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Couple stabbed to death in South Croydon home
A double murder inquiry is underway after a couple were killed in Croydon. Police were called at just before 12.20pm today to reports of a disturbance at an address in Campden Road, South Croydon. Officers and the ambulance service entered
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My Hobby Really Is The Best
Why Do I Ride? By Community Correspondent Louise Saul I am a dedicated horse rider, and like many other people with other hobbies, I am stubbornly single minded in the fact that mine is the best. For some inexplicable reason though, my
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Surrey players impress in inter-county event
Surrey County Indoor Bowling Association finished second in their group in the over-60s Inter County Double Rink competition. Last year was the first year for this competition and proved very successful with Surrey coming second in their group to Berkshire
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Kingston dominate cross country opener
Unseasonably warm sunshine greeted the runners in Kingston & Polytechnic’s opening cross country race of the season in Richmond Park last Saturday. Andy Arbour took the Bert Long Trophy, for winning the five-mile club championship as Kingston runners
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Brave Tanners bow out of cup
Leatherhead bowed out of this year’s FA Cup competition after a brave display at Fetcham Grove on Tuesday night. Goalkeeper Craig Bradshaw saved a second half penalty to take the second qualifying round replay into extra time, before a Joe Keehan
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Malory Eagles are soaring
Malory Eagles moved to the top of Volleyball's national league with an assured 3-0 win over Newcastle Staffs at the Keele University Sports Centre, Newcastle Upon-Lyme. Both teams trades points early on in a close opening set. Brilliant outside attacks
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Jury retires in Croydon boxer murder trial
The jury has gone out in the trial of a Croydon man accused of stabbing to death a promising boxer and father-to-be. Charles Acquaah, 22, stands accused of killing John ‘King’ Abbey in a heated argument in Croydon earlier this year.
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Not a good sign: Streatham's 'ridiculous' signs exposed
Motorists often complain road signs are confusing, but two signs in Streatham have left drivers particularly scratching their heads. Drivers parking in Arragon Gardens might be excused for missing a sign telling them not to park on the red
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Judging over for Croydon Champions 2009
Judging for our Croydon Champions 2009 has finished and the winners have been picked. We have selected the most deserving people and organisations from dozens of nominations to bexcome this year’s Champions. The winners will be announced
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Croydon author discovers Bond writer's Moonraker secret
A Croydon author has revealed what he says is proof James Bond author Ian Fleming based one of his books on his own war time experiences as a spy. Sean Longden discovered the unknown link between the plot of Moonraker and Mr Fleming’s work
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Long Ditton pub raises beans in coffee bath
Staff and punters at the Ditton pub in Long Ditton raised money for charity last week, by sitting in a bath of coffee. The pub, which was taking part in charity Macmillan Cancer Support’s Biggest Coffee Morning in the World, also sold homemade
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Grave of five-month-old baby dug up
Police forensics teams have sealed off a Morden cemetery after the grave of a five-month-old baby was found dug up. A forensics tent has been placed over the burial spot in Battersea New Cemetery, Garth Road, yesterday and is still guarded
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Check out Lambeth's artistic talent at open studio event
Artists working in Lambeth will be throwing open the doors to their studios as part of events to celebrate the borough’s vibrant arts scene. Lambeth Wide Open, supported by Lambeth Council and Lambeth Open, run by artist Tim Sutton, will showcase
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Jacob snatches another pentathlon gold
Despite failing to complete the final discipline, the 800m, Epsom & Ewell Harriers’ Jacob Paul narrowly snatched the gold medal in the Surrey U15 boys’ pentathlon championship at Horsham. The newly crowned English schools champion was lucky that nearest
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Disadvantaged children Shine at activity club
Climbing kids hit new heights this weekend at the launch of an out of school activity club. The Shine project, which kicked off at Rutlish school in Merton Park on Saturday, will make learning seriously fun for 60 of the borough’s disadvantaged
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Sutton defend Bruce Judd title
The annual Bruce Judd Surrey Junior cross country relays take place at Stoke Park, Guildford on Saturday. All races are over three laps of about 2.5km. Last year, Sutton & District took gold in the women’s U17 event and bronze in the men’s U17 section
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Streatham student's London to Brighton charity walk raises hundreds of pounds
A Streatham student raised hundreds of pounds for a charity that helps people who stammer by walking from London to Brighton. Punit Ghumra, 21, walked over 50 miles in two days with his brother Pepe to raise £264 for the British Stammering
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Hammersmith rapist dubbed 'The Beast' dies in prison
A convicted killer dubbed "the Beast" who raped and murdered a 12-year-old girl in Hammersmith in 1997 has died in prison. Police say Andrzej Kunowski died of heart failure last Wednesday, September 23, at Frankland prison, Durham, where he
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Seven heaven for colts
Stoneleigh Athletic Colts continued their unbeaten start to the season as they swept aside AFC Ewell in a 7-0 victory. Goalscorers Demitri Bell (2), Bradley Livesey, William Helps, Matthew Skelly, Harry Burrows and Miles Egan were well supported in midfield
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Epsom College show early-season promise
Epsom College ran out 18-3 winners over Cranleigh to record their second victory of the season on Saturday. Epsom took the game to their local rivals from the kick off, mounting a series of sustained attacks on the Cranleigh line. A number of charging
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Glyn students impress rugby chiefs
Glyn Technology College students showed the Rugby Football Union’s top brass a demonstration of their quality last weekend. Bigwigs such as RFU chief executive Francis Baron and management board chairman Martyn Thomas visited the school in Ewell to observe
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Boss hails Stoneleigh boys
Stoneleigh Athletic U12A’s recorded their first win of the season with a 2-1 win over Warren Mead, writes Mick Helps. Stoneleigh started strongly and Joel Tyler and Luke Adams linked well to set up George Marsella to put them one goal up in the first
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Operation Butterfly: Volunteers are centre's life blood
The first cheques have arrived to the Sutton Guardian this week allowing our Operation Butterfly to take off. Residents are digging into their pockets to help our appeal to create a Butterfly Room in St Helier Hospital, a cancer information
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Spot of bother for Worcester Park
Worcester Park were fortunate to escape with a point from a scrappy encounter with an energetic Cobham team, writes Darren Talbot. A dire first half was punctuated only by the occasional shot at goal from the impressive Cobham centre forward, Mensah
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Old Boys lose their way
Newly-promoted Old Walcountians tamely surrendered to Croydon in their Surrey One opener on Saturday. The Old Boys had the visitors on the rack in the early stages and it was no surprise, after six minutes, when number eight Gavin Welsh powered over
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Fonte told to cut out errors
Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock has told centre back Jose Fonte to cut out the errors after almost gifting Sheffield Wednesday a winner last night, writes Imaad Bajwa. The Eagles shared the points with Sheffield Wednesday in a 0-0 draw,
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Warnock: We lacked quality
Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock felt his side lacked quality in the 0-0 draw against Sheffield Wednesday, which he described as a fair result, writes Imaad Bajwa. Both sides failed to wear their scoring boots, as they missed a dozen opportunities
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Husband and wife finish together
Sutton Runners husband and wife couple Bryan and Fiona Park both completed last weekend’s Windor Half Marathon in one hour 48 minutes 47 seconds. Over a similar distance, but off-road, Neil McIntyre completed the Eastbourne half marathon in 1:44.15.
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Freeman leads Tadworth AC home
Tadworth AC fielded a team of nine for the town-centre based Epsom 10K on Sunday. David Freeman was first home, finishing 3rd in 34:52, and taking first prize in the men's over-40 class. This follows his spectacular run of 2hrs 36 minutes in
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Mundy completes 200th marathon
Jim Mundy of Sutton Runners completed his 200th marathon in the New Forest on Sunday, clocking three hours 40 minutes 12 seconds. Club secretary Graham Miller was the fastest club members in 3:28.37, YinHai Cheung clocked 4:03.59 and Mark Aldred (4.05
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Tale of two keepers as Wimbledon win at Rushden
Rushden & Diamonds 0-1 AFC Wimbledon James Pullen’s wonder-show secured the Dons’ fourth away win of the campaign in a tale of two glovesmen. The goalkeeper kept out a first-half penalty and produced a number of top-drawer saves to
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Esher antiques and fine art fair returns
The Esher Hall Antiques and Fine Art Fair returns to Esher Hall at Sandown Park racecourse from Friday, October 9 to Sunday, October 11. Some 35 dealers from across the country are gathering to show items such as furniture, oil and watercolour
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England legends open new cricket centre
Mike Gatting and Devon Malcolm showed their support for The Lord’s Taverners on Wednesday, September 23 as the two former England cricketers helped open the new Indoor School at the Cricket for Change Centre in Wallington, Surrey. Fast bowler Malcolm
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Bonus point lifts Sutton off the bottom
Sutton & Epsom could take encouragement despite a fourth straight defeat at Rugby Lane on Saturday. While both sides scored three tries, newly promoted Dorking had a match winner in their fly half Matt Noble, whose three long range penalties and two
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Banstead Downs pair win at Downs LTC
The sun shone on the Sutton Guardian Open Tournament at Downs Lawn Tennis Club in Cheam on Sunday. Sixteen pairs from competed for the Trophy with those knocked out in the preliminary rounds going on to compete for the plate. Carol Lane and Tony Glading
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Reilly finishes in third
Kelvin Reilly ended his 2009 KTM RC8 Super Cup campaign at Silverstone, claiming third place in the overall standings. Reilly had a tough final championship race and finished in 9th place, not enough for him to beat team-mate Pauli Pekkanen into the
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Hackbridge chosen to take part in healthy living scheme
Hackbridge been picked to take part in a healthy living project. Sutton and Merton Primary Care Trust's Healthy Hackbridge pilot is a preventative programme aimed at encouraging people to be a healthy weight. It is not the first time
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Cup run can help consistency, says Sutton's El-Salahi
Sutton United centre-back Karim El-Salahi believes the club’s FA Cup run to the third qualifying round can help them find the consistency they need in the league. Boss Paul Doswell’s men eased past Uxbridge 3-0 at Gander Green Lane on Saturday
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Old Wimbledonians crash at Andover
Old Wimbledonians went down to a 29-6 defeat at Andover on Saturday. The result was the same as in their relegation battle last April ; a decent first half display and a half-time lead of six points,followed by a collapse in the second period. Several
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Sullivan regrets missed chance
Mick Sullivan reckons his Leatherhead side missed a golden opportunity to progress in the FA Cup after the Tanners suffered an agonising 1-0 extra-time defeat to Blue Square South side Lewes on Tuesday night. Having held the Rooks to a 1-1 draw in the
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Colliers Wood Little League in M&S tie-up
Colliers Wood Little League players kick off their new season in brand new shirt supplies by the M&S Colliers Wood store this Saturday. Players will be joined by Anita Sonik, commercial manager of M&S Colliers Wood, and Peter Dauncey
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Concern grows over Kingston police numbers
Politicians have reacted to claims neighbourhood police officer numbers could be reduced across London, as the Metropolitan Police seeks to make cuts of £48m, while the Mayor of London’s office has denied frontline officers will be affected.
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Ive: I'll be back
Epsom's Jade Ive has spent the entirety of 2009 on the treatment table - but insists that will be the exception rather than the rule as she plots a golden laden return next year. The 17-year-old pole vaulter saw her season end before it even started
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Help Epsom Hospital recover 'Little Britain' wheelchair
A stolen wheelchair last seen being used as a Little Britain costume party prop is being hunted by hospital volunteers. The wheelchair, one of six bought in 2007 by the Friends of Epsom Hospital, costs £400 and was seen over the August bank
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Trampoline injuries on the up, Kingston Hospital warns
The number of children injuring themselves on trampolines is on the rise because parents are ignoring manufacturer safety advice, according to doctors at Kingston Hospital. More than half of the 131 children treated for trampoline injuries
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Brown concerned by Dons' fast start
Terry Brown admits he would rather AFC Wimbledon were not among the early-season pacesetters after the Dons surged up to fourth in the Blue Square Premier after Tuesday night’s win at Rushden. Ross Montague’s early goal was enough to earn all three
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Rumbles stars along the canal
Collingwood AC’s Allan Rumbles finished 14th out of 59 runners at the JW 30-mile ultra marathon along the canal towparth from Stratford-upon-Avon to Bournville, near Birmingham. Rumbles clocked four hours 32 minutes 28 seconds. Meanwhile, Collingwood
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Epsom College sides are on a roll
Epsom College girls’ first XI hockey team continued their unbeaten run on Saturday with a 6-2 win over Brighton College. Although they conceded their first goals of the season, a hat-trick from Emma Albon and further goals from Natalie Scriver, Tash
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Stoneleigh Athletic register first win of season
Stoneleigh Athletic U12As recorded their first win of the season in an energetic performance that saw them win 2-1 away against Warren Mead. Stoneleigh started strongly and Joel Tyler and Luke Adams linked well to set up George Marsella to put them
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Robins get it right in friendly
The rebuilding of the Carshalton team continues and the Robins started to get it together in this latest friendly to run out comfortable winners. Justin Roberts gave Carshalton the lead and, following a penalty miss by Town, Craig Faulconbridge showed
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O'Connor shows nerves of steel to end Bees slump
Brentford 2–1 Southend United (O’Connor 69 pen, 90 pen) A penalty double from Kevin O’Connor allowed Brentford to register their first win in seven as they came from behind against Southend United at Griffin Park on Tuesday night. After
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Families needed for swine flu drug trials
Families are being asked to take part in swine flu vaccine trials taking place a St George’s Hospital. Paediatricians at the university hospital’s teaching arm need 250 children to take part in the study. There are currently two swine
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Wimbledon Waitrose campaign launched
Outraged residents determined to see a Waitrose built in Wimbledon have formed a campaign group amid claims Merton Council’s opposition against the supermarket’s proposals is set in stone. The council leader, David Williams, believes redevelopment
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Gang tributes banned from murder scenes
Floral tributes to slain teenagers may be removed if they contain gang signs. Croydon Council has produced a new protocol for the removal of temporary tributes following accidents or sudden deaths. It said floral tributes would be removed
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Bloodgate an embarrassment, says RFU chief
RFU chief executive Francis Baron has labelled the Harlequins ‘bloodgate’ scandal an embarrassment and vowed to make sure it never happens again. Quins have yet to win a Guinness Premiership game since director of rugby Dean Richards resigned
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Help our heroes with poppy collection
Residents are being asked to help the Royal British Legion by becoming poppy collectors. They are looking for people who can help raise funds for servicemen and women, as well as those veterans who have fought in every conflict since World
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Evening racing at Kempton tonight
Kempton Park host an all-weather flat meeting tonight, with first race at 5.50pm. Jockeys taking part in the event, with the feature race the 7.50pm digibet.com Handicap, include Seb Sanders, Tom Queally, Robert Winston and Alan Munro. Watch out
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Mental health trust 'below average' in patient survey
Wandsworth’s local mental health trust scored poorly in a survey of its inpatients released this week. In almost every area, patients’ ratings of South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust were below the average for the country.
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Anti-knife booklet created by campaigners
Anti-knife campaigners have created a booklet to highlight the effects of gang culture. Eliza Rebeiro and the Lives not Knives team created the book of poetry, lyrics, art and opinions, by a selection of young people, showing their perspective
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Adventure scheme to be outlined at Wimbledon meeting
Young adventurers can discover more about a once in a lifetime opportunity at an opening evening next week. The Duke of Edinburgh award gives young people the chance to take part in volunteering, sports and adventure activities. Next week
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Kick in the groin saves woman from Kingston attack
Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman escaped an attacker by kicking him in the groin. The 22-year-old woman was grabbed from behind by a man who was making “sexual comments” as she walked along Skerne Walk, at the junction with
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Walton driver dies after M3 crash
A man from Walton has died in hospital after crashing his car on the M3 near Fleet last week. Alan Martyn Clark, 53, from Ashley Close, hit the central reservation in his silver Mercedes, before going across all three lanes of the motorway’
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Father of modern ventriloquism honoured with Blue Plaque
A man dubbed “the Father of Modern Ventriloquism” has been honoured at his former Putney home with a Blue Plaque. Fred Russell’s achievements were commemorated on September 20 at Kenilworth Court, Lower Richmond Road, where he lived between
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Wimbledon prepares for book bonanza
Bookworms are flocking to Wimbledon for a week of top authors and great stories. Wimbledon Bookfest, the town’s annual literature festival, kicks off on Saturday. Highlights of this year’s celebration include a ‘girls night out’ with best
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Swing into big band marathon
The Epsom and Ewell Silver Band will take centre stage in the town on Sunday as part of a national Bandstand Marathon. The fun starts in the Market Place at 1.30pm, when CBeebies presenters Andy Day and Mike James will get the crowd going.
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Could bike superhighway's patchy planning mean danger for cyclists?
Cyclists peddling on the new cycling superhighway through Tooting Broadway could be put in danger because of patchy planning, it is claimed. Labour councillors say the A24 through Tooting is not scheduled to be finished until after the rest
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Murdered teen Eugene Attram's mum appeals for end of gang violence
A mum who lost her son to gang violence three years ago has pleaded for peace after four weeks of bloody youth battles on Wandsworth’s streets. Maureen Enyonam spoke of the “utterly senseless” stabbing of her 16-year-old son Eugene Attram,
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Chessington Community College unveils last part of £27m rebuild
The final phase of Chessington Community College’s £27m rebuild was opened to fanfare on Monday, September 28, with visiting dignitaries naming the new school among the “best designed in the country”. Kingston and Surbiton MP Edward Davey
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Croydon religious leader faces life in Pakistani jail for his beliefs
The leader of an obscure religious organisation living in Croydon faces life in prison for blasphemy if he ever returns to Pakistan. Younus Algohar, 40, was born in Karachi, southern Pakistan and is the leader of the Messiah or Medhi Foundation
