On the 5th of February 2013 the ACS Cobham Java students were able to experience the testing of a new technology. David Miller, Chief Learning Architect and Daniel O'Sullivan, Science Creative of Kuato Studios in London, visited Java programming classes
An ex-gang member and the author of Prisoner on the Streets, will be offering young people advice as part of a healthy lifestyle awareness event in May half term. Robyn Travis will give a motivational talk at the Merton Comps sports tournament
Wimbledon Film and TV Studios and The Wimbledon Guild have announced a joint initiative of activities and fundraising events for the community. As part of the scheme, The Wimbledon Guild, which provides a range of services to support the community
An eight-year-old boy has said it was “totally awesome” to receive the Wandsworth honorary pin for his volunteering work. Ishan, from Newton Prep in Wandsworth, raised more than £500 for WoW Kids when he ran the £2k run in Battersea Park back in
The MP for Battersea, Balham and Wandsworth was the first customer to try out a locally based eco friendly company’s new products this week. Jane Ellison visited Wandsworth Oasis Charity Shop to see the launch of Delphis Eco’s new Eco Turtle refill
A rare Lamborghini, worth £157,000, has been seized for having no insurance after its speeding driver caught officers attention. Officers from Richmond's Safer Transport Team were on covert patrol in an unmarked police car when they spotted a Lamborghini
West Middlesex Hospital ran a clinical trial that any chocolate lover would be rushing to take part in this week. The special just-for-fun chocolate trial, which was held in celebration of International Clinical Trials Day, proved unsurprisingly
The chief executive of the care home organisation Nightingale Hammerson will step down from his post after 15 years. Leon Smith joined Nightingale House, Nightingale Lane, Clapham in 1973 and has been in the chief executive position for the past
A report into Homefield School in Sutton has described pupils as “confident, highly motivated, enthusiastic, with high self-esteem, excellent personal development and maturity.” The school recevied the report from the independent schools’ inspectorate
A frantic mum was seen screaming after a bus as the driver drove away with her child on board last night. The driver pulled away from the bus stop outside Centre Court shopping centre in Wimbledon unaware of the little lone passenger. Twitter
A senior doctor at Epsom, Sutton and St Helier hospitals has welcomed recommendations from an independent review of cosmetic surgery. Included in the recommendations are proposals to make sure people who give Botox injections have relevant qualifications
A man has been seriously injured after he crashed into a lamp post this morning. The driver, who is in his twenties, had to be cut free from the vehicle by fire crews due to the severity of his injuries. Fire fighters from Mitcham attended
Two students from the Royal Russell School CCF (Army Section) took part in the State Arrival of the President of the United Arab Emirates last month. Year 11 students Lance Corporal Mitchell Farrington and Bradley Craven travelled to St James’s
The latest changes at Croydon University Hospital were showcased last week following staff and patient feedback. The changes were part of Croydon Health Services NHS Trust’s celebration of its staff programme Listening into Action (LiA). The
Pupils at Coloma Convent Girls School are celebrating Athletics success, 14 years after two of their teachers won the same award as students at the school. The ten strong team triumphed for the third year running at Croydon Schools Athletic Championships
Residents clubbed together last weekend to clear up the streets of Croydon. More than 180 bags of rubbish were cleared from neighbourhoods as part of May’s Great Croydon Clean Up event. The event was organised by Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell
A popular Indian restaurant is in line for a top award and could be cooking in the House of Commons. Saregama in Carshalton Beeches won a competition organised by Carshalton and Wallington MP Tom Brake whereby people nominated their favourite restaurant
The new mayor of Elmbridge was unveiled at the annual council meeting on May 15. Councillor Mike Bennison, who served as the deputy mayor for the past municipal year, launched his charity for the year on his first day. Coun Bennison has selected
The run-up to the Epsom Derby is being marked at the Ashley Centre with a 10ft tall pink shoe and several children's workshops. From Monday, May 20, for one week, shopping centre visitors will have the opportunity to marvel at the shoe, win tickets
Brentford’s Toumani Diagouraga believes the Bees are far better prepared for their visit to Wembley today than they have been in the past. Brentford have never been promoted through the play-offs despite being involved in it six times previously
Brooklands College has been named the best further education college in Surrey. The national success rates tables for 2011/12 revealed the college, which has a campus in Weybridge, has overall success rates for all its students of 84.1 per cent
A 72-year-old man has been banned from running a company for 12 years after laundering money from rogue builders who targeted elderly homeowners. Michael Anthony Joyce, of Wimbledon, director of a cheque converting business, cashed cheques totalling
An aspiring actress had said her dreams have come true after landing a place at an exclusive drama school which has produced some of the country's finest actors. Sadie Pepperell, 19, of Mitcham, will be following in the footsteps of Judi Dench,
A student from Hinchley Wood School has been named as the winner of the SHL Art Prize 2013. The competition, sponsored by Thames Ditton-based SHL, gave year 10 students a chance to create a piece of artwork suitable for display on the walls of
Brentford manager Uwe Rosler said it would be the perfect leaving present to their outgoing Chairman if his side could win promotion to the Championship. Greg Dyke, 65, will take up a new role at the FA after seven years at the west London club
Politicians and pedestrians celebrated a new road crossing. MP Sadiq Khan joined schoolchildren from St Boniface School at the pelican crossing in Mitcham Road, Tooting, on Friday. They were also joined by Tony Armstrong, chief executive of
Wouldn’t it be great to be able to take bikes on trains during rush hour? I mean full-sized bikes – not the folding variety that can transform into a lump of metal the size of a postage stamp. No, I mean the bigger beasts that don’t make
When I started researching all the products I needed for my first child, I seriously thought I needed a degree, but now another is on the way, a PhD is definitely a prerequisite. The problem with having two close together is that you have to look
A ticket office worker at Kingston train station has been nominated as an unsung hero by his colleagues. Supervisor Felix Duyilemi, 46, from Strood, in Kent, was training to be an engineer at Lewisham College when he decided to find a job where
You are going to be rockin’ all over Sutton when a Status Quo tribute band come to town. Statin’ Quo will play the best of the English boogie rock band on bank holiday Sunday. The Purley based tribute band formed in 2006 in honour of one
