Chelsea Football Club has teamed up with their official international charity partner, Right To Play to support the United Against Malaria initiative. United Against Malaria is a partnership of influential leaders, politicians, organisations, and
Kingstonian missed out on a second successive promotion when they went down 2-0 at Boreham Wood in the Ryman Premier League play-off final this afternoon. Both the goals came in the second half - Ryan Moran giving Wood a 69th-minute leade and Dwayne
Arriving at my usual Cotswold haunt on the first day of spring I was greeted by the magnificent outpourings of a songthrush. Three years ago I wrote in Nature Notes about a songthrush and how its vocabulary was exceptionally wide-ranging and
These delicious treats were too good to resist for Putney residents taking part in a "cake break" last week. The cakes were baked and sold to raise money for Wandsworth MS Society, which helps those affected by multiple sclerosis. MS
Girls from a Morden guide troop have got up close and personal with their musical heroes. Rising stars Girls Can’t Catch met members of 3rd Morden Guides last week. The troop were winners of a national competition to design stage outfits for
Here is your timetable for all this year's May Merrie fun, courtest of town centre managers Kingstonfirst. This year's event will include jazz, falconry, wandering entertainers, and other performances, between 11am and 5pm on Monday, May 3.
The two main political parties in Hounslow have pledged to make recycling a top priority should they win control of the borough on May 6. Although Hounslow’s Liberal Democrats admit they are not in a position to wrestle power from the Conservative
Two private gardens in Cobham will open up to the public on Sunday, May 16, to raise money for charity. People will be able to enjoy jazz music and cream teas as they wander through each garden and there will also be plants on sale.
Streatham's parliamentary candidates faced a grilling about their policies from some 150 Lambeth College students at an election hustings. Topics covered during the April 22 debate included education, job prospects for young people, green issues
A security van was robbed outside Barclays Bank in Worcester Park last Wednesday afternoon. Police were called at 12.50pm to reports of a cash in transit robbery at the bank. Two men robbed a security guard of a cash box and ran off
Surrey residents are being encouraged to help reduce the amount of waste going to landfill and save themselves money, by producing free compost for their gardens. Out of a total 536,000 tonnes of household waste currently produced in Surrey each year
James Cracknell has won two Olympic golds, six world championship titles, rowed the Atlantic, swum the Straits of Gibraltar and the Channel, skied to the South Pole, completed a plethora of running and cycling marathons and been lauded as Britain
The US has distanced itself from claims it captured “Al-Qaeda’s number three”, as secret files show information he gave about a radioactive bomb plot after he was tortured proved to be incorrect. The disclosures add to concerns about the reliability
Cops who caught a serial sex attacker and a betting shop customer who fought off armed robbers were among the winners at a police awards night. The Merton borough commander’s commendation ceremony on Monday saw 29 officers, support staff and
Olympic gold medallist Darren Campbell believes Harry Aikines-Aryeetey needs to put down the weights and pick up the miles if he is to claim an individual senior international medal. The Sutton & District sprinter’s latest attempt to join the sports
A credit card currently being piloted by Kingston Council has racked up £17,790 in more than 163 transactions, since May 2009. The procurement cards are used by many councils as a quick way of purchasing items, with less paperwork.
Pupils from a Sutton school enjoyed a chat with Harry Potter star Tom Felton last week when an after-school club hosted its first ever webcast. Mr Felton, who reprised his role as Draco Malfoy in last year’s blockbuster The Half-Blood Prince
Few people can claim to have ridden around standing on a pair of horses clad as an Amazonian warrior, but it’s all in a day’s work for trick rider Nicky de Neumann. The Kenley-born actress and performer never felt at home in her “rather stuffy
Volunteer police officers, known as specials, are nothing new, but are an idea growing in popularity as people recognise the benefit of giving up their time to make the streets safe. I joined one of Kingston’s police specials, PS Claudine Lodge
A new food waste recycling service will enable businesses in Croydon to radically cut their carbon emissions. The new service means that businesses can separate out their food waste from their general rubbish so it can be turned into compost
A bus from Streatham has changed its route to St George's Hospital in Tooting. At St George's Hospital, G1 buses towards Streatham will run through the grounds and then along Blackshaw Road and Tooting High Street instead of Garratt Lane.
A Battersea company is cleaning up after securing a contract with a major supermarket chain due to its green credentials. Delphis Eco, which is based just off the York Road, supplies green cleaning products to industry and has recently gained
