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Man found dead in Tooting fire
A man has been found dead after a house fire in Tooting. Firefighters were called to the blaze at the two-storey home in Ipswich Road just before 7pm. They found the man, who has yet to be identified, dead in the front room of the first floor. More
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'Gunman' holds up HSBC bank
An armed robber walked into a bank in Leatherhead yesterday and threatened to shoot a cashier unless money was handed over. The robbery at 4.20pm at HSBC in North Street began when a lone 'gunman' entered the building and approached the counter, demanding
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Fenton blows away rivals to claim cadet honours at Playscape
The cadet section opened Playscape Academy round two racing at Streatham Kart Raceway with some determined performances from the leading lights, writes Enver Myer. Robert Staines, Fenton Robathan and Reece Yusuf were each beaten only once in qualifying
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Firefighters tackle Surbiton attic blaze
Firefighters have put out a loft blaze in Surbiton this afternoon. Fire engines from New Malden and Surbiton fire stations were called to the fire at a three storey house in King Charles Road at 1.51pm. The crews managed to get the fire under control
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Rock-bottom Moles give league leaders a scare
Molesey 1 Dover Athletic 4 It was top travelling the long distance to the Moles, who remain firmly rooted to the bottom. A cold and misty night greeted Dover when they arrived, the Moles hoping to make their journey home long and unpleasant. The
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Love Sutton's trees
An investigation into Sutton's trees has ended with a call to residents to show their leafy friends a little more love. The borough-wide report from the sustainable communities scrutiny committee said more needed to be done to publicise trees and improve
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Town centre clock set to tick again
After decades stuck in time, repair work on Wimbledon's town centre clock started today. Following months of pressure from the Wimbledon Guardian, the UK's largest pub operator, Punch Taverns, agreed to fix the historic time piece above the Prince
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Hamptonians suffer a drubbing
Finchley 60 v Old Hamptonians 10 A day best forgotten is how Hampton will view this game. Finchley were impressive yes, especially going forward, but Hampton simply didn't turn up and a porous defence made things look easy for the home side, writes
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No reserves for Hampton
Hampton & Richmond chief Alan Devonshire believes his life would be a lot easier if he had a reserve team squad at the Beveree. Devonshire was forced to field Rob Paris in Saturday's 2-2 Blue Square South draw with Basingstoke Town at the Beveree less
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Barwell to replace Pelling
Councillor Gavin Barwell has been selected as the parliamentary candidate to replace Andrew Pelling. Following the decision by Andrew Pelling not to stand for re-election Croydon Central Conservatives have selected Gavin Barwell to stand for the next
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Taylor laughs off title stutter
Richmond director of rugby Brett Taylor has dismissed talk his side may struggle in the face of a stiff challenge from a resurgent Shelford on Saturday. Taylor's troops comprehensively dispatched London Division One whipping boys Thanet Wanderers 100
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Welsh look to stop the rot
London Welsh centre Paul Mackey has revealed that the Exiles have targeted maximum points from their next three games as they bid to move up the National Division One table. The Exiles have suffered three consecutive defeats at the hands of powerhouses
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Fall man escapes with broken arm
A Sutton man who jumped from the eighth floor of a block of flats has escaped with only a fractured pelvis and broken arm. The 30-year-old sparked concern last week when he was seen to plummet from the eighth floor of Thackeray Manor flats in Manor Park
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Back Nine is driving force
The unique Royal Artillery Gold Cup Chase takes place at Sandown Park on Friday, with the race restricted to horses that are owned or have been leased by those who are serving, or have served, in the Royal Artillery, writes Sarah-Jane Muirie. This year
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Tim leaves it late for Surbiton
Celebrations were understandably muted for Surbiton's Tim Pinnock when he converted a last-gasp penalty corner for a 1-0 win over his former club Canterbury on Saturday. The match was Surbiton's first after the National Premier Division three-month
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'Australia can't be that wonderful'
In response to your story "Anger over screw working in Staines'" in last week's Guardian, I wouldn't get too upset. Australia can't be very nice. If it were that wonderful, why are they all here? Nat Macey, Stanwell
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Hall's stay at Daggers extended
Crystal Palace winger Ryan Hall is to stay at League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge for another month. The 20 year-old scored his first goal for the Daggers in Tuesday nights 6-2 mauling of Chester, latching onto a throughball and poking it past the keeper
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Georgian tycoon died of heart failure
Georgian tycoon Badri Patarkatsishvili died of natural causes at his Leatherhead home. A postmortem examination on the billionaire - who had feared he had been targeted for assassination by the Georgian Government - showed he died of heart failure.
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Freedman admits play-off pressure
Dougie Freedman has admitted that some players at Crystal Palace may have been affected by the play-off speculation surrounding the club. After going 15 games unbeaten, the Eagles have now lost three of the their last four games and only scored once
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Deen City Farm goes green
Deen City Farm looks set to become a green city farm with the installation of renewable energy schemes. Planning permission has been given for the urban farm in Windsor Avenue to be equipped with photovoltaic panels, a biomass boiler and wind turbine
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Mr Green requests the pleasure of your company
Acclaimed actor Warren Mitchell continues the standard of classy drama set by Sir Peter Hall's Uncle Vanya - the opening play at the Rose Theatre which runs until February 9 - with Visiting Mr Green, a poignant and gripping kitchen sink drama. Visiting
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Deano: Pick Ross for Ireland
Harlequins' Ireland A prop Mike Ross should count himself unlucky not to be included in Eddie O'Sullivan's senior squad, says his club boss. The 28-year-old tight head has delivered a series of impressive displays in the Quins front row this season,
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Update: Billy Cox shooting anniversary
Family and friends will gather at Clapham's Fenwick Place estate this afternoon to mark the first anniversary of Billy Cox's murder. The fatally injured Clapham teen was found by his younger sister after she heard a loud bang while returning to their
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Palace reduce agent fees
Fees paid to agents by Crystal Palace were dramatically reduced last year. Figures released by The Football League show that between July 1 and December 31, 2007, the Eagles paid just £35,000 to agents, compared to £433,818 in the same period the year
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Dimsal performance for Twickenham
Datchworth 15 Twickenham 3 Half term holidays combined with the second half of the season injuries meant Twickenham travelled to rural Datchworth with a very young and inexperienced team. The outcome was that they were defeated comprehensively by
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Schmid: Esher must not fear Northampton
Mike Schmid insists Esher must show no fear against runaway leaders Northampton on Saturday, writes Mark Bengoechea. The all-conquering Saints arrive at sold-out Molesey Road on the back of 21 straight National League One wins. They destroyed the Surrey
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MP’s got it wrong on the Heathrow argument
Refering to last month's article in the Staines Guardian regarding expansion at Heathrow, I felt I must write to Mr Wilshire. The article says about 75 per cent of your constituents support the new terminal at Heathrow. I wonder where these figures
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Councillors to get more allowance?
Councillors have proposed a 2.75 per cent pay rise in their members' allowance. Currently all councillors receive a basic allowance of £3,833, while the leader of the council gets an additional £8,795. A decision to increase this to £3,938 and £9,037
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Boris launches his crime manifesto
Boris Johnson has launched his crime manifesto for London. The Conservative MP who is hoping to replace Ken Livingstone as London's mayor in May's election says he wants to see more cops on public transport. He also pledged to tackle gun and knife crime
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Ross on course for Ryder Cup?
Cheam golf professional Ross McGowan could be on course for a place in this year's Ryder Cup team if he can keep up a sparkling start to his European Tour career. The 25-year-old tied for sixth alongside world number four, South African Ernie Els, at
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Cops had the stolen slabs
The road to hell is famously paved with good intentions, so it is unclear where Grange Park in Carshalton will lead after the cruellest intentions created its new paving. In a remarkable case of crime putting something back into the community, slabs
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Resurgent Tanners look to next season
Leatherhead goalscorer Carl Gibbs has revealed the Tanners will be using their remaining games as a launchpad for a Ryman Division One South promotion assault next season. Gibbs fired the opener in Saturday's 2-1 win at Worthing that cemented Leatherhead's
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Florist’s Valentine’s surprise
As millions of couples said it with flowers this Valentine's Day, tortured souls in one corner of Worcester Park were finding romance harder to come by. Engineers put a thorn in love's side by digging up the road outside Blooming Vale florists in the
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Charity shop staff is punched in face
A charity shop worker was punched in the face by an enraged customer after she refused him a £3 refund for a faulty clock. Sue Oliver, 62, suffered a black eye and cuts to her cheek during the shop rage attack at the Age Concern branch in Sutton High
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Playground smoking ban
Smokers have already been barred from lighting up in pubs, clubs, restaurants and all public buildings, but Sutton's nicotine addicts are also set to be expelled from children's playgrounds. The move, due to be presented at Beddington and Wallington's
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Traynor: Don't write off Ks
Kingstonian striker Bobby Traynor thinks the fact that Ks have gone from promotion favourites to play-off hopefuls since Christmas can work in their favour. Traynor scored his third goal in two games in the 3-0 win over Dulwich Hamlet to help lift his
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On this day...
14th February 1477 - The earliest recorded Valentine's card is sent, in Norfolk. 1945 Dresden is reduced to rubble by Allied bombing. 1946 - The first genuine electronic computer goes into operation at the University of Pennsylvania. 1999 - Buckingham
