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  • Jack Daniels conman jailed

    A trickster carried out a million dollar fraud across the country by switching bottles of Jack Daniel’s with tampered ones. Andrzej Szarzynski, 38, used an elaborate scam to steal more than 400 bottles of Jack Daniel’s from shops Sutton and other cities

  • Teen to sail round Britain for Sam Beare Hospice, Weybridge

    A teenager from Weybridge is set to sail around Britain to raise money for the cash-strapped Sam Beare Hospice. Richard Barth, 16, who is studying for his GCSEs at Epsom College, will embark on the 1,900 mile journey from Gosport on Wednesday, June

  • Burley named Crystal Palace manager

    Experienced Scotsman George Burley has been announced as Crystal Palace's new manager. Dougie Freedman, who assisted caretaker boss Paul Hart as he masterminded the Eagles' successful battle to avoid relegation from the Championship, will stay

  • North Kingston GP surgery allowed to open at last

    A GP surgery in north Kingston will finally be allowed to open, nearly two years after it was supposed to be serving its NHS patients. The surgery at 164 Tudor Drive was fitted out by Dr Charles Alessi of Churchill Medical Practice in July 2008, at

  • Monkey Theatre to entertain in Walton

    A youth production company will entertain audiences at the Riverhouse Barn in Manor Road, Walton, with a story told entirely through action and music. Actors in the Monkey Theatre group will stay silent throughout their performance of comedy

  • Serial offender gets Asbo after jail fails

    A serial offender escaped jail on Monday, June 14, but was slapped with an antisocial behaviour order (Asbo) after magistrates decided custody was not working to change his ways. Jason Sanderson, 32, from Somerfield Road, Finsbury Park, was

  • Kingston Uni volunteers get richly deserved recognition

    Dedicated Kingston University students who have given time to volunteering projects in the community were awarded at a special evening recently. The Student Union’s annual volunteer awards evening recognised a variety of work, including walking retired

  • Bike Across Cultures returning to Richmond Park

    A biking event on June 19 will bring together people from all communities, in an attempt to promote to the black and ethnic minority community the benefits of cycling. Bike Across Cultures is an annual event and is Kingston Race and Equalities Council

  • BP share investment "will not cost" Kingston Council

    The effects of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill have spread to Kingston, after the council revealed its pension fund bought £900,000 of BP shares last year. The value of shares in the oil giant has almost halved since the April 20 blast on Deepwater Horizon

  • Building's health and safety risk disputed

    Croydon Council’s claims that Taberner House was a health and safety danger were scotched as it emerged no risk assesment report had ever been carried out. The council cited the £1m yearly repair bill to keep the 40-year-old building safe

  • Retired entrepreneur's soaps scrub up well

    A retired grandfather is cleaning up the competition with his new organic soap business. Michael Brown, 66, has seen his fledgling firm go from strength to strength since he started selling soaps in markets in May, and has moved in to retail

  • Vote for Champions Charity to get lottery funding

    A Caribbean charity needs your vote to get much-needed lottery money to complete a dynamic film project. The Cause 2000, this year’s Croydon Champions Charity, is in the running to get £47,000 for a follow up to a Heritage film called They

  • Holdsworth leads Hounslow and District Wheelers to team prize

    Hounslow and District Wheelers star Paul Holdsworth led the club to a team victory in the Reading 50 at Aldermaston last Sunday. His time of one hour, 54 minutes, three seconds was good enough for fourth place overall. With Dave George (2.10.55) and

  • Rap star Diddy reveals he did consider Crystal Palace FC bid

    American hip-hop legend Diddy has admitted he considered stepping in to buy cash-strapped Crystal Palace FC earlier this year. The rap mogul, who is reputedly worth £360m, was said to be in the market for an English football team and favoured

  • Esher crash in Rugby Rocks final

    Esher lost out as Samurai International claimed the first leg of the National Sevens Series in front of more than 5,000 music and rugby fans at Rugby Rocks in Richmond on Saturday. The Molesey Road club had led 31-24 in the final, but Samurai

  • Lucky escape for post office worker who tackled gunman

    A brave young post office worker who took on a gunman is lucky to be alive after the robber fired a pistol at him – but it failed to go off. The 23-year-old was taken hostage at a Putney post office last Tuesday, but refused to hand over any money tackled

  • Quins Ladies old and new unite for 10th anniversary

    Harlequin Ladies old and new took to the field at the Stoop on Saturday for the 10th Sue Moloney memorial game, in which they took on Dutch side Castricum Ladies. An active member of the club, who set up the first incarnation of Harlequin Ladies’

  • Forster's Bees return a 'no brainer'

    Boss Andy Scott has described striker Nicky Forster’s return to Brentford as a no-brainer as the veteran bids to go past the 200 League goal mark. The 36-year-old former Bees favourite made the switch back to Griffin Park on Thursday hoping

  • Trash Talk: The Descent Part 2

    The Descent: Part 2 is one of those troublesome films that seem to be becoming more and more prevalent in today's cinema – the unwarranted sequel. No one asked for it, nobody particularly cared for it and, considering the way the first movie ended,

  • BREAKING NEWS: St Helier funding announced in Parliament

    A £219 million redevelopment of St Helier Hospital will go ahead after years of campaigning. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has just announced the news in Parliament. His decision puts to rest months of speculation

  • Cops search for missing Norwood schoolgirl.

    Police are searching for a 14-year-old girl who has been missing for six weeks. Concern is growing for the welfare of Nakeama Walsh who was last seen at her home address in Upper Norwood 8.30pm on May 10. It is believed that Nakeama

  • Bees focused on flying start

    Brentford boss Andy Scott reckons his side’s first five games will provide a good barometer as to how the Bees will fare in League One next season. Scott’s men travel to Carlisle United on the opening day of the season for the second successive year

  • A perfect play for Putney

    Sir Alan Ayckbourn's Private Fears in Public Places' could well have been written about Putney. The play, one of the writer's more darker offerings, is being performed at Putney Arts Theatre next week and tells the story of six Londoners struggling

  • Buddy Holly comes back to life

    Rock and roll legend Buddy Holly is being brought back to life and back to Croydon's Fairfield Halls on Tuesday. In Dreams features Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison and The Everly brothers and invites audiences to take a trip down memory lane, from the fabulous

  • Right Said Fred go acoustic

    Normally the words 'I'm too sexy for my cat, poor pussycat' would see you locked up in a mental asylum, but it turned Right Said Fred into a household name. Back in 1992 their now classic 'I'm Too Sexy' song launched brothers Richard and Fred Fairbrass

  • Ofsted praises Wandsworth's 'outstanding' adult classes

    Ofsted has praised Wandsworth’s adult education classes as “outstanding” after finding that they deliver good teaching and value for money. A report by the independent watchdog praised the “vision” of senior managers on the scheme and the “tireless

  • Police appeal after Chief Constable's trousers stolen

    Police are appealing for help after the Chief Constable's trousers were stolen... But thankfully, the search for the clothing is only an event at the Surrey Police Family Day and Dog Trials on Sunday (June 20) and not a real investigation.

  • Mel South aims for Wimbledon boost

    New Malden’s Melanie South is hoping to put a miserable twelve months behind her when she takes her place in the First Round at Wimbledon next week. The 24-year-old has seen her world ranking slump from a career-high 99 in 2009 to a current slot of

  • Palace and Millwall to clash on New Year's Day

    Crystal Palace will face Leicester City in the first game of the coming season. Last season's play-off semi-finalists visit Selhurst Park on August 7, before the Eagles travel to Barnsley and then face Ipswich Town at home. Relegated Portsmouth come

  • Sutton Lord presents student with learning difficulty award

    A student with a learning difficulty has received the Best Learner Award at the House of Lords last month. Kelly McKensie, 21, from Orchard Hill College in Wallington, earned the award for overcoming her disadvantage and communicating effectively

  • Cuts loom in Sutton council services

    Sutton council’s leader has warned of tough times ahead as cuts loom. Councillor Sean Brennan did not reveal whether the axe would swing on transport projects, schools, social housing schemes or jobs as the authority prepares for Government

  • Eagles second favourites for relegation

    Crystal Palace are second favourites to get relegated this season according to bookmakers William Hill. The Eagles, who only escaped the drop by drawing the last game of last season against Sheffield Wednesday, are 2/1 to go down. Scunthorpe United

  • Chaos for rail commuters as lorry crashes into bridge

    Train services were disrupted last night after a lorry ploughed into a railway bridge near Gipsy Hill. The trailer of the large articulated vehicle hit the low bridge in Norwood High Street at about 4pm, meaning train lines had to be shut while Network

  • George Burley to be unveiled as new Palace boss

    George Burley is expected to be named Crystal Palace manager this afternoon. The former Scotland boss has beaten off competition from Chris Coleman, Paul Hart and Dougie Freedman to land the role and will be unveiled at a press conference at 3.30pm.

  • Big Band in the Park's big success

    Big Band in the Park has had its biggest year yet with nearly 1,000 people filling the grounds of Nonsuch Mansion on June 4. The event, hosted by Friends of Nonsuch and Nonsuch Rotary Club, raised over £2,000 for charity, including Sutton Guardian's

  • Teen due in court over triple stabbing

    A teenager accused of involvement in a triple stabbing in Mitcham on Tuesday will appear in court this morning. The victims of the attack included 24-year-old Royal Marine, Matthew Stevenson-Webber who was stabbed in the back, and his father

  • Green school launches sensory garden

    Green fingered pupils celebrated the opening of a new sensory garden at a Tulse Hill primary school. The garden at Fenstanton primary is designed to appeal to all senses with plants to smell, touch and look at, herbs to taste and a water fountain

  • Good news for Epsom house hunters

    House hunters in Epsom, desperate to get on the property ladder for the first time, are in for some good news. Builders Crest Nicholson launched the first phase of its Rosebery Heights development at the weekend. All of the one- and two-bedroom

  • Crooked council staff 'let themselves off parking fines'

    Crooked council workers have avoided heavy fines by letting themselves off parking tickets, a town hall whistleblower has claimed. A member of staff at Lambeth Council exposed the actions of an unknown number of workers from the town hall’s

  • Former Sutton High School student flies back to Haiti

    A former Sutton High School student has flown back out to Haiti six months after visiting the disaster-stricken country. Lindsey Reece-Smith flew out to Caribbean island in January with seven of her colleagues from aid agency Tearfund.

  • Red tape cuts welcomed by Croydon business chairman

    Excessive red tape for businesses is to be slashed by the new coalition Government, as it seeks ways to help firms clamber out of the recession. Business Secretary Vince Cable has detailed the Government’s action plan to reduce regulation following

  • Bowls club rolls up for anniversary

    A bowls club has celebrated its 75th anniversary with a full day of events. Councillor David Pay, Mayor of Reigate and Banstead, cut the birthday cake at the celebrations of Banstead Neville Bowls Club on Bank Holiday Monday. Chairman Barbara

  • Wimbledon lawyer "delighted" with CBE

    A Wimbledon lawyer named in the Queen’s birthday honours list said he was “delighted” to receive news of his award. Dr Karl Mackie, chief executive of the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR), was created a CBE in this weekend’s list

  • Free World Cup BBQ for every reader

    What better way to watch the World Cup matches than with a barbecue? In a fantastic giveaway, the Croydon Guardian has teamed up with purveyor of useful things Clas Ohlson in the Whitgift Centre to offer every reader a disposable barbecue absolutely

  • Pedal power raises thousands for children

    Cyclists from a recruitment firm have played their part in an epic 1,800 mile cycle ride hoping to raise thousands of pounds for terminally ill children. Blue Arrow Croydon staff whizzed their way through the south London leg of the course