Council housing tenants will not go without vital repairs because of a building company’s cash crisis, housing chiefs have pledged. Merton Priory Homes (MPH), the association that took over Merton’s council housing this year, said its contingency
After a jet-lag affected night's sleep in the Big Easy, day two in New Orleans was all about the history. Founded in 1718, and originally known as Nouvelle Orleans due to its French control, the city, as with so many other places in the United
A new chapel will honour Cardinal Newman as the religious scholar is put on the path to sainthood by the Pope. The room, designed by Wimbledon architect Russell Taylor, has been unveiled at the London Oratory church central London. Its cenrepiece is
Community Voices Online (CVO) has launched an online survey discussing Government plans to establish greater patient, carer and community involvement in the NHS. To get involved go online to communityvoicesonline.org or call 0845 0949497.
A dream for many artists is surely to run a gallery and for one Kingston painter, Will Perkins, 38, this dream has become a reality. Gallery 63a, in Park Road, Kingston, only opened in March and but already local artists and artlovers have come
Bomb disposal experts were made to sweat even more than usual when they were tasked with defusing an explosive device after the time limit expired, 35 years ago. Panic spread after a national newspaper received a bomb threat at 12.25am on January
More than 600 visitors to Banstead Countryside Day took part in a taste test to see if they can recognise their local tap water. Most of the participants, both young and old, were unable to tell the difference between the three samples at the
Pupils from a Streatham girls school have returned from a trip to Mount Everest. The seven sixth form students from Streatham and Clapham High School trekked to the base camp at the world’s second-highest peak, hitting altitudes higher than
In the fight against crime and the battle for good causes Wimbledon now has its own superhero - Stormgirl. In the aftermath of a series of bereavments last year, a normal young woman decided to challenge herself to overcome her anxiety behind the
Belmont District Guides hosted a reunion between young and old members to mark the British movement’s 100th anniversary. District commissioner Arabella Bolton, 43, said 80 women attended and their names would be sewed into a patchwork quilt
Croydon Council has reconsidered a new funding package for the voluntary sector after an outcry following its controversial cuts in June. The authority cut funding by 60 per cent to give just six organisations £625,000 over the next four years
Anna Macphie, 22, was presented with her Queen’s Guide award at a Belmont Guiding centenary event recently. The award was presented to her by Marion Perry, County Queen’s Guide adviser in the presence of MP Paul Burstow, County Commissioner Christine
Elmbridge proved it has some of the most revered green spaces in southern England, after some of the borough’s natural treasures were given awards. Two categories for the south and south-east In Bloom 2010 had prize-winning entries from Elmbridge
Traumatised victims of the Sri Lanka conflict were the targets of a mental health project in Wandsworth last week. Mental health professionals met local Tamil people for a two-day conference about post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other
A bereavement counselling service was launched on September 15. Cruse Lambeth offers support to anyone affected by the death of a loved one. Call 020 8939 9540 or email areasupport@cruse.org.uk.
A teenager was repeatedly stabbed in an unprovoked attack in Mitcham last weekend. The 19-year-old man was stabbed in the back several times in London Road just before 6pm last Saturday. Police are still hunting his attacker, and want to speak
“Filet mignon or chicken chasseur – what do you expect?! It's airplane food!” This was the warm greeting a fellow passenger received on US Airways from the airline steward. His crime? Asking what the choices would be on the dinner menu. Thus
