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Wallington woman slashed in unprovoked attack
A woman was slashed in the face in an unprovoked attack as she opened her front door to go to work. The 50-year-old was leaving her mid-terraced home in Godalming Avenue, Wallington, when she was assaulted. She had taken a few steps
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Pensioners use James Bond boat to power across channel
Many octogenarians struggle to understand their TV remote controls, but one pair of seafaring friends is mastering the latest marine electronics for a cross-Channel adventure in a James Bond powerboat. Geoff Tobert, 80, and Ray Bulman, 79, set off today
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A burglar in a Worcester Park bush is worth 12 weeks in jail
A burglar who was rumbled by a vigilant resident and found hiding under a bush has been jailed for 12 weeks. Michael Bryan was spotted acting suspiciously in Bridgewood Road, Worcester Park, on Thursday, June 11. The 21-year-old, of
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On a bicycle made of bamboo
Keen cyclists will be able to further their green credentials on a bicycle made from bamboo. For a mere £3,000, customers at Chiswick’s Eco Age store – which is owned by actor Colin Firth’s wife and brother-in-law – can buy the organic, biodegradable
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Fire brigade serves enforcement notice on Kingston Hospital
Kingston Hospital has had an enforcement notice slapped on it from the London Fire Brigade after two fires earlier this year. The hospital was formally told by the London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority to address its overall fire management
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Bastille day comes to Battersea Park
One of the largest celebrations of Bastille Day outside of France will take place in Battersea Park in two weeks. The event, on Sunday, July 12, is celebrated by the French as a symbol of the revolution and the making of modern France. Battersea’s
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Richmond urged to swap four wheels for two
Richmond is going biking mad as more cycle stands are pedalled out in a bid to get young and old saddling up on two wheels instead of four. Richmond Council has installed more than 200 new cycle stands in schools over the past 12 months, and
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Downside Village sports day saved by its biggest fan
A popular family sports day which faced the axe in its 99th year has been saved by a City stocker’s assistant made redundant in the recession. Daniel Joyce, 21, had been to Downside Village sports day every year since he was a baby and was distraught
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Retired Sutton man offers $1,000 reward after protester shot dead in Iran
A Sutton man has made a US $1,000 reward for information after a young Iranian woman was allegedly shot dead by pro-government militia during street protests in Tehran. John Turner made the appeal after Neda Agha-Soltan, 26, was shot dead on
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Wimbledon tennis queuers learn importance of recycling
The importance of recycling has been reinforced to the thousands of tennis fans queuing for tickets for the Wimbledon Championship. With an average of 2,000 people camping in Wimbledon Park each night and more than 15,000 queuing during the day for
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Wife of jailed Carshalton businessman disappointed with Iraqi officials response
The wife of a Carshalton businessman held by American forces in Iraq has emerged disappointed from a meeting with the Iraqi charge d’affaires, at the Iraqi embassy in London. Kadhum Ridha Al-Sarraj, 29, was arrested on September 15 after a
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Oxshott summer fete to celebrate Independence Day
The Royal Kent School in Oakshade Road, Oxshott, is holding its summer fete on Saturday, July 4 - and because it is US Independence Day there will be a fitting American theme to the proceedings. It is the first fete to be held under the school’s new
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Bird off to a flyer in Norisring
Claygate's Sam Bird (Mücke Motorsport, 0:49.371 minutes) and Mika Mäki (Signature, 0:49.371 minutes) have set exactly identical lap times in free practice of the Formula 3 Euro Series at the Norisring. As Bird did so before Mäki, the Briton
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Angry leaseholders accuse Lambeth of "plucking figures out of the air" after service charges soar
Homeowners have accused Lambeth’s housing manager of giving them inflated bills for service contracts that do not exist in order to plug a financial black hole. Last week estimated service charge bills for 2009/10 dropped through the letterboxes
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Carshalton Beeches company gets thumbs up from MP over eco-aerosol
Carshalton and Wallington MP Tom Brake is advocating a new environmentally-friendly product to be used in aerosols. The new technology, a coconut shell-based activated carbon created by Carshalton Beeches company KBIG, is a green propellant
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Breaking news: Second school confirms swine flu cases
Two schools in the area now have children who tested positive for swine flu. Two children tested positive at High View Primary School on Wednesday and parents received a letter today from Wallington High School for Girls to warn them about
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Tooting arson death: teenagers key to solving murder
Teenagers could hold the key to catching those responsible for an arson attack that led to the death of a teenage girl, police said today. Maleha Masud, 15, died at 9pm last night, four days after the attack on her Lessingham Avenue home.
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The World mourns the sudden death of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson…
Thursday saw the fans of the music legend’s years of fame under the spotlight, gathered outside the UCLA medical centre where he was pronounced dead, aged 50 after suffering a cardiac arrest at his Los Angeles home. The star had been due in London
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Labourer found guilty of murdering Nilanthan Murddi in racist attack
An unemployed labourer has been found guilty of murdering 17-year-old Nilanthan Murddi and is facing a life sentence. Snaresbrook Crown Court heard how 31-year-old Stephen Braithwaite killed the teen in a racist attack after arguing with him
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UPDATE: Bike crash teenager's injuries 'not serious'
A teenager involved in a bike accident which caused traffic chaos at the top of Sutton Town Centre yesterday suffered minor injuries. Lewis Shoulders, 16, was driving a 50cc scooter on Carshalton Road when the driver in front of him broke suddenly
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Grandmother organises protest at Kingston GP surgery closure
A grandmother is organising a march in protest at the year-long closure of a GP surgery in Kingston. The surgery at 164 Tudor Drive was fitted out by Dr Charles Alessi at Churchill Medical Practice last year, at the same time as Kingston NHS
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Game review: Ghostbusters: The Video Game - PS3
When I heard a Ghostbusters game was in development, I was equally excited and terrified at the same time. While part of me couldn't wait for the opportunity to bust some ghosts, the other part of me was worried this latest Ghostbusters gaming
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New flags unfurled for Armed Forces Day
Flags were raised on the town hall at Epsom on Monday to mark the approach of Armed Forces Day on Saturday, June 27. The mayor, Councillor Jan Mason, officiated at Epsom’s flag raising ceremony, which was attended by councillors, representatives
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Police officers learn football skills in Esher
Police officers from Kingston and Sutton started their FA Football level one coaching qualification this month, in the hope they can use the skill to engage with young people in the area. The 18 officers taking part form part of the safer neighbourhood
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Colourful characters ready for 25th Malden Fortnight festival
Fun, music and colourfully dressed TV characters are due to hit New Malden on July 4, when residents celebrate the 25th anniversary of the annual Malden Fortnight festival. Now in its silver jubilee year, the popular fortnight of events and activities
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Two Richmond players called up for England U20s
Richmond duo Victoria Cornborough and Kimberley Davey have been selected in the England Women's squad to compete in next month's U20s Nations Cup. England head into the tournament hoping to secure a second successive crown after winning the
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Tips for a healthier lifestyle launched in the Surrey Comet and Kingston Guardian
Tips for healthy living straight from the experts will be on the pages of the Surrey Comet and Kingston Guardian every month. This week sees the launch of a new special feature entitled ‘Healthy Living’ which will appear every month in both
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South hits back at Wimbledon critics
New Malden’s Mel South has admitted criticism levelled against British performances at Wimbledon has been hard to take considering the strides she has made this season. The 23-year-old and partner Alex Bogdanovic exited the mixed doubles yesterday 7-
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Understaffing crisis at Kingston Hospital maternity unit 10 years ago
Ten years ago the hospital's pioneering maternity unit was forced to radically alter the way it set up the wards and provide extra training due to problems with understaffing. The problems began to show three years earlier, when three nurses
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New Swans boss will give youth a chance
New boss John Crumplin reckons any success that Walton & Hersham achieve next season will be based on a rock-solid defence. The former Brighton midfielder hosted his first training sessions with his new club this week as the Swans prepare for the start
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Kingston Hospital maternity unit "understaffed"
Kingston Hospital bosses have moved to reassure expectant mothers, after an anonymous letter from midwives raised serious concerns about overstretched maternity staff struggling against understaffing. In a letter sent to the Surrey Comet
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Status Quo chat about Epsom gig
Francis Rossi is guaranteeing a hit-packed gig when Status Quo kick-off Epsom Live this week - and the veteran frontman is refusing to apologise for it. Despite four successful decades in the music industry, the Quo are still the butt of numerous jokes
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Cobham prep school wins national athletics championship
Notre Dame Preparatory School in Cobham is celebrating winning the National Catholic Schools Athletics Championship on Sunday, June 21. The tournament, held at St George’s College in Weybridge, involved 11 other teams, competing in activities
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A different approach to marketing
Richard Sharp Community Correspondent. A different approach to marketing – supporting the local community. When Binda Tatla opened his Budgens branded convenience store in Hampton Hill High Street in 2007 he decided to adopt a rather different
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Oklahoma! Collingwood style
Pupils spent a week perfecting American accents before staging a production of Oklahoma! at Collingwood School in Wallington. The revival of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical featured dancing cowboys and swishing skirts over three
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Alistair McGowan talks about Epsom date
I’m sitting in a quiet, nondescript café in West London when – out of the blue - a cavalcade of celebrities suddenly appears before me. As if by magic, I’m unexpectedly face to face with Gok Wan, Gary Lineker, Simon Cowell, Arsene Wenger and Frank Skinner
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Jury retires to consider verdict in Nilanthan Murddi murder trial
The jury in the Nilanthan Murddi trial has retired to consider its verdict. The jurors must decide whether 31-year-old father of four Stephen Braithwaite is guilty of murdering the teen. The court heard the unemployed labourer from Croydon
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Summertime entertaining with Warren House
By Community Correspondent Noreen Cesareo Warren House, Kingston. We all love English summers … jugs of Pimms, strawberries and cream, barbeques in the garden, long balmy evenings, picnics at the horse racing, tennis and cricket. It
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New chair for business board
A group of Lambeth business brains have elected a new co-chair. Waterloo businessman Mark Riches has joined the Lambeth Council backed Lambeth Enterprise Board. The board aims to boost businesses and encourage new entrepreneurs in the borough. For
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Wandsworth residents urged to get gardening and get fit
Residents can join a scheme to get physically active and look after the environment. During the Gardening 4 Life project, which will run for 20 weeks until early October, residents will clear ponds and green spaces around the Edgecombe Hall
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British Telecom to loan staff to rival firms
Employees at BT’s Centre Point could be loaned out to help the firm avoid making redundancies. Staff at Centre Point are likely to be among those allowed to work for “non competing” firms. A BT spokeswoman said: “BT has a tradition of
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King of Pop dies but gig goes on
One half of former busking duo, the Dualers, has said he would cancel his upcoming gig at the IndigO2 Arena if it would bring back the king of pop. Simon Cranstoun and his brother Tyber rose to stardom after busking on the streets of Croydon
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Palace stepping stone for Idowu
Olympic silver medallist Phillips Idowu is out to win gold at the World Championships this summer – and he believes victory at the Aviva London Grand Prix next month is a vital stepping stone to global success. Winner at the UKA event last year,
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Parents on alert after outbreak of swine flu in Wallington
Parents are on alert after two children tested positive for swine flu at a primary school. The children at High View Primary School in Wallington were taken ill after attending a residential activity centre programme last week. A “significant
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Cadets on way to getting vandalised bus back on the road
The Croydon Sea Cadets have raised some much-needed funds to get their mini-bus back on the road by holding a garage sale. The sale, which took place in the Vale, Shirley on Saturday, June 13, raised over £400. Visitors were treated
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Computers stolen in Leatherhead school break in
More than £9,000 worth of brand new laptop computers were stolen from a Leatherhead secondary school last week when burglars smashed their way in through a classroom window. The thieves climbed over a perimeter fence and broke into the school
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Teenage girl, 15, dies following arson attack
A 15-year-old girl has died four days after an arson attack at a house in Tooting. Maleha Masud, who attended Burntwood School, died last night in hospital. Her brothers Zain, 22, Junaid, 16, and her sister Nabiha, 21, remain in a critical
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Brockwell Lido in running for Lottery award
Brockwell Lido is closing in on a national prize for its importance to its local community. The Art Deco outdoor pool has reached the semi final in the heritage category of the National Lottery Awards. The nomination was based on the
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Fulham Football Club to help with river clean-up
Fulham Football Club is hosting a Thames river clean-up from Craven Cottage this Saturday, and is calling upon volunteers to help out. Between 12 and 3pm volunteers will help to clean a section of the Thames foreshore between Bishop’s Park
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Streatham track searches for wannabe racing drivers
Do you fancy yourself as the new Jenson Button or the next Lewis Hamilton? Wannabe racing drivers can take part in the first ever UK-wide go-karting competition by showing their driving skills at Streatham Kart Raceway in Streatham High Road
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Football fan wins FA Cup for the afternoon
A football-mad family man got to celebrate his birthday by doing something normally reserved for Premier League superstars. Peter Bromley, who lives in Longfellow Road, Epsom, invited 40 of his closest family and friends to watch him lift the
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Brentford's Elder out to make most of second chance
Brentford striker Nathan Elder reckons the thought of having his career almost snatched from him will mean a bumper campaign in League One for the former Brighton front man. The 24-year-old forward missed the title run in last season after
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Ambition take to Merton stage for history performance
Creative kids have stepped on stage to highlight a local history event. Ambition, a performance group that tackles social issues, were the stars of the show at an event to mark Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month last week. The celebrations
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Croydon Council declares aluminium foil can now be recycled
Following public demand Croydon Council has added aluminium foil to the growing list of items that can be recycled. People can now put clean foil, food trays or milk bottle tops into their green boxes for kerbside collection – or into the mixed
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MP Grayling's expenses made public
Last year Epsom MP Chris Grayling claimed more than £150,000 in expenses of which £15,332 was for his second home allowance. Most of the cash went to pay his office staff and to buy office equipment and stationery. But he spent £1,725
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Police looking for gifts to send to soldiers in Afghanistan
Officers from Croydon police station have launched a campaign to send care packages to London’s soldiers in Afghanistan. To commemorate the first National Armed Service Day, Sergeant Darin Birmingham, whose son is a Royal Engineer, has begun
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Couple celebrate an incredible 70 years of marriage
Happy couple Mary and Edward Beyer tied the knot at a time when the international situation looked grim. But as war approached the couple settled down into married life and now 70 years on, they can look back on a life lived through some of
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Bone marrow donors urged to come forward this weekend
Blood marrow donors are urged to come forward this weekend to help a little girl beat a fatal illness. Leukaemia charity ACLT has organised a drive on Saturday at Whitgift Shopping Centre to help find donors for six-year-old Imogin Appiah and
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Cops to train young footballers
Police officers from Kingston and Sutton started their FA Football level one coaching qualification this month, in the hope they can use the skill to engage with young people in the area. The 18 officers taking part form part of the safer neighbourhood
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Ex-mayor of Elmbridge recalls his year in office
Councillor Nigel Cooper was the guest speaker at this month’s Elmbridge U3A meeting, where he gave a talk on his year as mayor of the borough. Coun Cooper, who stepped down as mayor in April, told the audience at Mole Hall in Walton Road, East
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Performing arts course under threat at Carshalton College
Angry parents, pupils and college staff have protested against the planned closure of the only performing arts course in the Sutton. The move would leave new students with nowhere to go in the borough and three teachers moved elsewhere.
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Wimbledon family fun day to help deserving youngsters
Summer celebrations for all the family are set to take place in Wimbledon this weekend. A charity fun day will take place on Weir Road on Saturday. Games and attractions include bouncy castles, food stalls and ice cream vans, a bucking bronco
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Trinity school student left fighting for life after arson attack
A 16-year-old Trinity School student has been left fighting for his life after an arson attack hospitalised him and his two sisters. Junaid Masud and his sisters, Nabiha, 21, and 15-year-old Malihahad had to be rescued from the first floor
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New caterers to provide posh nosh at Nonsuch
Posh caters Bovingdons has taken over the catering contract for Nonsuch Mansion House. Bovingdons, which supplies food for top-class events at places like Hampton Court Palace, the Tower of London and the Royal Observatory plus a host of other
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Healthy eating tips for Merton children
Youngsters showed an appetite for healthy eating during a special supermarket visit last week. Overweight children aged seven to 13 visited Sainsbury’s in Wimbledon with their families as part of the MEND programme - a free scheme helping young
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Stars to sparkle at Richmond Theatre
Richmond Theatre has put the finishing touches to its autumn and winter programme and RT2 can reveal what the rest of the year has in store for theatre lovers. Revivals of classic plays, of a serious and a comic nature, are well represented