Mile Jedinak’s first Crystal Palace goal gave the Eagles a deserved 1-0 win over Peterborough United at Selhurst Park. The Australian hooked in with 14 minutes left as Palace extended their unbeaten run to six games and kept alive their hopes of a play-off
Croydon Council is helping business in the borough build trade with China and India. The new Gateway Asia programme was launched at an event at the Jury's Inn hotel, where 25 local businesses heard how the scheme can help increase their trading
A home care provider has opened a new office in Sutton. Bluebird Care’s new office was launched on Friday, February 24 with a visit from Paul Burstow, the MP for Sutton and Cheam. The office will provide tailor made care in the home
To many of us today, all the Olympics mean is Usain Bolt breaking another world record and possibly Michael Phelps winning another four gold medals. If many of us understand this to be the case then many of us are complete fools. These sensational games
A man has been taken to hospital after crashing his car into the window of a chicken shop. Police were called to South End close to the junction with Coombe Road at about 1.15pm and found the car had gone into the window of Chicken World takeaway.
Figures dressed in corsets, top hats and goggles have been racing snails and tea-duelling in the borough. The first Surrey Steampunk Convivial stomped through Sutton, Kingston and Epsom on Saturday February 25. The day began with a history
A Croydon charity is urging people to nominate them to win funding. Croydon Community Against Trafficking wants the public to support their bid to be Bing's charity of the month. The charity would be appear on the Discover Bing website
A Lambeth Task Force officer who made 103 arrests last year has received an 'Excellence' award. PC Chris Dartnell was presented with the award at the MPS Commissioner's Excellence in Total Policing Awards ceremony on February 28, which was attended
Asbestos related deaths in the borough are higher than the national average. Figures obtained by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers show that from 2006 to the end of 2010, mesothelioma, a terminal cancer of the lung wall, was recorded
Elmbridge race ace Sam Bird has set his sights on landing a Formula One drive and, if the chance came tomorrow he would be ready. The Hersham 25-year-old last week sealed a deal with team ISR to compete in the Formula Renault World Series this
Mitcham and Morden's MP joined members of Merton's Multiple Sclerosis Society for their monthly buffet last week. Siobhain McDonagh visited the branch last week, at All Saints Day Centre, south Wimbledon, where the group meets for sandwiches and a
Two key documents that form part of the borough’s masterplan for development and investment in the borough over the next decade have now been published. Following a number of consultations, local people have helped draw up the key elements of these two
A student is walking seven miles a day carrying a jerry can filled with water to highlight the importance of clean water in developing countries. Usaama Kaweesa has walked from central Croydon to Coulsdon Sixth Form College every day this week
Lambeth Council are to introduce free Sunday parking at Streatham car park. As part of efforts to boost local shops and encourage people to shop locally, shoppers will be able to park for free at the car park in Leigham Court Road, Streatham from March
Surrey is defying the downturn with more start-up businesses with big turnovers than anywhere outside of London. According to research by Barclays, one in seven Surrey companies that started up in the past three years was turning over more than £100,000
Community groups in Sutton are being offered the chance to get involved in Olympic and Jubilee celebrations this summer. There are two weeks left to apply for funding if you want to hold an event during Sutton's Summer Festival 2012, which
A free two-day festival celebrated all things literary world at the weekend. Tooting Tales: A Celebration of Stories and Voices took place in The Brick Box Café, in Tooting Market from Friday to Sunday. Visitors enjoyed book readings
Richmond Borough has been named the area with the largest ammount of underage drinkers in London. A survey was taken in 2009, were 18 percent of teenagers aged 11-15 admitted to being drunk drunking the last month. I asked four Year-11 girls from
Work has begun on a £9m extension of Southside Shopping Centre. After planning was sent was given by Wandsworth Borough Council last year, the initial phase of the £48m investment project has commenced. The revamp will see three new
A window cleaner is taking part in a gruelling physical challenge to raise money for a charity that works with disabled children. Caleb Morley, 26, of Lions of London, is taking part in the Tough Guy competition to raise funds for Yadapa (Young
Travelodge has announced it plans to build three new hotels in New Malden, Chessington and Surbiton by 2025. The move would bring an extra 260 new rooms to the borough and create 80 new jobs. Guy Parsons, chief executive of Travelodge Hotels, said
Police are appealing for help in identifying two suspects for a recent burglary and GBH offence. Two male suspects entered a terraced house in Byron Avenue, New Malden just before 6pm on Thursday February 2. The occupants were out and a small porch
Nettle beer and dehydrated purple corn chips are on the shortlist for this years FreeFrom Food Awards with celebrity chef Anthony Worrall Thompson set to hand out the prizes. Three hundred products were entered into the competition of which 170 were
A new football academy for disadvantaged youngsters exchange training for volunteering. Kinetic Academy offers football training days at the weekend and in the school holidays at a minimal cost. In return the players have to complete
A teenager who was stabbed in West Norwood yesterday is in a serious but stable condition. Police were called to the incident on Ernest Avenue at the junction with Beadman Street, shortly after 1.15pm. The 17-year-old is believed to
Library cards marking Surrey’s role in the upcoming Olympic Games are now available across the county’s libraries. Launched to celebrate London 2012, the cards are free to new joiners, £2 for existing members or £5 to purchase the full set as a souvenir
A terminally ill grandmother needs help locating a time capsule buried 60 years ago. Delia Beer, 64, decided she would compile a "bucket list" of all the things she wants to do before she dies after she was told she had terminal cancer and
A private investigator who defrauded corporate clients by stealing confidential information and selling it faces a year in jail. Daniel Summers, 32, from New Malden, used a technique known as blagging to deceive company clients and individuals. He bypassed
A woman was taken to hospital after being trapped in a car following a collision. Emergency services were called to Church Road, Mitcham at about 12.13am. One female, believed to be in her 30's, was trapped in her vehicle and firefighters
A car was left lying on its side after crashing into a lamppost this morning. Firefighters from West Norwood fire station were called to Leigham Court Road just after 5am. When they arrived there was no-one at the scene. Police are investigating
Care home chefs took part in a Masterchef-style cook-off on February 29. Sunrise of Weybridge, the specialist dementia and residential care community, hosted the event, which saw 10 chefs from Sunrise care homes across London battling it out. The competition
Teddington Swimming Club’s James Stanhope lines up against other Olympic hopefuls at the British Gas National Swimming Championships and Olympic trials today, writes Ros Satar. The 17-year-old achieved the 50m freestyle qualifying time of 24.23 seconds
A Croydon schoolgirl who had been growing her hair for three years had it cut off for charity. Inspired by a similar gesture made by another child Lauren Montgomery, six, decided to donate 10 inches of her blonde locks to the Little Princess
Lord Elp Us, get ready for a top night of free comedy. Brian Damage and his beautiful assistant Krysstal have been an item for more than 10 years working in the far flung corners of the globe, after meeting at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2000. Bringing
A managing director convicted of fraud and corruption is facing six years in jail unless he can pay back £1.9m in six months. Peter Sale, 51, of Forest Drive in Tadworth, former managing director of Sale Service and Maintenance Ltd, pleaded guilty
Wandsworth Council has raised almost £200,000 by allowing a number of films including The Iron Lady to be filmed in the borough. On average, Wandsworth hosts more than 1,000 filming and photoshoot days every year - one of the most popular filming locations
Did you know that every year, 4,300 deaths are caused by exposure to London’s air pollution? Imagine that, 4,300 people in London –maybe a relative or friend-whose lives have been cut short due to something like car pollution, which can be easily reduced
