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Sharapova admits air of uncertainty
Maria Sharapova admits she is taking Wimbledon one day at a time after the Russian continued her rehabilitation with a straight sets win over Ukranian Viktoriya Kutuzova. The world number 60, seeded 24 for Wimbledon triumphed in a see-saw tussle 7-5,
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Serena: I'm just getting started
Serena Williams reckons there is plenty more to come after she cruised into the second round on opening day at SW19. Williams eased past Nueza Silva 6-1, 7-5 on Centre Court with a minimum of effort. And the number two seed has warned
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Latin flavours come to Clocktower
It seems you can't go two minutes these days without seeing an advert for salsa dancing in a shop window or on a pub board - but nothing comes close to shaking those hips to a live band. Bacalao are a 12-piece Latin band from Brighton who provide
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Kingston Choral Society Concert - review
Kingston Choral Society Concert, Kingston Parish Church As everyone tightens their purse strings it was heartening to see an almost full Kingston Parish Church as Kingston Choral Society continued in their 60th anniversary year with a concert of
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Stalley completes a century of marathons
Collingwood AC spent Saturday afternoon braving the hills of Box Hill near Dorking, writes Alison Fox. At the Trionium Midsummer Munro half marathon, Richard Fox finished strongly in 2.14 - a personal best of some 14 minutes for this particular race.
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New flag unfurled to celebrate Armed Forces Day
A specially made flag was flown today to open the week ahead of the new Armed Forces Day. The pennant was raised in Sutton Town Square by local cadets Aidan Dee and Stephen Newman, in the presence of Royal British Legion members and local cadet
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Warnock pleased with Sears signing
Neil Warnock has praised new signing Freddie Sears for honouring his word and joining Crystal Palace despite late interest from Queens Park Rangers. The R's tried to hijack the deal after Sears and Warnock shook hands on him coming to Selhurst
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Chaos for Tulse Hill residents and commuters as second water main bursts
A major water main burst in Tulse Hill today, flooding businesses, homes, and disrupting trains from Tulse Hill station. The 21-inch main burst in Norwood Road burst at 3.30am close to the junction with Palace Road. Water flooded properties
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Fashion shop wins rates relief from council
A fashion organisation has won its fight to stay in Croydon after its tax bill was chopped. Croydon Council has agreed to grant discretionary rate relief to Fashion Enter, a not-for-profit body that gives advice and training to people wanting
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Cleaning business paves the way in green solutions
A cleaning business is paving the way with a policy of helping the planet and the community. Chequers Contract Cleaning’s environmental initiatives have included using less harmful detergents and changing staff travel patterns to lower emissions
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Championship records fall to Herne Hill youngsters
Several Herne Hill Harriers club records have already been broken this year and this trend continued at the first open meeting of the season at Tooting Bec Track. The U13 boys' 3,000m record had stood for almost 30 years prior to its revision at the
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Kercher murder knife too short, declares Italian coroner
An Italian coroner has declared the knife lawyers claim was used to kill Meredith Kercher does not match her wounds. Miss Kercher’s housemate American Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito deny murdering the Coulsdon student in
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Sutton martial artists promote fitness
Club Energize are bringing their high-energy tae bo workout to Sutton this summer to encourage promote fitness and wellbeing to locals. The martial art form was created by Hollywood celebrity Billy Blanks a decade ago. In the UK, it is taught
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Twickenham have six appeal
Twickenham Ladies won the inaugural Middlesex and Surrey Club20 six-a-side competition at Regents Park on Saturday. Having won five out of the six preliminary rounds, Gunnersbury were no match for the team in the semis and the girls were just as impressive
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Federer glad to get things underway
Roger Federer expressed his relief after easing past Taipei's Yen-Hsun Lu and getting his Wimbledon campaign off to a flying start. Federer sent Lu packing in under two hours with a 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 win in front of a packed Centre Court.
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Double celebration for sub-60 Gilmour
Anyone who dips under the hour mark hour on the tough West of Windsor 25 course should feel pleased with themselves. In Hounslow & District Wheelers' midsummer 25-mile time trial on Sunday, Rob Gilmour had two extra reasons to celebrate
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Basketball first for Epsom College
Epsom College lower sixth former Wendy Sun has won a place in the Surrey U17 women’s basketball team. Wendy has perfected her playing skills during the past few months under the watchful eye of college basketball coach Dr Bob Chappell and beat off
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Barbers a cut above for Sutton Runners in Bedfont 5k
Sutton Runners took part in two 5k time trials on Saturday. At the Bedfont Lakes race, father-and-son duo James and Stephen Barber took part, with Stephen finishing third overall in a time of 18 minutes 24 seconds, followed in 37th place by his dad
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Woods claim first win as Wells skittles Wandgas
Woodmansterne coasted to their first win of the season on Saturday, writes David Clisby. Skipper Chris Vagg won the toss, but his decision appeared to be in error as Wandgas raced to 43 without loss, as chances were either dropped or failed to go to
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Wandsworth allotment waiting list among the longest in England
The waiting list for allotments in Wandsworth is among the longest in England, according to documents released this week. More than 1,500 borough residents are on the waiting list for just 385 plots, putting Wandsworth in the top ten boroughs
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Robson: I lost my nerve
Laura Robson admitted the big-match jitters had got the better of her after throwing away a winning position in her Grand Slam debut. Robson was a set and a break up against world number 33 Daniela Hantuchova before crumbling to a 3-6, 6-4,
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Worcester Park go clear at top with winning draw
Worcester Park secured a winning draw against the Bank of England in another top-of-the-table clash Saturday at Green Lane to extend their lead at the top of the Division to 10 points, writes Hany Mustapha. After the confidence of two great run chases
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Record-breaking day for Liam at London schools titles
Hercules Wimbledon's teenager Liam White followed his record-breaking victory in the London schools championships by twice lowering his club men's U17 1,500m record at Woodside Stadium, Watford over the weekend. Competing in the South of
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Fed Express on cruise control
Roger Federer wasted little time advancing to the Second Round, seeing off Taipei's Yen-Hsun Lu in straight sets. The Swiss star delighted the Centre Court crowd with some dazzling strokes en route to a 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 win. Lu produced some great tennis
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No Tasers for Kingston police
Kingston’s police officers will not be allowed to carry 50,000 volt Tasers after the Metropolitan Police Authority said increasing their use had the potential to "cause fear and damage public confidence". The MPA had only agreed to a limited
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Summer of fun in store for Elmbridge children
Children can have a fun-filled summer and enjoy Elmbridge’s many holiday activities running between Monday, July 27, and Friday, August 28. Shout! holiday activities, sponsored by P&G’s Community Matters, include sports, dance, health,
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Wimbledon Village Fair attracts record crowds
Record breaking crowds enjoyed fun in the sun at the Wimbledon Village Fair at the weekend. An estimated 20,000 visitors enjoyed food, stalls and entertainment at the annual celebration on Wimbledon Common on Saturday. Adventurous visitors
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Macmillan's Healing Garden at Hampton Court Flower Show
By community correspondant, Freya Marshall. When Jill Foxley from 'The Perfumed Garden' was tending to the garden of a terminally ill customer, she was highly impressed by his Macmillan nurse. ‘She gave all the family help both physically
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Selsdon academy sponsor announced
Croydon Council today announced the Coloma Trust as its preferred sponsor for the proposed academy at Selsdon High School. The school will be known as The Quest Academy. A council spokeswoman said: “The council chose the Coloma Trust
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Murder accused hid knife in rubbish bag, court told
The man accused of murdering Nilanthan Murddi in a racist attack described how he hid the murder weapon in a rubbish bag on his way home. Stephen Braithwaite, 31, is alleged to have had an argument with the 17-year-old tamil student after yelling
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Streatham kids urge motorists to kill their speed
Hundreds of pupils from a Streatham school took to the streets last Wednesday to send the message to drivers to kill their speed - and hoped to break a world record at the same time. Some 500 pupils, parents and teachers from St Andrew’s Roman
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Naughty pupils leave a parting gift to school on roof
Cheeky schoolchildren spelled out a rude word on the roof of their school that is so large it can be spotted from space. Three students used bricks to create the four letter word on the roof of Sutton Grammar School for Boys and the stunt has
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Teenager Robson gives Hantuchova a scare on day one
Wimbledon's teenage sensation Laura Robson gave former world number five Daniela Hantuchova the fright of her life in the first round at SW19 before bowing out in three sets on Monday. The 16-year-old, ranked 482 in seniors, was given a wildcard into
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Elmbridge residents warned after big rise in garden crime
The Elmbridge Community Safety Partnership is warning the public not to let their gardens become rich pickings for criminals. Thefts from garages and sheds have increased dramatically in the past two months, going up by 53 per cent to 110 offences
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Clubbing together for charity
Chipstead Golf Club’s 13th annual charity day saw the club raise more than £2,000 for Breakthrough Breast Cancer. Eighty-eight top amateur lady golfers teed-off last Thursday, helping the club to raise money and awareness for the charity.
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Scapegoat Ugo among Lions replacements
Scapegoated British Lions wing Ugo Monye has been named as a replacement for tomorrow's final provincial match of their tour of South Africa. Despite having a decent match, Monye attracted most of the negative headlines from the 26-21 defeat
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Laura enjoys Roehampton experience
Camberley junior tennis hopeful Laura Slater competed in the AEGON International Junior tennis tournament in Roehampton, south west London on Saturday. The tournament is the most important on the international junior calendar outside of the four Grand
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Pictures from the past rediscovered
Pictures of a changing community have been revisited in a new Wimbledon history book. Merton, Morden and Wimbledon - drawings and notes from the Wimbledon Borough News 1928 to 1931 features the work of Vincent Lines, an artist who produced
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Win exclusive screening tickets to see Brüno
The Wandsworth Guardian has teamed up with Universal Pictures to offer 10 pairs of tickets to see an exclusive screening of Brüno the hilarious new movie from Sacha Baron Cohen, star of Borat. The screenings will take place on June 30 at 6.00pm
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West Norwood teenager reaches final of music competition
Music sensation, 13-year-old Harry Houseago from West Norwood, has beaten 10,000 other performers to secure a place in the finals of national talent contest, Live and Unsigned 2009. Harry, who sings, writes his own music and plays the guitar
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Boy, 4, is one of only 25 in world with rare disorder
A little boy from Cheam has been diagnosed with a condition so rare that, since its discovery in 1965, fewer than 25 cases have been recorded worldwide. Alfie Mumford, four, suffers from the complex Gillespie syndrome, characterised by partial
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Allders fined for selling knives to school children
Croydon’s oldest department store has been fined £3,000 for selling knives to school children. Allders pleaded guilty to the charge at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Friday, after Croydon Council used a sting operation to catch them in the
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Council officers' gifts under scrutiny
Steps taken to record the gifts given to council officers have come under scrutiny in a new report. The document reveals that a monitoring officer has written to council bosses reminding them to check all presents their staff receive are being
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Pizzeria in trouble for ignoring opeining hours
A pizza takeaway has had its late-night licence revoked after it was found to be trading beyond permitted hours and operating without doormen. TGF Pizza in Gordon Road, Carshalton, now returns to the same 11pm closing time it had before December
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Students display bags at Kew Gardens
Students studying First Diploma in Art and Design at Kingston College have been given the valuable opportunity of having their work displayed in the retail shop at Kew Gardens. Students were given six weeks to develop a final effective design
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Urban beach to be restored at Fulham's Bishops Park
Exciting plans to restore an urban beach in one of the most beautiful and historic parks in London have been announced by Hammersmith and Fulham Council. In Edwardian times, families from across London descended on 'Margate Sands' in Bishops
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Magician conjures up funding for hospital kit
A former knee-surgery patient of Epsom Hospital has a magic touch. Don Hamilton, a member of the Surrey Society of Magicians, has spent two-and-a-half years fundraising for new medical equipment and has at last reached his goal. On Wednesday
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Ball: Tooting move a dream for me
New signing Steffan Ball reveals the chance to revert to his preferred role as striker was the key to his recent switch to Tooting & Mitcham. Ball, who jumped ship from Ramsgate following their recent relegation from the Ryman Premier, has been training
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Mum power to improve park
A group of Ashtead mums have started a campaign to raise money to improve the play-park at Ashtead recreational ground. The group, made up of nine women with children at nearby schools, are dissatisfied with the result of a renovation by the
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Terry: More Dons signings on way
Terry Brown has targeted four more summer signings as he looks to mould the AFC Wimbledon squad ahead of their Blue Square Premier debut in August. So far the Dons boss has snapped up defender Paul Lorraine, midfielders Derek Duncan and Steven Gregory
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Football team completes amazing comeback
A football team left homeless and facing closure after becoming the victims of a Mitcham drug dealer has been rescued by the community. The office housing Mitcham Pearl FC was shut by the authorities, then broken into and ransacked, after the
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Karl willing to climb a mountain to help epileptic son
A father-of-two has challenged himself to climb Mont Blanc next Friday to raise money for the National Society for Epilepsy. Karl Donnan, from Great Bookham, is doing the hike for his one-year-old son Ross, who was born with a rare and, as
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Old Mid crash again
OLD MID-WHITGIFTIAN 214 M Roberts 6-63 LEATHERHEAD & COBHAM 215-3 S Cush 65, N French 76* Leatherhead & Cobham won by 7 wickets Matt Roberts took 6-63 and Nick French hit an unbeaten 76 as Leatherhead & Cobham’s young guns heaped further misery
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Palace to play Arsenal in pre-season
Crystal Palace Ladies begin their pre-season this Sunday, with a twist, writes Natalie Curtis. This year it will entail working partly with the Army, who are the main sponsors for Crystal Palace Ladies and they have joined together to create an exciting
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Pensioner tells of attack horror
The distraught friend of a 73-year-old pensioner who suffered internal bleeding on the brain when both were attacked in a street robbery has appealed for witnesses to come forward. Veronika Smith, 69, also suffered a swollen right eye and bruising
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Kiwis too strong for England youngsters
England 28 New Zealand 44 New Zealand ran in seven tries in an outstanding showcase of 15-man rugby to beat an England side featuring Harlequins duo George Lowe and Rory Clegg to win the IRB Toshiba Junior World Championship. The earlier heavy
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Summer opening for Tooting TK Maxx
TK Maxx is to open late this summer in the old Primark site on Tooting High Street, a spokesman has confirmed. The bargain chain, which claims to offer designer items for up to 60 per cent of the recommended retail price, has not confirmed
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BBLB camera crews come to Brentford
Love was in the air as Brentford's Wolverine drunkenly cosied up to Irish beauty Norin in the Big Brother house. As the carpenter's popularity increases, friends of mullet-loving singleton Marus Akin have been asked to appear on Big Brother's Little
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Eagles complete Sears switch
Neil Warnock has clinched his second signing of the summer after Freddie Sears joined the Eagles on a season-long loan from West Ham United. The 19-year-old was told by Upton Park boss Gianfranco Zola he would be allowed to leave the club on loan this
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Great week for Ashford's women bowlers
Ashford Bowling Club had a busy week, with six matches and several other players in competitions. ASHFORD v PUTNEY TOWN - RICHMOND BARNES & DISTRICT 1/2/3 Ashford were beaten by Putney. Putney won the singles by 13 shots, which gave them a good advantage
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Nilanthan Murddi was stabbed with his own knife, court hears
Murder accused Stephen Braithwaite said he does not remember stabbing Nilanthan Murddi after he wrestled a knife off him. Mr Braithwaite, 31, denies murdering the 17-year-old tamil student in a racially provoked attack. The prosecution
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£1m construction college opens... for women
A £1m training facility has opened in Battersea aimed at encouraging women to join the construction industry. The Astins Institute is initially offering women-only apprenticeships to make the industry more accessible to females. Six
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Mac: Quins must bounce back
Brian McDermott has challenged his Harlequins RL side to bounce back at Wakefield this weekend after the Londoners were thrashed by Leeds last Saturday. Quins entered the Rhinos clash with the hopes of climbing to second in the Super League table and
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Guest powerless as Saxons suffer final heartache
England Saxons 22 Ireland A 49 Harlequins' Tom Guest was injected as a 56th-minute substitute for the Saxons in Sunday's Churchill Cup final but was unable to prevent his side suffering a six-try defeat at the hands of the Irish. England's second
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Beavers' Lovett a Blue Square South all-star
Hampton & Richmond Borough's goalkeeper Matt Lovett has been selected in the annual Blue Square South All-Star team. The team, as voted by the league’s managers, was announced at the Football Conference AGM and Dinner last week.
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More than 80 children arrested in Sutton for under age boozing
More than 80 children were arrested for alcohol-related offences in Sutton in 2008, while 14 per cent of schoolchildren in the borough admitted they had been drinking, a report revealed. The London Assembly Health and Public Services Committee
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New leaflet offers garden safety advice
The Elmbridge Community Safety Partnership is warning the public not to let their gardens become rich pickings for criminals. Thefts from garages and sheds have increased dramatically over the last two months, going up by 53 per cent to 110
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A man eating beast on Wimbledon Common?
Reports that terrifying creatures are on the loose in Wimbledon have turned out to be a monster hoax. Over the past year, residents have been asked about strange events on the common by an American film crew. But it turns out they were becoming
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Temp worker Marion is one-in-a-million
A temporary worker has won an award for dedication to her job. Marion Thatcher, a temporary worker with recruitment agency Tate, won this year’s One in a Million competition. Tate said she had gone “above and beyond expectations”, and
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Epsom and Ewell MP Chris Grayling explains his expenses
With details of everything our MPs claim expenses for about to become public knowledge, Epsom and Ewell MP CHRIS GRAYLING writes exclusively for the Epsom Guardian to explain exactly what he spends the public cash on. Although there has been
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Frustrated commuters to have their say in Merton
Concerns over transport in Merton can be voiced at a public meeting on June 25. Public transport providers will be at the meeting in the Civic Centre to gauge opinion and listen to ideas on how services in and out of the area can be improved
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Developers complete Jolly Boatman negotiations
The final agreement between the developers of the controversial Jolly Boatman plans and Elmbridge Council was signed this on Wednesday, June 17, a day before the deadline. Last December, the council gave developers Gladedale permission to start
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Promise to improve Lambeth train stations
Rail passengers in south Lambeth have been promised a huge improvement to their stations as part of Southern Railway’s successful bid to continue its rail franchise in the area. Streatham Hill, Streatham Common, Streatham, West Norwood, Gipsy
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Fresh criticism for Sutton Council's Icelandic investments
Sutton Council has faced fresh criticism for jeopardising £4m of public money by failing to heed repeated warnings about tottering Iceland banks. A new report published by the Communities and Local Government Select Committee says the danger
