Millwall 4 AFC Wimbledon 1 On a night when heavyweight champion David Haye was in the crowd, AFC Wimbledon were hit bby three sucker punches to dump them out of the FA Cup in the first round. The score was the same as last season's exit at
Terry Brown has all his big guns available for tonight's FA Cup first round clash against League One Millwall at the New Den. Key strikers Danny Kedwell and Jon Main have shrugged off injury conocerns, while skipper Paul Lorraine and Sam Hatton take
By Axel Kemp, Community Correspondent It has always been a common sight to see buskers performing in the streets in London, however recently they have been appearing elsewhere – including local high streets. Historically busking has been
The night sky was lit up over the weekend as fireworks of all shapes and sizes rained down cascades of colour. Fortunately for the thousands who gathered in parks and open spaces across Richmond and Hounslow to see showers of sparks, rain showers
By Community Correspondent Rosie Morris A large number of the public could be seen to be wearing the traditional red poppies this month. These are all very well- a simple way to show your respect for the casualties of war and to support the
Next Friday, London Jazz Festival gets up and running and a number of local venues will be hosting gigs for music fans to enjoy. One of Richmond’s most popular jazz venues, The Dysart Arms, is one of those, with shows from regulars Will Butterworth,
By Community Correspondent, Helen Edwards, Tiffin School The Arkwright Scholarships Trust - 2009 Presentation of Awards At a ceremony held at the Institution of Engineering & Technology, Savoy Place London, on 30th October 2009, Biranavan Sivapuratharasu
The race to find a place in one of Lambeth's primary schools has begun. Parents of children who are set to go into next year's reception classes can start applying for the schools of their choice in the borough now. All applications
An exhibition is set to show Cheam’s rich manufacturing heritage. The exhibition at Whitehall will reveal Cheam’s hidden industrial past as a pottery production centre and the home of a sizeable brewery. Rich deposits of local clay first
The Royal College of Art will open their new Battersea-based painting building with a mammoth free exhibition next week. We're Moving will feature paintings by more than 50 leading contemporary artists who are RCA Painting graduates, staff and visiting
League leaders Tabard ran out 32-16 winners at Grasshoppers on Saturday, writes Pete Baveystock. It was one-way traffic in the first half as, playing down the slope, Tabard steamed ahead with three tries, two of them converted, and two penalties to make
UPDATE: Following an appeal on May 15 2013, Mr Hoyte's convictions on 14 counts of indecent assault and two of engaging in sexual activity with a child were quashed by His Honour Judge Mark Bishop. A retrial was ordered, which took place in October
A former college student from Tooting has published his own children’s book celebrating black history. Road to Obama, by Peter Ibeh, was launched at a Black History Month event at Kingston College, where he completed a BTEC in graphic design
Cracking Comedy presents it's second night at TARA Studio in Earlsfield this Saturday. The brand new stand up comedy club was launched last month by Balham comic Arthur Smith and aims to showcase some of the best performers in the UK as well
Old Amplefordians 17 v 11 Streatham & Croydon Richmond Park was far from the green and pleasant land that Streatham and Croydon had hoped it would be on Saturday as they lost narrowly to Old Amplefordians in a closely contested match. The evidence
Skipper Dave Slemen has called for Esher to keep their momentum going at Launceston on Saturday. Fly-half Slemen was thrilled with the ambition his side showed in the 28-7 victory over promotion rivals Cambridge at Molesey Road last weekend. It was
A man and two teenagers denied attacking a cyclist who was savagely beaten in West Ewell. Brett Carslake, 20, of Fendall Road, Epsom, and two teenagers aged 16 and 17, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Guildford Crown Court
Organisers of one of Merton's longest-running fireworks displays were forced to turn people away at the gates when more than 2,000 attended. But even those unlucky enough not to get in to the display put on by Merton Park primary school would
Ewell’s David McDonald had to settle for eighth place overall in the Formula Renault UK Winter Championship at Rockingham after a second weekend of car troubles, writes Marc Orme. Wiring loom failure meant the 19-year-old was unable to even line up
A warning has been issued about a poisonous homemade skin cream that was mixed and distributed from Streatham. Lambeth Council's trading standards officers are investigating an unnamed "skin lightening" cream that left two women in Oxfordshire
Casuals will be kicking themselves after missing a penalty and a gilt-edged chance from one yard in this frustrating loss on Saturday. It was a fantastic display overall, however, and a point was the very least they deserved against the divisions
David ‘The Hayemaker’ Haye has now set his sights back on the Klitschko brothers after his superb WBA World heavyweight title triumph over ‘Beast From The East’ Nikolai Valuev at Arena Nürnberger, Nuremberg, Germany, last Saturday. At the end, size
Having performed at Live8 in 2005, Live Earth in 2007 and been the pre-Barack Obama speech entertainment in front of a 200,000 strong crowd in Berlin last year, Reamonn are no strangers to the big stage. Next week they will be supporting
John Crumplin reckons anything other than a play-off spot for his Walton & Hersham side this season will be classed as a failure. The Swans moved into fourth spot in the Ryman Division One South with a comfortable 3-0 win at Dulwich Hamlet at the weekend
Despite a good first-half performance, Casuals fell to Wingate in this London Senior Cup tie on Tuesday. Casuals started brightly and took the lead after four minutes when Ali Wiltshire picked up the loose ball on the edge of the area, he then picked
Surbiton 4 Cannock 2 Surbiton men’s first XI turned in a Jekyll and Hyde performance for their England Hockey League fixture at Sugden Road on Sunday afternoon against Cannock but still come away with all the points. Everything went as well as their
First goals of the season for Dan Lucas and Dan Coombes secured Molesey’s first point in four games in a hard-fought and controversial 2-2 with Badshot Lea. On sheer weight of chances, together with the fact that Lea played one half with a crocked
Harlequins full-back Mike Brown has warned of a return to the bad old days if his side delivers a repeat of Sunday’s LV Cup 15-15 draw with Llanelli Scarlets. Head coach John Kingston’s men got off to a flying start with a try from David Strettle
Leatherhead slumped to a now depressingly familiar looking scoreline away from home as, for the fourth time this season, they were defeated on their travels by the only goal of the game. The away supporters would have hoped for better, particularly
A man was hit in the head with a glass bottle during a fight outside a busy bar in East Molesey on Saturday, October 31. Surrey Police officers were called to Bar 84 in Walton Road, just after 12.30am, following reports the man had been set
Five men have admitted their parts in what police believe could be “Britain’s largest cannabis smuggling ring”. The men, including two from Kingston and one from Surbiton, were due to stand trial at Southwark Crown Court accused of importing
Three Elmbridge scout groups have teamed up to raise funds by selling Christmas trees to their local communities. It is the 11th year running the 1st Claygate Scouts, the 1st Hinchley Wood Scouts and the 1st Oxshott Scouts have taken part in
An Epsom pensioner trusted the cleaner who is accused of stabbing her to death, a court has heard. Nicola Bushnell, 42, worked for 81-year-old Joyce Cregeen for five to six years, Mrs Cregeen’s best friend and last person to see her alive,
The Croydon Friends of the Earth delivered a ghastly message to Croydon Council on Halloween, take action on climate change now, or else. Friends of the Earth Croydon were joined by Croydon Central MP, Andrew Pelling, and donned vampire fangs
Despite playing against ten men for more than an hour, Sutton United found the gap between the upper reaches of the Ryman League and the lower half of League Two too wide to bridge on Saturday. However, their FA Cup adventure for this season ended
An Epsom family was caught up in a mysterious fainting drama on board an international flight. Firecrew dressed in full bio hazard suits boarded the British Airways flight from Newark, New Jersey after six people passed out onboard.
Jimmy Tarbuck, Britain’s favourite comedian visited a theatre of a different kind last Wednesday. He went into the main operating theatre at Epsom General Hospital, where he was shown the latest in high-tech equipment bought by Epsom Medical
Russian migrants living in Sutton will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with a £47,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). Members of the Sutton-based Russian Community Association will use the HLF grant
By Community Correspondent Nick Coats For many a century, south-west London residents have been graced with the 2,500 acre beauty that is Richmond Park. It is London’s largest Royal Park and is used by residents from Kingston, Merton, Richmond
Has your company done its bit to reduce its carbon footprint, or has it set up a recycling scheme, reduced energy use within the business or encourage its staff to cycle to work or use public transport? If so why not enter the Wandsworth
Artists from the Croydon Jazz and Blues Festival will be taking part in one of the greatest jazz festivals on the planet this Friday. As part of the London Jazz Festival, which has dozens of events going on throughout the capital, artists from the borough
Yellows picked up their first point of the season in Mitcham Little League’s Senior Division, drawing 0-0 with Blues on Saturday. OTHER RESULTS Seniors: Reds 2 Greens 0, Stripes 4 Maroons 4. Bantams: Stripes 1 Maroons 0, Reds 2 Greens 1, Yellows
Abuse could be rising in Merton’s care homes, according to a council report. The report has identified a 17 per cent jump in safeguarding alerts - raised by families and staff when they suspect abuse of vulnerable adults - from April 1 to October
Billy Smith insists it was a case of job done for Tooting & Mitcham despite the Terrors crashing out of the FA Cup at Stockport on Saturday. The 5-0 defeat at Edgeley Park was rough justice on the Ryman Premier league side, who gave as
Two teenage boys from Walton will have to pay £50 each to a 16-year-old boy they punched and kicked for refusing to perform “humiliating” tasks, a court heard on Wednesday, November 4. Staines Youth Court was told the two 16-year-old boys,
An enthralling top-of-the-table clash ended all square as Park were held to a 3-3 draw. Right from the whistle it was clear that Mole Valley were looking for nothing less than three points and the Worcester Park goal was under threat in the first
Iceandfire Theatre will be giving a voice to Britain’s unheard asylum seekers and refugees at the Warehouse Theatre this Sunday. Asylum Monologues, scripted by award-winning playwright Sonja Linden, is made up of first-hand testimonies from asylum seekers
The streets outside Croydon town hall were lined with hundreds of people to commemorate Remembrance Sunday. At 11am at an earlier service at Fairfield Halls people stood in silence to remember those servicemen and women who gave their lives
Remembrance services were held across Sutton on Sunday in support and gratitude to the service men and women in operations around the world. In Wallington a service was held at Holy Trinity Church at 10.30am, followed by a minute’s silence at
A leukaemia charity is hosting a tribute evening of top live performers in memory of Daniel De-Gale who died last year. The African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust (ACLT) was initially set up to help find a donor for Daniel after it was discovered
A bright and sunny Reigate Priory Park encouraged a large number of South London Harriers runners out on Saturday for the annual cross country relay races hosted by Reigate Priory A.C. SLH’s women were the most successful with a second place finish behind
Streatham Redskins made it two home wins in a row by beating the English National League’s bottom side Peterborough Islanders 3-1 at the High Road rink. Redskins were on the front foot straight away after Jon Brammall slashed Peter Molnar to give the
Roy Hodgson admits keeping Mark Schwarzer fit will be one of the key aspects in deciding whether Fulham can maintain their march up the Premier League table. The Australian keeper produced a man-of-the-match display as the Cottagers dug out a valuable
Esher maintained their five-point lead at the top of National League One with a promising 28-7 win over Cambridge on Saturday, writes Geoffrey Nordmann. Mike Schmid was happy to see Esher bounce back from their first defeat of the season at Sedgley
Warlingham boosted their London Two South-East challenge with a 44-18 win over KCS Old Boys on Saturday. The visitors showed their intent from the start with some incisive running and it took a last-ditch tackle from centre Macaskill to stop
HANDBAG! By Douglas Livingstone and Adam and Zia McGuiness It might seem like a dangerous idea to convert THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST into a musical: why tinker with Oscar Wilde’s masterpiece? But HANDBAG!, which recently premiered at the Old
England 9 Australia 18 After leading for almost an hour, England saw Australia retain the Cook Cup with a powerful second-half display at Twickenham in the opening match of the Investec Challenge Series, writes Peter Thomas. Jonny Wilkinson roared
“I’ll find you on Facebook!” has become a common phrase among those who have signed up for an account with the networking site, which now has over 300 million users. Facebook allows people worldwide to connect, talk and share. For those who
Bridgwater & Albion 10 Rosslyn Park 30 Two injury-hit sides produced an entertaining match and, for Park, a much-needed winning bonus point. This was not, in truth, quite the dominant performance Park were looking for but, in fairness, it was only
Five Collingwood members took part in Sunday’s muddy Steppingley Step Marathon challenge in Bedfordshire. Steve Cooney and Andy Stalley both knocked a remarkable 72 minutes off their 2008 time to finish together in four hours 29 minutes. Allan Rumbles
A much-loved bin man was buried on Monday after his horse-drawn funeral cortège took him on a final trip past his place of work. Peter Ward, 49, was a refuse collector on the historic Surrey Street market for more than 30 years. He died
Billericay Town 0 Carshalton Athletic 4 There was little in the opening exchanges of this Ryman League Premier Division game to indicate the eventual outcome of this game, with Brian Statham’s much-changed Billericay side getting off to
Old Walcountians bounced back to form with a 27-12 win over Bec Old Boys in Surrey One on Saturday. Coach Steve Witcomb’s decision to keep faith with Gavin Welsh at fly-half, following his impact coming off the bench in the previous weekend’s 19-18
Sutton & Epsom RFC 27 Tring RFC 12 This was a great team performance showing that passion and skill that was lacking the previous weekend, and coach Terry O’Connor and his team must have worked wonders during the week to produce this
A shed catching alight after being hit by a misdirected firework was the only incident of the weekend according to firefighters. The plastic roof of the shed in Stafford Road, New Malden, caught fire at around 9pm on Friday evening.
Croydon’s only pre-school for children with special needs has moved to a larger facility in Shirley Park Children’s Centre. The Croydon Opportunity Pre Group (COPG) is renting the new classroom from the Oasis Academy. The group looks
Wimbledon saw two additions to their lengthening injury list as they went down 18-3 at home to a well-organised Tunbridge Wells team on Saturday. Centre Steve Duggan limped off after 20 minutes and was followed early in the second half by wing and
A pensioner has died after he was hit by a bus in Tooting on Saturday. Police were called to the junction of Mitcham Road and Bickersteth Road at 6.45pm after the incident, involving a 264 bus. The 84-year-old man was pronounced dead
CHERRY Woods is a British beauty guru, leading celebrity facialist and luxury skincare expert, based in the heart of Richmond. Her celebrity clients include TV star Gabby Logan and her husband,ex-rugby international Kenny Logan, star of the BBC’s Strictly
They say there is a reason, they say that time will heal, but neither time or reason will change the way we feel, for no-one knows the heartache that lies behind our smiles, no-one knows how many times we have broken down and cried, we want to
Julian Speroni: Save from O'Neill was world class and claimed everything in his box in a commanding display. Deserved the crowd singing his name as he left the pitch. 8 Danny Butterfield: After a dodgy opening 20 minutes he kept Johnson relatively
Congratulations On your Golden Wedding Anniversary 06/11/2009 Love from all your friends and family & Always Aimee x x x x x x x x
Skipper Joe Vines wants his Tooting & Mitcham side to forget about their FA Cup exploits and get back to the business of the Ryman Premier league after the Terrors fairytale run came to a halt at Stockport at the weekend. Tooting’s 5
28th September 1945 - 11th November 2008 It’s been a very long and difficult first year without you dad but I know you are by my side every day and for that I am truly thankful. I miss the sound of your voice, your laughter and your continuous
Metropolitan Police enjoyed a resounding win on Saturday at the expense of a Whitstable Town side stuck firmly at the bottom of the league table. The writing was on the wall inside the opening 9 minutes as Craig Brown volleyed in a long cross to put
One Year On GRETTA BRENNAN Sadly passed away November 5th 2008 Lots of love From your family x
Richmond had a Saturday evening they will want to forget after going down 32-21 to local rivals Barnes in the 5.30pm kick off, writes Tim Forrester. The visitors were ahead inside the first minute when Gower kicked a penalty, but Richmond began to
RAMSGATE 1 CROYDON ATHLETIC 0 Saturday 7th November 2009 A rather lucklustre encounter at the Southwood Stadium saw Ramsgate come away with the points in a 1-0 win as Croydon Athletic rued missed chances. Early chances saw Rory Hill’s attempt
Happy 75th Birthday “Wally Allardyce” Lots of Love to a special Dad From all your family and friends & Always Aimee X x x x x x x x
20.4.1937 - 7.11.2008 In ever loving memory of my beloved Mum, God Mum and friend “Pat”. I love you, I miss you more than words can say Steven
Southampton Ladies 0 Surbiton Ladies 8 After a week’s break, Surbiton Ladies resumed their South Clubs Women’s Hockey League Division One campaign with a stunning victory at Southampton Sports Centre to extend their lead at the top of the table to
Kingstonian zoomed up to fourth place in the Ryman League Premier Division, overwhelming Maidstone with a ruthless three-goal second-half display. With both sides on 19 points it looked like a tight encounter and that's just what happened in a goalless
Passed away 27th October 2009, late of Morden and Wimbledon. Much loved and respected brother, uncle, great uncle and great great uncle. Donations to Parkside Project, 23 Inner Park Road, London SW19 6ED Contact 07956 310160
Died peacefully in his sleep on 1st November 2009. Sadly missed by his wife Madge and all his family. Funeral Service Wednesday 11th November Kingston Crematorium 1.40pm. Flowers to Fredk. W. Paine 182 High Street New Malden Surrey KT3 4ES 020
aged 87 formerly of St Margarets, Twickenham. Peacefully passed away on Friday 30th October 2009 at Thatcham Court Nursing Home, Berkshire. Greatly missed by his sister Brenda and his many relatives and friends. Funeral to be held at St Mathia
Housemother at Shern Children’s Home in the 70s Died Suddenly 20th October 2009 She gave her love as a mum, grandmother and to all who came into her care Funeral and service in celebration of her life Randalls Park Crematorium 10.15 5th November
Staines RFC 92 Rochford RFC 0 Staines vented their frustration of last week's London One North draw at Eton Manor, with a fine display of high intensity heads-up rugby on Saturday. Coaches Greg and Bogey Knights raised the intensity of training and
Mike died suddenly on 20th October, aged 59. He was a great conservationist, hill walker and music lover. Mike was also a fine friend and loving brother. We celebrate his life with fond memories and with great affection and love. His
Passed away peacefully at Kingston Hospital on 2nd November 2009 aged 73 years. Loving and Caring and sadly missed. Funeral will take place Tuesday 10th November 11.00am at Kingston Crematorium. Flowers or donations to British Heart Foundation
Doreen Nicholas of Mitcham Passed away peacefully at Downsvale nursing home Dorking. Sadly missed by all family and friends Funeral to be held on the 10th November 12 noon, London Road Mitcham Cemetery Chapel Flowers or donations to cancer
Formerly of Holyfield Road School and Surbiton died peacefully at home aged 62 after a long illness on Saturday 31st October 2009. He was much loved and will be sadly missed by all his family and friends. Funeral to be held at St Mary the Virgin
Passed away peacefully at home 22.10.2009 aged 93. Funeral Service: Kingston Crematorium, Bonner Hill Road, Thursday 12th November 2009 at 1 p.m. Followed by memorial service The Parish Church, 1 Chestnut Ave, KT10 8JL. Family flowers only.
Died at peace Sunday 1 November 2009 at The Martins, Bury St Edmunds. Lived in Epsom from 1938 to 2005. Greatly loved and missed by her children Anne, John and Tom, her six grandchildren and her many friends. Pioneering member of The Soil Association
In Loving Memory of Alf Stevens 5th November, 1994 Love you always My Alf Miss you forever. Marylyn xxxxx
Passed away peacefully at home on 26th October 2009, Beloved husband of Ann and a dear father and grandfather. The funeral will be at 11am on Wednesday 11th November at Randalls Park Crematorium. Family flowers only, donations if desired to the
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Chelsea Ladies 2 Arsenal Ladies 3 Chelsea suffered stoppage-time heartbreak as Arsenal fought back from two goals behind to sink the Blues at Imber Court on Sunday. Lianne Sanderson opened the scoring for the hosts with just 16 seconds on the clock
1957-2004 We can’t have the old days back when we were altogether but memories and thoughts of you will stay with us forever. Loving you always Mum.
by Community Correspondent James Connor Hidden amongst the tram tracks in the sleepy suburbs of Croydon is our very own Gardens of Babylon. When walking up Coombe Lane, one would never guess that 50 million years ago the Gravel Hill area
The search has begun for a headteacher for Wandsworth’s new Catholic secondary school, Saint John Bosco. The job is being touted as a once-in-a-lifetime chance for a teacher to “stamp their identity” on a school and shape its future.
Children as young as seven in Wandsworth could be offered careers guidance if a Government pilot succeeds. The programme, which aims to broaden the horizons of children from deprived backgrounds, will be tried first in seven areas outside of
Wandsworth Council has been accused of abandoning the people of Roehampton after multi-million pound plans to regenerate some of the most deprived areas were shelved because of the recession. The £33m project to redevelop Danebury Avenue and
An electrician has discovered a treasure trove of love letters sent from the front lines of World War II. The Tattenham Grove resident found the letters, written by “Guy” more than 60 years ago, during a recent clearout of his home.
Two Sutton businesses are working together to defy the economic downturn. To cut costs GSA Plastics and Builders on Demand are sharing a premises in Stonecot Hill. Builders on Demand is a new company set up by Jamie Sowle and Dean Perry
When the proud grandmother of a severely premature baby decided to say a ‘big’ thank you to hospital staff for saving her grandson, she never expected it to be plastered across a giant billboard in London. Joan Workman’s message to St Thomas
Four children were pushed down school waiting lists in the past two years, after Kingston Council found their parents lied about where they lived on their school application. The news comes as a report from the Schools Adjudicator showed
A fraudster who persistently plagued residents with “sob stories” in a bid to fleece them out of cash has been banned from knocking on doors. Hounslow police requested Darren Bingham, 29, of Beech Road, Bedfont, be given a post- conviction
An open space in Merton has been has been designated a site of “metropolitan importance” by Natural England. Mitcham Common was chosen as part of a comprehensive analysis of environmental sites across the country by the green charity.
Esher High Street is no longer under threat of being “sexed-up” according to the co-chairman of the Esher Business Guild Andrew Wills. Last June, the former chairman of the guild, Jonathan Dunne, said the High Street needed rejuvenating and
Merton taxpayers are to fork out up to £1,000 a day for consultants to cut costs at the town hall. A budget of £383,000 has been set aside to pay Method Consulting Limited - just a year after Deloitte troubleshooters were awarded £226,000 to
Croydon Council’s chief executive stands to increase the power he wields over the town, if a move to appoint him to the board of Fairfield Halls goes ahead. Jon Rouse, who rakes in more than £195,000 spearheading the council’s permanent staff
Staff at Kingston Council’s new call centre are being rude to callers because they live on the Cambridge Road estate, according to residents. The Cambridge Road Community Group also told a council customer review that contractors were not
Putney MP Justine Greening paid a visit to the All Saints’ Senior Social Group last week to catch up with some of her more experienced constituents. The group, which meets every Monday, discussed a range of topics from Richmond Park parking
Streatham Common has been allocated £125,000 funding from Lambeth Council to improve games and sports facilities. The Your Borough, Your Budget, Your Choice scheme also awarded £75,000 to replace the Norwood Park paddling pool with a wet play
