By community correspondent Gaby Mills At 3.40am on 7th April, forty-two tired yet excited people met outside the Surbiton Assembly Rooms to begin their journey to Italy. Everyone had been looking forward to this trip for months, and it can
Hard work, teamwork, skill and initiative were all recognised on Monday night when the winners of the South and West London Achievement Awards 2009 gathered at Canary Wharf. The setting for the awards was the landmark HSBC tower which soared
Clapham Junction's Segun Babalola followed in the footsteps of Olympic stars Kelly Sotherton and Mark-Lewis Francis on Sunday as he won gold at the Aviva Sportshall UK Final in Birmingham. The 13-year-old topped the podium in the eight-lap
Hampton & Richmond Borough defender Dean Wells says he can't wait for this season to end even if it's only to see the back of team mate Dave Tarpey for the summer. Boss Alan Devonshire put Saturday's embarrassing 1-0 defeat at relegated Weymouth
A gunman who shot a fellow clubber in the face outside a Crystal Palace nightclub has been jailed for eight years. Yayhe Ismail, 21, shot the 24-year-old with a BB gun following a fight as they left Dyjarns night club in Crystal Palace Parade
A radical campaign group were thrown out of Magistrates Court on Tuesday after questioning the "legitimacy of the judge and British law". Members of the Freeman Movement were dragged out of court and arrested after they asked the judge to recite
The person responsible for leasing out the Croydon FC club house for the party at which Wesley Sterling was murdered has said he was not responsible for security on the night. The 16-year-old Croydon College student was stabbed in the chest
Danny Kedwell reckons AFC Wimbledon’s decision to go completely full-time next season could be the catalyst for a promotion surge. Kedwell swept the board in the Dons’ end of season honours list, picking up Player of the Year, Player’s Player of the
Rock legend Bruce Springsteen is to release a recording of his show at the Hyde Park Calling show in London on DVD and Blu-Ray. The release, featuring the full set from the 2009 show, will hit the stores on June 22 featuring 26 songs as part
The government has given an extra 1.5 million for emergency road repairs to Surrey. The money is Surrey's share of the 100 million that was promised nationally in the Budget to tackle damage to roads following the severe winter weather.
Based on the popular cartoon series, Dora The Explorer, Dora Puppy is a game where you have to help Dora look after her puppy, Perrito. Most the tasks are pretty basic – you have to play with it, bath it, feed it. There's even a rather odd section
Columbian pop superstar Shakira has been added to the Glastonbury Festival lineup. The star has been added to the Pyramid Stage Bill at the event, which runs between June 23 and 27, on Saturday. Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis said
This specialist service which is funded by Macmillan and run by Wandsworth CAB, was set up three years ago as a source of information and advice for cancer patients on financial issues. Local patients can get individual help with government benefit
Brentford boss Andy Scott reckons striker Ben Strevens embodies the secret of his side’s success this season after he bagged the winner in Tuesday’s 2-1 win over Tranmere Rovers. The 29-year-old former Dagenham & Redbridge man has struggled
Loanee Lewis Grabban may have played his last game for Brentford, but Bees boss Andy Scott reckons it opens the door for others to prove they deserve a second chance. The 22-year-old Millwall winger will return to the New Den to help manager Kenny Jackett
A man dubbed a gentle giant has escaped jail after assaulting and kicking a man on the ground outside a fast food outlet. Jack Senchery-Evans, of Osborne Road, Southsea, was at Kingston Crown Court on Friday, April 16, to be sentenced for actual
It was a promising start for newly promoted Sutton & District AC to the Ebbisham League on Sunday. With a slightly depleted squad of U13 and U15 boys, the athletes, that weren’t stuck abroad, proved themselves by giving very strong performances on
The leader of Elmbridge Council, Councillor Roy Taylor, has congratulated a member of the public for pointing out to him a mistake in one of his own cabinet’s reports. The Tory cabinet met on Wednesday, March 24, to discuss a proposed scheme
Tickets are now on sale for a circus event coming to Claygate this summer. Happy’s Circus will set up camp at the Claygate Recreation Ground in Dalmore Avenue on Thursday, June 3, between 6pm and 8pm. There will also be a barbecue before
Two brave men will give new meaning to the term dog tired on Sunday, when they attempt the London Marathon with one blindfolded and the other dressed as a guide dog. David Boon, from Walton, and David Hartley, from Surbiton, hope to raise £15,000
Staines Town’s hopes of reaching the Blue Square South play-offs were dashed at near neighbours Maidenhead United on Saturday. Although their defender Rose played the whole game with a bandaged round a head stitched in last week’s game, the home side
Old Meadonians cruised to a 4-0 victory in a catch-up fixture at title chasing Old Minchendians. It was easily Meads’ best performance of the season, with experienced Colin Hawkins’ prompting behind a front two of Alex Jones and Alex Smith providing
Boss Paul Doswell reckons finishing second in the Ryman League Premier Division table means Sutton United deserve to be promoted. Goals from midfielders Francis Quarm and Sonny Cobbs saw Doswell’s men win 2-1 at Cray Wanderers on Tuesday to
A lucky pensioner has scooped the jackpot at the St Raphael’s Hospice lottery last week. Rita Porter, from Wallington, won the £2,600 rollover prize in the hospice’s weekly lottery held last Friday (April 16). The St Raphael’s Hospice
A Carshalton firefighter lived up to his name last week when he regained his amateur boxing title for the fourth time. Luke Williams, from Shaftesbury Road, was raising money for children’s hospice Shooting Stars, in Hampton, by taking part
Stuart Cash admits AFC Wimbledon’s horrendous end-of-season form will see a number of the squad shown the Kingsmeadow exit door over the summer. Mere weeks after Terry Brown told the Wimbledon Guardian the Dons stars were playing for their futures,
Late night tennis could return to Wimbledon this summer, with the All England Club tournament organisers refusing to name a cut-off time for evening matches. Last year saw the unveiling of a new retractable roof over Centre Court, that allowed
AFC Wimbledon 0-1 Tamworth The Dons sluggish end of season form continued last night, as Tamworth became the latest team to take three points home from Kingsmeadow. Although it’s been a positive first season in the Blue Square Premier
June Whitfield CBE took to the steps of the New Wimbledon Theatre last week to cut the ribbon on the venue’s centenary open day. The day was one of a number of events organised by the theatre to mark its centenary year. Last Wednesday
Corinthian Casuals brought a successful home campaign to an end in front of their biggest attendance of the season, but were unfortunate not to get a break against a strong Leatherhead side. The home started brightly with right back Youseff Matwali
Sutton Police could lose £20,000 as part of London-wide cuts to overtime costs. Sutton Borough Commander Guy Ferguson said he was confident the loss could be absorbed so there was no noticeable impact on services. However Member of Parliament
Mitcham's Daniel Ghosh followed in the footsteps of Olympic stars Kelly Sotherton and Mark-Lewis Francis on Sunday as he claimed third best all-rounder at the Aviva Sportshall UK Final in Birmingham. The 15-year-old won the award after collecting
Two Twickenham-based rugby entrepreneurs have staked their professional futures on the growth of sevens rugby as an Olympic sport. Barnes Rugby Club’s Rob Westworth and former journalist Ed Kemp quit their jobs in sales and marketing at the start of
Paul Hart has called for Crystal Palace supporters to pack out Selhurst Park for Monday night's crucial match with West Brom. The Eagles are desperate for points to move clear of the Championship drop zone and avoid a nail-biting relegation decider against
The dream became reality at the Buzzlines Stadium last night when Croydon Athletic got the all-important point they needed against Folkestone Invicta to take them into the Ryman Premier next season. With a massive 2,134 crowd present and
Wallington wheelchair racer David Weir will be aiming to bounce back in Sunday's Virgin London Marathon after a double blow in 2009. Last year, Weir lost out to Australian Kurt Fearnley and also saw his course record beaten by the same man. Weir won
Kingstonian boss Alan Dowson reckons his men can approach the play-offs without a care in the world given the season they have already had. A 0-0 draw with Hastings United on Saturday ended a run of three defeats, and left Ks needing a win at struggling
Ian Hazel vows that Carshalton Athletic will be going all out to win their final league game at Wealdstone on Saturday as the Robins look to secure their Ryman Premier future. A point would be enough for Athletic to beat the drop after results fell
Lightning has struck twice for an unfortunate theatre company which has been targeted by thieves both times it has visited Croydon. A prop handbag containing a fake gun was snatched when Unexpected Opera came to the Warehouse Theatre last year
A small but select team from Leatherhead Swimming Club were up against tough competition from more than 40 clubs at the Crawley Spring Open Meet last weekend. Chloe Bean (14 years) claimed the biggest medal haul, with golds in the 50m breaststroke,
Police today released this picture of a wanted man as part of an urgent appeal for information. Hounslow police have issued a warrant for the arrest of 29-year-old Nael Khaliq after he failed to show up to appointments with the probation service
Wallington’s Liam Grant inspired his team to victory in an all-Crusaders cup final in the Sutton & District Table Tennis League. Liam, 10, teamed up with Kingswood’s Jamie Hughes and Wallington’s Joseph Yee for a 5-2 win. The boys were playing against
A bid to bring the Pope to Colliers Wood when he visits Britain later this year has failed. His Holiness had been invited to the area to view the remains of Merton Priory, the site of England’s first parliament and the place where Pope Adrian
By Community Correspondent Sarah Lutton The children and staff of Wallace Fields Junior School in Ewell have been digging deep to raise money for Adam, a little boy in urgent need of specialist cancer treatment. Six year old Adam Bird suffers from a
On another beautiful spring weekend there were loads of Sutton Runners out racing again. In the inaugural Brighton Marathon Sutton had 6 runners with PBs for no less than 4 of them namely Joe Farrugia, Gill Fry, Lynn Hickey and Andrew Bartley. There
Brentford’s 10th consecutive game without defeat lifted them to 10th in the table as they saw off struggling Tranmere Rovers 2-1 at Griffin Park on Tuesday night, writes Simon Webster. Despite Tranmere being desperate for the points as they battle
An inspired move by Leatherhead manager Mick Sullivan in handing a surprise start to burly striker Kwabena Agyei, who had been out on loan at Chertsey since November, helped see play-off chasing Tanners wrap up a vital victory against a stubborn Corinthian
The race to bring stranded Britons back home has begun as UK skies reopened. Airlines are rescheduling flights amid warnings it could take weeks for services to return to normal. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) stepped in to ease
A man who was found with unexplained head injuries in Battersea has died. Police said they were keeping “an open mind” as to how George Sinclair, who was found outside Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, Battersea Park Road, came to be seriously
Wesley Sterling’s family have spoken of their grief at his death and appealed for any witnesses to come forward. The 16-year-old Croydon College student died in the early hours of Sunday morning after being stabbed in the chest at a birthday
Kerbcrawlers caught in Lambeth have been told to attend rehab to prevent them from reoffending - or face being prosecuted in court. Some 11 men recently arrested by police trying to pick up prostitutes were told to attend rehab at Gipsy Hill
The Streatham Hub development was a key issue for business leaders quizzing Streatham's parliamentary candidates at a pre-election debate. Support for small businesses, regeneration, calls for more town centre manager powers, more parking,
The Mill House Harvester and the Wimbledon Guardian are offering three lucky families a night off from the cooking with the chance to enjoy a complimentary meal at the restaurant in Mitcham. The Pub and Grill in Windmill Road is giving away
The next JLS, Leona Lewis or Diversity could be discovered at a talent show grand final this week. Merton’s Got Youth Talent - a charity event at Bishopsford School on Friday - will feature the borough’s brightest young stars. Secondary
