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PCSO taking on cancer
A police community support officer who has raised more than £10,000 for charity is preparing to undertake her latest challenge - a four day trek along Hadrian's Wall. North Walton PCSO Claire Woods will take part in the challenging trek from June 6
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Moss, Miller and Allen mourn death of singer
Celebrity mourners including Kate Moss, Sienna Miller and Lily Allen attended a funeral at Mortlake Crematorium yesterday. The three were in Mortlake for the funeral of 40-year-old musician, model and writer Tarka Cordell who committed suicide last week
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Mother appeals for help to find missing artist
The distraught mother of a Battersea Arts Centre (BAC) worker who went missing day before he was due to open an exhibition on his life in Battersea has postponed going back to Brazil to help look for her son. Artist Vado Mesquita was last seen in the
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Cancer class Keen support
MP and Government health minister Ann Keen has welcomed the UK's first ever prostate cancer masterclass. The Under Secretary of State addressed delegates at the inaugural two-day class entitled The Whole Journey Counts: Choices and Dilemmas, at Kings
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Animal psychic helps rescue trapped pet
A telepathic woman who claims she can communicate with animals helped rescue a dog that had been trapped for a week. Pea Horsley, 37 from the Furzedown part of Streatham, pinpointed where missing Marmite was, armed with just a photo of the pooch. After
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Gino in the points again
Epsom's Gino Rea secured eight valuable championship points with an eighth-place finish in the third round of the European Superstock Championship at Monza last weekend. The 18-year-old, who rides for Beowulf Racing, was unable to run his number one
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More cops for Clapham Junction
Clapham Junction is to get more police with the launch of a special squad on Wednesday. One British Transport Police sergeant backed up by eight constables will be permanently posted to Clapham Junction and 22 surrounding stations from Kingston to Staines
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Bombshell as Cormack calls it a day
Duncan Cormack has dropped a bombshell by announcing he is hanging up his boots. The 33-year-old, with Esher for a decade and skipper for the past four seasons, last week confirmed he has played his last game for the Surrey club. He admitted: "It was
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Dack won't be Sutton boss
Sutton United have confirmed that Jimmy Dack will not be manager next season. Dack was caretaker boss for the final five games of United's Blue Square South season, claiming a win and a draw after replacing Ernie Howe. However, Dack has decided not
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Plan for first eco village in London
Eco, Chiswick's green hub, is launching a campaign for shops, businesses and locals to make Chiswick the first "eco village" in London. Located in the heart of Chiswick's commercial district and founded by Colin and Livia Firth, Nicola Guiggioli and
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Londoners confused on best way to help the environment
New research, commissioned by British Gas Services, released today reveals that despite the prominence of the environment in the mayoral elections and the unprecedented focus on the main candidates' green policies, Londoners are still confused about what
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Scowcroft and Hills out, Ifill a doubt
James Scowcroft and Lee Hills will miss the second leg of Crystal Palace's play-off semi-final tomorrow night and a trip to Wembley should they reach the final. Scowcroft came off the bench on Saturday against Bristol City for his first appearance since
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Warnock tells team to rise to occasion
Neil Warnock has urged his players to step up and be counted as they look to overturn a first leg deficit in their play-off semi-final against Bristol City tomorrow night. The Eagles go into the game trailing 2-1 from Saturday's first leg and will need
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Ks push self-destruct button in season opener
Kingstonian threw away a great chance of starting their season with a win at Edward Alleyn. Needing just 14 runs to win with four wickets and plenty of overs in hand, they somehow contrived to fall four runs short. The most frustrated batsman was former
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Dad attacked while buying ice-cream for daughters
A 37-year-old dad was viciously attacked by a gang of youths in Thornton Heath after buying ice-cream for his daughters. The victim, described as a black man, was treated for a broken jaw after the attack which took place at 6pm yesterday on Winterbourne
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Unions threaten holiday rail strike
Holiday travellers face the threat of the first national rail strike for 14 years with a rail union balloting 17,000 workers for industrial action. The Rail Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) said maintenance and signalling staff will vote over the next
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MP says ‘beef up’ new bill
Friends of the Earth have praised Feltham and Heston's MP Alan Keen for backing calls to "beef up" the Climate Change Bill. His name is one of more than 250 MPs who have signed an early day motion calling for the bill to include carbon dioxide emissions
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TV’s Phil Spencer caught up in basement battle
A war of words between a property developer and residents is threatening to shatter the peace of one of Wandsworth's most exclusive addresses - and overshadow the redevelopment of TV property presenter Phil Spencer's home. The neighbourly dispute broke
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Rugby league club donation is fair play
Harlequins Rugby Club winners of 2007's Super League best disciplined club, have donated their £5,000 prize to amateur rugby club Feltham Falcons. Harlequins are the first ever winners of the Frontline Fair Play index which judged teams on a point system
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Cars and bikes seized during road safety op
Surrey Police seized 20 motorbikes and two cars as park of a crackdown on law-breaking motorists. Get the full story. Posted by: Bernie, The Road to Hell on 11:26pm Fri 9 May 08 I don't know about the rest of you people who read this, but when
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Shepherd's Bushy Park victory
Mark Shepherd (SM35-39) of Team Kennet had a double reason to celebrate at Saturday morning's Bushy Park time trial, writes Guy Watson. Not only did he record his first victory in the event in a time of 16:38, he also reduced his course PB by 24 seconds
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Crushing defeats caps Mids' misery
An inspired performance from all-rounder James Pyemont helped Metropolitan Police demolish Old Mid-Whitgiftian by nine wickets in Saturday's Surrey Championship Division 2 opener at Lime Meadow. The former Sussex and Derbyshire player took five wickets
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Women's golf at the palace
Addington Court Golf Centre is hosting a special women's open day on Saturday, May 17, in aid of Cancer Research UK's All Join Together Campaign. Everyone from total beginners to experienced players are invited to the Croydon-based complex between 10am
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Ellis rekindles title-winning partnership
Croydon's Bradley Ellis will rekindle his title-winning partnership with Alex Mortimer at this weekend's next round of the FIA GT3 European Championship at Monza (May 17-18). The pair have not raced together since clinching the 2007 Avon Tyres British
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Spencer masters of the pool in Perth
Putney-based Spencer Swim Team have built on their success of last year by claiming 30 medals at the World Masters Championships in Perth, Australia. The club landed several British and European records, while the 240-plus women's freestyle relay team
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Records hammered as Herne Hill Harriers claim limelight
Irish international Mark Hanily extended his club hammer record to 55.92m at the Meath County Championships in Athboy, while clubmate Stuart Thurgood set a personal best of 57.10m in the Essex Championships to set the benchmark for Herne Hill Harriers
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Gunmen hold up bookmakers
Three men brandishing guns held up a betting shop in West Croydon yesterday morning. Police were called at about 11am to reports of a robbery at the Corals bookmakers in Windmill Road. No one was injured and no shots were fired but a sum of money
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Family hunt
I wonder if it would be possible to publish the following on my behalf? I would like to hear from anyone who has any knowledge of the Bennett family who were living in Musjid Road, Battersea, in 1920. Unfortunately the father - Edmund Bennett -
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Bag your recyclable goods
Residents in council-owned flats have been given a free reusable bag to help them recycle more rubbish. The bags can be used to store recyclable goods in the home before they are placed in banks. The recycling banks are for all paper, card, glass
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Eco-friendly school pushes for second green award
Raynes Park School is already living up to its reputation as the greenest school in south-west London as the nominations for the Green Guardian Awards 2008 opened last week. The school won the secondary schools' award in 2007 for pushing environmental
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Free cut and colour worth £150 from Hair Disciples
Hair disciples opened their first salon in Richmond 4 years ago, after great demand another salon has opened in Battersea, great news for all organic, holistic treatment lovers out there! Rachel warby (owner) cares heavily about the environment
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Mum spots gap in teen underwear market
A Croydon mum has turned her hand to marketing and selling underwear exclusively for teens after she discovered a gap in the market when her daughter reached adolescence. Sue Guerrieri, 33, from Shirley, has launched an online store - the SugaPlum shop
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Gordon Ramsay slams Delia
Wandsworth celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has slammed fellow TV cook Delia Smith. The plain-speaking star of Channel 4's The F Word said Smith's latest recipe book, How to Cheat at Cooking, was an insult to his profession. Speaking to BBC Five Live the
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Security error meant T5 passengers weren't checked
Some foreign passengers landing at Heathrow's T5 have entered the UK without showing their passports it has been admitted. According to airline British Airways (BA) the security errors - which involved a "small number" of passengers - were due to the
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Bouncy fun at Twickenham
Twickenham Stadium will open its gates to basketball, rugby bungee and football at the Emirates Airline London Sevens on Bank Holiday Weekend May 24 & 25. Fans can challenge their friends and family on the giant inflatable Rugby Bungee Run, Basketball
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Missing patient found
A man who went missing from St Peter's Hospital on Friday has been found. Blaine Taylor disappeared from the Chertsey hospital at around 1.30pm but was found yesterday at the Broadway, New Haw, Addlestone. Police had been concerned for 22-year-old's
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On this day...
12th May 1935 - Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Ohio, USA. 1941 - MPs meet in the House of Lords after heavy bombing of London renders the House of Commons unusable. 1982 - British troops land on the Falkland Islands. 1983 - In debt of around
