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Artist with 12 personalities nominated for Croydon Champions
An artist with 12 different personalities has been nominated for a Croydon Champions award by her adoring daughter. Kim Noble, 47, has dissociative identity disorder (DID). The serious condition, a coping mechanism to deal with severe
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Epsom composer extends film's West End run
A Hollywood composer stood outside a West End cinema and flagged down customers for her new film - extending its run for a third week. Hélène Muddiman, originally from Fairfax Avenue, Ewell, provided the musical score for Skin, which tells
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Lambeth to trial dementia support service
Lambeth will be one of the first areas in the country to trial a new peer support network for people with dementia and their families. The pilot scheme will see the introduction of healthy ageing cafes in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Society
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Sanger on song
Epsom & Ewell Harriers’ Phil Sanger won a 10km race on Farthing Downs on Thursday. Matt Chapman led home South London Harriers, who occupied the next eight spots. The club’s men won their final Southern League track and field match on Saturday to
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Hercules eyeing national league spot despite late failure
Hercules Wimbledon are hoping to win a place in the British Athletics League – despite a poor performance in their final Southern Men’s League match of the season. They finished fifth in Division One in their first season in the top flight for a decade
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Pentathlon tickets selling fast
Tickets to watch all five events on the two individual Modern Pentathlon World Championships finals days have now sold out – but plenty of three and four-event tickets are still available. The World Championships, which take place at Crystal
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Surrey side on the slide
Team manager Rob Russell came to the rescue when two Surrey girls were left stranded after the South of England U17s inter-counties meeting at Crawley on Sunday. Herne Hill Harriers pole vaulter Angharad Seaton and javelin thrower Charlotte Kanini-Parsons
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Aussies fall in love with Wedding Day event
Australians ran away with the honours at the 29th annual Wedding Day 7km road race in Bushy Park on Friday. David McNeil, 23, the 2008 Australian 10,000m cham- pion, was a runaway winner in 20 minutes, 27 seconds. That was well clear of Hampton-based
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One Ell of a performance
Belgrave Harriers have regained their British Athletics League Premiership place after completing a hat-trick of National One wins at Gateshead on Saturday. The star of the team was sprint international James Ellington, who won the 100m (in 10.66 seconds
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Jordan to get more involved at Palace
Crystal Palace boss Neil Warnock has revealed chairman Simon Jordan is planning to be more involved with the first team this season. Jordan has been trying to sell the club over the summer but, after ploughing another £5m in to keep it afloat in the
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Call for Kingston residents to set police targets
Kingston taxpayers should hold part of the police’s budget in order to have more of a sway on their priorities, according to community leaders. Rashid Laher, vice chairman of the Kingston Community and Police Partnership (KCPP), set up in 1982
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Tamiflu Tourists
By Community Correspondent, Philippa Hennessy Local GP, Dr Michael Barrie of Coombe Medical Practice, has told that foreign patients visiting the UK for just a couple of days have been picking up Tamiflu. According to the Kingston NHS, some 80 people
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Top pre-season continues at Chips
Chipstead continued their pre-season preparations with a comfortable 4-0 win over Slough Town on Tuesday night. The Ryman League Division One South side have had a successful pre-season, where they have remained undefeated, winning five out of six
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Man found hanging from tree in a Hounslow park
A man was found hanging in a Hounslow park in daylight. The 59-year-old was spotted hanging from a tree in Lampton Park at 11.50am yesterday by a police community support officer who tried to revive him. But the man was pronounced dead
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Pearce shows his value again to Kingstonian
Godalming Town 1 Kingstonian 1 As Ian Pearce lashed the ball into the roof of the net 15 minutes into Tuesday night's friendly clash against Chuck Martin’s Godalming Town, it was not surprising why Ks manager Alan Dowson is doing all he
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Cheam Whitehall art show in honour of heart attack victim Paula
An exhibition is being held in memory of an art group founder who died of a heart attack while hanging paintings last year. Sutton Watercolourists are selling their work at Whitehall in Cheam to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation
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Abandoned Crystal Palace shop taken over by artists
An arts movement has taken over an abandoned shop as part of Croydon’s economic recovery plan. The Bigger Picture group of artists will use the shop, in Church Road, Crystal Palace, as an art gallery for their own and other artists’ works.
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Bus yob jailed for driver attack
A teenage yob who attacked a bus driver at traffic lights because he was not allowed to get off before his stop has been jailed. Hounslow teenager Hady Jalloh, of Norman Crescent, admitted punching and kicking the driver in the face on the
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Bees boss: Newcastle striker is no Big Time Charlie
Brentford new boy Carl Cort may have attracted transfer fees of £9million during the course of his career, but Bees boss Andy Scott insists he is no Big Time Charlie and is out to prove it. The 31-year-old put pen to paper on a five-month deal
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Cyclists gear up for Hounslow Skyride
Thousands of cyclists are set to dust off their bikes for Hounslow’s first Skyride on Sunday. The 10km route will run through Osterley to Syon Park, where a pontoon bridge has been built for riders to preserve the 17th century crossing.
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Davis included in Eagles photo
Crystal Palace included defender Claude Davis in their team photograph yesterday, despite the transfer embargo placed on the club likely to delay his move to Selhurst Park. The Jamaican, released from his contract by Derby County, has agreed personal
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Fraser will never be happy
Croydon Harrier Donna Fraser does not believe she will ever be happy with her career as she prepares to bow out of athletics. The 36-year-old was not included in the GB team for the World Championships in 10 days time and will run her final race at
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Charlie's treble downs Brentwood
A quick-fire hat-trick by Charlie Ide ensured a welcome victory against a physical Town side who came into this game with several impressive wins against higher level opposition behind them and with the hope of another scalp before the season starts in
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Friends and family pay respects to fallen Croydon soldier
The funeral of a Croydon soldier killed in Afghanistan was held at Croydon Parish Church on Monday. Croydon police sanctioned the use of firearms by his fellow soldiers so they could give Rifleman Danny “Simo” Simpson a military send-off with
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Quins juniors star in England try-fest
Quins juniors Rob Buchanan, Charlie Matthews and Sam Stuart starred as England U18s ran out comfortable winners in the second match of their South Africa tour, beating Western Province 95-0 at Rondebosch Boys School. Head Coach John Fletcher's side
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Balham all set for music festival
Balham's Hildreth Street will be transformed into a four hour non-stop live music extravaganza venue this Sunday as the first ever Balham Street Festival takes place. With a dozen different acts from singer-songwriters to guitarists, all-girl dance
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Murderous sisters come to Battersea
When Christine and Lea Papin murdered their employer's wife and daughter in 1933, little did anyone know what a massive case it would become. Over the last 70 years the sequence of events that led to the sisters bashing in the heads of Madame Lancelin
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Wharfe remembers Princess Diana
Ken Wharfe was widely criticised when he published his memoirs about life as Princess Diana's personal protection officer, but, six years on, he insists he only wanted to keep alive the real story of the People's Princess. The SAS-trained officer
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Battersea man's magical touch
Battersea magician James Pritchard is set to wow the crowds this month as he performs his magic show as part of the South London Fringe Festival. Pritchard, along with childhood friends and fellow magicians Oliver Tabor and Oliver Meech, will
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Want to know how to make it big in the music industry?
If you're a new artist struggling to make a name for yourself in the music world then get to the Jury's Inn hotel in Wellesley Road this Saturday for the first ever Cr0 Music Conference. Top names from the music business will be there to offer
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Witness appeal after woman raped in Thornton Heath
A woman was raped in a secluded alley way in Thornton Heath last week. The 44-year-old victim was standing outside a shop in London Road at the junction with Colliers Water Lane at about 1.00am on July 28. She was grabbed by a man who
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£1.5M spent on pills in the recession depression
Doctors in Sutton and Merton wrote 172,000 prescriptions for anti-depressants as patients sought to lift their mood during the recession. New figures show NHS officials spent £1.5m on drugs such as Prozac last year, the highest bill reported
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Prison sentence increased for knife wielding rapist
A knife wielding rapist will spend at least seven years behind bars after judges increased his jail sentence. Matthew Napper, 25, of Lammas Road, Ham, was given a minimum four-and-a-half year prison sentence in May but on Tuesday Attorney General
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Esher man accused of rape tells court description fits his brother
A man from Esher accused of raping a girl under 13 nearly 30 years ago has told Kingston Crown Court the description of the perpetrator fits that of his brain damaged younger brother. John Davies, 52, from Mill Road Esher, is accused of blindfolding
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Deegan retains Carshalton tennis title
An enthusiastic crowd and several tight matches made for an exciting finals day at Carshalton Lawn Tennis Club on Saturday, writes Dawn Chamarette. Jim Deegan retained the senior men’s title with a 6-3 6-0 victory over Gerry Coquet and also
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Taxpayers get a chance to delve into Kingston Council's accounts
Taxpayers and members of the public are being given a chance to delve through Kingston Council’s accounts over the next four weeks, to see how their money is being spent. The council said it planned to publish summary financial information
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The man who would be King
Elvis Presley may have died 32 years ago next Sunday, but his spirit was alive and well at Richmond Theatre this week as fans of the King were treated to an enchanting evening of nostalgia as One Night With Elvis played in front of a near sell-out audience
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Ruthless Sutton boost title hopes
Sutton stretched their lead at the top of the Surrey Championship Premier Division to 15 points by thrashing Malden Wanderers before the heavens opened on Saturday, writes Mike Woods. With the other four fixtures ending in rain-affected draws, it was
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Swine flu halts strangling trial
The jury in the trial of a man accused of strangling women to the point of unconsciousness before robbing them has been dismissed because the prosecuting counsel contracted swine flu. Temman Dias, 25, of Parkham Street, Battersea, pleaded not
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Sutton Runners spread their wings
Three members of Sutton Runners took part in last Friday’s Wedding Day 7km race. Mark Aldred was 178th (31.50), with James Barber 179th (31.51) and Penny Hubbard 250th (34.08). Sutton athletes took part in four different 5km time trials. At the
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Rosehill Ladies in good form
Rosehill Ladies won 39-38 in a close league game at Dorking. Rosehill enjoyed great company and just the one shower of rain. Rink 1: Peggy Bailey, Joan Pyett, Molly Littleboy, Anne Singleton. Rink 2: Irene Clark, Doris Nicholas, Sylvia Breeden,
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Banker 'launched himself' in front of train, inquest hears
A banker who threw himself in front of a 75mph train at Wimbledon station had consumed the equivalent of 15 pints of lager, an inquest heard. Carl Pereira, of Grove Road, was killed instantly when he “launched himself” from platform seven at
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Croydon's Aerodrome hotel up for sale
Croydon’s Aerodrome hotel is up for sale after administrators instructed estate agents to find a buyer. The landmark 109-bedroom hotel was opened in 1928 and was designed to be an integral part of the Croydon Airport complex, London’s first
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Thornton Heath shop owners live in fear after robbery and mugging
Business owners on Thornton Road are terrified for their safety after muggings and a robbery on the road. Three men walked into Khan Cash and Carry on Thursday July 24 and snatched up £2,000 which was being counted at the back of the shop.
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Brookfield youngsters enjoy cycling treat
Brookfield Primary School Year 6 beat the bad weather last week to enjoy a school trip to the Herne Hill Velodrome, their prize for winning the Sutton Primary Schools Cycling Championships. Brookfield’s ‘Team 1’ beat 32 other teams from 16 schools
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Ks come unstuck against strong Hammers outfit
Kingstonian's last pre-season home game saw them tackle their biggest test so far against a powerful West Ham side comprising of reserves, youth and trialists, skippered by Scottish international Nigel Quashie. Although their Premiership visitors
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Good turnout of Collingwood runners
Collingwood had a good turn out for the last of a series of three informal evening 10k cross-country races across Couldson Downs and Happy Valley, the Near As Dammit, writes Alison Fox. Results were: 16 Dave Ross (M40) 40:15 29 Andy Stalley
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Carshalton Jazz Club toast Fats Waller
The jazz legend that was Fats Waller gets the tribute treatment this week as Carshalton Jazz Club open their summer/autumn season by welcoming Martin Litton and his Rhythm for a one-off special. In their resident home at the Charles Cryer Theatre, the
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Leatherhead girls are a splash hit
Leatherhead Swimming Club’s girls' medley team are celebrating the club’s first-ever medal success at the 2009 National Youth Swimming Championships, held at Ponds Forge International pool, Sheffield. The club won bronze in the fiercely fought 4 x
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Palace hit by transfer embargo
Crystal Palace have been hit with a transfer embargo by the Football League because they owe some of last season's squad signing-on fees and bonuses. According to today's Daily Mail, the former Eagles players owed money include John Oster,
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Dons striker Kedwell: I'm fighting fit
Danny Kedwell has shrugged off concerns over his fitness by insisting he is ready for action should he be selected for AFC Wimbledon’s high-profile season-opener with Luton Town on Saturday. Speaking after Monday night’s 6-1 thrashing of
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Tooting 'murder' victim actually died from epileptic fit, coroner rules
A Tooting woman who police suspected was killed by her boyfriend actually died from a prolonged epileptic fit, an inquest has heard. Terri Barton, 29, of Flanders Cresent, was found by one of her boyfriend’s flatmates, Claude Duron, on June
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Prison inmates build dormice nesting boxes
Jailbirds at High Down prison in Sutton are using their inside knowledge to help threatened dormice live safely behind bars. Inmates at the category-B jail have built 230 nesting boxes to enable Surrey Wildlife Trust (SWT) to repopulate the
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Murdered Norbury rapper's best friend also wounded in fatal fight
The DJ friend of murdered teenager Carl Beatson Asiedu was also stabbed in the fight outside a nightclub which cost the Norbury teenager his life. Mr Beatson, an emerging rap artist known as Charmz, and his best friend 19-year-old Peter Lama
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Fifth fire rages in Coulsdon warehouse
A derelict warehouse on Marlpit Lane has caught fire for the fifth time. The blaze is the second in a week in the building near Coulsdon South station. Thirty firefighters battled for three hours from about 6:24pm to put out the blaze
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Health tourists picking up Tamiflu in UK, Kingston GP claims
Tourists are picking up expensive antiviral drug Tamiflu on the NHS, according to a Kingston GP. Dr Michael Barrie, of Coombe Medical Practice, told a national newspaper foreign patients in the UK for a couple of days were picking up the drug
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Silence befalls Kingston Council Cocks Crescent plans
A ghostly silence has descended on Kingston Council’s plans to redevelop the prime Cocks Crescent site in the centre of New Malden, with “no current proposals to take this matter forward”, according to a council spokesman. Users of the site
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Biggest Kingston house price rise since 2007
House prices in Kingston have gone up by the largest amount since October 2007 between May and June. The market had been on the slide since the recession began to hit the sector in April last year, with Nationwide recording the first annual
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Wandsworth hotel burglar jailed
A prolific burglar who was arrested at a Wandsworth hotel after more than two years on the run has been jailed. Peter O’Halloran, 34, pleaded guilty to burglaries in Surrey, Gloucestershire and Cambridgeshire. He was finally brought
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Breaking news: Dawn raid by armed robber at Croydon Tesco
An armed robber raided Tesco in Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon, this morning. The man armed with a gun struck at 6.08am before driving away in a car. Police officers, including an armed response unit, found what they believed to be the
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Cyclists told to get on their bikes for Skyride at Hampton Court Palace
Keen cyclists are invited to join a Skyride along the river from Hampton Court Palace on Sunday. The 55-minute ride, part of a summer of free cycling events, will be led by trained cycle leaders and promises to be fun for all the family.
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Nurse prepares for tour of duty in Afghanistan
A sister at Epsom General Hospital clinical assessment unit is about to be sent to Afghanistan to serve in a unique mother-son Army duo. Major Elaine Howlin, 55, is Officer Commanding of the C squadron of the 256 (City of London) Field Hospital
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Streatham council tenants 'let down' after funding for homes is pulled
Promised repairs and improvements to Lambeth’s dilapidated housing stock may never materialise after the Government pulled the plug on an expected £250m investment. New kitchens, bathrooms and general repair work to properties run by Lambeth
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MP Susan Kramer: 'Kingston's Crossrail contributors should be recompensed'
Nearly 700 businesses in Kingston who are likely to be asked to pay for Crossrail should be repaid with more investment in transport locally, an MP has said. Firms from across London will be asked to pay from their business rates from next
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Ambulance paramedic to compete in transplant games in Oz
An ambulance paramedic is representing the UK at the 17th World Transplant Games this summer in Australia. Emergency medical technician, Helen Hayton, 34, will be doing her best to scoop gold in the pool and on the track at the end of August
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Clapham man trades city for treehouse
A 27-year-old from Clapham has swapped his city life for a treehouse in an effort to live as sustainably as possible. Nick Weston, 27, built his own treehouse and shower and - apart from surviving on £50 which covers his ammunition and supplies
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London needs 2M more trees to fight temperature rise
London needs an extra two million trees if it is to cope with rising global temperatures in the future, according to the Mayor of London’s environment plan. Current projections suggest average summer temperatures in the capital could be almost
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A tale of two lives for coma footballer
Footballer Robert Hughes has lived in two worlds since the attack that left him fighting for his life last year. In one Mr Hughes, 28, lives with his fiancée Charlotte and works at rebuilding his professional football career. In the
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Cobham Hilton lends helping hand to children
The Hilton Cobham has helped a school for autistic children open a new skills centre. Jigsaw School has opened its Life Skills Centre with financial support from staff at the Hills Road hotel. The new centre will give pupils the opportunity
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Magistrates hear case in cells because accused too smelly
A drunken nuisance was so filthy magistrates were forced to convene his hearing in the cells to avoid getting the courtroom infested. Unemployed Steven Brooker, 32, from Epsom was given an antisocial behaviour order after being arrested six
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Free Merton clinics to protect girls against cervical cancer
Teenagers have another chance to get a vital protection against cervical cancer at new weekly clinics. The sessions, running at two centres in Merton, will give young women aged 17 and 18 access to the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination
