Union members at South Thames College joined in a nationwide protest against education cutbacks on Monday. UCU, UNISON and other unions distributed leaflets outside the Wandsworth campus in Wandsworth High Street, aiming to pressurise the Government
A community campaign to see a former bingo hall in Crystal Palace turned back in to a cinema has been given a boost after the site’s owners decided not to convert it in to a church. Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC) confirmed on Thursday
Busy beekeepers have appealed for more land to boost the number of hives in Wimbledon. Members of the Wimbledon Beekeepers' Association say they need more space to increase the population of the insect, which is under threat around the world. Councillor
Smokers in Lambeth were being encouraged to quit the habit during a national awareness week. The British Lung Foundation’s ‘Breathe Easy Week’ took place last week, targeting Lambeth where smoking is the biggest cause of premature death. Smoking rates
Battersea table tennis star Darius Knight is out to prove a point and show English table tennis he still means business. The 20-year-old three time national U21 champion, now based in Sheffield, was a victim of UK Sport's Olympic funding cuts
Croydon's banks are being urged to help the council catch building bandits and rogue traders. Recently, vulnerable people have been tricked out of their savings through building scams, promises of large foreign lottery wins or surprise inheritances
Surrey’s Middleton Cup hopes were shattered by a 157-114 defeat to Oxfordshire at Banbury Central. Although Surrey remain second in the group, Oxfordshire are now in prime position to qualify. Rink 1: Oxfordshire: 27, Surrey: Andy Gladwell, Steve
Shaun Derry will not return to Crystal Palace next season after agreeing to join Queens Park Rangers. The Eagles skipper will link up with former manager Neil Warnock in West London from July 1, when his contract with Palace runs out. Derry was Warnock's
Two men caught with a machine pistol have been jailed following a dramatic police chase across Battersea and the halting of an aeroplane at Heathrow. Perrie Reese-Mason Ogodo, 20, and Israel Ankers, 23, fled after officers saw them accept a
Fayyaz Hasmat's unbeaten half century helped Purley secured their first points of the Surrey Championship Division One season on Saturday. The number seven hit 68 not out as Purley made 199-7 in response to third-bottom Epsom's 198 all out, to win by
Discus prodigy Lawrence Okoye will represent England at the World U20 Championships in Canada next month after winning the trials in Bedford. The 18-year-old Croydon Harrier, who played on the wing for Whitgift School when they won the Daily Mail
A parade of military vehicles, historic buses and historic cars kicked off Ashtead Village Day this year in a parade from The Street down to Barnett Wood Recreation Ground. BBC TV’s Nicholas Owen declared the Village Day formally open, where
Firefighters were called to tackle a small kitchen blaze in Oakdene Court in Walton, at about 1.30pm, on Saturday, June 19. Residents evacuated the property and no one was hurt. Three fire engines attended the incident, believed to have
Tougher rules on opening sex clubs are to be brought in by Lambeth Council. The new powers will give the council wider grounds to refuse applications for sex establishments, and offer residents more of a say. Currently the council can only turn down
Phil Greening insists it will be a case of further fostering the spirit he engendered with former coach Danny Wilson rather than any sweeping changes after taking over as London Welsh boss last week. Former England international Greening moved into
More than 800 women walked through the streets of Surrey on Friday, June 18, to raise money for the Sam Beare Hospice in Weybridge and Woking Hospice. Adorned in red T-shirts and flashing bunny ears, the women set off on the 10-mile midnight walk from
Members of Carshalton-based Westcroft Judo Club won 24 medals at the London Youth Games at Crystal Palace. The team, representing Sutton, were overall team winners in the girls’ section, while the boys had to settle for silver behind Wandsworth.
A fake horse racing tipster claiming to work in Croydon is conning punters across the country out of thousands of pounds. The trickster claims to be a racing pundit “Frank Farrell” who is based in Croydon and gives the phone number 0208 819
Night play returned to Wimbledon yesterday when the tournament saw its latest ever finish. Serbia's Novak Djokovic eventually defeated Belgian Olivier Rochus in a five-set match on Centre Court that finished at 10.58pm on Monday night.
A council which deployed heat-seeking vehicles to take thermal images of properties will now tell residents if they need to insulate their homes to save money. Using thermal imaging technology, the Heatseekers hit the streets of Reigate and
A neighbourhood inspector who has served the community for more than 30 years has retired from duty. Neighbourhood Inspector John Tadman is leaving Mole Valley after 31 years with Surrey Police, where he held a variety of roles during his
Olympic champion Darren Campbell insists Sutton’s Harry Aikines-Aryeetey is the man to challenge Dwain Chambers’s domestic sprint dominance – but only if he forgets about the world indoor champion. The 21-year-old joined Chambers on the plane to Doha
New Malden natural bodybuilder Dan Marashi has qualified for the British Natural Bodybuilding Federation National finals at the first attempt and isn’t out to stop there. The 23-year-old former GB ice hockey star finished fourth in the novice category
Martyn Rooney does not care what time he runs at next month's European Championships, so long as he wins gold. The Croydon Harrier, ranked number one in Europe this season, won the 400m event at the European Team Championships in Bergen on Saturday,
Whyteleafe chairman Mark Coote believes new manager Nick English is the right man to lead the club's future of youngsters. English, who left Chipstead last summer, takes over following Stuart Massey's decision to step down in order to pursue
Teenager Billy Osborne stole the show with a 22-point haul as South London Storm returned to winning ways with a 38-6 win over London Skolars. Osborne scored three tries and kicked five goals as an inexperienced Storm team remained unbeaten at home
A major road through Chessington which was destroyed by ice, snow and traffic will be ripped up in August. It is expected to take until October to repair Garrison Lane, which runs past Chessington Community College and Chessington South station
A car crashed into a lamppost on Malden Road last night, turning the car over and smashing the lamppost to the ground. The driver was believed to be unhurt and after escaping from the wreckage he was seen running away from the scene with a
Steve Parish has explained his and Martin Long's decision to share the chairmanship of Crystal Palace. The pair, the main men behind the CPFC2010 consortium, which also includes Stephen Browett and Jeremy Hoskins, will run the club together, with Long
The Lavender Hill Festival will take place this Sunday, offering a wide range of entertainment and shopping. Organisers say market stalls will line the pavement between 11am and 5pm, with the entire street decked-out in lavender. Fun and games for
World-renowned fashion photographer Rankin has photographed the chief steward of the Wimbledon Championships as a celebration of this year’s games. Andrew Gairdner, from Putney, has been helping the public enjoy their day at Wimbledon since 1978, when
Work on the new Walton Bridge is set to start this autumn after the Government confirmed this week funding for the project was secure. The future of the multi-million pound scheme to build a bridge over the Thames connecting Walton to Shepperton was
Herne Hill Harriers’ Katie Snowden stole the show at the Aviva England World Trial Championships in Bedford last weekend with a stunning victory in the U20 women’s 400m final. The 16 year old Herne Hill athlete was in superb form to record a personal
Brian McDermott admits he was close to writing off this season’s Super League campaign from day one after Harlequins RL all but saw their play-off hopes end at Hull KR last weekend. The 42-6 defeat at Craven Park kept Quins mired in 13th spot, seven
Dulwich were thoroughly outplayed in their seven-wicket defeat by Surrey Championship Division Two leaders Camberley on Saturday. Put into bat, Dulwich skipper Anil Mahey and Stephen Hale survived a hostile opening spell from Chris Schutte to put on
Live bands, entertainment and magicians entertained guests at Surbiton’s party in the park on Saturday, June 19. Local restaurants supplied food for the day, with Indian delicacies, burgers and ice cream on offer at the event on the Alexandra Millennium
Croydon hockey player Aathavan Lingeswaran has set his sights on full international honours following a rapid rise to prominence. The 18-year-old, a Whitgift School pupil who will start at Queen Mary's University in September, has already represented
Epsom District Swimming Club take another step towards being one of the best in Surrey by holding their inaugural open meet at the Rainbow Centre, Epsom, this weekend. More than 150 swimmers from 13 other clubs are expected to take part.
The Rose Theatre in Kingston is holding auditions for a brand new community play to be staged in early September. Our Town: A Kingston Story will draw on 80 to 90 people to act in the play with auditions taking place in the week commencing July 5.
Teenage judoka William Johnson is being tipped for a medal at the European Cadets Championships in the Czech Republic this weekend. Johnson, who trains at Yoshin Ryu Judo Club in Coulsdon, will be competing in the under 55kg weight category in Teplice
Tony Owen reckons he is ready for a step up in class after the Carshalton fighter eased to his seventh straight win on Saturday night. Lightweight Owen worked his way to a comfortable four-round points victory over Kristian Laight at Bethnal Green,
19 corporate teams, including Price Waterhouse Coopers, Clifford Chance and Premier Oil, battled it out on the golf course recently at this year's CHASE corporate golf day. The event was held at the prestigious Coombe Hill Golf Club in Kingston upon
Wimbledon tennis starlet Laura Robson may have feared a whitewash on Monday, but world number four Jelena Jankovic believes she didn’t have too much to worry about. The 16-year-old Australian-born Brit crashed out of SW19 6-3 7-6 after a spirited performance
New Crystal Palace co-chairman Steve Parish tells reporter Graham Moody why he chose to support the club and remembers his first game. Graham Moody: How long have you been a Palace fan? Steve Parish: "Ever since I can remember. "I asked my dad when
St Helier Hospital has signed up to an eco-friendly inititaive to bring fresh, locally-sourced fruit and vegtables to patients, visitors and staff. The Veg Van will visit the Re:treat restaurant at the hospital every Wednesday between 12pm
Those in low paid employment could be given preference for social housing over the unemployed if Croydon council makes changes in the way they allocate accommodation. The authority is reviewing the system to ensure those with the greatest genuine
It has been a prominent fixture in the events calendar since 1877; Eight out of ten of us watch it, over a third of us take time off work to watch it, and it is gaining in popularity a fifth of us say, owing to Andy Murray –a study by Robinsons
Banstead’s best start to a season for some years came to a juddering halt with a 133-run defeat by Reigate Priory at Avenue Road on Saturday, writes Mark Spring. Missing captain Jak Martin on university duties and several key players through injury
Croydon girls have won a place in the volleyball finals of the Balfour Beatty London Youth games after coming through qualifying at the Score Centre in Leyton. They will be joined by Newham, Havering and Kingston in the finals at Crystal Palace
Striders of Croydon men finished third of seven competing clubs, with the women fifth, at last week’s second Southern Veterans League match of the season at Ewell Court, writes Alan Dolton. Striders’ only victory came from Steve Starvis in the
Olympic 400m champion Christine Ohuruogu will go head-to-head with reigning world champion Sanya Richards-Ross at the Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace on August 13 and 14. It will be the second time in a little more than a month that the pair
Harlequins' Chris Robshaw has been reinstalled as stand-in skipper for England's final game of their summer tour Down Under, against New Zealand Maori in Napier tomorrow (8.35am BST). Danny Care, who was replaced in the starting XV by Ben Youngs for
A frustrated Mel South lamented her out-of-sorts serving after the New Malden star was bundled out of Wimbledon in rapid fashion on Monday. South was brushed aside in her 6-1, 6-2 defeat to Regina Kulikova, losing in less than an hour. And the 24-
England U20 22 South Africa U20 27 The appearance of four Harlequins players off the bench could not prevent England's youngsters from suffering defeat in the IRB Junior World Championship third-place play-off in Rosario. Rob Buchanan, Charlie Matthews
Two national programmes have been launched in Croydon to encourage people to play football. Football Football, which will take place on Saturday mornings with five-a-side games led by FA-qualified coaches, is aimed at children of all abilities aged
Croydon took bronze medals at the Balfour Beatty London Youth games diving finals at Crystal Palace on Saturday. Amber Sheppard claimed gold in the junior girls’ individual event, with Croydon team-mate Jessica Mitchell claiming silver in the senior
A community campaign to see a former bingo hall in Crystal Palace turned back in to a cinema have been given a boost by the site’s owners deciding not to convert it in to a church. Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC) confirmed on Thursday
Life-prolonging rehabilitation courses for dozens of residents have been reinstated following a Wimbledon Guardian campaign. Pensioners recovering from bypass surgery, angioplasty and even heart attacks contacted this paper in April after exercise
A rejected lover who drowned his sorrows in beer and then drove while four-and-a-half times over the legal limit was spared a jail sentence at Sutton Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, June 16, because prison might “kill him”. The court heard
A community circus planning to pitch up at Kingston Fairfield and provide the finale to next month’s International Youth Arts Festival is looking for community, sports and arts groups to take part in the show. Circus Suburbia and Swamp Circus will set
The South London Theatre (SLT), based in a Victorian fire station in Norwood High Street, needs to raise £1m to carry out the renovations necessary to guarantee its survival. While the actors who run the most prolific amateur theatre in the country
Residents have cut the amount of rubbish they produce by more than half a kilo per household per week, helping save the council about £300,000 a year. The saving, in waste disposal costs, would help keep council tax bills low, a Wandsworth Council spokesman
A “despicable” consultant to the NHS was caught “red-handed” scamming £14,000 in benefits, despite earning almost £60,000 a year. Former Coulsdon businessman, Zahid Ali, 45, was jailed for nine months after admitting to seven counts of fraud
