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Not just for Christmas!
By Community Correspondent David Wimblett If you are anything like me, I bet that you have missed a special moment this year. It may have been a birthday, congratulations on a new job, or a simple thank you. Mine was my wedding anniversary!
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Surrey's got talent a success
By Community Correspondent Andrew Voneshen. Thursday night saw the culmination of the latest Surrey’s got talent competition at Woking College. Surrey’s got talent is an event organised by the S7 group; a collection of five sixth form colleges (Esher
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Locals fight to save Brabazon Green
Local Correspondent Sonia Giga. Heston residents campaigning to save their local park from developers fear that well-meaning council regeneration plans will turn the area into another Gorbals. The row centres on Brabazon Green – located on the
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Moses speculation annoying Warnock
Neil Warnock admits he is getting annoyed at the constant speculation surrounding whizz kid Victor Moses' future. Arsenal, Tottenham, Everton and Wigan have all been linked with moves for the Crystal Palace winger this week amid rumours the club has
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IS THIS A CHARITABLE RECESSION?
By community correspondent Anish Kaul The recession is dragging on and biting hard. People are tightening their purse strings and with millions unemployed the mood of the country is low. However, how has this affected people from performing one of
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Chelsea legend at Sutton United
Sutton United FC will host an evening with Alan Hudson on Friday, November 27. The former Chelsea, Arsenal, Stoke City and England midfield matestro will be holding a questions and answers session in the Vice President’s Lounge. The cost is £10, including
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Sutton reserves build up a big lead
Sutton United reserves are 12 points clear at the top of the Suburban League after their 4-3 win at Tonbridge Angels on Saturday. Goals from Jazz Gold (two), Stuart Young and Tommy Kavanagh saw Sutton race into a 4-1 lead, but two goals in a minute from
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Hercules duo lead way in Sweatshop
Hercules Wimbledon teenagers Liam White and Joe Toomey warmed up for this coming weekend's South of England inter-counties cross country championships at North London's Parliament Hill Fields by heading the field home in the second of this season's Sweatshop
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Scannell injured playing for Ireland
Sean Scannell will miss Crystal Palace's game with Coventry City on Saturday after hurting his hamstring while on international duty. The Republic of Ireland U21 international played the first 42 minutes of his country's European Qualifier
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Epsom Hockey Club Ladies held by Harrow
Epsom Hockey Club Ladies remain third in South Premier League Division One after Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Harrow. They were ahead after five minutes when an incisive move down the right was finished off by Sammie Archer. However, Harrow responded well
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Florent demands bonus point blitz
Florent Rossigneaux has targeted a 20-point haul ahead of the Christmas break as Rosslyn Park look to boost their promotion hopes from National League Two South. Saturday's grim 14-11 win over visitors Shelford, coupled with league leaders Barking's
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Leatherhead’s swimmers catch the eye again
Leatherhead finished a close second in round two of the National Arena Swimming League on Saturday, just a point off top spot. Leatherhead’s swimmers shone from the start with strong performances by 14-year old Chloe Bean (who represented Leatherhead
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Chloe leads Tadworth home
Tadworth AC’s women runners were in action at Denbies Vineyard, Dorking, on Saturday for their Surrey Cross-Country League Division Two match, which attracted a field of 150 runners. Chloe Hawkins was first home for the club, finishing 28th in 28
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Sutton given a battering by Bishop’s Stortford
Sutton & Epsom’s players, delayed on their way to the game by an accident on the M25, looked like they would rather have been somewhere else during Saturday’s National Division Three defeat at Bishop’s Stortford on Saturday. Handling let Sutton down
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Fear over missing Mitcham woman
Police are looking for a Mitcham woman thought to have gone missing in Kent. Janine Peters disappeared on Friday afternoon, and last made contact with Merton police at about 11pm that evening. A police spokesman said officers were “most concerned
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Gills Shield joy for Sutton
Sutton Schools Borough U11s showed great character to come from behind twice to overcome a very strong Barking side in the Gills Shield on Saturday. In a tight first half, both teams cancelled each other out with Barking using the wind to put pressure
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Sun shines on Rumbles
Collingwood’s Allan Rumbles completed Sunday’s Cornish Marathon in an impressive three hours 30 minutes 50 seconds. Rumbles, taking part in his 95th marathon, encountered poor weather on his way to the event, but things improved and he ran the hilly
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Old Walcountians fall just short despite late charge
Old Walcountians were pipped 13-12 at Old Whitgiftians in a tight Surrey One match on Saturday. Walcountians went behind in the opening minute to a penalty from Whitgiftians’ inside-centre Les Todd. But, in the 17th minute, they made a critical breakthrough
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Wanderers enjoy cup win
Mitcham-based Wallington Wanderers U14B ran out 5-2 winners over Raw Skills in the Surrey Cup on Sunday. However the club’s U16 Colts crashed 7-1 to Orpington Rovers.All other matches were postponed because of the heavy rain.
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Mitcham Little League washout
The entire Mitcham Little League programme was called off last Saturday due to flooded pitches.
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Clapham Nightingale care home picks up award
A Clapham care home has been shortlisted for an award in a national competition. Representatives of Nightingale, on Nightingale Lane, travelled to Birmingham where they were named joint runners-up at the National Care Home of the Year competition
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Colliers Wood hotel expansion to generate new jobs
Expansion of a Colliers Wood hotel could bring jobs and regeneration to the area, planning officers have said. The plan, which was approved at a council meeting on Thursday night, will give the Holiday Inn in Colliers Wood 50 per cent more
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First swine flu jabs in Elmbridge
Vaccinations for swine flu have been rolled out across Surrey to those most at risk from the virus. GP practices have written to four priority groups across the borough, offering them immunisation, including those suffering from asthma, diabetes
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Santa Claus arrives in Sutton
Father Christmas arrived in Sutton on Saturday. At 11am he made his way from the Town Square, down the High Street with dancers from the Charles Cryer Theatre Thumbelina show, before going to his grotto at Christmas Starts Here in Times Square
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Wimbledon hold off Sidcup's charge
Wimbledon showed great spirit in recording a 16-10 win in Saturday’s London One South clash at Sidcup. With first use of the wind advantage, Wimbledon forced the Sidcup backs into errors and, when they strayed offside after just four minutes
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Carshalton mum to show paintings in London exhibition
A Carshalton mum-of-three who paints in her spare time was chosen from thousands to display her work at a London exhibition. Hana Horack Elyafi could not believe her luck when she received a call to say her abstract painting, The Quest was
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Mayor's charity donates insulin pumps to Mayday
Mayday Hospital has been presented with four insulin pumps by former Croydon Mayor, Councillor Derek Millard, who chose the department to benefit from the Mayoral Charity Fund while he was in office. The hospital received the four new Medtronic
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Kingston politicians withdraw adverts after unpaid interns query
Two of Kingston’s top politicians have withdrawn or rewritten adverts for unpaid interns, after a workers’ rights campaigner raised concerns they may breach minimum wage rules. Richmond Park MP Susan Kramer withdrew an advert in order to seek
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Murderer who escaped from police arrested in Streatham
A convicted murderer who escaped from police custody while on an escorted shopping trip was caught in Streatham on Sunday after two days on the run. Patricia Gillette, 41, originally of James Boswell Close, Streatham, was arrested after she
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Banstead household waste to be collected fortnightly
Household waste will be collected just once a fortnight as part of a multi-million pound shake-up of waste and recycling being proposed by Reigate and Banstead Council. The move, which has proved controvesial elsewhere due primarily to concerns
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Dogs are losing out in recession
Lost dogs are not being claimed by their owners because of the recession, Battersea Dogs & Cats Home has claimed. In the past year the number of people reporting their dog lost has dropped by nearly 25 per cent - from 4,250 in 2008 to just
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Theatre of dreams comes to Heathside School in Weybridge
Heathside School pupils will take part in a two-day thinking skills workshop on November 17 and 18. Honda’s School of Dreams will visit the Weybridge school to help students aged between nine and 13 understand the importance of pursuing their
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Kingston pupils to immortalise London in Thames Tapestry
Kingston pupils will help make the world’s longest tapestry, illustrating the history of the River Thames in time for the 2012 Olympics. Five of the borough’s schools will each complete a one metre square panel depicting aspects of the river
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Collins: Clean sheets a must for Casuals
Boss Spencer Collins reckons a watertight defence will be the key if Walton Casuals are to continue their recent revival. Back-to-back league wins, and back-to-back clean sheets, has seen the Stags distance themselves from the foot of the Ryman Division
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New Epsom health scheme shortlisted for major award
A new scheme introduced by local GPs to improve local healthcare has been shortlisted for a major health award. MEDLInC (Molesey, Epsom Downs and Leatherhead Integrated Care), which was set up by 18 local GP practices, has been put forward
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Storms batter Croydon but warning worse to come
Croydon survived a battering from the elements over the weekend as heavy rain and fearsome winds swept their way across the country - but forecasters predict worse is yet to come. Severe downpours and winds gusting at nearly 50mph are expected
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Burns departure a blow for Epsom
Epsom & Ewell boss Lyndon Buckwell admits the loss of top scorer Robbie Burns is a hammer blow to his side's hopes of promotion this season. Burns, who fired 11 goals in 12 league appearances this campaign, quit the Merland Rise club last week in a bid
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Merton Council to stump up for the freedom travel pass
Merton taxpayers will be left to pick up a £1m bill as the Government pulls funding for elderly and disabled residents’ right to free travel, the leader of the council has claimed. Councillor David Williams pledged to keep the freedom pass
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Gun-toting robbers target Clapham pub
Robbers burst into a pub in Clapham and pointed guns at staff as they searched for cash. Three men, one with a handgun, entered the Falcon pub in Bedford Road, about 1am on November 6. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “The pub had
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Godfrey keen to stake his Dons claim
Elliott Godfrey is hoping to cement his berth in AFC Wimbledon's midfield after finally shaking off the injuries and illness that have blighted his campaign to date. After a surprise start at Millwall in the FA Cup defeat, Godfrey followed that up with
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Channel 4's The Family
By Community Correspondent K Patel The arrival of Channel 4’s The Family blew me away last week, the adverts leading up to it reeled me in hook line and sinker. This week started with Arvinder rummaging through an overstuffed cupboard shouting
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Elmbridge pensioners could be getting cash back
Pensioners in Elmbridge might be entitled to extra money, following announcements this week that 24,500 have overpaid tax on their interest savings. This comes as HM Revenue and Customs (HRMC) launches its Taxback campaign and, in Surrey alone
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Clincical Staines in fine form
Staines followed on from last weeks great home performance with a clinical away performance in very difficult weather conditions. Losing the toss, Staines were forced to play with a fair slope to their advantage in the first half of this London North
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Drink spike abortion bid doctor jailed for six years
A doctor who poisoned his Tulse Hill lover in a bid to make her miscarry their baby has been jailed for six years. Married Edward Erin, 44, a hospital consultant, twice tried to give spiked drinks to his secretary Bella Prowse, of Bristowe
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Chiswick goes Christmas card crazy
With the season to be jolly just around the corner, Chiswick has been going crazy for Christmas cards. Twenty-two art students from Chiswick Community School, in Burlington Lane, have been busy designing the official Christmas cards for Chiswick
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England crash to defeat at Esher RFC
England women went down 16-3 to New Zealand at Esher RFC on Saturday. England had just a Katy McLean penalty to show for their efforts as they were outplayed for long periods. They have the chance to gain revenge in the Investec Challenge double
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Jordan backs father's fight against domestic violence at Croydon visit
Model Katie Price has pledged her support to a father campaigning against domestic violence, at her book signing last Saturday. Chris Phillips’s 21-year-old daughter Johanna Croxton was strangled to death by her husband in their home in December
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Scott focused on Bees revival
Brentford boss Andy Scott insists there is too much work for him to do at Griffin Park to consider quitting the club - at the moment. The 37-year-old was the subject of a speculative approach from Championship strugglers Peterborough United early last
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Feltham hoping off-field luck soon matches on-field progress
Feltham Rugby Club are appealing for help as they attempt to come back stronger from a run of bad luck off the field, which is in contrast to the good season their first XV is enjoying in the Middlesex Merit Tables. Feltham run two regular XVs and an
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Balham's Bedford announce IndigO2 gig
For one night only in January, The Bedford will be upping sticks from Balham and taking residence at the IndigO2 in London. The pub will presenting a night of music, unique performance and special guests to be added to a line-up that already consists
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Teenager Paton wins on Wimbledon Common
Wimbledon Common became something like Wimbledon Lido as a reduced field of 80 runners took part in Saturday morning’s 150th running of the weekly Wimbledon Common 5km parkrun, writes Charles Lawrie. Two unattached runners headed the field with teenager
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Whitgift named top school for sport
Whitgift School in Croydon has been named as first winners of the independent sports school of the year award by School Sport Magazine. It caps a successful year for Whitgift, who were crowned national boys’ U16 hockey champions, U13 David English
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Purley suffer a blow in the wind
Purley John Fisher went down 22-11 at a well-drilled Old Reigatians XV in a howling gale on Saturday, writes Martin Bruck. PJF stayed in touch during the first half, scoring a flowing try when Mark Coughlan’s sublime break allowed the supporting David
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SLH women stay on top
The conditions for cross country running were atrocious on Saturday but the irrepressibles of South London Harriers turned out in large numbers to compete in the second of the Surrey League Division One Matches, writes Viv Gardner. The women
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McPherson promises no cut backs at Hampton
Hampton & Richmond Borough chairman Steve McPherson has assured fans an indifferent start to the season will not see the playing budget trimmed at the Beveree. Assistant coach Dudley Gardner believes some of the club’s Blue Square South rivals are set
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Sutton Syphony Orchestra back in business
Sutton Symphony Orchestra host their final bash of 2009 this weekend when the talented group once again take over the St Andrew’s United Reform Church for a classical spectacular. Taking in work by Brahms, Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Borodin, the evening
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Jane's still cruising along
This Friday one of Britain's best-loved divas will be taking to the stage at Fairfield Halls. Ahead of the gig, Jane McDonald talked to Phil Penfold about reality television, living out of a suitcase and her ambition to act. Phil Penfold: You still
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Met left frustrated after Ramsgate draw
This was a game Met Police should have won easily with the numerous chances they created, but they failed to add to their solitary goal. With a strong wind behind them it was Ramsgate who opened the scoring on 15 minutes. Midfielder Andy Hadden with
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Naturally 7 to close London Jazz Festival in Croydon
The world renowned London Jazz Festival closes at Fairfield Halls this Sunday with a performance you will have to see to believe. Naturally 7 is a group of seven guys who go on stage with nothing but their clothes and microphones for company
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Vase triumph for classy Chertsey
Chertsey Town enjoyed a 2-0 FA Vase win over fellow Combined Counties League side Croydon on Saturday. Although the stormy weather put paid to a succession of surrounding matches, the Alwyns Lane pitch stood up well to the elements and there was never
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Old Whit snatch narrow win
Old Whitgiftians 13 v 12 Old Walcountians Old Whitgiftians scraped a slightly unlikely victory from Old Walcountians in this Surrey One match at Croham Road on Saturday, writes David Stranack. Both teams started from relatively equal positions in
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Faulconbridge rescues late point in difficult conditions
Canvey Island 2 Carshalton Athletic 2 With storms lashing the south on Friday evening, there was some surprise when the planned Saturday morning pitch inspection at Canvey’s Brockwell Stadium was cancelled. On arrival in Essex, it turned out
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Laidlaw wins it for Park with last gasp score
Ross Laidlaw won it for Park with the last kick of the match in this pulsating clash. The action took place in the most atrocious conditions - a muddy, slippery pitch, a gale force diagonal wind and squally showers. Shelford were pretty much
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Man jailed for Billy Ward murder appeals conviction
A 20-year-old jailed for stabbing Billy Ward to death on a crowded night bus could have his conviction quashed, after appealing to judges at the Royal Courts of Justice. Starfield Badza, 20, was jailed for life after being convicted of murdering
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New Malden soldier takes on Army's toughest test
A soldier from New Malden has completed one of the toughest training challenges the Army has to offer. Lance Corporal George Flower, 26, was part of an eight-man team from 1st Battalion Princess of Wales’ Royal Regiment taking part in the annual
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Ks slip to fifth after Angels defeat
Kingstonian slipped a place to fifth with a second consecutive home league defeat to Tonbridge Angels, who now enter play-off territory. The game was really about who could master the elements with a soggy pitch and a ferocious end-to-end gale towards
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Liberty X singer to launch appeal for needy children
Generous Sutton residents can help put smiles on the faces of needy children this Christmas thanks to this year’s Giving Tree Appeal. The long-running charity will launch its Christmas campaign on Friday 13 with the help by Liberty X singer
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Thames Ditton cyclist travelling from Vietnam to Cambodia
A Thames Ditton woman will cycle 470km from Vietnam to Cambodia to raise money to clear landmines. Lesley Craen, 43, who has just completed her MBA, will undertake the five-day challenge at the end of February, with her friend Liv Abreu.
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Beaver pack raise a whopping £1,300 in one day for Poppy Appeal
They say good things come in small packages, and these little fundraisers collected a whopping £1,300 in one day selling poppies. Twenty-two members of the Broomwood Hall beaver pack hit Battersea’s Northcote Road on Saturday, November 7, raising
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MRSA infections down at Epsom and St Helier hospitals
Cases of MRSA bacteraemia and C. difficile at Epsom, St Helier and Sutton hospitals are still falling according to new figures published last week. The latest data, published by the Health Protection Agency, shows that the Trust had three MRSA
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Bostock lights up Bees in derby draw
Brentford 2 (Bostock 9, 25) Millwall 2 Teenage debutant John Bostock put in a stunning display as he helped his new Brentford team-mates register a draw in a keenly contested derby with London rivals Millwall at Griffin Park on Saturday.
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Wiltshire brace sends Casuals to victory
Corinthian Casuals recorded a marvellous victory away at high-flying Chatham Town thanks to a Gavin Cartwright goal and two stunning efforts from substitute Ali Wiltshire. The game was subject to a pitch inspection early Saturday morning due
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People power brings pensioner's electric wheelchair back
People power has put the smile back on the face of a disabled pensioner and recovered his electric wheelchair stolen by young tearaways two weeks ago. The wheelchair belonging to 71-year-old Ken Corbett, disappeared from his driveway at Woodbridge
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Surbiton cruise into the final eight
Surbiton Ladies 3 Buckingham Ladies 1 On Sunday, Surbiton Ladies booked their place in the quarter-finals of the England Hockey Women’s Cup for the first time in their history, knocking Buckingham, of the one-league higher England Hockey
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Travel chaos for Streatham and Tulse Hill Thameslink users
Commuters from Streatham and Tulse Hill stations are facing transport chaos travelling in to work this week because of a driver pay dispute. A skeleton Thameslink service in to central London through rush hour means many train users will need
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Police arrest man in connection with "Night Stalker" attacks
Detectives hunting a prolific sex attacker have charged a 52-year-old man with a number of rapes and indecent assaults. The serial attacker dubbed the “Night Stalker” has been linked with dozens of sex attacks and burglaries in South East London
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Police arrest man in connection with "Night Stalker" attacks
Detectives hunting a prolific sex attacker have charged a 52-year-old man with a number of rapes and indecent assaults. The serial attacker dubbed the “Night Stalker” has been linked with dozens of sex attacks and burglaries in South East London, including
