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Never Again For Students!
As the time of year when students sit their various exams comes to an end, for some students this means a very happy holiday, but it also means much more for everyone involved. For all those students in the borough sitting exams, it will be the
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Six arrests in Sutton after raids across London
Six people were arrested in Sutton on Thursday after the Metropolitan Police carried out raids across the Capital to curb gang-related crime. Operation Hawk was the biggest of its kind to be carried out under Operation Blunt 2, the Met's drive
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Man in court charged with wheelie bin body murder
An unemployed hotel chef has appeared before a court accused of murdering his wife and dumping her in a wheelie bin in Cobham. Peter Wallner, 33, was also accused of unlawfully preventing her legal burial. He is accused of killing her between Tuesday
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Massive anti-gang operation nets seven arrests
A total of seven people were arrested in Croydon on Thursday after raids took place across the Capital to tackle gang-related crime. Operation Hawk was the biggest of its kind to be carried out under Operation Blunt 2, the Met's drive to combat
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Young sailors climb aboard for activity day
Young people with disabilities made a big splash in Wimbledon Park during a day of watersports. The fun day, for children and teenagers from Sutton and their families, was organised by Mitcham charity Jigsaw4u. They set sail on the park’s lake
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Free dog chipping for council tenants
Wandsworth Council tenants are being reminded about the dog-chipping session taking place in Putney next Saturday, June 20. It is now a condition of all council tenancy agreements that dog owners chip their animals and this process will help
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Residents show their love for Love Lane in clean up
Residents all pitched in to help clear the rubbish in Love Lane Green. They have been urging the council to make a compulsory purchase order (CPO) on the land, which is derelict as they want an open space for their children to play in.
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Diamond Centre wins 'equivalent of MBE'
The Queen has paid tribute to the outstanding service given to the community by a purpose-built disabled riding school in Carshalton. The Diamond Centre was the only south London group to win a Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service this year,
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GoldieLocks mixing it with the best
South Croydon rapper GoldieLocks is making waves in the music world with her popular blend of Grime, Dubstep and Hiphop. Ahead of her set at the Black Sheep Bar on Wednesday week, the former Warlingham High School pupil talks to GRAHAM MOODY about
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Drugs charity helps Croydon pub landlords with signs of high customers
Croydon landlords will get to know the score on drugs thanks to a drug charity. The Westminster Drugs Project team will be training to landlords and their staff on June 11 on drug awareness. Pub staff will learn how to direct drug users
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Darwin Day brings snakes, spiders and reptiles to Wimbledon school
School pupils got up close to a collection of creatures last week - all in the name of science. A snake, reptiles and a tarantula visited Wimbledon High School to mark Darwin Day, a celebration of the father of evolutionary science Charles
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Afghanistan: Taliban changing the tactics to mirror Iraq insurgents
Private Graham Ablett lives in Hounslow and works in the Operations Room at Musa Qal'eh District Centre. The 29-year-old oversees the command of mortar fire support for ground troops. He said: “Afghanistan has changed a lot since I was last
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Prison chef awarded MBE
A former chef at a high-profile London restaurant turned catering manager at High Down Prison was awarded an MBE today. Chef Al Crisci, from Epsom, catering manager who introduced a haute cuisine experience at the prison last year in the form
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Residents fail to trust tradesmen for energy-saving advice
A poll of 2,362 people from across the UK found just 14 per cent of south east residents would trust the advice of the tradesperson already doing work in their house, if they offered to install energy efficiency measures. Philip Sellwood
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Local heroes recognised in Queen's Birthday honours
A veteran campaigner on rights for the disabled and elderly, an NHS catering manager and a leading light in local government were all among those recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday honours, it was announced today. Surbiton’s Ann
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Doctor grabs gong in Queen's birthday honours
A high flying doctor has been knighted for a lifetime improving maternity care. Raynes Park resident Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, the president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), was knighted for his services
