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Religious abuse man wanted
A man who hurled religious abuse at workers in a Tooting restaurant last month is being sought by police. The man, who is on the left in the picture pointing his finger, made offensive comments to staff in KFC, Mitcham Road, before fleeing
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Golf with a calypso twist
Golfers in Croydon can enjoy a calypso experience at Addington Court Golf Centre on July 25. The centre hopes about 50 players will tee off on the 18-hole championship course in to the sound of a Caribbean steel band. A Caribbean-themed
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Twickenham crash to defeat
Twickenham Ladies went down to a seven-wicket defeat in Saturday’s clash against Portsmouth. Batting first, only Karen Wilton and Janet Greenhead made any impression, with both contributing 24, as Twickenham found themselves all out for just 132 in
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Whitton celebrate in style
Whitton Junior Netball Club celebrated a successful 2008-09 at its end-of-season awards evening. Head coach Maggie Gaunt was delighted to announce that Peta Neilson was awarded the honour of Junior Club Coach of the Year by the Surrey Netball Association
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Harriers juniors excel in Sheffield
No fewer than nine of Herne Hill Harriers' blossoming young talents finished in the top seven in their respective events at the English Schools Championships in Sheffield. Julien Allwood won the Intermediate Boys' triple jump with a heavily wind-assisted
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Game review: Real Racing - iPhone / iPod Touch
Real Racing is far and away the best racing game for the iPhone / iPod Touch. In fact, it is one of the best handheld motorsport games ever to be released, and that includes DS and PSP titles. These might seem like bold claims but Real Racing
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Gong for Croydon youth clubs
Members of youth clubs across Croydon celebrated picking up a series of awards last week. Young people from across south London were invited to the Jack Petchey Foundation Achievement Awards. They were nominated by their friends for
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Teenage girl bites cop during riot, court hears
A school girl bit a police officer on his back during a mini riot sparked by a row over litter, a court heard today. Two men are alleged to have kicked and punched another police officer during the incident which happened in North End on July
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Elmbridge excited about London 2012 open weekend
A series of exciting events are planned to mark the London 2012 Open Weekend this month. Elmbridge Council has devised an Elmbridge Opens Up weekend to mark the occasion, with places across the borough opening their doors on July 24 and
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Streatham and West Norwood named as national burglary hotspots
Streatham and West Norwood have again been named as UK robbery hotspots by insurance companies. Postcodes SE27 and SW16 were among the 20 postcodes where the highest proportion of homes have made an insurance claim in the past 12 months, according
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Hundreds disappointed as JLS mania descends on Croydon
Hundreds of screaming fans had to be turned away from Croydon’s HMV store as they tried to meet X Factor stars JLS. The boy band, whose members include Croydon’s Jonathan “JB” Gill, came to town to sign copies of their latest single Beat Again
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Join Tooting & Mitcham's under U13s
Tooting & Mitcham football team’s new U13s girls’ squad is looking for new players. The team already has 11 players but is looking to double numbers for 11-a-side tournaments. Anyone in school years 6 and 7 is eligible. The
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Murder accused 'threw punches' outside pub at footballer, court hears
A man accused of murdering a footballer by running him down with a car “started throwing punches at him without warning” outside an Epsom pub on the night of the killing, a court heard. Daniel Press, 24, from Ewell, hit William Buckingham,
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Ken Livingstone talks to Kingston pensioners
Former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone met with Kingston pensioners on Monday. Mr Livingstone, 64, spoke about life beyond office and answered questions from members of the Kingston Pensioners’ Forum. One of the criticisms of Mr Livingstone
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Green-fingered volunteers transform school garden
Green-fingered business brains helped to transform a Lambeth school garden last Friday. Volunteers from EDF Energy created two edible herb beds and a new flower bed at Glenbrook primary school in Clarence Avenue. The work was carried
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Chipstead Golf offers cut-price membership
Chipstead Golf Club in the picturesque Chipstead Valley has come up with two ground breaking membership schemes aimed at encouraging more players from Surrey to join the club. Gary Torbett, director of golf, who a decade ago was teeing up in the British
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Westwood brings academy to Addington
Top English golfer Lee Westwood will host masterclass for young hopefuls at Addington Court Golf Centre next week when his academy, in partnership with The Co-operative, open its doors for the first time. Addington Court Golf Centre was
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The Secret of Monkey Island
This week, Lucasarts are releasing a special edition of one of the best games from my childhood. The Secret of Monkey Island is easily one of the most influential games ever released, featuring an imaginative storyline, quirky characters and
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Fire safety probe into Hounslow tower blocks after Camberwell blaze
An urgent investigation into the safety of Hounslow tower blocks has been launched after a blaze in 12-storey Camberwell flats killed six tenants. After the blaze at Lakanal House, on July 3, which left families trapped in the smoke-filled
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Addington woodland festival on Sunday
The Addington Conservation Team and Mickleham Way Allotment Society are holding their Woodland Festival and allotment open day on Sunday. The chain of woods that mark the north-eastern border of New Addington are ancient woodlands, one of the
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Mums to sue Mayday Hospital over diagnosis blunder
Parents are suing Mayday Hospital for negligence after their deaf children were misdiagnosed. Last week the Croydon Guardian revealed that Mayday Hospital had to contact 700 families after a machine for testing babies’ hearing was calibrated
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Crystal Palace mum sues hopital for negligence after deaf child misdiagnosed
A Crystal Palace mum is suing Mayday Hospital for negligence after her deaf child was misdiagnosed. Mayday Hospital in Croydon had to contact 700 families after a machine for testing babies’ hearing was calibrated incorrectly. The trust
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Bolt and Powell go head to head at Crystal Palace
Jamaican sprinters Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell will square off at the Crystal Palace grand prix on July 24 after the latter confirmed he will run in the 100m. In what is sure to be one of the highlights of the weekend, the race will act as a rehearsal
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Chertsey fall to friendly defeat
With both sides featuring the core of the coming season’s squad, a well-paced match was played out between the closest of neighbours. Staines Town, having just won promotion to the Blue Square South are now three leagues higher than their more modestly
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Carshalton artists take centre stage
Having already given up on art once in his life, Carshalton artist Neal Vaughan does not intend to make the same mistake twice. The painter attended art college and took in stints at Reigate, Epsom and Gwent in his early days, before moving into the
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Intergalatic space invaders in Putney
UFO sightings in Putney could go through the roof next week as Space Invaders, a Dark Lord called Dave and a Brain Sucker 2000 all come to town. Space Up your Life is a musical comedy written and devised by The Baked Bean Theatre Company, an acclaimed
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Sutton festival ends with spectacular free running display
Thousands of residents took part in The Take Part, Take Part festival which ended at the weekend with a series of grafity-defying free running stunts. Barry He, 15, head of the South London Parkour team, organised free workshops teaching the
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Edinburgh plays at Wimbledon Studio
Wimbledon Studio previews two very different Edinburgh Festival shows next week. First up is Eyes Wide Theatre Company's Sea Spray and Cuckoo Spit on Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by Susie Baxter's one woman play Guilty Women next Thursday
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AMBITIOUS TIFFIN STUDENTS PITCH TO BT DRAGONS
Mayowa Banjo and Ian Fung, students from Tiffin School, enjoyed a unique learning experience at BT Adastral Park in Ipswich. The group of forty 15 and 17 year old students spent three days finding out how to turn their creative engineering ideas into
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Don shines in Croft test
Don de Graaff was in fine form at rounds four and five of the Protyre Formula Renault Championship at the Croft Circuit in Darlington. Qualifying on Saturday did not go to plan for the Weybridge racer as he only managed eleventh for race one and ninth
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TIFFIN SCHOOL STUDENT AWARDED PRESTIGIOUS SCHOLARSHIP
Biranavan Sivapuratharasu has been selected to receive an Arkwright Scholarship after successfully passing the Arkwright Aptitude Paper demonstrating flair and originality in solving Engineering Design problems and presenting GCSE work to a panel of interviewers
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Welsh unveil new-look squad
London Welsh have confirmed the details of its players movements for the forthcoming 2009-10 season. As the Dragons prepare for the Championship and British & Irish Cup, there will be no shortage of Guinness Premiership experience at the club with
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Musical bonanza comes to Balham
Plans are underway for a musical bonanza in Balham during the August bank holiday weekend. The Balham Street Festival will feature an eclectic mix of local acts, each playing three songs on the stage in Hildreth Street. The four-hour
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Chipstead U17’s win sportsmanship award
Chipstead U17’s were awarded the sportsmanship award by the Tandridge League for their division last night. Eamonn Taggart, chairman of youth section, said: "We are all extremely proud of manager Ian Pettifor’s achievements with his lads this
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Ryman League fixtures revealed
The Ryman League fixtures were released on Wednesday morning and as usual had local football fans scrambling for their diaries and calendars. With Sutton United, Carshalton Athletic, Tooting & Mitcham and Kingstonian all playing in the Ryman Premier
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Get rid of your old banger for a good cause
If you want to get rid of an old vehicle and support a good cause donate it to Surrey’s firecrews. They need old cars to hone their rescue skills which are put to regular use on Surrey’s roads. Fire crews need to practice cutting apart
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Spats aim to unearth Carshalton talent
Budding stage stars will be flocking to the Charles Cryer Theatre this week when the Spats Theatre School will be hosting one of their popular and entertaining Show In A Week projects. With the aim of putting together a cast, rehearsing two plays and
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Former Land Girl honoured
Women’s Land Army veteran Lillian Richmond, 89, was left astonished this week after a visitor honoured her wartime service. Now a resident at Epsom Lodge care home, Miss Richmond was surprised when Epsom mayor Councillor Jan Mason dropped in
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Swans Awards nominations revealed
The nominations for the Swan Theatre are in as artsrichmond once again recognises the best in local theatrical talent. Amateur theatre groups, including Richmond Shakespeare Society, Teddington Theatre Club and Old Hamptonians’ Amateur Dramatic
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Surbiton estate gets green fingers working
The recession failed to dampen the green-fingered efforts of residents on a Surbiton council estate, when the winners of their annual gardening competition were drawn last week. The theme for this year’s Every Leaf Counts contest was recycling
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Surrey Council warns about bogus charity leaflets
Surrey County Council has issued a warning about a charity collection leaflet distributed under the name of a company that has dissolved. The leaflet, which includes the name of W&W Help, asks for donations of unwanted clothing, footwear
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Cooper happy with Blues preparations
Jimmy Cooper has shrugged off the Metropolitan Police’s defeat in their first pre-season friendly by insisting that preparations are going exactly to plan. The Blues were beaten 4-2 by Blue Square Premier side Grays Athletic on Tuesday night, slumping
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The Hamsters are back
The Hamsters have long been established as the UK's premier blues-rock attraction with more than 4,000 concerts under their belts in 23 years together - that's around 175 a year in case you were wondering. The guitar, bass and drums trio
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De Menezes' death and inquest transferred to stage
Almost four years to the day since Jean Charles de Menezes was killed by the Metropolitan Police, a new play pieces together his final minutes using the testaments of witnesses at the inquest into his death. Stockwell: The Inquest into the Death of
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Vice squad could return to Lambeth
A specialist police vice squad could be returning to a prostitution hotspot in Streatham. Lambeth police’s new borough commander Chief Superintendent Nick Ephgrave announced last week he was looking to bring back a specialist team to handle
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Girl gangs as violent than boys, says author
Girls in gangs are just as vicious and equally as violent as boys, a new television documentary has revealed. This was highlighted last week when 16-year-old Samantha Joseph, along with six Croydon gang members, was jailed for life for her
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Fircroft Trust victim of theft again
Disabled adults at the Fircroft Trust have been the victims of theft for the second time in a month, after a lawnmower, leaf blower and other tools were stolen from the back of their van on a trip to B&Q in New Malden. Adults using the
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No atonement for trees lost in filming movie blockbuster
It was a multi-million pound blockbuster shot on one of Streatham Hill’s more deprived streets. But it seems the residents of Lydhurst Avenue lost more than just a taste of Hollywood glitz and glamour when the crew for the award-winning film
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MItcham job centre attacked by MP as unemployment rises
Mitcham and Morden’s MP has launched a savage attack on the attitude of staff at the local job centre as unemployment rockets in the area. Employees of the London Road Job Centre Plus were labelled as “rude” and “unhelpful” by Siobhain McDonagh
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Security van robberies rocket by 1200 per cent as crooks wise up
Security van robberies in Croydon have risen a staggering 1,200 per cent in less than five years. Information obtained under the Freedom of Information Act shows in 2004-2005 there were three cash-in-transit robberies whereas in 2008-2009 there
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6,000 flock to Move it at the Manor festival
BMX bikers and skateboarders proved that sustainable transport can be exhilarating during the Move it at the Manor festival on Sunday. The daredevils soared across ramps in Manor Park to provide one of the highlights of the free event organised
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Jepson targets more young debuts
New Crystal Palace development coach Ronnie Jepson is relishing the chance to work with the club's young professionals and wants even more to make their debuts this season. The former Gillingham manager joined the club earlier this month to
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Feminism's bad boy launches debut show
Tooting comedian James Mullinger is the bad boy of feminism, or so he claims in his debut full-length stand-up show at Theatre 503. Since studying Women's Studies at university 10 years ago, the 31-year-old, who has appeared on a Jimmy Carr DVD, has
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Croydon councillors invited to tree hugging conference
Council members have been invited to a seminar to learn how to look after trees. The course was among a raft of recommendations as part of the council’s review of trees and woodlands in the borough. The council’s scrutiny and overview
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Fire brigade speed bump fears
Traffic calming measures being introduced in Streatham Hill could put residents at risk by lengthening the time it takes for the Fire Brigade to reach homes. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said introducing so many speed humps in such a large
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'Adonis' police push stranded Wimbledon shopper home
A stranded shopper has been spared a huge taxi bill thanks to a helping hand from the police. Shira Gordon, who uses a mobility scooter, was in Wimbledon’s Centre Court shopping centre when her vehicle stopped working on July 2. PCSOs
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Inferno victim was 'robbed by Springfield patient'
A fashion designer who died in the Camberwell tower block blaze gave evidence just weeks earlier against a patient who escaped Springfield Hospital in Tooting. Catherine Hickman, 31, was working in her Notting Hill boutique when she was held
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Tiffin girl steps into the dragons' den
Tiffin Girls’ School pupil Sarah Staveley-Taylor stepped into the Dragons’ Den earlier this month, when she took part in a special course designed to help students unleash their entrepreneurial talents. The group of 40 pupils spent three
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Why Wandsworth was right to sack evangelical council worker
By Community Correspondent Stephen Evans Wandsworth council came in for a fair amount of stick when they sacked Duke Amachree for gross misconduct after he imposed his religion on a member of the public seeking his professional help.
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Emotions get the better of Fraser
Donna Fraser admitted the emotion of competing in her last AAA Championships effected her performance at the weekend. The 36-year-old Croydon Harrier, who retires at the end of the season, finished fourth in the 400m in an equal season's best time
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Free swimming for under 16s in Fulham
Two Hammersmith and Fulham borough pools are to give free swimming lessons for under 16s in August. The offer, funded by NHS Hammersmith and Fulham, is available at both Phoenix Fitness Centre on Bloemfontein Road and Fulham Pools on Lillie
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Mutton field for Cobham Farmers' Market
Support your town and traders by heading down to the next Cobham Farmers’ Market on Saturday, July 18. With over 30 stalls, it is arguably one of the best farmers markets in the south, so do your bit for your taste buds, and local producers
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Fresh review begins into Cheam phone hacker files
Prosecutors are reviewing the case against a Cheam private investigator alleged to have tapped into the telephones of about 20 high-profile figures. Keir Starmer, QC, the Director of Public Prosecutions, ordered an urgent examination of files
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AFC Wimbledon mascot given spot on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth
A Womble with a head for heights has put himself on a pedestal to spread the word about AFC Wimbledon. Haydon, the club’s mascot, spent an hour on top of the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square last week as part of a new project by artist Anthony
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Channel 4 News man to speak to Kingston Race and Equalities AGM
Channel 4 News reporter Simon Israel will be the guest speaker at the Kingston Race and Equalities Council AGM tonight. The group supports victims of racial harassment and discrimination as well as promoting racial equality. Simon Israel
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Sutton businesses open lavatories to the public
Fourteen restaurants and shops around Sutton town centre have agreed to open their lavatories to the passing public. Non-customers will now be able to use facilities in volunteer premises bearing a green Community Toilet Scheme sticker.
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Folk's finest celebrates 40 years on stage
Vin Garbutt has come a long way since busking around the bars of the Mediterranean coast in the 1960s. The singer-songwriter, 61, is now well into his 40th year on the road and has an entire legion of fans that follow him to all ends of the earth.
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Faulty phones causes four month radio silence for police team
They are meant to be the local face of policing, dedicated to the community in which they work. But residents of Norbury have struggled to contact their Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) after it was revealed their mobile phone had been broken
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Call for internet knife sale ban
A 14-year-old Lambeth teenager managed to buy an 18 inch machete and a set of throwing knives on the internet. Now Lambeth Council trading standards officers are demanding internet knife sales be banned in the UK. Shock findings from
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Children's pet chickens stolen
Two Wandsworth children are devastated after a mystery thief made off with their pet chickens last week. Matthew and Maisy Mcinally, aged 10 and seven, found their feathered friends missing on Friday when they came back from school.
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Nicholas wins Southfields club title at 12
A 12 year-old tennis junior has won the men’s singles title at his local tennis club. Although Nicholas Nugent was not one of the eight seeds in the draw, he knocked out the fifth, fourth and first seeds on his way a two-hour final, which he
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Council to place residents at troubled care home again
A troubled care home has been taken off a council blacklist after impressing Government inspectors. Merton Council stopped placing residents at Eltandia Hall in Norbury earlier this year after a series of complaints about the home. But
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Film offers glimpse of lost Tudor treasure
A unique glimpse of the Tudor past is being uncovered with the screening of a 50-year-old film about the excavation of Nonusch Palace. The archive footage captures archaeologists unearthing 13th-century stonework from the rubble of Henry VIII
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School extension could cost extra £1m
An extension to a Clapham school could cost £1m more than planned. The extension of Clapham Manor Primary School, in Clapham Old Town, should have cost £2.5m but could reach £3.6m after a dispute between Lambeth Council and the building contractor
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Low income homeowners in Elmbridge get cheap loans for repairs
Low income homeowners can now get a helping hand with home repairs, after the launch of a new loan scheme. Elmbridge Council launched the scheme in partnership with not-for-profit finance organisation South Coast Money Line. It aims
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Residents must wait to hear decision on West Norwood waste collection depot
Campaigners fighting plans to keep a temporary depot for waste collection vehicles in a residential area of West Norwood will have to wait to find out the outcome of their battle. A planning applications committee meeting to hear plans to continue
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Dead soldier told friends he wanted to come home weeks before death
An heroic Croydon soldier who was killed in an ambush in Afghanistan told friends he wanted to come home to see his infant son just a few weeks before his death. Father-of-one Rifleman Danny “Simo” Simpson of the 2 Rifles died after an attack
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Tolworth teen lands prestigious place at Laban dance school
Megan Garner, 14, from Tolworth Girls’ School has won a place at prestigious Laban Contemporary Dance in Creekside, London. She was chosen for one of this year’s 20 places at from a field of 158 other dancers after a four-and-a-half hour audition
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Cheam claim national tennis title
Cheam High School girls tennis team have won the Aberdare Cup for the third year in a row at the AEGON National Schools Championships, writes Laura Whitehouse. Top seeds Cheam beat hosts Queenswood School from Hertfordshire by four rubbers to two in
