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Bolt thrills Crystal Palace crowds again
Usain Bolt anchored the Racers Track Club 4x100m relay team to the fourth fastest time in history at Crystal Palace today. Hundreds of Jamaican fans turned out to watch the triple Olympic champion for the second day in a row and he didn’t disappoint
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Cancer survivor pegs out a new way to raise money
A cancer survivor unveiled a new way to donate “online” last week by stringing washing hooks outside a charity shop in Cheam Village. Joanna Bunker, 38, pegged out some of her unwanted clothes to inspire others to hand over good-quality textile
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Sutton store raises cash for hearing dogs
A store in Sutton has raised £130 for hearing dogs by persuading residents to take free hearing tests. Specsavers, on Sutton High Street, promises to give £5 to the charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People every time visitors take up the offer,
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Property price boost for Wandsworth housing market
Hopes of a recovery in Wandsworth housing market gathered momentum today, after figures showed prices rose sharply in prime suburban areas. Prices in the Brighter Borough rose by 3.7 per cent in the three months to the end of June, said estate
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Goldfish giveaway raises 'moral issues'
Animal lovers are demanding Kingston Council bans goldfish being given as prizes at fairs. Christine Orton, 51, was left upset after seeing the pets being given away at Hook Fair last Saturday, July 18, believing the tradition was now illegal
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Take steps to lead a fitter life
A pioneering exercise programme is helping scores of Sutton residents get fit and lose weight by changing the way they travel around the borough. Active Steps encourages people to use their cars less and walk or cycle more, with motivators
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Last call to save historic Epsom pub
A last call has been sounded for regulars to save a landmark Epsom pub where Samuel Pepys derived inspiration for his diaries. The grade II-listed White Horse, in Dorking Road, could face closure after almost 350 years because of the sobering
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Teenage vandals caught by Sutton Neighbourhood Watch
A gang of teenage trespassers caught causing criminal damage by a vigilant Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) member have been punished by police. The teenager boys were spotted misbehaving in the private enclosed car park at the centre at the Hallmead
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Call to get learner drivers off Surbiton streets
A campaign to restrict the number of learner drivers practising on Surbiton’s streets has been expanded, after other areas spoke out about the problem. Angry Berrylands residents have compiled a list of 24 instructors who repeatedly practise
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Hackbridge mystery stink solved
The mystery of the stink hovering above Hackbridge seems to be finally solved. After complaints from the public for over a year, Sutton Council is claiming it identified the source of the bad smell as being the Thames Water sewage treatment
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Hinchley Wood boy with prosthetic limb 'does every sport known to humankind'
When teachers asked a girl in Conor Ballard’s class at Claygate Primary School if she knew anybody who was disabled she said no. She knew someone who wore glasses but no-one who she thought of as disabled. Seven-year-old Conor, agrees
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Kingston's Onslow-Cole on road to recession recovery
New Malden racing driver Tom Onslow-Cole has revealed the recession scuppered his chances of a seat in the British Touring Car Championship this season but has vowed to be back. The 22-year-old was released by Vauxhall-backed VXR Racing at the end of
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Summer fun for kids in Battersea
Battersea Youth Sport Centre is holding five weeks of activities for children aged eight to 14 years this summer. The fun starts Monday, July 27 with a week of dance lessons, trampolining and laser tag sessions. Youngsters can also learn how
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Sixties youth club hoping to reunite
Former members of a Streatham Common youth club are hoping to reunite almost 50 years after the group began. The Immanuel Church Youth Club in 1960 provided a meeting place for teenagers from the Streatham, Tooting and Norbury areas.
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A roundabout way of helping residents
Life is proving more straightforward near Sutton town centre after an unpopular double roundabout was removed as part of a £100,000 scheme. Members of the council’s Local Committee also arranged for new pavements and bins to be installed in
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Ashtead singer recording new album
A singer who has spent five years touring the globe is looking to create a new kind of music with her own album. Hayley Griffiths, who grew up in Langley Vale Road and now lives in Ashtead, is the lead singer in the Riverdance and Lord of the
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Surrey potholes being filled faster than ever
Potholes in Surrey are being repaired faster after a recent blitz, Surrey County Council has claimed. Figures showed 90 per cent of minor defects are now being repaired on time and right first time. Meanwhile, 90 per cent of complaints were
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Schoolgirls: Our secret weapon against terrorists
The latest weapon in the fight against international terrorism has been developed by 14-year-old schoolgirls. Pupils from St Philomena’s Catholic School for Girls, in Carshalton, won first prize in the Lionheart business challenge beating 13
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Maggie's Centre in Hammersmith up for architectural award
A Hammersmith health centre is among six buildings shortlisted for a prestigious British architecture award. Maggie's Centre, in Rainside Road, will go up against British-designed buildings worldwide for the Royal Institute of British Architects
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Trust The Buzz at Watershed
Two south London indie bands will be rocking The Watershed on Friday as club night Trust The Buzz comes to town. The Inwits, who have just recorded a new three-track demo at Scream Studios in Croydon, and The Longfellows will be taking to the stage
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Green crusaders invent generator from scrap metal
An unlikely pair of green crusaders have emerged from New Addington with a power generating device made out of scrap metal. Jim Clugston, 55, saw pictures of a static generator at the recent climate camp and decided he would set about making
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Was 007 inspiration denied a plaque because of his murky spy past?
A decorated war hero, who was the inspiration behind James Bond, has been denied a blue plaque to commemorate his life by a heritage group because of his story lacks “historical significance”. Naval commander Lionel “Buster” Crabb, who was
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Merton police cadets meet Prince Charles
A group of Merton volunteer police cadets joined Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace to launch a new partnership of London’s uniformed youth organisations. The five from the borough were among 1,300 young people from adventure, military and
