With home-made but slightly lacklusture banners in their hands and heads full of revolutionary dreams, Strode's college students milled into London on the 10th November. Strode's, of Egham, was not one of the colleges home to students radical enough
An 85 year old dies in hospital after getting hit by a lorry when trying to cross the road. On 1st November at 8.55am, an elderly woman was attempting to cross Upper Richmond Road West, near the junction with Penrhyn Crescent in East Sheen
An elderly woman has died following a blaze at her home in Epsom. Surrey Fire and Rescue were called to the scene at Bracken Path, Epsom, just after 11.20am on Saturday (November 13). Witnesses told how a registered nurse, who lives
Stephanie Beacham may have endeared herself to a whole new generation of fans with her appearance on Celebrity Big Brother, but the former Dynasty actress is back to doing what she does best at Fairfield Halls this week. And my how she does
Beddington boxer Charlie Edwards claimed a stunning silver at the tournament that helped launch the career's of Mike Tyson and Oscar de la Hoya. Competing at Finland’s Tammer tournament earlier this month, the 17-year-old’s first international adult
An elderly woman falling off her bike has brought rush hour traffic to a standstill in central Croydon. Ambulance crews are currently treating the woman after she fell from the bike in George Street just before 5pm. A Transport for London
Whether you are a fitness fanatic or want to lose a few pounds before the festive season, the Beddington Park 10k fun run could be just what you are looking for. Spaces are still available for the event which will raise money for the London Wildcare
Beddington residents joined forces with police this week to crack down on the growing number of bad drivers in the area. The two residents, Tim Foley and Michael Bool, both of Foresters Drive, and two PCSOs were focusing on speeding drivers, those using
A man appeared in court this week charged with 12 attempted robbery and robbery offences on bookmakers in Sutton, Croydon and south London. Joseph Williams, 51, of no fixed abode was charged at Tower Bridge Magistrates' Court with the following offences
This week, Felicity Fox draws on her own dating experiences to give advice on what to do and what not to do during that all important first date. They say you have to kiss a lot frogs before you meet your prince, and I have certainly
Brentford face a defensive crisis at Aldershot Town with centre-backs Karleigh Osbourne, Pim Balkestein and David McCracken missing. Balkestein got his marching orders in Saturday's 2-0 defeat to MK Dons at Griffin Park picking up an automatic one-match
Following a strong performance against Oxted the week before, Wimbledon welcomed Holcombe to KCS Sports Ground for a floodlit match on Saturday. Holcombe came into the game lying second in the league a point ahead of Wimbledon in third and have over
There are significant questions as to the state of finances at St. Helier hospital, with no consistent message being delivered by the authorities concerned. Now that the Liberal Democrats have been caught up in the fait accompli that is the Coalition
Kingstonian boss Alan Dowson fears a winter fixture pile-up could scupper hopes of landing the Ryman Premier League title. Ks saw their League Cup clash with Fleet Town abandoned on Monday night due to thick fog less than 48-hours after Saturday’s 3
A host of former international rugby players will descend on Streatham-Croydon's Frant Road pitch on Sunday for the climax of the latest School of Hard Knocks programme. The Sky television show has been filming its fourth season at the club and is
Mark Nwokeji has pleaded with AFC Wimbledon boss Terry Brown to be given a further chance to impress after making a rare appearance at Barrow last weekend. The striker made just his second start of an injury-riddled season in the 2-0 defeat on the road
A trial is being held on Saturday morning at Matthew Arnold School in Staines for young footballers wishing to join a tour of Finland next summer. Anyone born in 2000 or 2001 can take part in the trial from 10.30am to noon. The Steve Beeks Soccer
Epsom lost their unbeaten record in a high-tempo clash with league favourites Northampton at Woodcote Road. The visitors jumped out to a 4-0 lead and their fast-moving team caused countless problems as Epsom struggled to step up from recent matches
A Wallington family got Christmas cooking lessons from celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson, after winning a festive competition. The Francombe family won the prize, organised by Heart FM and McCain Foods, after impressing judges with their
Crystal Palace manager George Burley has admitted Andy Dorman has struggled to get used to Championship football. The Welsh international joined Crystal Palace on a free transfer from St Mirren in the summer and either started or came off the bench in
A water engineer who helped raise thousands of pounds for a charity is to visit Bangladesh to see how the money will be spent improving poor communities' access to safe water and sanitation. Jeremy Heath, who works for Sutton and East Surrey
A 51-year-old man has been charged with armed robbery after a series of armed robberies on betting shops in south London, including two in Thornton Heath. Joseph Williams is accused of 12 raids which took place between January and June this
Harlequins are pleased to announce a fantastic promotion for ‘LV= Big Game 3’ attendees on Monday, December 27. Buy a match ticket for the game and you will have a chance to win £50,000 for just sitting in your seat - The Golden Seat. ‘The Golden
Kingstonian and Fleet Town will have to do it all over again after a pea-soup fog descended on Kingsmeadow, ending this third round league cup game prematurely. The Ks had taken a first half lead with a fine well-timed lob from midfielder Simon Huckle
Two local national league clubs each had to cope without one of their England internationals over the weekend. Conference East team Wimbledon were missing injured new signing Ben Hawes for the second game in succession, having played just three times
The eight achievement award einners from Croydon School of Gymnastics were all invited to attend the Jack Petchey Regional Awards Ceremony held at Fairfield Halls last Wednesday. Emma Roach (April 2010 winner), Zoe Aubert (June 2010 winner)
South London Harrier Stuart Major was chosen to represent England at the British & Irish Masters International at Santry Park, Dublin at the weekend. The recently turned over 40 veteran was part of the winning English team, being the seventh th over
An individual winner and the appearance of four teams in the semi finals of the English Schools Inter Schools Cross Country Championships at Bexley on Saturday confirmed the area as one of the strongest in England. The very determined Tom Holden prevailed
The British Athletics Supporters Club celebrated its 50th year in style at the weekend, recognising athletes over the years by inviting eight as guests of honour. Croydon Harriers Internationals Donna Fraser and Mike Fleet found themselves in the spotlight
Debutante Sam Clayton led the Croydon Harriers charge at the latest Surrey cross-country league fixture at Lloyd Park on Saturday, writes Matthew Kiernan. The Australian covered the treacherous 5-mile course in 33 minutes, 20 seconds, to finish 24th
Skipper Karim El-Salahi reckons the fact no-one likes his Sutton United side will only make it harder to win the Ryman Premier League this season. Boss Paul Doswell’s men crashed 3-2 to two wonder strikes at Margate on Saturday as United
Herne Hill Harriers extended their lead in the men’s Surrey Cross Country League after a second successive win at Denbies Vineyard in Dorking on Saturday. The win puts the Harriers 46 points ahead of current league holders, Thames Hare and Hounds, after
The Hawker Hurricane fighter jet soared through the skies above Brooklands on November 6 – 75 years to the day after its maiden flight. The Hurricane first flew over Brooklands in 1935 and it went on to be credited with winning the Battle of
Greg Andrews reveals the text banter between Leatherhead and the Metropolitan Police has been hotting up as the race for the Ryman Division One South title gathers pace. The Tanners moved nine points clear of the Blues with Saturday’s 6-0 thrashing
David Haye has promised boxing fans he will fight the Klitschko brothers in what would be a lucrative money-spinning unification showdowns next year, writes Ziad Chaudry. The 30-year-old WBA World heavyweight champion from Clapham had probably
Two rugby mad professionals were given the treat of a lifetime as they were shown around Twickenham by World Cup winner Will Greenwood after making the final of the MasterCard Be Number 23 competition. Sales and marketing worker Garrett Martens, of
Worcester Park racer Howard Fuller says he is keeping his options open for next season after walking away from Formula Palmer Audi. The 18-year-old finished seventh in the overall driver’s standings in the summer just missing out by a place on a dream
A public debate about the state of Surrey County Council’s finances will take place this week. The event is part of the Have Your Say campaign, to make it easier for residents to give their views, which was launched by the authority’s public sector
Southfields’ Jamie Delgado and partner Jonny Marray were pipped in an epic men’s doubles final in the AT P Challenger Lambertz Open in Aachen, Germany. They were beaten 6-4 3-6 11-9 by Kretschmer and Stadler in the final having reached the final with
A Surbiton man flew out to Haiti this morning, despite riots and gunfire in the suburb where he will set up a 300-bed cholera treatment centre. Carwyn Hill founded the Haiti Hospital Appeal in 2006, and set up the country's first spinal unit
Soldiers past and present have been honoured at Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday services across Merton. On Thursday ceremonies took place at the Clock Tower in Fair Green, Mitcham and at the Civic Centre in London Road, Morden. Later in
Mike Schmid wants Esher to show no fear against second-placed Bedford Blues on Saturday as they aim to end a four-match losing run in the Championship. The Esher Director of Rugby insists confidence is still high despite a run of five defeats and a
Barrow 2 AFC Wimbledon 0 Barrow: Mark Halstead, Simon Spender, Paul Edwards, Mike Pearson, Phil Bolland, Robin Hulbert, Mark Goodfellow, James Owen, Nick Chadwick, Gregg Blundell (Cieran Donnelly 91), Paul Rutherford. Subs not used: Shaun Pearson, Paul
The man wrongly accused of Rachel Nickell's murder has offered to give evidence to help her family receive compensation from the Metropolitan Police. Support for Andre Hanscombe's human rights court action came from Colin Stagg, who spent 14
A late goal saw Sanderstead lose 2-1 to Wanderers' third team on Saturday, pushing the club down to fifth place in the table. They are now seven points behind the leaders and five points behind this weekend’s opponents, Bank of England. Wanderers opened
Overall crime has fallen within the five wards that are the focus of Operation Refresh since the operation began at the beginning of September 2010. In the seven weeks since the start of Operation Refresh, there has been a 4% decrease in overall crime
Martin Corry, Jason Leonard, Josh Lewsey, Joost van der Westhuizen, Brendan Venter and Percy Montgomery are among the big names who will put their boots back on for the England v South Africa Legends match at the Stoop on November 26. England Legends,
Tadworth Ladies fielded two teams in Saturday’s Surrey Cross Country League Division Two match at Denbies Vineyard, Dorking. In muddy conditions, Hazel Imeson was their first finisher in 29 minutes, 27 seconds as the A-team placed 18th and the B team
This video shows the shocking moment when three masked and hooded thugs beat a shop keeper during a horrifying robbery. The shop owner Mohammed Ahmed died just weeks after being attacked and police released these CCTV images on the one year
The roof above a three room flat in New Malden caught fire yesterday evening. Fire engines from Kingston and Surbiton attended the blaze after a 999 call at 7.41pm. New Malden firefighters were "off the run" last night as a result of
Kingstonian boss Alan Dowson has backed striker Bobby Traynor to become an all-time Ks legend after his brace accounted for Canvey Island on Saturday. The 27-year-old hit his 13th and 14th goals of the campaign as Dowson’s men ran out 3-1 winners after
Football Mundial are offering free kits to all teams that join its new Wednesday night league kicking off at Blenheim High School, Epsom, this weekend. Sixteen teams will compete in two divisions on an all-weather pitch with FA referees and excellent
Epsom & Ewell marched into the Third Round of the FA Vase at the weekend with a 4-0 demolition of Bracknell Town. Kyle Hough, Dave Stevens, Alex McGregor and Mark Jarman bagged the goals as Epsom saw off the Hellenic League Premier Division side. The
Police are issuing CCTV footage from a robbery to coincide with a planned anniversary appeal which will be taking place on Friday 18 November. Officers from Croydon police will be returning to Mersham Road and surrounding roads on 18 November
Streatham-Croydon kept their unbeaten start to the Surrey Four season going on Saturday as they drew 20-20 at the league's other unbeaten side, Guildfordians, writes Ben Alsop. Playing on a sloping Stoke Park pitch, the match had a simple formula - score
Streatham Redskins slumped to their second consecutive loss with a dissapointing 10-1 defeat against Romford Raiders. The Redskins had been dealt a disspointing blow prior to the game when star forward Joe Johnston was ruled out with a knee injury
A 13-year-old sex fiend who groped three woman in less than a week has asked to apologise to his victims face-to-face. The boy, who does not attend school, was given a 12-month supervision order for three counts of sexual assault, which he
The partner of Rachel Nickell is taking the Metropolitan Police to the European Court of Human Rights in a bid to get compensation. Andre Hanscombe said he was making the claim as nobody in The Met had been held accountable for police failings
Dave Garland is confident Croydon Athletic will escape relegation - so long as they don't fall too far behind before Christmas. The Rams are bottom of the Ryman Premier League table following defeats at Wealdstone, 4-3 last Tuesday, and Hendon, 4-1on
Sutton Ladies finished second in their Surrey Cross Country League Division Two meeting in Dorking on Saturday and lie ninth in the table after two matches. Elinor Caborn, running her first cross country race for nearly two years because of injury, led
A Conservative councillor shocked the cabinet last night when he suggested the council could do without its Black History Month events. During a debate about cuts to the arts budget, Coun Adam Kellett, for Ashburton ward, said there were many
The England Hockey League season reaches its halfway point this weekend, with Surbiton Ladies still one point ahead of second-placed Ipswich in the Conference East, after the teams drew 1-1 at Sugden Road on Saturday. They are also in the Women’s
A Worcester Park weighlifter has won a national weightlifting title despite only taking up the sport two years ago. Peter Cardona, of Oaks Avenue, took the UK Masters Weightlifting Championship snatched the title in the under 77kg M3 category
Kingston RFC secured their first league win with a 33-19 victory over Chipstead on Saturday. Chipstead got the better of the early exchanges taking an early 7 point lead but Kingston bounced back immediately when Joe Morris drove over from close range
Big Brother contestant Michelle Bass will be at the launch of an appeal to help domestic violence victims at Christmas. The Giving Tree Appeal supports women and children at local refuges who were forced to leave their homes because of domestic
A derelict house next to Kingston bridge was badly damaged by fire last night. Fire crews were called to the house in Barge Walk yesterday at 11pm. Four fire engines attended from Kingston, Surbiton, Twickenham and Richmond. Kingston
An Ashtead school will be hosting new-look festive frivolities on December 4. St Giles CofE Infant School, in Dene Road, will hold a Christmas Market from 9am until noon. For the first time, visitors will be able to buy their Christmas
Quins back row Maurie Fa’asavalu reckons it is too soon for him to even consider a return to the international arena. The 30-year-old former St Helens rugby league star played for Great Britain and England during a successful six-year spell
A 14-year-old girl burned her hands and had to be rushed to hospital after her bed caught fire when she fell asleep with candles burning. The girl and her 29-year-old mother, from New Addington, were helped from their burning home at 2am by
A Thornton Heath social club is crying out for volunteers to help continue its vital service for the area’s senior citizens. Volunteers are the lifeblood of The Darby and Joan Club, on Brigstock Road, which has been part of the community for 60
A father and son who spontaneously decided to go on an adventure ended up trekking the Great Wall of China, raising £10,000 in the process. Mind control specialist Michael Caroll from the neuro linguistic programming academy (NLP) in South
These pictures show firefighters battling a blaze which raged for 24 hours at the historic Cane Hill asylum on Saturday. The fire began in the basement of a locally listed building on the derelict site at 8.41am and ripped through three floors
A Michelin-starred chef has pledged not to drive out drinkers when he re-opens a historic Wimbledon Village boozer. Claude Bosi, who has taken over the Fox and Grapes, said: “It’s not going to a gastropub - I hate the word.” Mr Bosi,
Bus routes through Kingston, Tolworth, Surbiton, New Malden and Chessington are being reviewed by Transport for London (TfL). Councillors are being asked for feedback on whether the routes should be continued when contracts are up for renewal
An inquiry heard how a mountaineer was swept to his death by an avalanche. Robert Pritchard, 37, who lived in Claremont Avenue, New Malden, and instructor Chris Walker, 29, from Keswick, were swept 1,200ft down Buachaille Etive Mor in Scotland
Christmas in Kingston will begin on Thursday, November 18, when the Christmas lights will be switched on. Celebrations will start in the town centre from 3.30pm, with music, entertainment and activities. The lights will be switched on
A cannabis dealer found with £4,220 in rolled-up bank notes claims the cash was saved from his student loan to buy a car, a jury has been told. Student Brume Tadafe, 21, admits possessing skunk cannabis with intent to supply but denies cash
A campaign to encourage more people to use the internet has resulted in more people taking in online computer courses at Surrey’s libraries. More than 350 places on sessions aimed at helping people get online in October were filled - a 40% increase
Fears have been raised about the future of fire cover in Wandsworth after it emerged London Fire Brigade (LFB) bosses were assessing whether it needed all of its fire engines. The Fire Brigade Union’s (FBU) Wandsworth representative, Linda Smith, told
The victim of a “frightening” sexual assault was grabbed by a pervert on the Northern line after a Saturday night out, police have revealed. British Transport Police (BTP) released CCTV images this week of a man who officers are trying to identify
A drug dealer who swallowed a “substantial” amount of heroin and crack cocaine when he was searched by police has been jailed. Unemployed Kyle Mullin, 24, of Putney, was taken to Epsom Hospital when he became unwell after swallowing the class
