah for Henry event, featuring a fair and themed games, was organised by the Friends of Whitehall in Cheam Village. An
England boss Martin Johnson has reminded Harlequins’ Saxons contingent that British & Irish Lion Ugo Monye’s example can be matched after back row Chris Robshaw was dropped to the second-string squad this week. The 23-year-old Guinness
By Community Correspondent Richard Sharp. Former West Indies cricket captain Richie Richardson and ace fast bowler Curtly Ambrose called in at Farmers’ City Market in Hampton Hill last Tuesday to officially open Alan Weston’s new fish counter
The street hits the stage this week when the Secombe Theatre will be rocking to the Protegem Dance Company as they present their History of Streetdance spectacular. Close to 100 students aged between five and 18 will flood the stage to produce some
Richard Challoner School U12s suffered heartache after falling at the final hurdle in the National Schools Cup final at Goodison Park. A late goal saw the Kingston side lose 2-1 to Liverpool’s Archbishop Beck School, despite an equaliser from
Barnes tumbled to their second successive defeat in a low-scoring encounter at Wycombe House on Saturday. The home team was restricted to 168 all out with spinners Oli Ratcliffe taking 2-20 and Ben Dougall 2-4 from two overs. But Barnes struggled
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was shot in Morland Road, South Norwood, last night. The man, believed to be Ashley Sheridan, one of the leaders of the Don't Say Nothing (DSN) gang was taken to hospital suffering from gunshot
From ghostly voices on the ice to a moment when a handful of chocolate may have saved the expedition, last Thursday the three explorers with the Catlin Arctic Survey talked openly about their 73 days spent dragging sleds 434km across the sea ice
Shakilus Townsend's mother has spoken out after seven teenagers were convicted of murdering her 16-year-old son in a honey trap plot. In a statement read outside court, Nicola Dyer said: “Shakilus' death was a senseless, premeditated murder
A British National Party candidate who claims she is not racist left discriminatory comments on a social networking site, the Croydon Guardian can reveal. Charlotte Lewis, who stood as a BNP candidate in the recent Waddon byelection, left the
Mayday Hospital is open for business after a fire damaged the MRI suite and parts of the Woodcroft wing early yesterday morning. Accident and emergency is now taking all patients, with the support of London ambulance and neighbouring trusts
Hampton & Richmond Borough boss Alan Devonshire reckons he doesn’t have to recruit a straight replacement for departed defender Ryan Lake - because he has a ready-made one in Craig Tanner. Former Brentford trainee Lake departed the Beveree this week
Passed away on 28th June 2009, aged 90. Funeral Service will take place on Tuesday 14th July at All Saints Church, East Sheen at 1.30pm, followed by a burial at East Sheen Cemetery at 2.30.
BARKER October 23rd 2008 died peacefully at home in Lymington CHRISTOPHER JOHN aged 60, formerly of Kingston upon Thames Beloved Husband of Celia, youngest son of the late Stan and Molly Sadly missed by family and friends
We all have thoughts we don't want to admit to having, but they are there nonetheless and in Les Liaisons Dangereuses they are given a full and frank airing. The story follows two rivals who use sex as a weapon to humiliate others while enjoying their
You would be hard pressed to go seven days without finding some Shakespeare on somewhere in London and next week it's the turn of the Lantern Arts Centre to have a go. The production team have decided to dip their toes into the Bard's legendary
When Liam Doyle was named winner of GMTV's competition to find the next Troy Bolton his jaw practically hit the floor, and two months later the 18-year-old is still in shock. The student from Coventry beat off hundreds of applicants to the
Hollywood actor turned London theatre impresario, Kevin Spacey, has backed two Wimbledon College of Art graduates to make it to the top of the film industry. Phil Sansom and Olly Williams met in 2001 at the college and went on to create the
The family of a Morden grandfather who lay dying as a paramedic spent 16 minutes conducting a health and safety assessment outside his hime have demanded an apology. Roy Adams, 61, of Beaver Close, who died from a suspected heart attack on
A woman needed 19 stitches after being hit across the face by a stranger in Norbury. The unknown attacker is thought to have assaulted two women during the evening on Monday April 20. A 34-year old woman got off the route 109 bus at
Police are searching for a pair of arsonists who set fire to Sainsbury’s in Tooting High Street last month. Stock was torched at 5.30pm on Wednesday, June 10, while shoppers were browsing the store unawares. Officers are searching for
Harry Potter fans may spot a familiar sight in the new blockbuster released next week, as some scenes were filmed at Surbiton station. Hollywood blockbuster Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is released on Wednesday, July 15, almost two
Another Epsom Downs tradition has come to an end. The annual Horseman’s Sunday, which last year celebrated its 60th anniversary, has been cancelled – a victim of rising costs and dwindling numbers. Even last year’s invitation to all
For a time it looked like the recession might kill it off, but organisers of the 12th Abbeyfest have beat the downturn to raise the curtain on a 54-day bonanza of theatre, music, comedy, and film. A promenade production of Romeo and Juliet
Minister for Health Services Ann Keen dropped in to the New Epsom and Ewell Community Hospital (Neech) on Thursday, July 2, to see how it works alongside other forms of healthcare in the district. The hospital is run by Central Surrey Health
A primary school space crisis has left every school in south Lambeth completely full for the fifth consecutive year. Critics say the situation - which means no-one moving to Streatham, West Norwood, Tulse Hill, Gipsy Hill, or Clapham in the
Hundreds of people are due to converge on Wallington town centre on Thursday night to protest against the axing of the N213 night-bus service. The Croydon Guardian reported this week how two young campaigners set up a facebook group to get
Sophie Mackrell has staked claim to being Britney Spears’ biggest fan, after appearing in a BBC documentary about the star. Surbiton resident Miss Mackrell, 28, starred in Britney Spears Saved My Life on Sunday, a documentary following some
Four British women, dubbed the Ocean Angels, have become the first all-female crew to row more than 3,000 miles in what is considered to be the world’s toughest rowing race. The foursome, who completed the journey from Australia to Mauritius
This the moment a bus made an unexpected stop in Mitcham. The vehicle crashed through a wall in Holborn Way at 6am on Sunday morning - blocking it the road for three hours. The bus hit the central reservation before smashing into the
