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Evans takes a pop as Kedwell makes the point
AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Crawley Town Dons required a late Danny Kedwell goal to salvage a draw – and then Red Devils manager Steve Evans claimed the home fans “need to see a shrink” if they think they can get into the play-offs. The typically
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Criminals clean nature reserve
Criminals are giving a local nature reserve a deep clean as part of a community payback initiative. Vandals, thieves, graffiti-taggers and drink drivers are trimming overgrown bushes, cleaning up graffiti and picking up litter at Oak Lane Sidings Nature
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Recycling champions wanted
The council is calling on green-minded estate residents to become official recycling champions. No experience is necessary but those taking part should be willing to promote recyling to their neighbours. The council spends millions of pounds of taxpayers
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Hastings offers Scottish helping hand
Scottish international legend Gavin Hastings has promised to sound out Scottish RFU top brass over investing in London Scottish as a source of future top level talent. The former Athletic Ground star, now chairman of Magners League club Edinburgh, last
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Behind the scenes look at Sutton police
Police demonstrated how their dog unit, bomb squad, traffic police and mounted branch operate during a behind-the-scenes station open day. More than 1,800 residents were also given the opportunity to watch demonstrations from the dog unit,
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Fraudsters use unpaid phone bills to con Sutton households
Fraudsters are tricking residents into believing their phone lines are disconnected to get their bank details. Crooks claiming to be from various phone companies are phoning people to say there is an outstanding bill and pretending to disconnect
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Raynes Park Little League results
Raynes Park Little Results for Saturday, September 19, are as follows: SENIORS: Monarchs 2 Sabres 1, Royals 2 Warriors 6, Arrows 0 Forwards 6, Dynamos 1 Jaguars 3. JUNIORS: Rockets 3 Jets 5, Redskins 4 Mustangs 1, Spitfires 1 Imps 4, Thunderbolts
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Schmid makes a case for the defence
Mike Schmid believes defence will be key in Esher’s big derby with fellow title contenders London Scottish on Saturday. Esher top the National One table after three straight wins but Director of Rugby Schmid admits the Molesey Road clash with Scottish
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Owen maintains unbeaten start
Tony Owen insists he is in no rush to move up a level despite extending the unbeaten start to his career to four fights last weekend. The Carshalton lightweight produced another assured display as he ended the unbeaten record of Ben Lawler
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Man stabbed in graveyard
A 19-year-old man was stabbed in the face in Tooting’s Lambeth Cemetary last week in broad daylight. The victim was in the graveyard with a friend between 1pm and 2pm on Tuesday, September 15, when he was approached by two youths. One stabbed him
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Thumping win for leaders Worcester Park
Worcester Park continued their excellent start to the season by thumping Bedfont Sports 4-0 on Saturday, writes Darren Talbot. It took just four minutes for the Combined Counties League Division One leaders to go in front when an unmarked Mick Petruzziello
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Cabbie jailed after deliberately running down pedestrian
A mini-cab driver who laughed after deliberately running over a pedestrian has been jailed for four years. Russell Croft, 48, of Mallow Close, Tadworth, used his luxury S-Type Jaguar as a “lethal weapon” to flatten engineer Michael Wiggs who
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Doubles delight for Batchelor
Ollie Batchelor won two titles at Downswood Lawn Tennis Club’s doubles day on Saturday. In fine weather, 24 members played round-robin style games in the various competitions. Batchelor was partnered by James Taylor as he won the men’s doubles and
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Cheam Marcuda swimmers shine in final league match
Cheam Marcuda finished a close second to Godalming in their final Rother League match of the season at Guildford on Saturday. It means the club finish third in the league. Godalming lifted the trophy. However, Marcuda won the junior trophy, which
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Sutton Acoustic Music Club returns
Sutton Acoustic Music Club returns with a vengeance this week with a new venue but the same tried and trusted sound as they take music lovers on a laid-back journey through the folkier side of life. Having bounced from home-to-home over the years since
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Kingston town centre road closure tonight
A road in Kingston town centre will be shut this evening to allow cameras to carry out evening filming. St James Road, home to the Works, relaunched last week as the Hippodrome, the county court and Chic-o-land, will be closed between Eden Street and
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Richmond women take the sting out of Wasps tail
Richmond women take the sting out of Wasps tail A storming performance from Richmond women’s first team at the weekend left Wasps diminished as they went down 36-0 at Twford Avenue, writes Aoife Hogan. In the opening game of their campaign
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Terrors struggle to cope with lively Aveley
Tooting & Mitcham slipped to fourth in the Ryman Premier League with a 2-1 defeat by newly-promoted Aveley on Saturday. Despite taking an early lead through Craig Pitterson, Billy Smith’s men never looked comfortable against the lively Aveley side and
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THROUGH THE PINHOLE
Students from ACS Egham International School took part in interactive workshop sessions with pinhole photography expert Justin Quinnell on Wednesday 16th September. Justin conducted two informative and practical workshops for the Grade 10 students
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Police helicopter joins hunt for cash box robbers
A police helicopter and officers are hunting for robbers who stole a cash box from a security guard outside a Sainsbury’s store in Wimbledon. A police spokesman said they were called at 11.20am to the incident in Worple Road. A police
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Crystal Palace eatery scoops Time Out award
The Exhibition Rooms in Crystal Palace has scooped the Time Out award for best new local restaurant in London. The Westow Hill eatery is inspired by the original Crystal Palace, which housed the Great Exhibition in 1851 and moved to SE19 in
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Ks are heading in the right direction
Kingstonian’s suicidal start to the season is becoming just a painful memory as they secured their first home win of the season at the expense of an impressive fast-moving Horsham side. Two set-piece headed goals in the first half from Simon
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Lodger checks in to Wimbledon
Alfred Hitchcock’s rarely-seen gem The Lodger gets a welcome airing with a twist this week when the Wimbledon Film Club join forces with the Wimbledon Society for a one-off screening with a difference. Not only will the silent movie play out in their
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Colliers Wood's Anderson takes over-60s title
Colliers Wood’s Derek Anderson won the over-60s competition in the Wimbledon & District finals. The club also enjoyed their annual all-day game at Henfield Bowls Club in West Sutton, running out 228-168 winners. Colliers Wood took two league points
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Kariym shows great potential
Croydon Harriers' Kariym Irving, a first year U20, gave further indication of his potential as a multi eventer last weekend when he finished eighth of 38 athletes in the decathlon in the English Schools Championship at Bedford. His score of 6,018 points
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Brixton Pounds being snapped up fast
The Brixton Pound – the first local currency to be launched in a UK city - was launched last Thursday, with some 40,000 notes going into circulation and being snapped up within days. Tim Nichols, the Brixton Pound project manager, said supplies
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Walking trail takes in historical Ewell
A new walking trail taking in the historical sites of Ewell will be officially opened this Sunday. Dr Dhiren Rathod, president of the Rotary Club of Ewell, and Jan Mason, mayor of Epsom and Ewell, will unveil the trail at 3pm on September 27
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Whyteleafe losing run goes on
Whyteleafe’s losing sequence stretched to four games with a 3-2 defeat as Ashford Town moved off the bottom of Ryman League Division One South on Saturday. Sam Butler scored both goals for Whyteleafe, the second a penalty after Danny Oakins had been
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Frustration mounts for the Rams
Tim O’Shea reckons his Croydon Athletic side are far from the finished article after the Rams could only manage a 1-1 draw at bottom side Eastbourne Town on Saturday. An injury-time equaliser saw the Rams slip to third in the early Ryman Division One
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Beckford eyes Ks play-off charge with Ks
Kingstonian midfielder Karl Beckford believes the side’s six-match unbeaten streak means they can be taken seriously as play-off contenders. Boss Alan Dowson watched his side claim a first ever victory over Canvey Island on Saturday, before
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Cowper leads SLH to second
South London Harriers’ A, led home by second fastest woman Sophie Cowper, finished second in the women’s event in the Blackheath & Bromley Harriers cross country relays at Sparrows Den on Saturday. Cowper clocked 15.37, Beckie Woodland was fifth fastest
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Earl Okin winging his way to the Watershed
Uber-talented Carshalton wordsmith Earl Okin will be one of the three headline acts when the much-loved, ever-daring Comedy Tree takes root once more at the Watershed on Saturday night. Joining fellow comics Holly Walsh and Dan Evans, Okin’s act will
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Man held in headlock and robbed
A robber held a man in a headlock while another man went through his pockets and stole his belongings, police said. The victim was walking along on Battersea Church Road on Tuesday, September 8, about 11pm, when he was followed by two white
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Warlingham claim local bragging rights
Warlingham won the battle for local pride with a 30-15 victory at Purley John Fisher in London Two South-East last weekend, writes Peter Upton. With Purley a man down for more than half of the game, Warlingham’s pleasure at running in five tries was
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Niece pays tribute to Epsom soldier killed in Iraq
The niece of Major Paul Harding who died in Basra in 2007 has paid tribute to her uncle at a memorial service in Walton-on-Hill. As the rain trickled down my window, I woke up with a sudden feeling in the pit of my stomach that something wasn
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Spencer will bounce back stronger from final heartache
Spencer skipper Neil Baker reckons history will judge 2009 as a success for the club, despite losing the National Knockout Cup final and suffering relegation from the Surrey Championship Premier Division. Baker’s men fell 25-runs short of victory as
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Hampton held by Havant
A superb performance from Hampton keeper Matt Lovett helped his side to a well deserved point at Westleigh Park and stopped the rot which had seen the Beavers lose three successive league games going into this clash. After struggling to get to grips
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All change for Epsom District Swimming Club
Epsom District Swimming Club started the new season with a new club logo, new kit and a win in their first gala. The Trade Paints Trophy Gala was held at the Rainbow Centre on Saturday. Epsom played host to Kingston Royals, Leander and Edenbridge
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Moles send Robins crashing out
Molesey progressed to the first qualifying round of the FA Vase on Saturday as an early goal from James McShane and a stoppage time strike by Matt Baxter helped them to a laboured 2-0 victory over a limited Hassocks side at Walton Road. Despite making
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Mayday Hospital diary of despair
A worried woman has written a diary of despair of her ill friend’s repeated visits to Mayday Hospital. Sue Wildman decided to make meticulous notes after her friend Trevor Rolfe was continually being admitted to the Thornton Heath hospital.
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Redskins slip up against Raiders
Streatham Redskins went down to a 5-2 defeat against Wightlink Raiders at the High Road rink. The Redskins were without defence man David Carr due to an ankle injury but welcomed winger Richard Hardy back to their line up, along with goalie James
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Ambrose loving life at Palace
Darren Ambrose says there is more to come from him after scoring the winner against Derby County on Saturday. The midfielder, signed on a free transfer from Charlton Athletic in the summer, had already hit the back of the net five times this season and
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Chelsea stars lend a helping hand
Chelsea Football Club has officially kicked off its new national charity partnership with 95.8 Capital FM’s Help a London Child. Children from the Brunswick Club in Kensington, a project supported by the charity, joined the Chelsea players and
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Kingston writer Paul Tanter enjoys acclaim of first film, Jack Says
Following the positive acclaim of his first film, Jack Says, there is no stopping Kingston writer Paul Tanter. Jack Says was released with an accompanying graphic novel, Jack Said, which has now been produced as a film. It features big
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Book deal for Croydon mum's alternative parenting guide
A mum has secured a book deal, thanks to the Croydon Guardian website. Natasha Desborough, 35, is set to hit the shops next month with her Parental Advisory Manual, which started out life as a website. The Croydon Guardian profiled the
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Uncertain future for Colliers Wood library
The clock is ticking on a possible move for the troubled Colliers Wood library. The run down Donald Hope Library on the High Street has been blighted by flooding and fly tipping, and earlier this year Merton’s library chief said the council
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Parking shortage worries Kingston landlord
Lack of parking has reared its ugly head again in Kingston, leaving a landlord contemplating how he will rent out flats without any parking bays. Cumberland House has 120 flats but only 58 parking bays, and when residents asked for permits
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Ks move out of drop zone
Kingstonian zoomed out of the drop zone with their first ever victory at high-flyers Canvey Island. The Ks management team of Alan Dowson, Mark Hams and Martin Tyler got their tactics absolutely spot-on by drafting in Simon Huckle's aerial capabilities
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Brake's Blog: Sutton MP Tom's fitness campaign
Join Carshalton and Wallington MP Tom Brake as he counts down the days to the Grim Challenge. Only twenty five days to go before the Grim Challenge. This jolly jaunt comprises a 5k run, then a 20k cycle, rounded off with another 5k run
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Sonny's late strike wins it for Sutton
Sonny Cobbs headed a winner less than 30 minutes from the end to give Sutton victory at Tonbridge Angels on Saturday. They had trailed at half-time, but Sam Gargan brought them level two minutes after the restart and Sutton were then rewarded for their
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Fraudsters who claimed they were homeless were 'already home owners'
Two fraudsters who tried to get a council flat by lying about being homeless were caught out when housing officials discovered they were already home owners. Brian Chandler claimed to be a homeless single parent when he applied to Wandsworth
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Kingston Hospital children's centre moves to Chessington
Kingston Hospital has closed down its children’s centre to relocate to a new children’s centre in Chessington. The site of Moor Lane Junior School has been reopened as a centre aiming to cut out the need for disabled children and their families
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Ks striker could make it to Wembley
Striker Bobby Traynor has been shortlisted for the E.ON Player of the Round in the FA Cup, following his hat-trick in Kingstonian's win at Bognor Regis last week. Traynor has bagged nine goals in 10 games this season and is hoping to win the vote
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Friday the 13th drill attack man jailed
A crazed builder who drilled into his landlord's skull with a power drill after he was told to move out has been jailed for seven years. Raymond Douglas, 44, was sentenced at the Old Bailey yesterday for his frenzied attack on Lee Woodford
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Esher St George's to sing for churches at risk
St George’s Church in Esher is throwing open its doors next month, to take part in a nationwide singing event to raise awareness of historic churches at risk. The church in Esher Park Avenue is participating in Birthday Song on Saturday, October
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Family and friends remember fallen hero
A memorial service was held in Walton-on-Hill on the weekend for Basra hero Major Paul Harding who was killed in Iraq in June 2007. Family, friends and fellow serviceman packed St Peter’s Church on Sunday to honour the life of Major Harding
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Merton Council gets out of sticky situation
It has been a sticking point for many years, but Merton Council has announced it will finally come clean and rid its streets of chewing gum. A crack cleaning team, armed with a £100,000 truck, has been drafted in to scrub more than 40,000 square
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Murder accused caused boxer 'problems' before death, court hears
Murdered boxer John Nii Kacsu Abbey told police months before his death that his alleged killer "was often causing him problems", a court heard yesterday. Mr Abbey, 26, was stabbed in the heart in front of his three-year-old daughter at a bus
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Celebrating John Martyn
Keith James and Rick Foot will perform a challenging and demonstrably personal collection of shows this autumn to celebrate the music of the late John Martyn. Martyn, who passed away at the start of the year after suffering double pneumonia, was a
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Lead thief costs us £150k in insurance
A lead thief who used Google Earth to steal from school buildings cost the council close to £150,000 in insurance claims. Sutton Council footed the bill on the thefts carried out in school buildings last year by Tom Berge, 28, from Wallington
