Year 11’s have spent 5 good years at their secondary school, and the very end is very near as exam season comes closer many year 11’s will be taking study leave. The upside to the end of year 11 is that we get a very long summer holiday, longer
By Bruce Archer A record crowd at Griffin Park were left heartbroken after injury time drama robbed Brentford of automatic promotion to the Championship. Brentford, who edged the game but had been unable to break through the resilient Doncaster
Society’s overall stance on whether or not women and men are treated as equals is quite simple – they are. Most would say that women are treated the same as men in England, at least, because they can do everything a man can. They can have jobs, own
Gary Alexander and Jack Midson got the goals that secured a 2-1 win over Fleetwood and the three points needed to avoid the drop. At the final whistle, the Dons faithful poured on to the pitch to celebrate with their heroes as the survival party
We all have regrets in life, some small and some life altering; my regret in life is that I wasted my kid hood. That’s the truth. For many adults nowadays, 9 out of 10 wish they had gone out more, were less serious and well a kid in their time of
The author of ‘Lace’ comes to Esher on 20th May 2013 from 7:30pm-9pm to answer questions from the local people who helped sold over 3 million copies sold. She is the Queen of Bonkbuster whose novel’s Lace has been reprinted for the 21st century
Did you know it is a criminal offence ‘to be drunk at a football match, have alcoholic drinks in the ground within sight of the pitch, or on certain coaches travelling to or from the event’? Or that ‘all music and recordings of music are copyrighted
The largest provider of affordable housing in Epsom has been awarded the Investors in People Gold Award. Rosebery Housing Association was presented with the IIP Health and Wellbeing Good Practice Award, for the way it treats its employees.
A very lucky Wallington teenager hung out with the Arsenal team this week, after winning a Junior Gunner competition. Daniel Hooper enjoyed a day out with the footballers after winning the chance to sail down the Thames to Craven Cottage to watch
Organisers of the Diabetes UK Healthy Lifestyle Roadshow have said they will visit Croydon because of the ethnically diverse population. Type 2 diabetes is up to six times more common in people of South Asian descent and up to three times more
People who live, work or travel in Roehampton are being invited to tell Wandsworth Council how to improve transport in the area. The council has launched a transport survey in Roehampton and Putney Heath ward to find out what people think about
An 89-year-old veteran walker will be leading the way in the 21st Towpath Trundle in aid of Princess Alice Hospice. Energetic Ron Higginson, from Stoneleigh, will be joining hundreds of walkers on May 19 for the annual riverside walk in East Molesey
“1 January 2012 marked an important day for egg-laying hens across Europe”, stated the RSPCA recently. After over 12 years of preparation, the European Union has banned the use of battery cages for hens in egg production. This is only a small step,
The majority of the books/novels we all love are slowly been turned into films. This is more the case now, than it has been before! Many people love reading books, for some it is for pleasure or as a hobby, for others it is to write an essay on. Some
More than 85 percent of patients who took part in survey rating their treatment at Epsom, Sutton and St Helier hospitals have said they were extremely likely or likely to recommend the hospital to loved ones. The Friends and Family Test, which
Twickenham's streets are buzzing with chatter and lined with fancy dress-clad service personnel as 70,000 fans flock in for a pre-celebration of today's match. The Army vs Navy game will kick-off at 3pm today at Twickenham stadium, where a long-standing
Hundreds turned out to the mega rally against Heathrow expansion today, where Mayor of London Boris Johnson and MP for Putney, Roehampton and Southfields, Justine Greening, sent out a defiant message against plans for a third runway. The two strong
A Wimbledon marathon runner smashed his fundraising target to raise money for a baby charity. Max Proctor, 23, ran the Virgin London Marathon’s 26.2 miles in an impressive 3h54m. He ran for Tommy’s, the baby charity, and was aiming to raise
Two men have been arrested after drugs, alcohol and a knife were found on a coach of Crystal Palace supporters. Police stopped the coach at 8.00am this morning in South Norwood Hill, South Norwood, after receiving a tip-off. One man was arrested
The persistent chilly breeze and the rainfall meant that many of us suspected that summer would never arrive; however the temperatures are rising and the flowers are flourishing in time for a late spring/early summer. Summer is a time of relaxation
A big-hearted firefighter has been rewarded for his life-saving skills after talking a woman off a ledge. Crew manager Tim Lucas, from Twickenham’s green watch, spoke to the woman who was on the ledge of a flat roof of a house in Hampton. He
Traffic wardens in Hampton have been issuing tickets while illegally parking their own vehicles in disabled bays. Parking enforcers were seen scooting around Milton Road and Ashley Road in Hampton, dumping their L-plated mopeds on yellow lines
A Surbiton High School girl came fifth in a mini-marathon previously won by double Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah. Phoebe Law came fifth in the under 17s London mini marathon with a timing of 17 minutes and 40 seconds in the three-mile stretch
PR guru Max Clifford has vowed to clear his name after being charged with 11 indecent assaults between 1966 and 1985. The alleged offences relate to seven different women and girls ranging in age from 14 to 19. The 70-year-old, from Onslow
A permanent beach could be installed on Twickenham Riverside for families to enjoy seaside living all year round. For the past two summers families have flocked with their buckets and spades to the play beach at Champions Wharf to enjoy the activity
The Barnabas Chapel at Croydon University Hospital will host a fundraising concert on Sunday. Songs from the Heart concert will be performed by singing sensation Anna Chapman, who will be performing a selection of hits form musicals and opera arias
A kind of magic is coming to the borough. Queen’s tribute act, The Bohemians, will be rocking the Boom Boom Club next month. The band formed in 1996 and since then has toured the world playing at thousands of festivals, stadiums and theatres
A Clapham care home unveiled a plaque honouring an historic deaf school that stood on its grounds more than 50 years ago at an event on Sunday. Mayor of Wandsworth, Councillor Adrian Knowles was among more than 60 guests who attended the event
A tantalising play from legendary French playwright Georges Feydeau has been adapted for an English audience by two Richmond residents. Faydeau was a French playwright who, over a century ago, was delighting audiences with his fluffed-up comedic
Many more people are being forced to go to a food bank to feed their families as benefit changes start to bite. Epsom and Ewell Foodbank fed more than 216 people this month, compared to 642 over the whole six months to March. The food bank
A group of 21 aspiring young athletes from Merton have been awarded grants of up to £1,250 each to pursue their sporting dreams. The grants were awarded at a special event at London’s BT Tower last week by Freedom Leisure in partnership with the
A fundraising event yesterday, in memory of a Sutton teacher who took her own life, was cancelled. The event at the Aura Mayfair in London was to officially launch the Samantha Abbott Trust, set up in 2009 following Miss Abbott's death. A representative
Bestselling authors Mike Gayle and Jake Arnott, former Home Secretary Alan Johnson, and Portuguese writer Dr Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya have been announced as speakers at the Lambeth Readers and Writers Festival that runs throughout May. The council-run
Beer-lovers in the borough raised cash for the Down’s Syndrome Association at the fourth Hook Beer Fest. The event was put on by volunteers from the 1st Hook scout group at their headquarters in Verona Drive, Surbiton, last Friday and Saturday.
A host of major high street retailers including Westfield and Hammerson are putting their weight behind one of the town’s regeneration plans. Croydon’s Portas Town Team (PTT) – a Government funded group to regenerate Croydon’s Old Town – has teamed
A fast food restaurant has become a safe haven for the public. McDonald's, in St John's Road, Battersea, signed up to become a CitySafe Haven on Thursday. Philipa Guovbadia, assistant manager, said she was inspired to join the scheme after
A big top circus will be pitching up in Epsom for five days in May. Billy Smart's Circus is bringing a flying trapeze act, a fireman on a flaming ladder, acrobats and jugglers to Hook Road Arena. The circus is on a comeback UK tour with performer
A pub landlord is walking 184 miles along the length of the Thames for a cancer charity after losing two friends to the disease. Rising Sun pub landlord Neil Pyper set off on April 11 from the river’s source near Cirencester in the Cotswolds and
A 1960s temptress known for her role as Bond girl Pussy Galore is coming to seduce audiences at the Rose. Honor Blackman, whose 60-year career included The Avengers and Goldfinger, is starring in an on-stage foray of her life behind the scenes.
An athlete from Hersham will vie for gold when he competes in the Scottish judo nationals for the special needs and disabled. Liam Duhig, 25, from Hersham, who has dyspraxia and is deaf in one ear, will represent Surrey in the Special Needs and
