Traditionally, March marks the onset of new beginnings. The beginning of Spring, of days that stay lighter for longer, and of Lent. Yet with those spring time novelties looming in the ever- so near future, that the 8th of March is Commonwealth day, is
By Community Correspondent Georgia Collins When was the last time you had read about a gang of these so called “chav’s” aka adolescent hoodlums wrecking homes and taking lives? What went through your mind when you read it? I know what was
By Community Correspondent Bethan Baxter It was a trip that the year 10 students of Surbiton High School would remember forever. In the half term they made the three hour plane journey North-West to the volcanic island of Iceland. After
Residents have reported seeing a man carry out two armed robberies on a busy shopping street in broad daylight. But police have not been able to confirm any details of the alleged incidents in St John's Road, Clapham Junction, on Friday afternoon
Paul Hart believes his experience of keeping Portsmouth in the Premier League last season will help him ensure Crystal Palace's survival in the Championship. The 56-year-old replaced Neil Warnock as Palace manager yesterday on a contract until
Detectives are appealing for witnesses after residents heard shots fired in Roehampton on Monday night. Police were called about 6.40om to High Cross Way, Bessborough Road, after reports of shots being fired and recovered several casings from
St Andrew’s Badminton Club will hold an open evening for women on Monday, March 29 (7.30pm). The club, in Northey Avenue, Cheam, is hoping to attract more female members to ensure they can continue to put a team together in the Sutton League. However,
“Rain, rain go away; come again another day…” as the traditional playground chant goes. Well it looks like our prayers have been answered. After three days of fierce winds and raining harder than cats and dogs; at last the bad weather has finally stopped
The first names for the bill at this year's V Festival have been unveiled. Kings Of Leon and Kasabian will headline the main stage at two-day event, which runs between August 21 and 22 at Weston Park, Chelmsford and Hylands Park in Staffordshire.
Paul Hart has been confirmed as the new Crystal Palace manager. He replaces Neil Warnock who left yesterday to take over at Championship rivals Queens Park Rangers. Hart's managerial career has featured spells with Chesterfield, Nottingham
Glastonbury Festival ticket holders have until 11.59pm tonight to pay off any remaining balance. Festival goers who paid the £50 deposit for their tickets last year were required to pay off the remaining balance by midnight on February 28.
A man who killed another man after a botched robbery was cleared of murder today (Tuesday) at Croydon Crown Court. Samuel Quamina, 49, was accused of murdering 24-year-old Norbury man Perry Nelson Jr and injuring another after a botched robbery
Crystal Palace are set to announce their new management team at a press conference this afternoon. Paul Hart, Dougie Freedman and John Pemberton are expected to be unveiled as the men that will hope to guide Palace out of relegation trouble until the
The lowest council tax rise in the borough’s history was passed by Croydon Council last night, during a meeting which was almost abandoned due to councillors interrupting one another. Mayor Margaret Mead threatened to adjourn the meeting
Danny Wilson has welcomed the RFU’s decision to rank the Championship play-off contenders early after London Welsh were deemed third seeds for the end-of-season promotion showdown. Due to the adverse weather conditions the RFU elected to nominate sides
AUSTRALIA 2 (Jamie Dwyer 23, 64) ENGLAND 3 (Ashley Jackson 24, James Tindall 33, 45) Surbiton had the most players from any one club – Richard Alexander, Ben Hawes, Rob Moore and James Tindall – in the team that beat Australia on Sunday in
Referees are wanted for a community football League in Crystal Palace. Leisure Leagues – who provide 5 and 6-a-side football – are running courses for budding referees. The league donates all its profits to charity and received praise from Gordon
Esher’s Sophie Bray has excelled at football and tennis but has set her sights on representing Great Britain at the Olympics in hockey. The 19-year-old University of Birmingham student is a county tennis star and played football for Fulham Ladies.
A new six-aside London Leagues competition has kicked off at Ferndale Community Sports Centre in Brixton. Grading took place last week but there is still one place available. For more information call 0845 074 5701 or see 6asidelondon.co.uk
It was an action packed weekend for the Herne Hill Harriers Athletics Club which saw one of its talented young athletes win gold and silver in the England Indoor Championships. Katie Snowden, one of the club’s emerging superstars, excelled at the Indoor
Samson Oni warmed up for next month’s World Indoor Championships in style with a high-jump victory for London South Sharks at the McCain City Challenge, writes Liz Birchall. Oni leaped 2.25m at the Aviva World Trials to secure victory – and his spot
World and Paralympic gold medalist, Tim Prendergast, is to visit pupils from Norwood School tomorrow (Wednesday) as part of their involvement in the Youth Sport Trust’s Sky Sports Living for Sport programme– an initiative that uses the power of sport
Epsom District Swim Club had their best ever start to the annual Surrey County Championships, picking up more medals in the first two weekends than in the whole competition last year. Chief coach Adam Mason said: “All the hard work in the pool has started
Two striking pieces of artwork were unveiled at Springfield Hospital on Thursday as part of the Happy Soul Film and Arts Festival. The work, by artist Eric Fong, was produced in collaboration with patients for the new Wandsworth Recovery Centre
Sutton & Epsom’s season was summed up by Saturday’s National Three London & Southeast defeat at Dorking. For 65 of the 80 minutes, Sutton’s pack hemmed Dorking deep in their own half while Dorking scored on four of their five visits to Sutton’s 22.
Surrey County Council’s leader, Councillor Andrew Povey, this week launched a blog he said would enable him to talk directly to the county’s residents. His first message focused on the issue of mineral sites in Surrey, after the council
Neil Warnock should be cheered and not jeered when he returns to Crystal Palace next month, according to the editor of club fansite holmesdale.net. Warnock left the Eagles on Monday night to take over at Queens Park Rangers following a turbulent
Whitgift School reached the final of the Daily Mail RBS Schools U18 Cup by beating RGS High Wycombe 29-7 last weekend. Danny Cipriani’s old school faced some early pressure before they wore down RGS with Whitgift’s powerful back and the back row of
Striders of Croydon’s Matt Morgan finished nearly a minute clear of the field to win Saturday’s Roundshaw Downs 5km parkrun. He covered the muddy course in 17 minutes, 48 seconds, leading home a strong Striders contingent. Other Striders
A technological collapse in New Malden has left thousands of London and Surrey parents in the dark about their child’s school place this morning. Pan London Coordinated Admissions Scheme, a website where residents from Surrey and the 33 London
Croydon Harriers’ Elliot Safo dominated the U17 long jump to take gold at the England Indoor Age Group Championships in Birmingham on Sunday. The Trinity boy went top of the UK rankings with a personal best 7.00m jump, improving on his last best by 21cm
Allders has been saved from administration after an 11th hour intervention from Labour business secretary Peter Mandelson. Almost 1,000 jobs were under threat yesterday as the store struggled to find a new financing deal after becoming caught
Hampton & Richmond's Blue Square South clash with Havant & Waterlooville at the Beveree tonight (Tuesday) has been given the go-ahead. Following two clear days with no rain, and no significant overnight frost, it has been decided there is no need for
There seems to be a glut of post-apocalyptic titles hitting the shelves at the moment – perhaps because the media is so transfixed on the end of the world – be it nukes, disease or the horrible spectre of politics. I got my hands
Wimbledon-based Jazzi Plews, Lila Simpson and Lana Rush were given star treatment on a trip to Paris. The trio, members of the AEGON Future Stars programme, rubbed shoulders with French tennis star Amelie Mauresmo during their trip to the GDF Suez
The administrators in charge of Crystal Palace say manager Neil Warnock's switch to Queens Park Rangers is not yet agreed. The Hoops announced the 61-year-old as their new manager last night but a statement from The P&A Partnership issued
After winning his battle against injury, AFC Wimbledon’s Luke Moore accepts he has another fight on his hands if he is to force his way back into Terry Brown’s starting line-up. Moore is set to make a cameo appearance in Tuesday night’s Surrey Senior
Selfish drivers and cyclists refusing to stop for a lollipop lady and her school children have been busted by the police. The lollipop lady, who works on Clapham Common North side near Wix Primary School, told officers she was worried for
Harlequins RL's threadbare squad has received a further blow with the news Matt James has quit the club. James, who was one of coach Brian McDermott's off-season signings, made three substitute appearances in the opening trio of Super League fixtures
Two men were cleared last night of being part of Britain's largest ever cannabis smuggling ring. Both men had denied being connected to a network of bosses smuggling £850,000 of cannabis a week from Holland, hidden in flower boxes, and storing
Raising a lot of eyebrows when it was announced, due to various development issues, Bioshock 2 is easily one of the best first person shooters to be released in the last year. Picking up 10 years after the events of its predecessor, Bioshock 2 sees
Parents across Surrey and London have been unable to check online which schools their children have been allocated to after a glitch in the admissions website. Pan London admission systems, a website where residents from Surrey, the 33 London
The Northern line was suspended for an hour this morning causing travel misery for thousands of Tube users in Wandsworth. No trains ran between Stockwell and Morden for about an hour from 7.30am, after a signal failure between Colliers Wood
A murder mystery evening has been organised to raise money for the North West Surrey Samaritans. The Dance of Death, produced by the Byfleet Players, will take place at Byfleet Village Hall in High Road, Byfleet, on Saturday, March 20, at 8pm
During the Big Freeze several homeless people made their way to Kew Bridge eco-village where they received shelter and food and have remained ever since. Whilst the majority of the people at the eco-village are idealists with a shared community vision
Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock has joined QPR as their new manager. Warnock, 61, became the Championship side's fifth manager of the season after agreeing compensation with the Selhurst Park club. He has joined the Loftus Road club
This striking image is just one of many displayed in Battersea Library this month as an exploration of coming out as gay in different cultures. Running until March 1, the Ethnic Minorities Coming Out exhibition examines the difficulties faced
Britain’s largest supermarket chain drew the wrath of Streatham residents on Saturday during a protest against the stalled Hub development. Residents want Tesco to safeguard the future of the ice rink it currently owns, as it seeks to build
Autistic students got the chance to dress up in police hats and uniforms when officers paid their school a visit. Pupils at Eagle House independent special school in Brighton Rd, Sutton were handed safety tips during the visit by Sutton’s Safer
The number of Kingston children without a secondary school place for September has doubled compared with last year, but the council has said more places are coming in the next two weeks. The council has written to parents this week, revealing
Drivers who use a Mitcham street as a second-hand car forecourt could see their vehicles crushed in a council crackdown. Merton Council has finally promised to take action against the owners of dozens of cars dumped in Streatham Road with for
A priest who presided over a Clapham parish for 12 years and helped survivors and families of the Clapham Rail disaster, has died. Monsignor Patrick Keaveny was appointed parish priest of St Vincent de Paul, Clapham Common, in September 1982
Policing priorities for Oxshott, Stoke D’Abernon and Cobham will be decided at a series of neighbourhood panel meetings this month. The meetings, hosted by neighbourhood specialist officer PC Lee Fabry, will give residents the chance to vote
