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  • Love is What We Do

    Before Wednesday 17th March it can’t be said that many people knew nor loved the story of “The Wedding Singer”. On the surface it can be seen as just another cliché love story: boy likes girl; girl likes boy; there are complications but girl and boy live

  • A Season for Music

    With the constantly fluctuating weather in this country, one of the only real signs of summer is the arrival of the May music concert, and this year’s proved to be as spectacular and memorable as ever. Every spring Sutton High holds its annual summer

  • We Decide

    Undoubtedly, the news of the week has been the election. No matter where you were in Britain on May 6th 2010, talk of who to vote for and the possibility of a ‘hung parliament’ can’t have been far. And this seems like an excruciating form of torture for

  • Hanging by a Thread

    Can you imagine spending more than half of your life in confinement waiting for the day you are told you will not see the end of? Waiting in a cell, restricted to one seat, unable to communicate with anyone, just sitting in anticipation of your

  • UPDATE: New Malden exclusion zone lifted

    Police have lifted the exclusion zone in New Malden after a series of tests carried out on a suspect package. The package was deemed non-threatening and cordons, which at one point extended from the Fountain roundabout to Penrith Road and Blagdon

  • Richmond not a one man team

    Richmond skipper Kevin Barrett says he is treating the availability of Middlesex paceman Robbie Williams as an added bonus. The 23-year-old sat out 2008 with a stress fracture to his back and played only a handful of games for club and county last season

  • New Palace manager to be named tomorrow

    Crystal Palace will announce their new manager tomorrow, with George Burley, Paul Hart, Sean O'Driscoll or Dougie Freedman expected to take the post. The Eagles are holding a press conference at Selhurst Park at 3.30pm where the new manager will be presented

  • Hutchins backs Murray's Davis Cup break

    Wimbledon’s Ross Hutchins reckons best mate Andy Murray deserves a rest from Davis Cup action and it is time the rest of the Brits filled the void. The world number four has pulled out of the British team’s relegation clash with Turkey in Eastbourne

  • Police extend exclusion zone in New Malden

    Police have extended the exclusion zone in New Malden and are expected to carry out a controlled explosion on a suspect package. Police in hazardous material suits are in the area, and a fleet of ambulances are parked at the Fountain pub.

  • McGinn’s boys make the grade

    The Great Britain Deaf side, coached by Wimbledon-based Chris McGinn, line up before their 5-0 away victory over Israel a fortnight ago. McGinn’s men took a 4-1 first-leg lead to Ashkelon – earned at Fulham’s Motspur Park training ground last month –

  • Super Surrey claim counties title

    Surrey’s women’s team have won the South East Counties Championship after a 5-0 win over holders Hampshire in the final at Hampshire’s Winklebury ground. Surbiton Town’s Wendy Martin claimed a hat-trick, opening the scoring after just 30 seconds as

  • Five football fans made to hand in passports

    Five Sutton residents have been banned from travelling to the World Cup as part of a police crackdown on hooliganism. Sutton Police have confirmed the five men listed on the Football Banning Authority’s records have been asked to surrender

  • Fans out in force but no arrests made

    England fans were out in force in Sutton on Saturday night as Fabio Capello’s men put the nation through the mill once again. Bars and pubs in Sutton High Street were packed out with St George’s crosses and flags in anticipation of a much-needed

  • Chaos in New Malden as police set up exclusion zone

    New Malden is in "absolute chaos" after police set up an exclusion zone following the discovery of a suspect package near the Fountain Roundabout this afternoon. Police said the package was found in Martin House, a four-storey block of flats

  • Croydon house goes wild with World Cup fever

    This patriotic house in Lodge Avenue, Waddon, is flying the flag for England. And we're keen to hear your World Cup stories. Are you wearing your England shirt with pride? Have you decorated your house or your car to back our boys in South Africa

  • Photographers wanted for Sutton in Bloom

    This year’s Sutton In Bloom hopes to unearth budding photographers as well as green-fingered gardeners. For the first time in the competition there will be awards for the best photographs of the gardens that brighten up our borough.

  • Teen duo plead guilty to manslaughter of pensioner

    The "mindless and disgusting" killing of a pensioner, who was punched unconscious by two happy-slapping teenagers in front of his three-year-old granddaughter, has led a shocked detective to plead with parents to take responsibility of their children

  • Ship of Fools pub sails to victory in Best Bar None awards

    The Ship of Fools pub has sailed to victory in the borough’s annual Best Bar None awards, being crowned overall winner in the long running council campaign. Licensees Caroline Mackay and Catherine Canavan scooped the top prize just 12 months

  • Worcester Park couple mark 70th wedding anniversary

    A devoted Worcester Park couple, Connie and Herbie Taylor, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on the Tuesday, June 8. More than 25 family members came together to celebrate their big day. Mrs Taylor said she puts their successful marriage

  • Wine: Tapas Fantasticas 2010

    Further to this weeks topic, the people from Wines of Rioja are sponsoring a fantastic summertime event on the 27th and 28th of June. TAPAS FANTASTICAS is a celebration of the great wines of Rioja in harmony with some brilliant Tapas produced by

  • Henman not bothered by Wimbeldon rain delays

    Wimbledon tennis fans will inevitably be frustrated by the English weather over the next fortnight, but one man has more reason than most to bemoan the rain. Former world number four Tim Henman, in 2001, came within two points of becoming the

  • Pubspy: The Treehouse in Croydon

    Since Pubspy left home he's searched high and low for a Sunday roast to match that of mamma Pubspy without much luck - until now. Last weekend I popped to The Treehouse in South Croydon after a reliable tip off concerning their offerings on the day

  • Ten Foot Nun to premiere debut album

    This Friday could well be the biggest day in Croydon band Ten Foot Nun's seven year history. The punk-prog outfit will be premiering songs from their first full-length album, to be released later this year, at Scream Lounge. It will be the first

  • Painting Croydon Red

    Top American blues artist Chicago Red plays at Scream Lounge on Friday, in the only event of this year Croydon Jazz and Blues Festival. A lack of sponsorship meant the festival has to be scaled down from last year but organisers have still managed

  • Take dad for picnic and ballet this Father's Day

    If you go down to the park this Father's Day you're in for a big surprise - a Mad Hatter's Tea Party hosted by National Youth Ballet and Wayne Sleep. The UK's leading dance company will be taking over Battersea Park and inviting you to bring a picnic

  • Ward: Old Whitgiftians must start winning

    Old Whitgiftians' captain David Ward has warned his side they must start winning to avoid a relegation battle. OW's lost by 96 runs to Cheam on Saturday, their fifth defeat from six games this season, to leave them second bottom of division one ahead

  • Twinelle at the double

    Twinelle Hopeson did the sprint double at the South of England Championships over the weekend. The 18 year-old won the 100m in 12.24 seconds and the 200m in 24.13 seconds as Croydon Harriers won five medals in total at Crystal Palace. Two other

  • Gilchrist marks Richmond homecoming with half-century

    Australian cricketing legend Adam Gilchrist reckoned returning to Old Deer Park was thirsty work after smashing 51 as Middlesex destroyed Glamorgan in the Friends Provident t20 Cup on Tuesday night. The 38-year-old, playing a competitive

  • Wilson quits Welsh for Newport Gwent Dragons

    Danny Wilson insists quitting London Welsh to become assistant coach at Newport Gwent Dragons was too good an opportunity to turn down after the Exiles boss handed in his resignation this week. Wilson stunned the Old Deer Park heirarchy by packing his

  • Streatham temporary ice rink could move to Brixton

    A temporary ice rink planned for Streatham could be moved to Brixton. The Pope's Road car park has emerged as a potential site to house the temporary Olympic-sized rink while the Streatham Hub is built. It was announced earlier this

  • French Table to dazzle at Surbiton Farmers Market

    An award-winning restaurant chef who featured on Gordon Ramsay’s F Word will demonstrate his culinary skills at the next Maple Road Farmers’ Market. Eric Guignard, of Surbiton’s French Table, will prepare some simple and delicious dishes at

  • Traffic at a halt after Cromwell Road collision

    One person has been taken to Kingston Hospital following a town centre collision between a lorry and a car outside the Cromwell Road bus station. Two fire engines and a rescue unit with heavy cutting equipment were called to the incident

  • Ertl: It was a hard decision to leave Palace

    Johnny Ertl has paid tribute to Crystal Palace players and fans following his exit from the club. The popular Austrian joined Sheffield United on a free transfer last week after his contract ran out at the end of the season following two seasons

  • Palace draw Yeovil in cup

    Crystal Palace will face Yeovil Town in the first round of the Carling Cup. The Eagles drew the Glovers this morning and will travel to Huish Park in the week beginning August 9. The football league fixtures come out tomorrow.

  • Brentford bag the Robins

    Brentford have landed a home tie with Cheltenham Town in the first round of this season's Carling Cup. The Robins will swoop in to Griffin Park in the week commencing August 9.

  • Pensioner performs handstand on top of Snowdon

    A Clockhouse pensioner has scaled the gruelling Snowdon Horseshoe Mountain range despite only recovering from prostate cancer surgery last year. Last weekend Peter Ford completed the climb in just seven hours and even did a handstand at the

  • Sutton ball girls light up Queen's tennis champiosnhips

    If you were watching the recent Queen’s Tennis Championships on the BBC last weekend you may have noticed the immaculately turned out ball girls. But did you know that each year all the ball girls used for the tournament come exclusively from

  • Ewell school offering school workshops

    A Ewell school is offering workshops to students from local primary schools for the next six weeks. Glyn Technology School in Ewell will be making use of their team of Advanced Skills Teachers and has put together a programme of study ranging

  • Rachel Nickell author completes latest thriller

    An author from Carshalton who was handed a three-book deal by publishing giant HarperCollins last year will see his second novel hit the shelves this week. Last summmer (check) David Kessler, from Wrythe Lane, Carshalton, finished his exciting

  • Cadet volunteer honoured at ceremony

    A Croydon army cadet volunteer has been honoured at a ceremony to celebrate adult cadet volunteers. Lieutenant Karen Lorimer attended a special reception hosted by the City of London to celebrate adult volunteers of the Army Cadet Forces (ACF

  • Lodge uncertain over Ks future

    Kingstonian winger Dean Lodge says doubts remain over his Kingsmeadow future having not spoken to boss Alan Dowson since the end of the season. The 24-year-old former QPR trainee didn’t play as much as he would have liked last season, but still scored

  • Children crack equations in maths Olympiad

    School children puzzled over fractional questions about Einstein and cake in the first ever Royal Russell School Junior Maths Olympiad last week. Six schools took part in the competition and children were able to show off their skills by solving

  • Surrey Police criticised over World Cup street brawl

    Surrey Police has been criticised for its slow response to a mass brawl in Weybridge on Saturday, June 12, following England’s opening game of the World Cup. A police spokesman confirmed the force had attended the Percy Lambert pub in Weybridge

  • DSN gang 'general' on hunger strike awaiting deportation

    The self styled "generals" and founders of Croydon's most notorious gang are awaiting deportation in a immigration detention facility. Twin brothers, Mikey Giwa, 21 and his brother Joland, were jailed in 2008 and 2009 after a string of convictions

  • Appeal of pervert cabbie dismissed in 10 minutes

    A judge took just ten minutes to throw out an appeal by John Worboys, the taxi driver convicted of a string of sex offences across London. Worboys, 53, who drugged and assaulted female passengers, including two women from Wandsworth, was jailed

  • Council to hire "wellbeing officer" to reduce sick days

    Elmbridge Council is cracking down on its staff taking days off sick by advertising for a “wellbeing” officer. Employees at the local authority currently take 6.6 days off ill on average every year, but the council hopes to curb this by adding

  • Hero soldier quit army before his death

    A soldier killed in Afghanistan while protecting his colleagues had quit the army 10 months ago, his family revealed. Private Jonathan Monk, 25, agreed to return to Afghanistan for one last tour of duty as a reservist while he was waiting to

  • Taxpayer funds high heels college course

    A £150-a-week college course teaching 16-year-old girls how to walk in high heels has been branded a "silly gimmick". Teenagers at South Thames College were sent on the six-week "Sexy Heels in the City" classes earlier this year, at a total

  • Lambeth residents honoured by the Queen

    A nursery boss, a headteacher at deaf and blind schools, and a woman who set up an organisation helping mums back to work were among the residents to be recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours. Judith Ish-Horowicz, of De Montford Road, Streatham

  • "Much loved" pub could be replaced with housing

    A community has pledged to battle a planning application to turn a Morden pub loved by families into flats and houses. The owners of the Morden Tavern in Central Road have lodged a bid to build 21 flats and 11 houses on the site. But the

  • Owners who demolished historic building face prosecution

    The owners of one of Putney's oldest buildings could face prosecution and a huge fine after they demolished the property unlawfully. Wandsworth Council launched an investigation and told builders to immediately cease all works above ground

  • Protest planned over toilet closure

    A protest is set to be staged against the closure of a public toilet, after a residents’ association launched a campaign to save it. Residents and residents’ association’s members will be protesting on Saturday, June 19, against the closure of

  • Hundreds expected for concert to curb youth violence

    Up to 700 youths are expected for the fifth annual Peace Concert in Battersea Arts Centre next week. The event, where youths can to hear top music acts as well as inspirational speeches from former gang members, aims to combat the spread of

  • Guardian series wins Parliamentary newspaper debate

    Guardian series chief Howard Scott won a Parliamentary debate on Monday night after proposing that taxpayer-funded council 'newspapers' undermine local democracy. The debate was the first hosted by the Parliamentary Debating Group since the

  • From AFC Wimbledon to the World Cup...

    From Kingsmeadow to Soccer City, a country’s World Cup hero was born this week in the guise of former AFC Wimbledon striker Shane Smeltz. Nicknamed the Kiwi Womble, Smeltz set up New Zealand’s last minute equalizer against Slovakia yesterday

  • Battersea Power Station architect to give lecture

    The architect behind plans to redevelop Battersea Power station will be speaking at a free public event at Southwark Cathedral on Thursday, June 24. Rafael Vinoly, will talk about the iconic Nine Elms site and a project at 20 Fenchurch Street

  • 'Seeds of Change' exhibition supports Croydon firms

    A new campaign to help businesses beat the recession through increased corporate responsibility has been launched by the Croydon Economic Development Company. The ‘Seeds of Change’ exhibition will feature a week of drop in surgeries at Croydon

  • New Wimbledon Theatre raises curtain to community

    Merton’s community groups can grace the stage of Wimbledon’s famous theatre thanks to a partnership between the venue and the council. The New Wimbledon Theatre is available for hire at a reduced rate for up to four weeks per year, with budding

  • Volunteer takes dive for hospital chapel

    A chaplaincy volunteer is taking to the sky on July 24 in an effort to jump over the final fundraising hurdle and raise the last bit of money needed for the restoration of the Mayday chapel. Melvin Demmen will leap out of a plane to raise the

  • Kingston University saves philosophy department

    Kingston University has stepped in to save the top-rated philosophy department at Middlesex University, where a proposed closure sparked international academic protests and a 12-day student occupation of the department. The north London