By Community Correspondent Isabelle Kerr This year eight girls from the Ursuline High School, accompanied by twenty Wimbledon College boys, will travel thousands of miles to the rejected village of Pannur, in Southern India. Whilst out there, the
Two late John Carew penalties condemned spirited Crystal Palace to a 3-1 defeat in their FA Cup fifth round replay with Aston Villa. Both spot kicks were awarded for needless fouls by Matt Lawrence on Carew and the big Norwegian gave Julian Speroni no
A young man was saved from the Thames on Monday night, after a Kingston canal boat owner used his tender, a small river boat, to mount a search in the dark with dangerously strong river currents. The rescuer found the man unconscious and partially submerged
It may have been Belgrave Harriers’ Richard Ward’s second slowest time in the event, but he still ran out winner of his 69th Banstead Woods parkrun on Saturday morning. Ward (17:31) finished ahead of Dulwich Runners debutant Tony Tuohy (17:49), unattached
Mo Farah has turned down an invitation to run for Britain at next month’s IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha, Qatar. The 26-year-old European indoor champion pulled out of Saturday’s Aviva Grand Prix in Birmingham after returning from altitude training
He may forever be intertwined with his legendary character Boycie from Only Fools and Horses, but John Challis is not one to bear a grudge. In fact he positively revels in it, and next weekend brings his character back to life in the Boycie and Marlene
A new 10-point action plan for improving Clapham Junction station and creating better connections to the rest of London has been unveiled by the council. The document sets out the measures needed to bring Battersea's interchange up to standard and for
The recognisable eco village next to Kew Bridge is a familiar sight for those who live and work nearby. However, it is soon to be pulled apart, and the inhabitants cleared out of their well-loved home. The developer, St George PLC has recently
Ranelagh Harriers’ senior women pulled off a surprise team win at Lloyd Park. Although the champion-ships clashed with a mob match against Blackheath & Bromley, Ranelagh secured their first team triumph since 2006, narrowly beating Herne Hill and Thames
Basingstoke’s Phil Tulba maintained his unbeaten record in heading home a 500-plus field to win the weekly Bushy Park parkrun on Saturday. It was the slowest of his four wins as he clocked 16 minutes, three seconds in his first appearance since
Ugandan-born Paskar Owor put in a last-lap surge to win the senior men’s 12km race at Satruday’s Surrey Cross Country Championships in Lloyd Park. The Belgrave Harriers runner finished more than 30m clear in 40 minutes, 15 seconds to finish ahead of
More traffic misery is set to hit drivers today on the A3. Work began this morning to repair an emergency gas leak on one lane of the north-bound carriageway, past Shannon Corner, opposite the Big Yellow Storage building. Drivers have already struggled
Liam White and Alex Robinson finished together in the joint men’s U17/U20 race in Lloyd Park on Saturday. The Hercules Wimbledon teenagers took gold medals in their respective championships, having stuck to a pre-arranged race plan to finish the 6.5km
Sutton & Epsom moved off the bottom of National Three London & South East, leapfrogging Saturday’s visitors Haywards Heath. Thanks to a superb solid defence, they held off a determined visiting side who, at times, showed great handling and loading
Former England captain Martin Corry has backed Harlequins pair Danny Care and Nick Easter as a partnership to persist with ahead of Saturday’s clash with Ireland at Twickenham. The pair have started both of their country’s Six Nations clashes thus far
Brentford on-loan midfielder Toumani Diagouraga has not given boss Andy Scott a selection headache because his form speaks for itself,says the Griffin Park chief. The 22-year-old Peterborough United man was the Bees’ outstanding performer in Saturday
Have you ever wondered how during financially distressing times, some companies continue to improve their fortunes, while all around, other companies are struggling or even folding? Then you must attend the Sutton Chamber VIP Breakfast where the
TV ads that are creative and enjoyable are more effective, new research has found. Despite the assumption that adverts requiring our close attention would make us more susceptible to sales message, the University of Bath research claims just the opposite
Crippling financial debt led a Portuguese father of two to kill himself after being jailed for embezzlement. Antonio Carvalho, 50, was found hanged in his Shirley home on August 2, 2009, after his ex-wife, worried she could not get hold of
Model Sophie Anderton gave evidence at Kingston Magistrates' Court today, attracting a mob of press and photographers. The reality TV star was at the trial of Paul Davis, 58, who stands accused of bombarding her with text messages and phone
Worcester Park thumped Westfield 6-0 at Skinners Field on Saturday. The visitors were pinned back from the start and Park should have taken a fifth minute lead, but Gary O’Leary’s header from debutant Dec Teuton’s fine cross was too close to the keeper
Old Walcountians moved up to third in Surrey One with a narrow victory over second-placed Old Whitgiftians on Saturday. Early on, a skilful Whitgiftians side advanced into the home 22 and opened the scoring for the day with a converted try in the seventh
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey could not hide his disappointment of failing to finish as top British performer during the final of Aviva Grand Prix men’s 60m event in Birmingham last Saturday, writes Ziad Chaudry. While just 0.1 seconds separated the leading
A popular church minister and his family hugged their friends in a tearful last goodbye as they were deported to Korea. Reverend Wan Shin, 45, who gives sermons at Holy Trinity Church in Sutton, was helped by his colleague Rev Martin Camroux
Crystal Palace will look to forget their league troubles tonight as they aim to cause an FA Cup upset in their fifth round replay with Aston Villa at Villa Park. Neil Danns and Sean Scannell are both struggling to be fit with back and hamstring injuries
Six Collingwood members braved atrocious conditions to join a field of 5,956 for Sunday’s Sussex Beacon Half marathon on Sunday. Times: 326 Andy Stalley 1:31.34, 332 Richard Fox 1:31.15, 369 Bill Walsh 1:31.52, 437 Martin Lloyd 1:32.16, 2,825 Ruth Cottam
An explosion in an ambulance, which rocked a hospital and forced the evacuation of 200 patients, staff and visitors, has been blamed on an isolated mechanical failure. One firefighter was injured when gas cylinders aboard the emergency vehicle
Sutton netballer Eboni Beckford-Chambers has warned England and Surrey Storm defenders Geva Mentor and Sonia Mkoloma she will be pushing them all the way for a starting slot at this year’s Commonwealth Games. The 22-year-old Bristol University
Cheam Hockey Club’s men stretched their winning run in Surrey Division Three to nine by beating Walton & Weybridge II 2-1 in an ill-tempered match. Cheam took the lead in the 15th minute when Faraz Shibli swept Andy Ventris’s blocked strike into the
Herne Hill Harriers enjoyed an impressive win at the Surrey Cross Country Championships at Lloyd Park, Croydon, on Saturday. There were gold team medals for the senior men, U13 boys and U17/U20 women and silver for the U17 boys - courtesy of Jordan
An independent school for pupils with learning difficulties is to close blaming serious financial problems caused by the recession. Stowford College in Sutton will close at the end of July this year after bosses claimed significant financial
Leatherhead Swimming Club set a cracking pace over the first of four weekends of the Surrey Swimming Championships at Guildford Spectrum last weekend, winning 14 medals: six gold, three silver and five bronze. Fourteen-year-old Chloe Bean began her
Tim O'Shea has praised Chris Piper after the Croydon Athletic captain scored a hat-trick in Saturday 4-2 win over Corinthian Casuals. The win was the Rams' fifth in a row in the league and sixth in all competitions and sees them just five points
A £1.5m album deal with Sony, a number one debut album that sold more 245,000 copies and a top ten single, not bad for a vocal group singing opera. But in 2007, G4 called time on what had been a meteoric three years since they came second in the inaugural
Let me get this out of the way first: Heavy Rain is not your average, bog-standard game, It’s as close to a cinematic gaming experience as you’ll get on the current generation of consoles. Very much a labour of love by David Cage and his team
Anyone who has even been in a relationship will understand everything that goes on in Jay DiPietro's mischievous romantic comedy, Peter and Vandy. The play marks its UK premiere with a three-week run at Theatre503 starting on Tuesday and is a love
It's that time of year again when Steyne Gardens in Worthing is covered in ice - quite literally. I am referring to the annual temporary ice rink that is set up every February for the whole of Worthing to enjoy. Budding skaters take to the ice
Epsom District Swimming Club is to join the Guildford City Swimming Club’s, ASA Swim21 Hub, when University of Surrey’s new Surrey Sports Park 50m pool opens in mid-April. Swimmers selected by the Epsom-based club will benefit from two integrated training
“Through me is the way into the woeful city; through me is the way into eternal woe; through me is the way among the lost people. The supreme Wisdom and the primal Love made me. Before me were no things created, unless eternal, and I eternal last. Leave
Danny Wilson insists that London Welsh will be able to move on from last weekend’s thumping by Bristol when they head into the Championship play-offs next month. The Dragons were out-thought and out-fought by the league leaders on Saturday, crashing
A baby boy who was hit by a falling lamppost remains in a critical condition, police said today. The one-year-old was taken by air ambulance to the Royal London Hospital after the incident outside Chiswick town hall, just after 10.30am yesterday
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John Crumplin admits the next week could make or break Walton & Hersham’s Ryman Division One South play-off hopes. The Swans moved back into the play-off places with a comfortable 3-0 win over neighbours Walton Casuals on Tuesday night, avenging their
Old Wimbledonians 14 Ellingham & Ringwood 0 Old Wimbledonians secured their first victory in four matches against their New Forest opponents and, in the process, attained their first clean sheet in three seasons. Their defensive tackling was magnificient
Commuters were left stranded last night when part of the northern line was closed for more than an hour. Passengers were forced to catch buses home when the line was suspended between Kennington and Morden at 6.14pm. A spokesman for
Two men have been seriously injured after crashing into another car while being chased by police. Officers believe the 19-year-old driver lost control of his silver VW Golf during the pursuit, causing him to skid into a parked taxi outside
Hercules Wimbledon teenagers Liam White and Alex Robinson produced gold medal-winning performances when they raced away men's U17 and U20 titles, respectively, at the Surrey cross country championships at Croydon's Lloyd Park on Saturday. With the
Wimbledon 11 Dover 5 What a good win this was for Wimbledon. Dover aren’t second in London League One South for nothing and this fiercely competitive and entertaining game could have gone either way. But in the end Wimbledon did enough to deserve
Sutton United boss Paul Doswell reckons March will define his side’s season and he hopes fit-again skipper Jason Goodliffe and midfielder Alan Pouton will play a full part. Play-off chasing United drew 1-1 at Tooting & Mitcham at the
Kingston skier Ed Drake immediately set his sights on what’s around the corner after bringing his maiden Winter Olympic campaign to a close in the giant slalom. The 24-year-old started his fourth and final event at Whistler Creekside on Tuesday and
Crystal Palace administrator Brendan Guilfoyle is running the club by text - even manager Neil Warnock struggles to speak to him. The Yorkshireman revealed yesterday that he has more contact with Guilfoyle via text message than he does in person or
Scores of mourners arrived at St Anne’s Church in St Ann’s Hill on Friday to bid farewell to much-loved DJ, Shawn Francis. The 34-year-old Battersea resident died from a brain haemorrage after a suspected ecstacy overdose on February 3.
Think In Kingston, the borough’s annual festival of ideas, is returning to the Royal Borough next month, providing an opportunity for keen thinkers to get involved in a series of debates, community events and arts activities. Starting on March 3 and
The people behind Kingston record label Our Friends Records are on a mission. Not only are they committed to staging raucous, memorable gigs, but they are also determined to provide a platform for budding young musicians to get up and have a go. Run
A group of expat Crystal Palace fans have come together to try and save the cash-strapped club. The supporters, who all live abroad and cannot easily get to games, are calling themselves the Expat Eagles and are looking for donations so help
Kempton Park Racecourse hosts one of the most eagerly anticipated horse races of the year this Saturday. The £100,000 Racing Post Chase is one of the showpieces of jump racing, and has been graced over the decades by many of the great National
Thames Philharmonia, Landmark Arts Centre It is always a treat to hear a full-size orchestra at the Landmark Arts Centre in Teddington. As a large converted church, it provides a well-rounded acoustic for an orchestra that smaller venues never can.
The shopkeeper who aided a stabbed Shirley builder has told of his horror at seeing the man bleed to death in his store. Mahendran Kandiah, 44, was behind the counter on the night Mark Corcoran came in pleading for help. The 26-year-old
Whitgift School’s three England U18 heroes had a well-earned night off training this Monday. But, otherwise, there is little rest for Marland Yarde, Elliot Daly and George Merrick, who starred in a 33-16 international victory over France at Newbury
A grieving woman has been unable to cremate her dead brother for more than a month because of a bureaucratic hold-up. Sandra Plitt, 57 was left devastated when her younger step brother Anthony Jobateh died of pancreatic cancer in January, after
Darren Ambrose believes Crystal Palace can pull off a shock win over Aston Villa in their FA Cup fifth round replay tonight. The Eagles were three minutes away from a famous win when the sides met at Selhurst Park 10 days ago but were undone
An 82-year-old woman who was denied a blue badge despite having an angina attack during her assessment is still battling with the council more than a year later. Susan Self, of Girdwood Road in Southfields, came to the Wandsworth Guardian last
More than 20 gang members fought a pitched battle in the town centre on Friday afternoon. Youths from rival gangs Don’t Say Nothing and Shine My Nine fought with sticks and a knife, leaving terrified shoppers in North End fearing for their
Local celebrity rapper and Mercury Music Prize winner Speech Debelle will take part in a Celebrating Streatham event on February 27. Keith Hill MP is hosting the event at Dunraven School to celebrate the diversity and talent of the area he
A 12 year old tearaway who vandalised a tram after he was suspended from school for breaking into classrooms has appeared in court. The boy admitted causing £672 worth of damage by hurling stones that shattered one of the vehicle’s window near
Meet SwiftKnight, biomedical student by day - hip hop sensation by night. The 21-year-old, who studies biomedical science at St George’s Hospital, is officially launching his tunes this week before performing at the O2 arena.
Croydon’s youngest criminal was finally locked up yesterday as he celebrated his 12th birthday. Social workers moved the tearaway, who has 19 convictions ranging from burglary to car theft, from his home in Croydon to Essex last month.
Plans for a co-operative, "John Lewis council" in Lambeth are not just a pre-election gimmick, according to council leader Steve Reed. Coun Reed insisted running the council as a co-operative will enable it to improve local services in the
A former Tiffin Girls’ student who spent 40 hours drifting in a lifeboat 300-miles off the Brazilian coast is recovering in her north Kingston home, after her dream round-the-world voyage ended in nightmare. Sarah Calascione, 19, was one
Teachers from six Croydon schools were honoured for their outstanding achievements in the classroom. They were invited to a lunch where Christine Gilbert, Ofsted chief inspector, praised their efforts to provide a first-class education for
A man from West Norwood committed two violent robberies and trapped a woman in her car while on a week-long drinking binge in Weymouth last year. Terry Spriggs, 29, of Moore Road, West Norwood, was jailed for four-and-a-half years on Friday
Royal Mail bosses have agreed to an urgent meeting to discuss the poor standard of service in Streatham. The meeting, which is being held on Friday, March 5, was called by Chris Nicholson, the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Streatham
Kempton Park hosts an all-weather flat meeting later today (Wednesday, first race 5.30pm). Joe Fanning, current leader of the all-weather jockeys championship, is in action alongside fourth-placed George Baker. Other notable jockeys are leading
Heating charges for council tenants will jump by almost £200 later this year, when residents feel the heat from the same gas price rises that hit private properties in 2008. Merton Council will raise communal heating service charges by 37 per
The eco-activist facing trial in India on terror charges has had to cancel the rest of his round-the-world trip because his budget has been blown on legal fees. Andy Pag, 35, who is campaign against using fossil fuels by touring the world in
James Constable consigned the Dons to defeat tonight as the league leaders tightened their grip on top spot. Days after beating Luton Town they couldn’t repeat the trick at the Kassam Stadium. The ten men of Wimbledon, a player short
