Families and children are invited take a peek behind the scenes at Polka Theatre when it opens its doors on Sunday (June 16). Visitors have the chance to meet the stars of the summer’s hit show, Charlie and Lola’s Extremely New Play! at the theatre
GBMAA Predatorz student Ellen Michael was a double winner at the Austrian Classics last month. The 13-year-old won silver in the +65kg catergory and bronze in the the bostaff forms. The Epsom, Leatherhead and Cobham based martial arts academies
An epileptic teenager died after collapsing behind the bathroom door at his grandparents house. Stephen Laker Heron, of Alma Place, Thornton Heath, had gone to stay with his grandparents in Mitcham on November 16, last year. The following morning
Croydon College will be holding its annual community day on Wednesday. The event on the green outside the college will also celebrate the annual Vocational Qualification Day (VQ Day), which aims to recognise the value of vocational qualifications
If your dad wants to make the most of the garden in so-called 'flaming June' and beyond, then you can make his Father's Day by buying him a gift which will make his job easier or simply make him smile. Top of the list must be Hozelock's new Flexi
Father’s Day came early for a lucky Wandsworth dad after he won £102,050 in the Lotto draw. Father of two Williams Ojo put his win down to one of his sons whose request to go on holiday prompted him to purchase the winning ticket. The 39-year-old
The captain of the England women’s cricket team visited a Banstead school on Wednesday. Charlotte Edwards played cricket with children from Banstead Community Junior School in the Horseshoe. The Chance to Shine project has members of the women
A supermarket is supporting upcoming Carers Week, next week, by inviting local carer charities to fundraise and provide information to customers and staff in-store. From Monday, customers visiting Sainsbury’s in Kiln Lane, Epsom, can find out more
St George’s College delivered an oar-inspiring performance at the National Schools Regatta. The Weybridge school took home five medals, including two gold, ranking sixth overall in the country on the medal table. The school picked up gold in
Changes to parking rules across the Southfields area will come into effect at the start of next week to coincide with the first day of the Wimbledon tennis championships. For the duration of the tournament parking controls will be in operation
This week I was out with a friend having some down time, when she asked me what my push present was going to be. Now I had heard of this term before and thought I would do a little research. A push gift is a present a father gives to a
Following on from last week’s column about Islamic fundamentalism, and the predictable reaction to the Woolwich atrocity from both the left and right, I thought I’d hotfoot it up to Westminster on Saturday to check out the British National Party (BNP
A rumoured plan to build a third runway south-west of Heathrow Airport would cause irreparable environmental damage, according to the leader of Wandsworth Council. Councillor Ravi Govindia has urged airport bosses to abandon any plans to establish
A car crime road show marked the launch of a new car crime prevention campaign by Merton police on Thursday, June 6. Police officers were on hand at the Sava Centre in Colliers Wood giving motorists free crime prevention advice. Halfords, who
A stop-smoking centre has donated more than £1000 raised from a Pay for Parking scheme to charity. Allen Carr’s Easyway to Stop Smoking, in Raynes Park, set up a paid parking scheme late last year for visitors after parking in the area became more
A woman with three jobs, who is also a carer for her mother, has been nominated as an unsung hero. Aspiring actress Sadie Pepperrell, 19, works as a payroll clerk at Sainsbury’s and by night indulges her passion for the stage with supplementary
An MP has expressed his support for all those who give up their time for good causes. As part of National Volunteer Week, which has been running this week, Carshalton and Wallington MP Tom Brake joined the Brilliant Breakfast at Sutton Library's
A national charity said hats off to its volunteers as it paid tribute to their hard work. Wallington-based charity Crimestoppers, which is independent of the police and aims to track down criminals and prevent crimes, invited some of its locally
A cat who strayed away from home during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee has been reunited with his owner a year on. Purcival, a four-year-old-tabby, wandered away from his home in Hornchurch, Essex, on June 3. The pet was being cared for in Battersea
AN EXCITING new free club night, promoting the sounds of punk, glam and goth opened with a bang at Scream Lounge, Croydon on May 31. With punters in feather boas, cat-suits and leopard print, Total Blam Blam’s Launch was an exhilarating night of loud
