“My three worst business mistakes”, speaker Karen Skidmore tells new Athena Weybridge businesswomen’s group Local entrepreneur Karen Skidmore’s three worst business mistakes were trying to sell coaching skills rather than the advantages; trying to
The Elmbridge Guardian can confirm the borough's Tory councillors will meet at a secret venue tomorrow evening (Thursday, December 3) to choose their next leader. A secret ballot will take place, where the Elmbridge Guardian understands councillors
The Crystal Palace Festival returned to the Triangle on Saturday, offering a mix of music, food, film and locally made crafts - and the chance to sign up to the Crystal Palace cinema campaign. Visitors and locals went along to enjoy a full
Pupils at Streatham and Clapham High School have been putting their best foot forward this term by following the Yellow Brick Road. A cast and production team of almost 170 - nearly 40 per cent of the school’s senior department - have been
Claygate Residents Association' has announced Simply Red's lead singer Mick Hucknall will be turning on the Christmas lights in the Parade on Saturday night. Organisers from the residents' association and the Parade's shops had originally booked
Sam Bird has been snapped up by GP2 champions ART Grand Prix for the 2010 season. The Claygate driver will partner Jules Bianchi with the French team having produced some impressive performances during his maiden GP2 event in Abu Dhabi.
Twelve horses have been entered for this tomorrow’s Keith Prowse Hospitality Tingle Creek SteepleChase at Sandown Park. After a week of heavy rain, going on the chase course is described as soft. In the absence of Master Minded, this newly sponsored
A bus driver who caused the death of a man after running a red light has been sentenced to four years in prison for death by dangerous driving. Andrzej Karcz, 28, was decapitated after being thrown from the front window of the bus when bus
By Community Correspondent Adam Yaqub …The fifth of November, so the saying goes. But while the historical aspect of Christmas receives plenty of attention, November 5th has become an almost entirely commercial date in recent times. While
Weekend wins kept Surbiton ladies’ and men’s first XIs top of their respective leagues going into the winter break. On Saturday morning the women won 4-1 at Oxford Hawks to stay six points clear of their nearest rivals for the one promotion spot from
A suspected Second World War bomb found in a Raynes Park street has turned out to be a block of concrete. Tolverne Road was evacuated and a "crisis centre" set up in Holy Mount Primary School after builders discovered an unidentified object. Police
Talk About Productions will be previewing and recording a new radio play before a live audience at the cornerHOUSE arts centre, in Tolworth, on December 11-12. Written 30 years on from Margaret Thatcher’s election as Prime Minister, Having tells the
Kingston’s Rose Theatre is being turned into a pirates’ paradise this Christmas for an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. The production, by Karen Louise Hebden, received glowing reviews when it was first staged in Derby
Thames Philharmonic Choir, Kingston Parish Church Kingston Parish Church was packed with concert goers for the final event in the Kingston Festival of the Voice on Saturday, November 28. This concert was given by Thames Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra
Danny Wilson reckons London Welsh’s British Cup heroics will be just the tonic as they look to end their poor run of form at Old Deer Park. The Exiles have lost their last two home league games, with Championship heavyweights Nottingham looming on the
Keen fundraiser Stacey Maben shaved off her hair to raise money for injured servicemen and women. Miss Maben, 25, who went to Stanley Park School in Wallington and now lives in The Globe, Coulsdon, had no doubts in her mind when a hairdresser
On Sunday the winners of artrichmond's annual Young Writers awards were revealed at the Orange Tree Theatre. Here is a full list of the winners... Years 1-4 1st Natasha Syed (Lady Eleanor Holles)- This Is The Hand 2nd Katherine
Surbiton Hockey Club's U18 girls will visit Southgate in the fourth round of the English Knockout competition on February after winning 4-3 at Horsham on penalty strokes. Maddie Tait’s second penalty stroke won the tie for Surbiton as the match went
New Malden residents got into the festive spirit as Santa Claus came to town last Friday for the annual Christmas lights parade. Santa travelled in his sleigh along New Malden High Street from the Fountain to St George’s Square, with his helpers
Harlequins are confident of breaking last season’s record-breaking 50,000 crowd when they host Big Game 2 at Twickenham Stadium on Sunday, December 27 (4.15pm). Quins have already sold more than 40,000 tickets for their clash with Wasps and are promising
Walton will be lit up with seasonal cheer this Friday, when school children and community groups displaying lanterns join Father Christmas in the town’s annual Christmas Festival of Light. The river of light parade, designed by local artist
A teenager has been stabbed five times at a Wandsworth bar previously used as a venue by anti-knife and gun campaigners. The 18-year-old was leaving a birthday party at Blend Bar in Wandsworth High Street at 3am on Saturday, November 21, when
A Kingston University photography student who tried to smuggle 11g of ketamine into a nightclub has been given a conditional discharge. Emmeline Millwood, 22, of Beaufort Road, Kingston, was caught by door staff outside Bacchus in Union Street
Surrey Police are investigating a suspected arson attack on a derelict building in Oaken Lane, Claygate, last weekend. The building, formerly the Oaken Lane Garden Centre, was set on fire between 11pm on Friday, November 27, and 1.10am on Saturday
Brentford have played down reports of a tunnel bust-up following Tuesday’s 1-0 League One win over Colchester United. Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was involved in a little push-and-shove with the United players as they left the pitch, but boss Andy
A Wimbledon mother has launched a national campaign for more thorough health checks on newborn babies - two years after doctors treating her daughter failed to pick up a life-changing condition. The daughter of Quintin Road resident, Oonagh
When looking at the tabloids or watching the news, it is almost impossible not to hear a negative, shocking and worrying story about knife crime, teenage pregnancy, underage drinking or “d) all of the above”. When we look at the media representations
One of the country’s first female doctors and a prominent campaigner for the ordination of women in the Church of England has died in Wimbledon, aged 101. Dr Barbara Fisk, who trained at the Royal Free Hospital when it was the only medical
10.10.1941-11.11.2008 A rough diamond Polished here on earth Now safe in God’s hands in heaven Loved always From your son John and family
Dad, Grandad and Great Grandad Passed away 28th November 2009. Reunited with his wife. Much Loved.
Formerly of Epsom, passed away peacefully on 22nd November aged 91. Funeral Service at Randalls Park Crematorium, Leatherhead on Tuesday 8th December at 11.45am. Family flowers only, donations to the N.S.P.C.C c/o A & E Longhurst 020 8393 1077
A former Addington High School student has just returned from Afghanistan where he was responsible for 12,500 aircraft landing and taking off each month. Squadron Leader Steve Smith, from New Addington, has just completed a tour of Afghanistan
2nd April 1929-24th November 2009 Much loved husband and Dad. Will always be missed Love Joan and children
Formerly of Castlegate 1929-2009 Passed away on 21st November 2009. Will be greatly missed by Sue and Sadie. Any enquiries contact Frederick W Paine, Isleworth 020 8560 3975
Passed away on 23rd November aged 74 years. Will be missed by his family and friends. Any enquiries to Ernest Larner & Son. 020 7223 5432
In loving memory of a great Mum and Nan Who suddenly passed away on the 20th November 2009. She will be sadly missed, but never forgotten by her family and friends. Funeral will take place on 7th December 2009 at 1:30pm in the chapel at Richmond
Died peacefully on 25th November 2009 in hospital. Dearly loved mother of Ann, John and Stephen. Much loved grandmother, great grandmother, Aunt and Mother-in-Law. Funeral Service at Christ Church, Epsom, Thursday 10th December, 11.30am. All
MARGARET HOWARD of Ewell passed away peacefully on 23rd November 2009. Funeral at 2pm Tuesday 8th December 2009 at St Mary the Virgin, Ewell Parish Church. Margaret will be sadly missed by all her many friends both far and near. Donations to
Croydon residents have been honoured at the first Spirit of London Awards to celebrate the capital’s young people. Organised by the Damilola Taylor Trust, the awards ceremony, was held on Friday – the same day nine years ago that 10-year-old
A mother campaigning to educate teenagers about domestic violence is thrilled about Government plans to include the subject in the national curriculum. Jennifer McDermott, the founder of a domestic violence charity set up in in memory of her
(Late of the Hoppity Tadworth) Passed away peacefully on 27th November 2009 aged 94 after a short illness. Beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Sadly missed and loved always. Funeral to be held at Randalls Park, Leatherhead on 10th
Harlequins RL CEO Paul Blanchard insists it is business as usual at the Stoop despite rumours of an uncertain future surfacing this week. Figures revealed the club lost £1.8 million in the year ending 2008, the biggest loss of any Super League club.
Passed away peacefully 22nd November aged 73. She will be sadly missed by all her family and friends. Funeral Service on Wednesday 9th December at Randalls Park Crematorium, Leatherhead at 11.00am. Family flowers only, donations if desired to
In loving memory of IAN STALKER Died peacefully at home on 30th November, St Andrews Day. Beloved husband, father and grandfather. Sadly missed by family and friends. Cremation Service will be held in Scotland. Any donations to Princess Alice Hospice
In loving memory of CAROL ANN GOODISON 14.2.1943 – 1.12.2009 Much loved wife, mother and grandmother. A brave courageous fight till the last. A wonderful and loving woman who touched the hearts of all she met. The world
22.7.1920 - 5.12.2003 Remembering you always mum. With much love Richard, Tina, Phillip and David.
Formerly of Ewell, passed away peacefully in Poole, Dorset on 14th November 2009 aged 90. Reunited with her husband David and beloved son Peter, she will be sadly missed by her children Pat & Roger, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral
Formerly of Castlegate 1929-2009 Passed away on 21st November 2009. Will be greatly missed by Sue and Sadie. Any enquiries contact Frederick W Paine, Isleworth 020 8560 3975
In Loving Memory of DR. MARGARET FERNANDEZ Locum Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist for Surrey and Borders Partnership Foundation NHS Trust. Passed away on November 24th 2009. Beloved sister of late Jerry Fernandez, Merlyn/late Roman Peters
Congratulations to Claire and Neil On the birth of your beautiful baby daughter AVA CAMERON On Saturday 28th November 2009. Love Mum, Dad and Lauren XXX
In Loving Memory LESLIE JAMES WAKEFORD 5/3/1970-3/12/2006 Nobody understood more than us the beauty that lies in the gift of love. Love always wife Sharon and son Christopher
Tooting & Mitcham boss Billy Smith reckons Kingstonian chief Alan Dowson will have his work cut out if he wants to take Paul Vines to Kingsmeadow. The Imperial Fields manager revealed on Tuesday he had received a seven-day approach for
Old Walcountians moved up to third in Surrey League 1 after a dour win over Old Freemen’s at Clock House last Saturday. Old Walcountians had to reshuffle their backline as both regular full-back Ollie Beales and scrum-half Wally Fourie were unavailable
South Africa's World Cup-winning lock Victor Matfield will captain the Barbarians against New Zealand in The MasterCard Trophy match at Twickenham on Saturday. He leads a star-studded Baa-Baas side that boasts a massive 925 international caps
It's been just 10 months since Stephen K Amos last performed stand up at Fairfield Halls but already he is back for more. This time he is touring his smash Edinburgh hit The Feelgood Factor, it played to 16,740 fans north of the border, which
A Colombian double murderer incarcerated at High Down Prison may have been killed by a gang of inmates, an inquest has heard. Christian Gomez-Remolina was being held at the Sutton prison “for immigration and criminal offences”. The 26
Sutton Runners’ Barbara Burnett, enjoying the sunshine in Lanzarote, completed a half marathon in two hours 42 seconds on Sunday. Luis Gomez clocked an impressive 33 minutes 36 seconds to finish second in Sunday’s Beddington Park 10km race. Sutton Runners
Collingwood’s Allan Rumbles completed his 97th marathon on Sunday. In fact, the Gatliff 50km race is 31 miles and Rumbles clocked seven minutes three seconds. Clubmates Dave Ross and Mel Johnstone were five minutes behind. Jim Mundy
Down to ten men for 56 minutes of this match, Worcester Park still made light work of struggling Croydon Municipal. All looked rosy when Richard Ingham’s deflected shot trickled into the net after just 18 minutes but the match was turned around on
Sutton United boss Paul Doswell reckons the last five-days at Gander Green Lane is a microcosm of his side’s season thus far. Doswell’s men hit top form on Saturday as a Sam Gargan hat-trick helped dispatch Wealdstone 5-0 before a disappointing first-half
Mitcham ran out 15-10 winners over Worth Old Boys on Saturday. With a wind advantage in the first half, Worth dominated territory and were rewarded when their forwards conjured up a good pick and drive try after 10 minutes. Mitcham rallied immediately
Billy Smith reckons leading his Tooting & Mitcham side to the Ryman Premier play-offs this season will rank alongside any achievement in his 50 years in football. Tuesday night’s 2-1 win at Sutton United, Tooting’s second away win in the space of four
Hampton’s game at Weston-super-Mare last night was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch at 7pm, leaving the players and supporters who had made the long trip to Somerset with no option but to turn round and head straight home. Although Weston had expressed
Distraught ice dancer Phillipa Towler-Green says she will continue in the sport despite missing out on next year's Winter Olympics. The 25-year-old from Kenley and her partner Phillip Poole, who train at Streatham Ice Rink, had been in position to
Carshalton Athletic 0 Badshot Lea 1 It all started so well for Carshalton in this Surrey Senior Cup second round tie, with Joe Dolan’s header from Josh Webb’s corner grazing the bar and Stefan Cox’s drive from the edge of the area flying
Brentford 1 (MacDonald 15) Colchester United 0 A Charlie MacDonald goal early in the first half gave Brentford a narrow – but deserved – victory over third-placed Colchester United at Griffin Park on Tuesday night. The Bees produced an all-round
Earlier this year, Theatre503 asked people to apply for a place on a team of five new writers taking up residency at the venue and next week those chosen will be showcasing their work for the first time. All I Want for Christmas is a collection of
A new singer-songwriter sensation from Wimbledon will be launching her debut album at Bertie's Bar on Saturday night. Hannah White has been entrancing audiences with her unique blend of powerful vocal talent and folk-soul melodies coupled with guitar
Lee Jackson is one of more than 30,000 Elvis impersonators said to be in operation in the UK but despite having been full time for only three years, he is widely regarded as one of the best. At just 23 years of age, Jackson could also be one of the
Guests flocked to Chestnut Grove School in Balham last week for a Somali Poetry Book day. Parents, teachers, students and governors gathered, many in traditional dress, to celebrate Somalia’s rich literary history. Last year it was recorded
Richard Jolly reckons he may be on borrowed time at Colston Avenue after the latest batch of Robins departures. The releasing of David Graves and Paul Honey mean just striker Jolly and midfielder Barry Stevens remain from the team inherited by Francis
Inhabitants of Festing Road in Putney donned bowler hats in a tribute to the Mr Benn television show, which was set on their doorsteps. On Saturday residents laid a commemorative stone to pay homage to the illustrator David McKee, who lived
An elderly couple are devastated at the theft of treasured family jewellery and mementoes of 46 years of marriage in a day time raid on their Ashtead home. The burglar who climbed into their Overdale home using a wooden ladder while the couple
Dozens of shoppers helped bring a polar bear to Croydon town centre on Saturday – although there was no danger of anyone being bitten by the icy beast. Members of the public spent four hours creating the bear with the help of professionals
Director of rugby Geoff Richards has admitted Richmond are desperate for a win to halt a run of four defeats in five games. The Athletic Ground side had Tristan Wesley sent-off mid-way through the first-half as they crashed 49-17 to newly promoted
It was all day fun at the Ashley Centre on Saturday when an Arabian themed day ended with the switching on of the new Christmas lights. Visiting families were entertainedby face painters, magicians, stilt walkers, balloon modellers and belly
Neil Warnock says the standing ovation Alan Lee got from the Crystal Palace fans on Saturday was just desserts for his hard work. The striker had a much-maligned first season at Selhurst Park last year and was loaned out to Norwich City for the final
Putney Vale Cemetery in Stag Lane is inviting bereaved residents to leave messages for their loved ones this Christmas. The messages will be placed on the Christmas tree which will stand in the Hall of Remembrance from Friday, December 4 to
Kingston fire brigade has launched a campaign to tackle house fires, after new figures showed more fatal house fires occurred in the winter months than at any other time. The statistics also revealed more than half of people who died did not
Epsom based children's charity Jigsaw4u has received lottery funding to help its work. The small grants scheme has given the charity £8,730 to support children and young people coping with grief, loss and trauma in the Epsom and Kingston area
A sea cadet branch faces closure if it does not get urgent funding. Commanding officer of Sutton Sea Cadets, Lt Cdr Ian Turner estimates the unit – which set up in the 1940s – will be forced to close in just three weeks time if it does not
Young up-and-coming artists hope to cheer up commuters with an exhibition on platform number one at Wandsworth Common. The show, named Waiting Room, will feature a different artist's work every day for seven days beginning on Monday, December
Surrey Police continue to hunt for a man after reports of a gun being carried in a Weybridge street. Police units, including a firearms unit and a targeted patrol team attended a home in Catherine Howard Court estate at about 6.30pm on Sunday
A 14-year-old girl who was shopped by her mum for taking a knife to school could be facing jail. The teenager from West Croydon, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was caught after her worried parent noticed a three-inch vegetable
A rapping firefighter is asking people to join his crew - a fire crew that is. Streatham resident Stephen-Remell Coleman works at Brixton fire station, but is forging a hip-hop career in his spare time as rapper Controversy. Now the
A Conservative parliamentary candidate has claimed Elmbridge residents would be third hardest hit by taxation proposals unveiled by the Liberal Democrats this week. Lib Dems are campaigning to replace council tax with a local income tax, and
A new Surbiton Women’s Institute (WI) group will hold its first meeting this week, with flamenco dancing and wine tasting. The monthly meetings, designed to introduce Surbiton’s women to a range of recreational activities and educational opportunities
Planning officers have recommended a controversial redevelopment project in Streatham Hill is given approval. Plans for a major retail and residential complex on the Streatham Megabowl and Caesars site in Streatham Hill will go before the council
Former Olympic and Commonwealth badminton champion has handed out advice to Kingston University’s sports stars of the future. Former Olympic silver medallist Gail Emms, 32, met with 18 Kingston University students on the sports performance
Colin Woods, manager of The Spring Tavern on London Road, has sweated through a 100km charity trek across the Sahara desert to raise almost £3,000 for charity. Colin undertook the gruelling mission to cover one of the toughest terrains in the
Calls to bring wheelie bins to Merton were trashed by the borough’s Conservatives at a full council meeting last week. Despite claims the borough’s streets are strewn with waste as foxes tear through black bags, a motion to give residents the
Wandsworth has been granted almost £18m from the Government to create new primary school places, it was announced this week. The council bid for the money in July for the extension of several popular schools to cope with the borough’s soaring
Croydon residents have been honoured at the first Spirit of London Awards to celebrate the capital’s young people. Organised by the Damilola Taylor Trust, the awards ceremony, was held on Friday – the same day nine years ago the 10-year-old
The eldest daughter of convicted murderer George Maben has said she has never loved her father, but yearns to ask him one question: “why?”. Unemployed Mr Maben, 45, of Morden, was sentenced to life imprisonment last month for strangling Maureen
AFC Wimbledon collected their third victory inside seven days to complete a dream week that could well have saved their season. It looked ten days ago like a midtable finish at best for the Blue Square Premier newcomers after fading dramatically
