It was a rather dodgy 16th April weather-wise and I was testing my newly applied orienteering skills on the map that my friend Larissa, had printed off from Google. Naturally, I was failing quite spectacularly at getting my bearings once coming
A grandmother who has been running for 12 years is set to be the oldest woman to take part in the London Marathon this weekend. Irene Clarke, 83, from Epsom, will be joining the scores of runners at the Virgin London Marathon on Sunday (April
By Community Correspondent Anita Chagar Lampton School’s Psychology teacher, Ms Polly Shoebridge, managed to run 16 miles, walk the local park and host a pre-marathon pasta party all in support of Water Aid. On Wednesday 31st March Lampton
By Community Correspondent Adam Yaqub There is nothing quite like the thought of a bank holiday weekend to strike fear into even the most tolerant person. The unavoidable hours of ‘fun’ spent sitting with family, playing board games that no-one actually
Rising to fame in the 60s, the Walker Brothers faced stiff competition from the Beatles and Elvis to capture the hearts of teenage girls. John Walker anticipates a slightly different crowd when he performs, backed by Manchester band the Dakotas, at
Friends have paid tribute to a former Kingston University student who was crushed to death by a central London bus while cycling last week, seven days before her 26th birthday. Jayne Helliwell, who lived on Fairfield South and studied illustration
Two directors of a company in Wandsworth have been fined after a worker died when when was crushed by six tonnes of stone slabs. Ronald Douglas, 51, was about to unload slabs from the back of a lorry at Marble City in Smugglers Way when six
Gold Coast Bar and Restaurant owner William Quagraine is hoping to bring some spice into people’s lives by getting his famous chilli sauce on to supermarket shelves. The Ghanaian-born chef uses scotch bonnet peppers as the secret weapon in
Sutton police have been ordered to pay back £6,800 to a man. Last year Michael Costellow, 59, of Fellowes Road, Carshalton, was ordered to forfeit £6,800 in cash, believed to be the proceeds of criminal activity during a civil hearing at Sutton
Teachers protested against proposed staffing cuts outside Lambeth's biggest education provider. Members of trade unions Lambeth College UCU and Unison campaigned outside Lambeth College Clapham Centre in Clapham on April 19. Susan McDowell
Footballers Nicky Shorey and Stefano Okaka, of Fulham Football Club, made a surprise visit to the latest training session of Fulham FC Foundation's Down Syndrome Tennis Club. The Down's Syndrome Tennis Project, the first of its kind nationally
Seven Mitcham teenagers have won a bid for £61,000, covering the cost of Merton’s first mobile youth activity bus. Lara and Del Bakich, Brook Wooderson, Kyle Taylor, Toby Cox, Tom Ruddel and Hollie Sfluskey identified the need for a mobile
Two teens were robbed and one assaulted by a group of six teenagers in Thames Ditton on April 17. The attack took place in Weston Green Road between 9pm and 9.45pm. Police said the 18- and 19-year-olds, from Walton, were approached by
Health concerns have been sparked after nearly 1,000 pairs of unsafe sunglasses were seized. Steve Ruddy, from Surrey County Council Trading Standards, said: "Worryingly, many of the glasses we seized in our raid were designed to tempt children
Wandsworth residents have until May 14 to apply for the next round of the council’s Eco Fund grant money, which is available to individuals and groups in the borough that can demonstrate good ways to become greener. The council will give
During this week in 1985, Wandsworth Health Authority was criticised for deciding to accept a staff and union bid for a cleaning contract at a hospital for the mentally ill, rather than outside contractors. The authority decided to reject
