Roll up, roll up, come and look after a virtual elephant! I can't say that I have ever played a game like "It's My Circus: Elephant Friend", since games that feature the nurturing of an elephant are few and far between. I'll be honest
A lab technician was stabbed to death during a ferocious attack in his own home because he was considered an easy touch, the Old Bailey heard today. The jury heard Anthony Fernandes was knifed repeatedly by three men who broke into his house
Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club is winding back the clock with the Mothers and Daughters Open tomorrow, writes Jo Thesiger. Mums and daughters from across the UK will contest this historic 27-hole foursomes event, which was first played in 1932.
Saracens are promising more than just a rugby match when they face Harlequins in the Guinness Premiership at Wembley tomorrow. Entertainment will start with a pre-match show at 4.30pm including live performances from Warhorse, the smash hit West End
Daniels Takes a Dip Today Ann had her first unscheduled dip in the Arctic Ocean. With the amount of thin ice that the Explorer Team have been crossing over the past few days it was inevitable that one of them was going to get wet sooner or later
There will be a distinct lack of golf this weekend for one Surbiton householder, after their golfclubs were burned in a garage fire. Firefighters from New Malden and Surbiton attended the fire in Corkran Road this afternoon, at about 1pm. Watch manager
Hampton Court Palace Festival, supported by Continental Airlines, has teamed up with Your Local Guardian to offer five lucky readers the chance to see Michael Bolton at the Hampton Court Palace Festival on June 17. Taking place from June 8-19 in the
Your local Guardian is delighted to offer five lucky readers the opportunity to win a pair of season tickets (worth £50 each) for this year’s BMW PGA Championship, played over the recently renovated West Course at Wentworth Club, Surrey, on May 20-23.
Harlequins Rugby League prop Oliver Wilkes believes victory in tomorrow's fourth round Carnegie Challenge Cup tie against Wakefield Wildcats will mark the start of his side's season. It will be the second time this year Wilkes has faced his former
Harlequins Rugby Club has agreed a long-term deal that will see Greene King IPA continue as official beer sponsor until the end of the 2014-15 Premiership season. Greene King IPA has been a sponsor of the club since 2003-04 and combined cask and
Old Walcountians slipped to fifth in Surrey One after defeat at relegation-threatened Croydon on Saturday. The Old Boys were missing key players in Chris Mockford, Jack South and Gavin Welsh but otherwise had a side with previous experience at this
Director of rugby Chris Magowan has paid tribute to London Irish Amateurs for claiming the London Two South-West title on the back of 15 consecutive wins. The Sunbury-based outfit, nicknamed the Wild Geese, clinched the title with a 37-3 victory at
Sutton United move up to second in the Ryman Premier League last night, reaching the 68-point target manager Paul Doswell feels will guarantee a play-off place. Sonny Cobbs got a deserved winner, superbly created by Danny Phillips, with 18 minutes
Actors Michael Simkins, one of the stars of the Orange Tree Theatre’s hit revival of Taking Steps, tells Will Gore why he is revelling in his return to the world of Alan Ayckbourn. Taking Steps has had some cracking reviews - are you pleased
Harlequins go into Saturday's Guinness Premiership clash with Saracens at Wembley Stadium buoyed by last weekend's victory over Leeds carnegia. It will be the first time many of the Quins players will have played at Wembley Stadium.
Police are appealing for help in finding three thieves who posed as builders and stole £3,250 from a vulnerable 83-year-old woman. The men visited the woman's home in Leithcote Gardens in Streatham on February 10. They told her she needed work
A keen horse rider will never be able to ride again after breaking her back in an accident on the Downs. Sue Marlow, 44, was riding with two others on Epsom Downs when a jogger ran past them and frightened the horses, it is claimed. Miss Marlow’s horse
A catering assistant has been banned from swearing as part of a two-year antisocial behaviour order (Asbo) which also prohibits from entering parts of Epsom’s Longmead Estate. Samuel Kilpatrick, 17, of Tichmarsh, Epsom, has been told he can
A homeless ex-soldier is still waiting to hear if he can get his beloved dogs back, after police extended his bail while a decision is made about what action to take. Kirk Young, 47, was arrested on March 4 after an incident where his dogs
Thames Ditton will be invaded by a bunch of Scots on St George’s Day - April 23 - with folk band Tannahill Weavers set to play the town’s award winning Ram Folk Club. Hailed as the Led Zep of folk, the Tannahill Weavers, who formed in 1968,
A Wimbledon resident is making a marathon effort to help a disability charity. Matthew Buckle is supporting the Livability organisation, which helps disabled people engage in every-day life and activities, through sponsorship for the 26-mile London
Brentford and Isleworth’s Labour candidate has dodged calls to face her parliamentary rivals in a public debate before the general election. Ann Keen’s failure to commit to both a hustings and a debate on policy and principles this month has
Our reporter Ian Mason tries to track down Ann Keen in the Isleworth and Brentford constituency... “Why won’t you talk to me Mrs Keen? Was it something I said? Something I did? Or something I wrote perhaps?” I’ve been the reporter covering
Chris Grayling - Conservative To me this election is about where and how we are governed. For too long we have suffered from decisions taken in remote Government offices or quangos. Why should it be a planning office in Bristol that
Metropolitan Police 2 Burgess Hill Town 1 A sparse crowd were thoroughly entertained at Imber Court on Thursday night with a Ryman Division One South game played at great pace that seemed to go up a notch with both sides continuing to give their
London Scottish Dev 1 25 Esher 27 This game had added spice since London Scottish had called off both opportunities to play at Esher, leaving this as a double-header, six-point match. Although eagerness from the kick-off handed the ball straight to
The Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance Service announced this morning it would not operate its two helicopters due to the cloud of volcanic ash that has spread to southern England. The eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano on Wednesday has
A former goalkeeper has developed a new type of football set to take the coaching world by storm and is already being used by Premiership giants Liverpool. Glenn Robertson, of Western Road, in Sutton, created the revolutionary Responseball,
A teenager who has been fighting for life for more than two weeks has given his family and friends hope after he started showing signs of recovery. Ashley Williams, of Thatchers Way, Isleworth, has been in a coma at St George’s Hospital, Tooting
If you live in the Tooting constituency and are still undecided on who will get your vote in the General Election, why not watch your candidates live in a debate? Everyone in the community is invited to a free hustings hosted by Churches Together
Molesey 4 Raynes Park Vale 1 Three goals in eight minutes either side of half-time sent Molesey on their way to their maiden victory over Raynes Park Vale. The visitors had stood toe-to-toe with the Moles up until that point, with Gavin
Police are hunting a teenager linked to three separate sexual assaults on women in Balham. The assaults, in the Cavendish Road and Bedford Hill area, occurred on Monday March 1, Monday April 5 and Sunday April 11 between 6pm and 8pm.
Kingston & Polytechnic host a double meeting at Kingsmeadow Stadium tomorrow (Saturday). First events are the hammer and pole vault at noon, with action on the track from 2-5pm. Kingston won the Kinnaird Trophy last year, with Achilles taking the
Police are keeping “an open mind” as to how a man found in Battersea came to be seriously injured. The man, a 59-year-old from Brixton, remains in a critical condition in hospital this morning. The mystery began when the victim was found
The full line-up for this year's Glastonbury Festival has been unveiled. The eclectic bill, made up of some 350 acts across more than ten stages, includes the likes of Snoop Dogg, Willie Nelson and nineties UK grungers Reef. U2, Muse and Stevie
Police are appealing for information after a Wimbledon woman went missing in central London on Thursday. Ann Cockett, 57, has Alzheimer's disease and needs to take medication. Officers said she travelled into London for a day out with
A 25-year-old is due in court today charged with the murder of Mark Carey Johnson of Streatham Hill. Shaun Caesar, of Glanville Road, is accused of killing Mr Johnson, 21, in Brixton on Friday, April 9. He was charged yesterday and is
Brentford striker Charlie MacDonald reckons the relief of signing a new contract and securing his Bees future is behind his recent goal glut. The 29-year-old penned a new two-year deal last month and has celebrated by notching seven goals in
International runners Steve Sharp and Nick Goolab have been forced to change their training schedule to race for Belgrave Harriers in tomorrow’s English national 12-stage road relay at Sutton Park, Birmingham. UK Athletics’ 2010 calendar and Belgrave
Kempton Park hosts an all-weather flat race meeting this evening (first race 6.25pm). Former champion jockeys Frankie Dettori, Jamie Spencer and Seb Sanders are all in action. Watch out for Stand Guard, a course specialist with four wins already
A 16-year-old is claiming the title of being the youngest professional Elvis Presley impersonator in the country. Ben Thompson, of Middleton Road, Carshalton, only started doing impressions of The King last November but has already set his
A major community festival is being held in Crystal Palace this summer to celebrate the arrival of the Tube to the area. The yearly Crystal Palace Festival has been dubbed an“underground event" this year by organisers. It will take place on
A UKIP prospective candidate for Wallington North is running the Virgin London Marathon on April 25 to raise money for the London Wildcare Trust, based in Bedinton Park. Phil Elliott, 46, from Elmwood Close, Wallington, operates a vehicle recovery
Thousands of runners will face the race of their lives later this month at the London Marathon. In our marathon round-up we look at three Merton residents gearing up to take part in the gruelling event, which will take place on April 25.
Facebook and Gumtree fraudsters are abusing the social networking sites to steal from residents, say Lambeth police. Cops are warning cyber surfers to take precautions when selling or buying items on the internet, after a string of incidents
Petty theft and vandalism is destroying the hard work of a voluntary group whose members have been giving up their Sunday mornings to spruce up their local park. The Friends of Westow Park group in Crystal Palace were devastated to discover
Council chiefs have pledged to protect victims of sex trafficking through an advertising boycott. Merton Council announced it would not place advertising in publications that also ran barely-disguised listings for brothels. The council
Concealed security cameras mounted in the poles of lollipop men and women could be introduced across Merton in a bid to drive up road safety and protect schoolchildren. Council officers are contemplating ordering in the devices to tackle the
A Southfields pensioner who was “loved by everyone that knew him” died after swallowing his wedding ring in hospital. John Lopez did not realise where his ring had gone until staff at Queen Mary’s hospital in Roehampton performed an x-ray,
Footage filmed for a BBC documentary called Trauma helped convict a construction company after the needless death of a 25-year-old labourer. Regentford, of Rookwood Road, Hackney, will have to pay out more than £321,000 after the footage showed
A controversial traffic improvement scheme that saw 1000 sq m of Herne Hill parkland lost to build a slip road to eleviate congestion will finally be opened on Saturday. The new slip road has been built in the past year between Norwood Road
Entrepreneurial mums in Epsom visited The Ashley Centre just before Mother’s Day for a week of networking and marketing. “Savvy Mamas”, a group of mums who run businesses, offered shoppers discounts, services and treats from their products.
A flower arranging club’s 50th anniversary will be bittersweet when it is celebrated on April 19, because it also marks its end. Esher Flower Club was formed in 1960 by ladies who met at the Horticultural Society. Three of its original
Time is standing still in Wimbledon with the town centre’s time piece motionless once again. Like traffic in the Broadway below, the clock on top of The Prince of Wales Tavern remains static, less than two years after a successful Wimbledon
Two lucky youngsters won a training session with England legend Lawrence Dallaglio after taking part in the Sacla’ Rugby festival at Sutton and Epsom Rugby Club. Zuriel Witter, 7, and Charlie Aylward, 11, both from Sutton and Epsom Rugby Club
A Wallington High School for Girls student took top honours in the Southwark final of Jack Petchey’s ‘Speak Out’ Challenge. Ife Obakin, 14, gave a speech called ‘What is Normal?’ which won her an iPod and a chance to go through to the grand
More pressure needs to be put on banks to release funds to business if struggling small and medium sized firms are to survive the recession. The Federation of Small Businesses(FSB) has called upon Croydon Council to fill the lending gap created
A mother who died at St George’s Hospital after being shot by her ex-partner has saved six lives with her organs. Julie Harrison, 40, was air-lifted to the hospital after she and her daughter, Maisie, were attacked in Alton, Hampshire, on December
