The Rose Theatre roles out the red carpet as ‘James Bond’ star Dame Judi Dench takes the stage in Shakespearian play ‘ A Midsummer Night’s Dream.’ The 007 actress stars as Titania as she had previously in the 1960’s for Peter Hall. However rather
In Kingston Upon Thames the enormous and ever growing shopping high street, there has been a popular increase in short term high street stores coming and going. One in particular men’s ware ‘Madhouse’ was located by ‘Superdrug’ and only remained
The months following December 25th can be bleak ones at the best of times. Unfortunately for most of the UK, January has been frosty, drizzly, and somewhat miserable for some. Supposedly, according to research, these are the months when people in general
By Community Correspondent Samia Ahmed Phenomenal gigs are not just restricted to places such as Wembley or Camden. Croydon has its own music scene, which was represented on the 20th of February in the heart of the borough. Some of Britain
On 19th February I went to see Kelly Clarkson at Wembley. She was amazing; far better live than recorded. The show started with support act; Parachute. They were awesome and had everyone bobbing to the beat. It was their first time in London; the
Half of the Bentall Centre is set to be sold off this week to a private equity firm, it has been announced. Current owners Aviva Investors have agreed to sell half its stake in Kingston’s landmark shopping centre for about £130m. A spokesman
Crystal Palace's fall into the relegation zone may be a good thing, says Crystal Palace captain Shaun Derry. Saturday's 1-0 home defeat by Coventry was their third in a row in the league and saw the Eagles slip into the bottom three for the
Architectural designs for the new US Embassy site in Battersea were unveiled today. The US State Department named Philadelphia-based firm Kieran Timberlake as the winning architect for the design job. Wandsworth Council granted outline
Singer songwriter Joe Hood became Testing 1,2,3's sixth winner on Friday. Here, GRAHAM MOODY talks to the 22-year-old former Whitgift School pupil about what winning means to him and where he wants to go from here. Graham Moody: Congratulations
When 10-year-old Katy Secombe couldn't sleep one night, her father, Sir Harry, wrote her a story. Now, 32 years later, Katy's Pandora Box theatre company have turned that story, Katy and the Nurgla, into a play that they are bringing to Croydon
A cat subjected to weeks of “horrendous” cruelty in a Wandsworth flat eventually starved to death, a court heard last Tuesday. Eight-month-old Whiskers, a black and white tom, died after Joanne Elliot, 33, forgot to feed him and left him with
A new exhibition has gone up in Southfields Library featuring the work of adult students from Southfield Community College. The ten week course in drawing and painting has been running for five years and many of the students have been coming for as long
Former Harlequins lock Billy Davison admits he is excited about the prospect of pulling on an England shirt on Friday night, but he is not holding out much hope of getting any game time. The veteran Cobham head coach is part of the England Legends squad
Samson Oni reckons his place in the GB team for next month’s IAAF World Indoor Championships was well justified after the excellent form he has shown so far this year. The Brixton 28-year-old equalled his season’s best of 2.28m for the second time this
A Battersea DJ found dead in his flat after a suspected ecstasy overdose was facing drug-dealing charges in court this month. Shawn Francis, 34, died from a brain haemorrhage after allegedly taking about 10 tablets and MDMA, ecstasy’s active
Work on the A3 which has caused traffic chaos this week are set to end this evening. All carriageways of the busy road will reopen at 8pm this evening, February 23, after work to repair a burst water main was completed. Commuters faced severe delays
If Neil Warnock is on the brink of going to Queens Park Rangers he has done a good job keeping everyone guessing. The Crystal Palace manager refused to speak about stories linking him with the West London club on Saturday and the press present
Streatham Redskins were always going to fine last weekend’s double header tough against sides who had beaten them heavily in previous fixtures this season. So it proved, with a 7-6 defeat at Bracknell Hornets on Saturday followed by a 5-1 home reverse
Ian Hazel has demanded his Carshalton Athletic side shape up after insisting the playing squad let down former boss Francis Vines. Vines was controversially sacked last week after a poor run of results saw the Robins slide towards the Ryman
Delegates at the Elmbridge Women in Business (www.ewib.co.uk) meeting on Tuesday 9 March at 6.30pm will learn how to make sure their web site appears on page one of Google without paying for advertising. This will be just one of the jargon-free tips
Putney Rotary Club is painting local kids’ “pinkies purple” to highlight the End Polio Now campaign. Painting children’s little fingers is done in some countries to mark those who have been innoculated against the disease. The painting
It is just as well that the Sky Sports camera team was at Riverside Lands to film referee Lorraine Deschamps rather than the teams on show on Saturday. It was the worst game at the Lands for many a year as Meads failed to make much headway against
Barnes Hockey Club’s men beat second-placed High Wycombe 5-3 to stay top of South Premier Two last weekend, writes Mike Thomas. The leaders took time to settle as Wycombe’s swift young forwards repeatedly got behind their defence. But after top-scorer
St Mary’s University student Andrew Osagie has been selected for the British team for the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha, Qatar, from March 12-14. Osagie will compete in the 800m after an excellent performance at the Aviva Grand Prix in Birmingham
These are the first pictures of 22-year-old Will Cullen who died when his car hit a bus in Elmers End over the weekend. The youth, from Bromley, suffered serious neck injuries when the blue Ford Fiesta he was driving struck a 367 bus carrying
An elderly couple had a lucky escape from a house fire thanks to an observant neighbour who spotted the smoke. Firefighters from Wallington and Croydon were called to a chip pan fire at Staplehurst Road, Carshalton at 4pm yesterday.
Five people accused of being connected to a £61m cannabis ring have been described in court as the lorry driver, girlfriend, the major dealer, minor dealer and courier. All five deny being connected to a network of bosses smuggling £850,000
Katherine Wyld laughed off an under-par showing at the British Gas GB v Germany Swim Meet – insisting her sub-standard Swansea weekend will have little impact on her Commonwealth Games bid, writes Tom Reynolds. The head-to-head event in south Wales
Lawyers for five men accused of a brutal attack on footballer Robbie Hughes have appealed their extradition to a Greek court, where they could face up to ten years in jail if convicted. The men, who are accused of a serious assault on the Wallington
A baby boy is fighting for life today after being hit by a falling lamppost. The youngster, thought to be about one year old, was taken by air ambulance to the Royal London Hospital after the incident outside Chiswick town hall, just after
Abbey Road Studios - made famous after being used for recording by the likes of The Beatles and Pink Floyd - has been classified as Grade II-listed. Recent speculation over the future of the landmark buildings, which it was understood could be put
After a miserable week of drizzle and cold the visit of Whitgift to Old Walcountians was greeted with the discovery that the sun still existed. The feel good factor was only increased by what must be the most magnificent view of London, Walcountians
Merton came within a whisker of pulling off a remarkable comeback at Whiteley Village last Saturday. Having trailed 32-5 at half-time, a successful conversion from Raonull MacKinnon would have won them the match, but his kick was charged down after
Harlequins trio Nick Easter, Danny Care and Ugo Monye have retained their Six Nations places in the England line-up to face Grand Slam champions Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday. Boss Martin Johnson has kept faith with the starting fifteen
The legends of Wimbledon speedway, past and almost-present, will be celebrated when the club hosts its first ever riders reunion this month. The event, planned to give fans the chance to mingle with their heroes, will see Dons bikers from as far back
A New Malden woman was counting her lucky stars in the early hours of Sunday, when a brick flew through her bedroom window while she was sleeping. A car had careered off the A3, smashed into a wall and sent the missile hurtling into the bedroom
Big-name brands have been urged to improve the way in which they encourage consumers not to drop litter. A survey of more than 7,500 pieces of rubbish picked up throughout Britain by anti-littler group Litter Heroes showed brands such as Coca-Cola
Sutton and Cheam Swimming and Water Polo Club have made their best start to the Surrey Age Group swimming championship winning 5 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze medals over the first weekend of competition. Nine year old Michael Rees, in his debut championships
A Tulse Hill man, serving a nine-year prison sentence for manslaughter, has been using Facebook to post photos of himself from his prison cell. Demetre Fogo, of Purser House, Tulse Hill, was convicted last year of manslaughter and conspiracy
Kingstonian striker Bobby Traynor admitted losing 2-1 at Cray Wanderers took the gloss off hitting his 100th goal for the club at the weekend. The 26-year-old’s 78th minute equaliser took him to the century on Saturday to take his season’s tally to 26
A Surbiton resident is cycling to Singapore on a bike named after his late mother, to raise money for the Yorkshire hospital which cared for her before she died. Dean Haddock, 31, will set off from London at the end of March, on his bike Doris
Danny Connor has his sights set on a future showdown with friend Tony Owen as he prepares to step through the ropes for the first time weekend. Connor makes his professional debut in Crawley on Saturday night against Daryl Setterfield, ironically on
Students got their jazz hands going on Thursday, February 18, at a workshop run by three highly-regarded musicians. ACS Cobham pupils watched a performance by musicians Troy Miller, Femi Temowo and Grant Windsor, and then enjoyed a masterclass
Staines Town ran out winners in a seven-goal thriller at Wheatsheaf Lane on Saturday. Staines started confidently, with André Scarlett finding space for an early shot, Mazin Ahmad and Leroy Griffiths finding their range with a free-kick and a cross
Rugby player Andrea Hinton died suddenly just 12 hours after she was diagnosed with acute leukaemia. To mark the first anniversary of Miss Hinton's death Sutton and Epsom RFC Ladies organised a special memorial game and fundraising lunch attracting
Cobham coach Billy Davison has admitted their London Division One South promotion hopes are out of their hands after crashing 26-6 to league leaders Gravesend on Saturday. Davison’s men - who started the day six points adrift of their rivals - twice
Sanderstead Hockey Club need to win just two of their remaining five games in South League Surrey Division Two to make sure of claiming the title. They romped to an 11-0 win over Old Georgians III last Saturday, scoring six goals in the first
Employees at West Croydon bus station are furious it is taking Croydon Council so long to fix a deep pothole at the entrance of the station. A deep groove appeared in the road some weeks ago which was made worse by buses driving over it.
A hoax call about a dead body buried in Victoria Recreation Ground, Surbiton, wasted nine-and-a-half hours of police time on Friday, February 19. Police closed the park at 1.38am after Radio Jackie passed on an anonymous midnight call claiming
Two-try hero Marland Yarde admitted England U18 had to dig deep to beat their French counterparts 33-16 at Newbury last weekend. The victory stretched England’s winning run to 14 successive internationals, but the Whitgift schoolboy said: “It was a
Marland Yarde ran in the two decisive tries as England's Under 18s overpowered France to extend their unbeaten international run to 15 games at Newbury. The Whitgift and London Irish wing struck twice in seven second-half minutes as England killed
Mike Schmid admits his mighty Esher side are feeling the heat as they close in on a place in the coveted Championship next season. The National One leaders claimed an 11th straight victory in a hard-fought 20-15 battle at London rivals Blackheath
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Commuters are once again facing delays as work to repair a burst water main continues on the A3. Two lanes are closed and traffic is queueing on the south-bound Kingston bypass between the A2043, Malden Road, and the A240, Kingston Road.
I am not known as a fussy eater but, before Friday, I would have drawn the line at hairy-legged crickets. When an American-style Chinese takeaway tub containing ant wafers landed on my desk, I knew trouble was ahead. And then my editor
An Australian businessman is reportedly considering a bid for Crystal Palace and may turn them in to the English Socceroos. Reports in the Herald Sun, in Melbourne, suggest Peter Jess, a leading Australian Football League agent and former owner
Kingstonian full-back Lee Hall believes his destiny as a professional footballer remains in his hands - and he has the tattoo to remind him. The 22-year-old was released by Fulham as a teenager and has only really established himself in non-League circles
A woman has been left fuming after wrecking her car on a damaged bollard Croydon Council left lying in the street. Samantha Ashley smashed the engine of her Audi on the hidden base of the bollard, which is obscured by a speed bump, as she drove
Heartless burglars have stolen children’s toys from garages in Mitcham. Merton police revealed bicycles and motorised toys are among the items taken in Pollards Hill recently, and asked residents to be vigilant after a string of burglaries
Taxpayers in Wandsworth will again pay the lowest council tax in the country next year, but opposition councillors have said council services and tenants will suffer as a result. The average Band D property has been be frozen at £687 - Band
Help shape the future of the Surbiton or Tolworth, by attending one of two public workshops taking place in March. The workshops are an ideal way for residents and workers to get involved in the development of the Surbiton Community Plan, an
Speeding drivers were caught red handed by police in a 30 minute targetted operation. Eighteen motorists were stopped by patrol in Brighton Road, Belmont, on Friday. Belmont Safer Neighbourhoods Sergeant Brendan McWilliams and PC John
Councillor Maurice Heaster, deputy leader of Wandsworth Council, has collected his OBE from Buckingham Palace. Coun Heaster was named on the New Years Honours List and presented with the honour by her Majesty the Queen which recognises his
Lambeth Living, the company in charge of Lambeth's council housing stock, said will it publish the fire risk assessments for its tower blocks by the end of March. The assessments, which were completed by December 2009, were carried out on all
The company in charge of Lambeth's council housing stock says it is ploughing millions of pounds of savings into improving tenants homes. Lambeth Living said it has saved more than £5m since it began using the London Housing Consortium (LHC
Young people at risk of going off the straight and narrow were taught respect and the consequences of rule-breaking by firefighters earlier this month. A 10-strong group of people took part in the week-long Youth Engagement Scheme (Yes) at
One of Kingston’s top environmentalists has expressed his disappointment that none of the town’s empty shops will allow him to fill the spaces with an art installation. Des Kay, founder member of the Save the World Club, first approached Waterstones
The Friends of Clapham Common (FCC) and Trees for Cities commemorated the planting of the 50th tree planted on the common to replace those lost due to storm damage, disease and old age. They were joined by the Mayor of Lambeth, schoolchildren
A fundraising skater has brought the spirit of the Winter Olympics to south London on behalf of earthquake victims. Joanne Parr from Morden tackled an epic skating challenge at Streatham Ice Arena last week to raise money for victims of the
If you have complaints about graffiti, dog fouling or faulty street lights, look no further than a new bookmark launched by Elmbridge Environmental Forum. The bookmark has an idyllic photograph of Giggs Hill Green and information of organisations
Adventure-junkies from New Malden and Hook will be sweating it out next month, in a charity dash across the Indian sub-continent. Andy Watson and Dan Lucas, both 27, from Motspur Park, and 26-year-old Olivia Duggal from Hook, have signed up
