Police have arrested at least six people after a fight erupted between school pupils at a retail estate. Officers were called to the Colonnades Leisure Park at around 4pm today after a fight involving up to 50 secondary school pupils erupted
Hampton & Richmond Borough have the incentive of an FA Trophy third round trip to Evo-Stick Northern Premier League high-flyers Northwich Victoria should they get past East Thurrock United. The Beavers entertain their Ryman Premier League rivals at the
Emergency repairs to the damaged roof at Epsom Racecourse, which was peeled back in severe winds, have been completed. Three cranes were on site last week and contractors have now secured the roof and made the area affected waterproof to prevent any
Actress Meryl Streep has scooped a Golden Globe award for her performance as Margaret Thatcher, in a new production partly filmed in Colliers Wood. The Iron Lady, which was released earlier this month, casts the Oscar winner as Britain's first female
Julian Speroni: 9 - The best keeper outside the Premier League enthused Dougie Freedman following the Argentine's heroics in the game. Could do nothing about the equaliser. Mustapha Dumbuya: 8 - Signed on-loan from Doncaster Rovers, the former Grays
Dougie Freedman hailed goalkeeper Julian Speroni as 10-man Crystal Palace held on for a well-earned 1-1 draw against Leeds United to remain within touching distance of the play-off spots in the Championship. On-loan from Norwich striker Chris Martin
Sometimes it just isn’t your day and in Jersey on Saturday, Rosslyn Park’s luck deserted them as they lost 20-18 in a titanic the top-of-the-table struggle in front of 3648 spectators squeezed into the tiny Rue des Landes ground. Jersey kicked off
The approach to Walton Bridge will be partially closed for the next four nights. Veolia will carry out works from 8pm until 6am up until January 20. While the works are taking place, Bridge Street’s junction with Walton Lane will be narrowed to one
Rush-hour motorists travelling through Putney town centre tomorrow are being advised to allow extra time for their journeys because of emergency roadworks being carried out by the power companies. The repairs will begin tonight (Monday) at
Police were called to a fight on Purley Way this afternoon. Officers were called to the Colonnades Leisure Park at around 4pm to reports of a large group of people fighting. A police spokesman said an ambulance was called to the scene
An eye-witness has spoken of the moment a member of the public tried to stop an armed robber escaping from PC World. Police say staff were threatened at gunpoint during the robbery which took place at about 8am this morning in Kingston town
AFC Wimbledon's supporters' group have pledged their support to our campaign for football justice. Last week, the Wimbledon Guardian launched the Drop The Dons campaign, which simply asks Milton Keynes Dons Football Club to drop the Dons from
St Peter’s Hospital has seen an improvement in patient care since introducing hourly ward rounds last year. The Prime Minister this month ordered nursing staff to undertake the rounds, but St Peter’s introduced the system on all wards last
Armed robbers threatened staff at gunpoint and stole cash from PC World in Kingston town centre this morning. The store in Fife Road has been closed all day. A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said officers were called at 8.20am
Harlequins scrum half Danny Care has vowed to let his rugby do the talking after receiving a 16-month driving ban at Southampton magistrates court on Monday. The 25-year-old pleaded guilty to a charge of driving with excess alcohol after
Health bosses have defended hospital merger plans, after MPs questioned the thinking behind the move in a damning report. St George’s Hospital in Tooting has bid to merge with St Helier Hospital, after the organisation that runs the Sutton
Met Police winger Jack MacLeod is hoping his wandering days are over after switching to his third club of the campaign. The 23-year-old signed for boss Jimmy Cooper's Blues last week as a replacement for Faversham Town-bound Nicky Humphrey
People struggling to pay heating bills or living in cold homes will benefit from a share of £264,000, after a successful bid by a new group of public and voluntary organisations. Almost 30 organisations and voluntary groups joined Surrey County Council
Emergency boiler repairs, taxi vouchers for vulnerable people to get to GP appointments, free loft insulation, and a meals-on-wheel service in Mole Valley and Reigate and Banstead will all be available thanks to a £200,000 grant. Nearly
Tolworth Gymnast Club's Kieran Behan will not be at London 2012 simply to make up the numbers, says coach Simon Gale. The 22-year-old secured his spot at London 2012 by finishing 34th in the all around event on Wednesday at the Olympic test
High street staples La Senza and Hawkins Bazaar have become the latest companies to leave Wimbledon town centre the continuing economic gloom. Toy shop Hawkins Bazaar, on the bottom floor of Centre Court shopping centre, shut its doors a week
A high speed police chase resulted in a suspect scaling a block of flats and threatening to jump. Police chased a suspected burglar through the streets of Wallington on Thursday night (January 12) after receiving reports of man peering through windows
A dentist has been jailed for two years after he fraudulently claimed more than £100,000 for treating fictitious patients. Young Jun Suh, 41, submitted hundreds of false claims to the NHS from his surgery in Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, defrauding
A man has been arrested during a crackdown on graffiti by Mole Valley police officers. CCTV footage of a suspect was circulated to the team and during a routine patrol on Monday, 8 January, PCSO Simon Tillman received information which led
A shopping centre in Epsom has revealed an 18 per cent increase in the numbers of Christmas shoppers this year. While many high streets across the country are struggling to compete with low cost online shopping outlets, The Ashley Centre in
Digital UK will be running two road show events in the borough to help residents prepare for the digital switch over in April. On April 4 the digital switchover in Epsom and Ewell will begin and the analogue TV signal will be switched off meaning
Director of rugby Conor O'Shea is hoping Quins full back Mike Brown gets the chance he deserves with England during the Six Nations. The 26-year-old, named Aviva Premiership player of the month for December, was named in acting head coach Stuart Lancaster's
Police are investigating a break-in at PC World in Kingston town centre this morning. Police cars were outside the store in Fife Road this morning. A spokesman for PC World said: "We can confirm there has been a break in but we can't
The Mayor of London has taken greater responsibility of the police and vowed to target gang crime in the capital. Boris Johnson today launched the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, giving him unequivocal responsibility for the Met.
Pollution in Putney has been described as “a national disgrace” after it emerged that levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) exceeded EU regulations 18 times in the first three days of 2012 – more than is permitted for the whole year. The high
Firefighters were called to a fire at an opticians in Croydon on Saturday night. The crew from Croydon fire station were called to the shop on London Road, at 6.50pm. No-one was injured in the blaze, which was fully extinguished by 10pm
Bees boss Uwe Rosler has revealed Karleigh Osborne's desire for Championship football next season is the stumbling block in talks over a new deal. The 23-year-old, whose contract runs out in the summer after a decade with the club, claims he is in the
In French, Le Cassoulet means the stew - but this eponymous restaurant in South Croydon does far more than that. It has established itself as one of the best restaurant's in the area under the meticulous eye of chef/proprietor Malcolm John
With the countdown now on to the start of the play-offs, London Welsh fired a warning shot at Old Deer Park on Saturday, as the Exiles condemned Championship pace setters Bristol to their first league defeat for more than two months. Fresh from becoming
A flat fire in Crystal Palace which was so hot it caused the windows to break left three people needing hospital treatment yesterday (January 15). Emergency services were called to the scene in Crystal Palace Park Road at about 11am and found three
With an exhilarating and confident display of attacking rugby, Richmond brushed off visitors Taunton by eight tries to two. Together with the Old Albanians’ victory over Hartpury College, this result extended Richmond’s lead at the top of the National
Barnes’ bid to escape relegation from National Two South has gathered pace after they put Hertford to the sword at Barn Elms to record their second league win on the bounce. Roared on by the biggest home crowd of the season, it took the Green and Golds
Kingstonian manager Alan Dowson wished he could be happier after his side left The Dripping Pan with only a point after a 1-1 at Lewes. “It isn’t a bad result, but I think we should have won the game,” Dowson said. "The first half was the best we’ve
Brentford continue to disappoint at home as they drew 0-0 with Walsall at Griffin Park on Saturday. Against a side threatened with relegation, it was another case of points dropped as the Bees rarely looked like a side capable of challenging
Police have taken action at the request of residents fed up with speeding motorists whizzing through their roads. A Walton neighbourhood panel meeting set speeding on the town as one of the policing targets and officers have taken to Manor Road, Terrace
Aspiring politicians are being urged to stand for election at the borough’s upcoming Youth Elections. Those aged between 11 and 19 who want to be Lambeth’s next youth mayor, deputy youth mayor, or youth parliament member, must register by Friday
A scientist from Sutton has won a Cancer Research UK fellowship to battle prostate cancer. Dr Gerhardt Attard received one of four Cancer Research fellowships awarded to UK clinical investigators. Dr Gerhardt, who works at the Institute
The Croydon facelift hairstyle was invented by a German actress it has been revealed. Many believed the beauty of the female stars on the silver screen was natural, but with cosmetic surgery in its early stage they were forced to come up with
A 60-year-old ambulance worker who has run over 250 marathons will carry the Olympic torch this summer. Jim Mundy, of Crown Road, Sutton, will carry the torch between Norwich and Ipswich on July 5 ahead of the Olympic games opening ceremony
Today has been named Blue Monday, the most depressing day of the year, but The Surrey Comet has teamed up with a wacky community group to put a smile on your face. We want you to send us your witty anecdotes via email, Twitter, or by commenting
A police officer caught the same violent offender twice in a day. PC Alex Law first found the man – wanted by prison authorities for making threats to kill with a samurai sword – hiding in a loft. PC Law was injured trying to apprehend
Winter is the season when coarse fish such as chub, carp, roach and others seek deeper pools in the streams or lakes and become less active. However, during this so far mild winter with minimal frost and ice I have noticed continuous fishy activity
A police sergeant helped snare benefit fraudsters wrongly pocketing £300,000 in welfare payments. Wallington South safer neighbourhoods sergeant Peter Le-Shirley worked closely in partnership with Sutton Council’s benefit fraud team.
A woman from Worcester Park who lost a remarkable 11.5st in a year is half the woman she once was. Luciana Velli-Smith, 45, weighed 23st in November 2010. However, she managed to halve her body weight and celebrated Christmas 2011 weighing
You know that the economy’s bad when cinema prices stealthily increase. Over the past year cinema ticket prices have grown significantly. An adult wanting to occupy two hours of their life by watching a movie on a really large screen now has to pay a
