The Pressure to be Perfect Ever wake up late, and refuse to leave if you’re not looking absolute perfect? Why is this? Why do people feel the desire to always look perfect? Statistics show that 93% of girls and young women report feeling
‘Clemens est in horto’. A very familiar sentence to all those students, who study Latin at a GCSE level. With GCSE mocks coming up or just completed, the old question is once more raised: is Latin really relevant to our modern age? In our new
Lower Morden Lane has once again dressed up to celebrate the festive season! The road, situated in Morden has a history of expressing the season spirit, with many of the residents decorating the outside of their homes with fun, elaborate lights and
With less than a week until the big day, the Christmas spirit was trialled and tested last night in Brentford. It may have been raining all afternoon but the not even the weather could stop the local community gathering at Brentford School for Girls
This Friday 21st of December is supposedly going to be the end of the world, but is it really? For the past couple years, rumours and conspiracy theories have circulated regarding the theory that the world will end in the year 2012. The Mayan calendar
Three police stations in the borough could be threatened with closures under Scotland Yard plans revealed today. In a Metropolitan Police report leaked to the London Evening Standard, Putney, Lavender Hill and Tooting police stations are listed
An elderly lady was taken to hospital after being hit by a car this morning. The lady, in her 70s, was hit at the bottom of Spout Hill leading into Addington Village Road. Police, London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade were called
So this is the final big release of the season – another big budget title from Ubisoft. Far Cry 3 is the third in a series of games that has spanned two generations of consoles and, while they are sequels, none of their stories are related at all –
This funny little Christmas puppet attracted a lot of admirers in the town centre over the past couple of days. The clever contraption was designed by Frenchman Barthelemy Delpech, 37, who has lived in London since he was 18 and currently resides
Four men who knifed to death a teenager weeks before he was due to leave the country to start a new life in Nigeria have been sentenced to life in prison. Kelvin Chibueze, 17, from New Addington, was stabbed in the heart after two armed groups
Surrey County Council (SCC) is bidding for more than £1.5 million to help keep cyclists safe on town centre roads. SCC aims to win the cash to install cycle paths in Leatherhead and Walton-on-Thames. If successful, Leatherhead would get cycle
Sutton United boss Paul Doswell is relishing a new year FA Trophy third round clash with Welsh giants Wrexham. After a 1-0 win over Oxford City in the last round, United’s reward is a shot at the Blue Square Premier title chasers at Gander Green
Mid Season Review I have recently had a poll for the best team so far this season with the satellite supporters within Slough. I have made a list of eleven players who have impressed me during this first half of the season. Asmir Begovic
Three people have been arrested for attempting to pull over cars on the M25 in a fake police car. A 23-year-old woman from Chelmsford, a 23-year-old man from Chelmsford, and a 16-year-old girl from Reading were jointly arrested on suspicion of
Three years of "transformational" progress has seen an Epsom secondary school become one of the top in the country. National analysis of this summer’s GCSE results by the Department for Education shows that Epsom and Ewell High School, in Ruxley
Rail users are facing delays due to emergency engineering works causing disruption. The work going on at Tolworth means there are no trains between Motspur Park and Chessington South. Passengers may use London Buses between Raynes Park and
A teacher will be taking his classroom experiences to the stage for a jam-packed evening of comedy. Peter Kermally, a teacher at Stanley Park High School, Carshalton, will host a night at the Carshalton Comedy Club. He says the evening would
Imagine being transported back to a time when Beatle mania ruled the land. The tribute band Imagine the Beatles promise to recreate the same passion, harmonies and crowd reaction that the fab four did in their heyday. Rob Simpson will perform
Hang on to yourself because a David Bowie tribute band is coming to Sutton. Absolute Bowie will recreate the eclectic work of Bowie throughout the years. The band were formed through a chance meeting of the musicians and a mutual love of Bowie
A mother has spoken of the loss of her "creative and trusting" son who was stabbed to death. Unemployed traveller, Frank Smith, 30, of Corbet Close, Hackbridge, was found guilty at Kingston Crown Court on Friday, December 14, of murdering the popular
An author has penned a book based on funny experiences on his gap year in the 90s. The Mediterranean Homesick Blues begins in a semi-detached house in Sutton when Ben Chatfield is working for his uncle on a building site in Epsom. Based on
Hopes of getting a night bus in Carshaton and Wallington have been quashed after Transport for London branded the service not worthwhile. The area has been without a night bus since 2009 when the N213 was axed. More than 5,000 people have signed
Not many of us can say that, at the age of 15, we were representing Great Britain in springboard diving at junior international competitions. Not many of us could boast that we’d travelled to Serbia and Austria to compete with some of Rio 2016’s Olympic
A sportsman described as a “true fighter” by his family has been nominated for a Merton Civic Award. James Jessup, 23, from Morden, was born with dysplastic kidneys – which develop cysts – and was not expected to live past the age of three months
A man has died after he was found collapsed on a road in the early hours of this morning. Police were called to Shepherds Way, Croydon, at 6.35am to reports of a man, in his 50s, found collapsed. Officers and London Ambulance attended the scene
A church charity will be giving lonely and vulnerable people a place to enjoy Christmas Dinner for the sixth year running next week. Churches Together in Mitcham will be holding its traditional christmas dinner and celebrations on Christmas Day
A charity has received its largest donation to date after a businessman handed over £20,000. Ronald McDonald House, located within St George’s Hospital, in Blackshaw Road, Tooting, was presented with the cheque by restaurant owner Kalpesh Patel
Wimbledon’s hanky-waving dancers provided a lift to a Christmas market. Greensleeves morris men, based in Haydons Road, were among the attractions at Morden Hall Park – run by the National Trust – on which the market is held on the first two Sundays
Carshalton College hosted their annual make-up competition on Wednesday 19 December. The theme of the show was ‘Mother Earth’ and students spent an hour re-creating looks on models to compete in this end of term show. Held in the Pulse Sports Hall
Cuts could be on the cards next year after the Government revealed the council's spending power will be slashed by more than the national average next year. Sutton's grant from the Government for 2013 will be £169.803m, 2.2 per cent down on last
More than £1.5m could be spent to keep cyclists safe on busy roads. Surrey County Council is bidding for the cash and, if successful, Walton will benefit from the funding. The Walton Bridge Links scheme would provide safe, segregated cycle
A new Parkinson’s support group has launched at the Claygate Centre for the Community. The eagerly awaited facility was made possible by Councillor Barry Cheyne’s decision to make Parkinson’s UK his chosen charity during his mayoral year in 2010
Two women had to be rescued from their cars after a head on collision in Coombe Lane last night. The Ford Ka and Ford Focus collided at the top of Coombe Lane where it meets Gravel Hill at about 11.30pm last night. Two other people escaped
Wandsworth primary schools have been ranked sixth in the country for English and maths results. The Department for Education (DfE) league tables collated results through Sats examinations, with 100 per cent of students in four schools scoring
Preparation Time; 15 minutes Cooking Time; 2.5 hours+, depending on the size of the turkey You’ll need: 5kg free-range turkey 4 tbsp rapeseed oil Sea salt and black pepper For the stuffing: 75g butter 2 tbsp rapeseed oil 8 shallots
Addiscombe boxer Chas Symonds cuts a frustrated figure this week after a “little nick” above his eye caused him to lose his Southern Area Welterweight title to arch-rival Bradley Skeete. The south London duo went head-to-head at the ExCel Centre
Shoppers were left doing a double take when “David Beckham” was spotted trying on clothes. But it was actually golden balls lookalike Andy Harmer who was promoting new shop 7Camicie, in the Putney Exchange,Putney High Street. Mr Harmer posed
By Steve Dyke Epsom & Ewell showed their goalscoring potential in a 6-1 win against Raynes Park Vale in the Combined Counties Premier Division last Saturday. Manager Lyndon Buckwell played all his goal threats in the same side and it payed
A man from Weybridge who robbed a minicab driver of £25 using an imitation firearm has been jailed for three years. Shane Bryant, 23, of Melrose Road, pleaded guilty to the two offences, which took place in the early hours of Thursday, August 9
A tear-jerking reunion took place this month when a young man who weighed just over 1lb at birth met the doting nurses who saved his life. Rohan Lowe, from Hove, in East Sussex, was the most premature baby to be born at the St George’s Hospital
Sutton Council has been slammed after an audit of the legal advice it offers to its various departments. An internal audit of the legal services department has found the council has ignored advice, grossly under estimated legal costs, and has lost
A woman visiting the grave of a murdered friend was horrified to find that someone else's gravestone had been placed on it. Suzie Plank made the traumatic discovery when she went to lay a holly wreath on the unmarked grave of Josie Berrington,
A new survey shows that the cost of replacing the contents of the average British home in the event of total loss (such as fire or flood) has risen by almost a quarter in just three years. The replacement costs stand at around £55,000 according to analysis
