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Wonder-goals make it four in a row for Wimbledon
AFC Wimbledon 2-0 Gateshead Terry Brown’s team closed in on the play-off pack after recording their fourth straight victory. After a season of blasting his midfielders for not chipping in with their share of goals, it was two of the
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FULL TIME: Crystal Palace 0 v 3 Doncaster Rovers
Crystal Palace slumped to their first defeat in seven games as they were comprehensively beaten 3-0 by Doncaster Rovers. Billy Sharp, Martin Woods and James Hayter got the goals for a Rovers side inspired by ex-Eagle John Oster. It could have been different
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LIVE: Crystal Palace v Doncaster Rovers
Catch all the action from this afternoon's game at Selhurst Park right here. For minute-by-minute updates and team news, just click here.
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A-level hope for Brooklands College pupils
AS-level students expecting to be turfed out of Brooklands College in July have been given a reprieve, after the college announced it was reconsidering plans to stop running A-level courses next year. The college informed its 162 AS students
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Epsom dance students put on a show
More than 50 pupils from Epsom and Ewell High School danced to their heart’s content at the annual dance show. The theme of the show was “classics” and each song the students performed to has been hailed as a modern masterpiece. The
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Polite teenagers 'ask nicely' for skate park
When teenagers fail to get their own way their response is usually to shout, sulk, strop and stomp feet. But a group of Brentford youngsters had a very different reaction when they were told not to use Chiswick Business Park as a safe haven
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Weybridge's Leo Bancroft salon wins hairdresser of the year award
A Weybridge man was named Southern Hairdresser of the Year at an award ceremony at Grosvenor House in Park Lane, on Tuesday, November 23. Leo Bancroft, who runs Leo Bancroft hair salon in Oatlands Drive, picked up the accolade from X Factor
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Kids go crazy for disco at Kingston's Oceana
Oceana in Kingston, famed for hosting “school disco” nights for adults, will open its doors to actual schoolchildren next Saturday afternoon, for a family-friendly event. Nicola Hoburgh and Niamh Sharma, both mothers of two from Teddington,
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Unwanted toys needed for Sutton Council appeal
Donate unwanted or unused toys to a good cause this Christmas. Sutton Council is holding its annual toy collection from December 1 to 18. Residents are asked to drop off old toys and games in good working order, at either the Civic Offices
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Unease over Merton's academy plan
Plans for William Morris primary to be taken over by the Harris Academy have sparked concern and dismay within the staff room and among governors of the Mitcham school. The idea, currently under discussion, was only revealed to teachers at
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Coulsdon student Meredith Kercher's murder leaves "hole in our lives" say family
Meredith Kercher's family said this morning the loss of the student had left a "big hole in their lives" Miss Kercher's family had flown to Perugia in Italy yesterday to witness the guilty verdicts delivered on Meredith's killers Amanda Knox
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Mary celebrates 100 years
The year Ann Stafford was born, 1909, Louis Bleriot flew across the English Channel for the first time, work started on the construction of the ill-fated Titanic, the Science Museum was founded, and the first rugby match was played at Twickenham
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Fame Academy's Sinead still going strong
They may not be household names anymore but the contestants from talent show Fame Academy haven't all gone back to working at burger bars and karaoke joints, far from it in fact. The winner of the first series, David Sneddon, has turned himself into
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Maria has star quality
A singer from Sutton could soon be rubbing shoulders with the stars. Maria Ingham, who works as an assistant buyer for fashion chain New Look, has reached the final 50 of the retail trust charity search for a star competition. Hundreds
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Police seek men who robbed elderly lady in Putney
Police are hunting two men who stole from an elderly lady in a mobility scooter in Putney. At about 10.10am the suspects stopped the lady’s scooter in Boots, Putney High Street, and distracted her to steal her purse from her bag. Police
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Bishopsford Arts College eco team raises cash by recycling
Half a dozen Bishopsford Arts College students recycled and sold items to raise money for the school’s newly formed eco team. The secondary school was the first in Merton to hold a sale day at the Weir Road reuse and recycling centre as part
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Croydon man fined for scam from TV's Hustle
A man who carried out a confidence scam he saw on a television show has been fined £200 and ordered to pay £270 in compensation. Carl Nevill, 23, from Underwood Road, New Addington, carried out the scams in upmarket eateries in Maidstone Kent
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New steet lights deal for Surrey
Surrey County Council has signed a contract to transform the county’s street lighting system, with the biggest roll out of revolutionary new energy-saving technology in the country. The cost of £250m over a 25-year period will, it is claimed
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Lambeth hosts Mayor's roadshow on improving the capital
A roadshow hosted by the Mayor of London’s team took place in Lambeth on Friday, encouraging people to respond to his three strategy documents intended to make London the “best big city on earth”. The documents - known as the London Plan -
