By Community Correspondent Jamie MacEwan Times are tough for anyone of French extraction as I found out these past two weeks. Tuesday 22nd’s loss to South Africa confirmed an early and indignant exit, with France bottom of their group. Italy’s own
Andy Murray shrugged off any talk of nerves after he breezed to second round victory in front of the Queen on Thursday. Her Majesty was making her visit to the hallowed courts since 1977, and watched in delight as Murray trounced Jarkko Nieminen 6-3
Business Secretary Vince Cable visited Esher library on Friday, June 11, to talk about his book The Storm, which analyses the global economic crisis. Lib Dem Mr Cable, who has become a cabinet member in the coalition Government since he published the
Staff at Lambeth College marched through Brixton on Monday over funding cuts, which could see dozens of staff lose their jobs. Unison said it was taking a stand against millions of pounds of Government cuts to the college’s adult education
Earlybird commuters may have been surprised to find around a hundred technophiles queueing outside Sutton’s mobile phone shops from 5am this morning. The reason? The offical release of the new iPhone which has caught the imagination of millions
More than 2,500 people turned out for this year's Music in the Park despite cold weather on the night. The Mersey Beatles and Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra both gave crowd-pleasing performances and the world renowned orchestra even provided
Epsom Racecourse are putting extra tickets on sale for JLS' concert after selling out in February. Following the quick sell out of tickets for the grandstands, Epsom have released a limited amount of tickets for The Lonsdale Enclosure for just
A funeral was held at St Paul's Church in Cheam for a popular, Metropolitan Police officer. Croydon police constable Howard Jackson died at home after suffering from a brain haemorrhage on Tuesday, June 1. The long serving officer of
A woman in her 30s was hit by a car in Milbourne Lane, Esher, at about 8.15am, on Wednesday, June 23. A spokesman for Surrey Police said three police cars attended the scene after receiving reports a white Seat Alhambra had collided with the pedestrian
Young artists have displayed their work publicly at Thames Christian College. The GCSE exhibition featured work by Year 11 students with influences ranging from personal culture to Whistler. Emma Butler, student, said: “It has been inspiring to have
To mark national Recycle Week, Boris Johnson has kick-started a campaign to encourage Londoners to reuse and recycle their electric goods rather than condemn them to landfill. Each year, Londoners throw away a massive 180,000 tonnes of electrical items
Church of England proposals to give religious affiliation a higher priority than whether a child has older siblings at the new north Kingston secondary school, emerged as a key concern of parents hearing an outline of their bid to run the school. The
Viv McLean and friends, The Barn Some rare Russian delights were revealed at the Barn in Kew over two nights last weekend. This all-Russian programme, carefully interweaving related songs, piano pieces and original piano compositions
Apples, The Rose Theatre Apples, Richard Milward’s earthy story of drug and alcohol-blitzed contemporary Humberside teenage life, is bought to the stage by Northern Stage and Company of Angels in John Retallack’s measured, humorous and thoroughly
Glenn Miller Orchestra, Richmond Theatre Richmond Theatre took a moonlight stroll down memory lane on Saturday night to the sounds of the 40’s. Forget your turkey trot and your jitterbug, we’re in dashing quickstep territory here to the boogie-woogie
Wimbledon's Ross Hutchins eased into the second round of the Men's Doubles in a clash of the Brit hopefuls at SW19 today. Hutchins, parterned by Australian Jordan Kerr, saw off Alex Bogdanovic and Alexander Slabinsky in straight sets 6-1 7-
Campaigners fighting a proposal to put a temporary ice rink on Streatham Common have met with Streatham MP Chuka Umunna to discuss their concerns. Representatives of campaign group Hands Off Our Common met with Mr Umunna at the House of Commons
The first descriptions of two men wanted for the terrifying stabbing of a Morden mum have been released by the police. The 31-year-old woman was stabbed in the neck by burglars while at home with her 18 month old daughter in the middle of the day. Police
Bees boss Andy Scott has ruled out a move for some of the World Cup’s lesser known stars as they are more likely to have their sights set higher than League One. Former AFC Wimbledon striker Shane Smeltz hit the headlines this week with a goal for New
A Kenley school has got its own junior police force after a week of citizen training by a local Safer Neighbourhoods Team. The Croydon Junior Police academy is a new initiative aimed at year six pupils about to enter into secondary schools.
One of the most outstanding historic houses in the care of the National Trust, this year Ham House and Garden is celebrating its 400th anniversary. Heralded as the most complete survival of the Restoration period in Britain, its sumptuous rooms
Residents of multi-occupancy buildings in London boroughs like Wandsworth will be helped by a new £5 million recycling fund. The money will be used to improve and create new recycling in flats and high rise buildings. The London Waste and Recycling
Wandsworth residents can appreciate the capital’s greenery more fully thanks to a new book entitled The Great Trees of London. The book, published by Time Out, in association with Trees for Cities, features over 60 trees which are said to be of historical
Number one seed Roger Federers reckons John Isner and Nicolas Mahut may be feeling their Wimbledon exploits for a while. As the Comet went to press the pair were locked at two sets all and 59 games apiece in the final set, as they played out the longest
James Daly, editor of Crystal Palace fanzine Five Year Plan, hails the start of a new era at the club, but warns fans they must be patient both on and off the pitch. To read his thoughts,
A student who escaped a jail sentence, despite being caught with more than 100 indecent images of children on his Xbox, had other encoded computer discs suspected of containing more child pornography that could not be cracked by police experts. Officers
Each announcement that comes out of Selhurst Park makes me realise how relieved I am we still have a club, and drives home the fact we are indeed still here and here to stay. Usually, the release of the fixtures list is greeted with excitement at FYP
Pubs which allow violent and threatening behaviour have been threatened with closure by the new chairman of Elmbridge Council’s licensing committee. At a meeting on Monday, June 22, Councillor Ian Donaldson warned owners of “problem pubs” that they faced
Pop-up art galleries will be created in Streatham Hill to celebrate the launch of a new community art forum. Eighteen resident artists will be exhibiting their work in the two galleries at 132 and 47c Streatham Hill on July 3 and 4, to coincide with
Fans resorted to watching football in Currys on Wednesday after pubs in Croydon reduced their capacity to avoid any trouble. The 1-0 defeat of Slovenia meant the town centre was very festive as ecstatic football fans emptied pubs and took their
After back-to-back days of incessant British failure (Andy Murray aside of course), a duo of local heroes put a smile back on the nation’s face with a brace of wins in the Men’s Doubles competition on Wednesday. Former Reeds School pupil Chris Eaton
Relief was plain to see across Sutton yesterday as England sneaked into the last 16 of the World Cup. Despite the 3pm kick-off pubs and bars in Sutton High Street were packed full of fans anticipating an England after two terrible performances
Staff and parents at Surbiton Children’s Centre are celebrating after Ofsted gave it an outstanding rating following a two-day inspection last month. The inspectors’ report, released on Monday, June 14, said the 118 children at the Alpha Road centre
Dozens of people queued for hours along North End, Croydon, this morning for the latest iPhone. The iPhone 4, which is released today, is being sold at the 02 shop. First in the queue was Matt Elphick, 35, from Croydon, who had waited
Kingston College is set to axe 20 jobs and cut foreign language courses after overspending and government cuts left it facing a £2.5m deficit next year, a move unions warned could lead to industrial action. The restructuring programme, which will reduce
A teenager who battled cancer then helped raise cash for others affected by the illness has been handed a national award. Morden’s Liam Taylor was diagnosed with leukaemia at the age of 10. The disease is now and remission - and last year Liam
BP is in trouble again - this time over a brand of England World Cup face paints which it has been selling at its petrol stations. The beleagured company was forced to withdraw the products after Surrey County Council's (SCC) trading standards
Golfing grandmother Sheila Boniface cannot stop scoring hole-in-ones – a habit that is leaving her husband and teammate Tony distinctly out of pocket. The 74-year-old from Coulsdon has just netted the fifth ace of her career at her Chipstead
Notre Dame School’s U12 athletics team were crowned national Catholic girls champions for the second year running on Sunday, June 20. The Cobham school’s team travelled to St Columba’s College in St Albans to defend the title they won at St George’s
Residents can raise local issues and concerns with their councillors at weekend surgeries. There is no need to make an appointment in advance and If residents cannot attend a surgery or want to discuss something in private, they can contact councillors
Battersea MP Jane Ellison was the guest of honour at a youth employment scheme last Thursday morning. The Conservative politician visited the Astins Institute in Battersea Business Park to meet five young men on six month work placements. The men,
Four of Lambeth’s most prolific robbers have been charged and now face prosecution after a new police unit was launched to tackle a recent spike in offending. The Lambeth robbery co-ordination desk was introduced on June 9 to improve police
What is England’s best World Cup song? Opinion is normally split between Baddiel and Skinner’s Three Lions and New Order’s World in Motion but a Wallington rocker is hoping his new single will become the nation’s new favourite. James Hannington, 45,
These are the shocking injuries inflicted upon schoolgirl Sureyya Ozkaya during a brutal daylight assault near her Thornton Heath home. The 14-year-old’s hair was set on fire and her hands and feet were cut with glass during the attack in Grangewood
