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Blues boss sees past injury problems
Jimmy Cooper is refusing to panic over the injury crisis threatening to devour the Metropolitan Police’s promotion aims, despite admitting it is the worst he has ever known. The Blues currently have six first-team regulars on the sidelines, including
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Adamson backing Boosey to blaze trail
Brian Adamson has backed striker Glenn Boosey to continue producing fireworks for his Corinthian Casuals side this season - or else! Boosey struck a 30-yard stunner as the amateurs were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw against visitors Sittingbourne
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Crane firm fined £100k after accident left operator dangling
A construction equipment hire company was ordered to pay £100,000 for an accident which left a crane operator dangling above a hotel for several hours. John Young’s crane cab crashed into the top of the Croydon Park hotel at 2pm on Saturday
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School's travel plan 'outstanding'
A primary school received an award after getting pupils to start using greener transport. Brookfield Primary School, in Sutton, was rated ‘outstanding’ for their School Travel Plan by Transport for London (TfL) for encouraging pupils, parents
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Fire fighters produce guide about safety
Fire fighters have produced a guide to inform residents about plans to make the borough safer. ‘How we are making your borough safer’ sets out key information on the fire stations serving the borough, the emergencies local fire fighters attend
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Town centre brawl teens due in court
Six teens are due to be sentenced together on Friday over their involvement in a brutal town centre brawl. The teenagers were arrested by police after a large fight broke out in the Quadrant, in Richmond, in the early hours of June 13, which left at
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Kingstonians turn to junk food, booze and fags in recession
Kingston residents are buying more junk food, booze and cigarettes during the recession and cutting back on their fruit and veg, a study of shopping habits has found. The findings have raised concerns that Kingston’s success as a low-obesity
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Plinth CV stunt earns unemployed Kingston graduate a job
An unemployed Kingston graduate has landed a job after unfurling a giant CV from Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth. Alex Kearns, 23, of Latchmere Road, won a one hour slot on the plinth as part of sculptor Antony Gormley’s One and Other Project
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Bees boss threatens changes over Bristol horror show
Brentford boss Andy Scott has threatened wholesale changes if there is a repeat of the first-half horror show that saw his side humbled 3-1 by Bristol Rovers at Griffin Park. Charlie MacDonald’s well taken second-half volley from outside the box proved
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Robbery accused to appear in court
A man accused of a cash in transit robbery in Wimbledon yesterday is due to appear in court. Police said a cash box was grabbed from a security guard outside the Worple Road Sainsburys store at about 11.15am yesterday. Police launched a
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Police hunt for Mitcham sex attacker
Police are hunting for a man who grabbed a woman from behind, touched her and pulled at her clothes in Mitcham on Sunday morning. The victim was followed from Colliers Wood tube station along Western Road before being sexually assaulted in
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Serial muggers jailed for life
A brutal mugger who strangled a woman in her 50s in West Norwood before making off with her watch and handbag has been sentenced to life in prison. Matthew Mykoo, from north London, will have to serve a minimum of nine years after being sentenced
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Game review: Guitar Hero 5 – PS3
Last year’s Guitar Hero: World Tour saw Activision's attempt to capitalise on the Harmonix market by introducing the full band experience with drums and vocals. Whilst the game was a great success, and a worthy debut for the series, Guitar Hero: World
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Sing with Rutter and Kingston Choral Society
Renowned conductor and composer John Rutter will lead a workshop at Tiffin School on November 21 as part of the Kingston Festival of Voice. The John Rutter Singing Day is being hosted by Kingston Choral Society and is open to all singers but booking
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Doc's a Class act
He’s a rookie, he’s a comedy rapper, and he has more claims to fame than Bill Shakespeare – that’s right, it’s Doc Brown, who will be appearing at the Class Comedy night at Thames Ditton’s Angel Inn on Wednesday. He spoke to Paul Fleckney. Paul Fleckney
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Northern folk at the Ram
Billy Mitchell and Bob Fox first met on the north of England folk circuit in the 70s but only started playing shows together in 2006. Now with a second album, Back on City Road, under their belts, the duo is playing the Ram Folk Club next Friday as part
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A great couple at the Rose
After last month’s double bill at the Rose Theatre that saw the pairing of plays by Terence Rattigan and Anton Chekhov, the Kingston venue is to host another unlikely theatrical coupling. While a touring production teamed up Rattigan’s The Browning
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Notre Dame choir to perform at Westminster Cathedral
Choirs at Notre Dame Senior School in Cobham will perform at a mass at Westminster Cathedral this weekend. The 120-strong choir, under the baton of the school director of music Robin Fenton, are taking part in the first in a programme of performances
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Thames Ditton Junior School learns art of money-making
Pupils at Thames Ditton Junior School were given the challenge of coming up with innovative ways of making money last week. Each class at the Mercer Close school was given a budget of £20 and pupils were then given guidance on basic principles
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£1m boost to help low income earners back to work
Wandsworth has been given £1m to help low income and unemployed parents back to work by subsidising childcare. The boost comes after figures released from the Department of Communities and Local Government showed in 2007 Wandsworth had 12,235
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Sutton progress punctured by sharp Darts
Sutton became the latest victims of Dartford's powerful start to the Ryman League campaign as the Kent side made it eight wins from nine games on Tuesday night. After an even first half of excellent quality from both sides, Dartford scored three times
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Epsom burglars net £4,000 haul
More than £4,000 worth of jewellery and porcelain figures were stolen by burglars who caused more than £1,000 worth of damage as they smashed their way into an Epsom home. The burglars attacked the house in one of the residential roads off
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Rickham is eyeing gold
Epsom Paralympian Alexandra Rickham insists her silver medal efforts at the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta will be the exception rather than the rule in the build-up to London 2012. The 28-year-old, sailing with Niki Birrell, had high hopes
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Eagles soar in Polonia clash
Malory Eagles underlined their determination to re-claim National League silverware this year with an emphatic win over London Polonia. Malory were on top in the opening set thanks to some fine setting from Banks but Polonia, and they eventually claimed
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Hersham nursery holds fun day for Lilliputians
A nursery has held a family fun day on Hersham Green to raise money for children with respiratory problems at St Peter’s Hospital. The day included fancy dress and fun races for the children cheered on by their parents. Lilliput Children
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Rose competition marks fourth production celebration
Rehearsals for the Rose Theatre’s fourth home-grown production are well under way and, to celebrate, you have the chance to win tickets. The theatre has teamed up with John Lewis to offer four tickets to see Bedroom Farce on November 28, £250
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Sutton defeat has hallmarks of play-off push
Sutton United boss Paul Doswell says performances like those against Tonbridge Angels and Dartford this week, will see his side to the Ryman League Premier Division play-offs. A last-minute header from Sonny Cobbs saw United claimed all three
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Family tribute to great grandmother killed in care home blaze
A great grandmother who died after a fire in her care home in Streatham Vale wanted to live to see her grandson marry. Vimlaben Patel, who had lived in Norbury before moving to Aashna House in Bates Crescent, died in the blaze which started
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Molesey Scout and Guide Band passes inspection
The 3rd Molesey Scout and Guide Band passed a formal inspection last week to prove their fitness to perform in public. The band, who have played at the Molesey Carnival and other local events, was approved at the inspection by Richard Hackett
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Surbiton win is all about the Daly news
Matt Daly scored all four goals as Surbiton won 4-3 at Bowdon on Sunday to get their 2009-10 National Premier Division campaign off to a stunning start. The 26-year-old England international dragflicker rifled home unstoppable shots from all but two
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Mitcham's fire engine left stationary due to lack of senior staff
Industrial action has left Mitcham’s fire engine out of action half a dozen times in less than a month. The London Fire Brigade has played down the issue - but a Fire Brigades Union (FBU) spokesman at Mitcham said the impact of the action showed
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Wilson: Dragons need to kill teams off
Coach Danny Wilson is urging his London Welsh side to develop a ruthless streak as the Dragons look to surge up the Championship table. Having been squeezed on the road in both of their opening league encounters at Bristol and Nottingham, the Exiles
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Stevens: Vines needs time
Midfielder Barry Stevens reckons new boss Francis Vines is the perfect man to take Carshalton Athletic forward and has pleaded with the Robins faithful to give him time. Vines made it three defeats from three games as Carshalton manager as Athletic
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Vice squad could send prostitutes packing- to Wandsworth
Tooting and Balham could be overrun with prostitutes after a major vice crackdown by Lambeth Police, it is feared. A special squad will be launched next week to target vice girls in Streatham, but campaigners claim they will simply migrate to the neighbouring
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Funding Available from Lattitude for Students to Volunteer Abroad
By Community Correspondent Jude Mitcham Each year approximately 230,000 18 to 24-year-olds take a gap year worldwide*. Due to a lack of spaces, many young people have missed out on a university place this year, despite achieving the grades
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McDonagh and Bishopp win Home Counties titles
Surrey bowlers lifted two singles titles at the Home Counties Bowling Association Championships at Croydon BC on Sunday. The finalists from competitions in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Kent, Middlesex, Oxfordshire, Sussex and Surrey came to together to
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Vines: Tooting lack the X factor
Skipper Joe Vines reckons his Tooting & Mitcham side are desperately missing the unpredictablity factor after the Terrors crashed to their second consecutive defeat on Tuesday night. The 2-1 midweek loss at Ashford Town came hot on the heels of a frustrating
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Kedwell: Dons must make Kingsmeadow a fortress
Danny Kedwell admits AFC Wimbledon are going to have to pick up the pace at home if they are to stand any chance of gatecrashing the Blue Square Premier play-offs this season. The Dons were held to their fourth consecutive draw on Tuesday night, a frustrating
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Machete maniac arrested
A machete wielding maniac has been arrested on a busy shopping street after being spotted by eagle-eyed CCTV operators. The council's CCTV control room spotted a man acting suspiciously on King Street, in Hammersmith, earlier this month. When the man
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Pizzas snatched from delivery boy
Residents went hungry when pizzas were stolen from a delivery boy in Eardley Road, Furzedown last week. He was attacked on Sunday, September 13, at 11.45pm by two black men aged 17 and 20. No arrests have yet been made and police are
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Beavers make a point to end losing run
Hampton & Richmond Borough boss Alan Devonshire reckons his side could have done more than halt a three match losing streak with a draw at the weekend - but he was relieved they did. The Beavers had been leading 1-0 through a Barrie Matthews penalty
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Vivienne Westwood's neighbours shocked at squalid death
Residents of a smart Clapham building once lived in by Dame Vivienne Westwood said this week they were shocked a man was allowed to die there in squalid conditions. Thurleigh Court, a 1930s art deco building where the world-renowned designer owns a
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Family mourn loss of young father killed in smash
A young father was killed when the car he was travelling in smashed into a roundabout. The heartbroken parents of father-of-one Fabio Horta, 21, this week paid tribute to their “lovely” and “hard-working” son. He died in hospital on
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Silver cheer for Bryony
Wandsworth windsurfer Bryony Shaw says winning silver at last week’s Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta helped to compensate for missing out on a place on the podium at last month’s World Championships. The 26-year-old was disappointed with sixth place on
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Celebrations for new Mitcham station
A birthday party has marked a first class first year for Mitcham’s new station. Residents, councillors and schoolchildren marked a successful first year for Mitcham Eastfields station with the celebration at the nearby St Mark’s Academy.
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Family courts reveal their secrets to public
Status Quo frontman Francis Rossi will unlock secretive family courts to visitors in a historic first next weekend. The Purley-based rockstar will officially welcome visitors for an open day at Croydon Family Court, organised to increase public
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Council fraud busters recover millions
Fraud busters at Lambeth Council recovered more than £6m stolen from the public purse last year. The council has regained £6.6m in returns including overpaid housing benefits, and retrieved council houses that people were not entitled to or
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Robins lose at Boreham Wood
Carshalton’s miserable run of form continued with their third consecutive defeat. After the Robins were reduced to 10 men with Liam Harwood sent off and a penalty awarded to Boreham Wood, the visitors reduced the arrears with a goal on his
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Special Python film at Vue Cinemas
Two very special film screenings will be taking place at the Vue Cinemas at Grant's and Valley Park this week. First up, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends return in Thomas: Hero of the Rails this Saturday and Sunday. During a daring race with boastful
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Pub party to raise CCTV cash
Shop owners partied to protect their livelihoods in Lower Morden this weekend. Businesses from Grand Drive threw the party to raise money for a new CCTV system in the street, which has been targeted by thieves and vandals. A fun day
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Basketball hero Deng so proud of Croydon roots
He earns almost treble what David Beckham does and Barack Obama is his fan. But despite learning his trade in Croydon, Luol Deng – hailed an inspiration to all Americans by their president – is anything but a household name on these shores. Had I
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Russian ballet comes to Epsom for first time
The Nutcracker, performed by the Russian State Ballet Academy of Perm, will be appearing for the first time at the Epsom Playhouse next month. Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s ballet tells the tale of a young girl who is given a Nutcracker doll and escapes
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Fowl-ing the road
A flock of adventurous explorers brought traffic to a halt when they hit the road last week. The string of Canada geese were snapped making their way across Commonside East towards Mitcham Pond on Friday. But nature expert Tony Drakeford
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No trouble as Hippodrome opens in Kingston
The re-opening of the Works nightclub as Hippodrome Kingston went without a hitch on Friday, according to a police spokesman. There were no call-outs to the venue, no trouble and no arrests. Kingston’s police chief had sent out a stark
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Mista Rossa goes for Kempton hat-trick
Kempton Park hosts an all-weather flat race meeting today (Wednesday), with the first race at 5.50pm. Former champion jockey Kieren Fallon, back racing again after a drugs ban, and top-10 jockey Richard Hughes are among those in action. A horse
