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Surbiton far too strong for gallant Epsom
EPSOM LADIES 3 SURBITON 5 Epsom played their part in an entertaining Women's South Premier Division One game against undefeated league leaders Surbiton at Epsom College on Saturday. Two penalty corner strikes from Fiona Bettesworth and an open-play
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Epsom make hard work of triumph over Winchester
Winchester IIs 1 Epsom 3 (Pizzey, P Atkinson, Heal) Epsom were facing potential embarrassment in this fixture against the Men's Surrey/Hants League Division One's bottom club, before two late goals handed them a scarcely deserved win, writes James
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Warnock not ruling out Crystal Palace exit
Neil Warnock could still leave Crystal Palace despite playing down talk linking him with the manager's job at Queen's Park Rangers. The Eagles boss admits the insecurity around his position at Selhurst Park means he has to be open to other
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Golden meet for Leatherhead's Chloe
Leatherhead Swimming Club won 23 gold, 11 silvers and five bronze medals at last weekend’s Wycombe District Open Meet. Chloe Bean, 14, led the way with six golds – the 50m breaststroke, 100m breaststroke, 200m breaststroke, 200m freestyle, 400m freestyle
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Speed skater Lindsay makes promising start
Short track speed skaters built momentum for Team GB’s campaign for Olympic medals on the sport’s opening night in Vancouver. Sarah Lindsay and Elise Christie have both advanced to the 500m quarter finals after finishing in second place in their
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Kew Sinfonia - review
Kew Sinfonia, St Anne's Church Whether by pure coincidence or deliberate intent, the three items comprising Kew Sinfonia’s concert at St Anne’s Church, Kew Green, all contained the figure three. Beethoven’s Overture Leonora No. 3 received
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The Laramie Project - review
The Laramie Project, Walton Playhouse Choice of play is probably the toughest challenge facing any amateur theatre company. Do you play safe and go for comedies and pot boilers that guarantee full houses – or tackle something more challenging
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Chloe comes home
Chloe Hinton is preparing for her first season singing in the Glyndebourne chorus but, before that, the talented vocalist will be performing as a soloist in Thames Philharmonic Choir’s first performance of the year at All Saints’ Parish Church next
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Sun is shining in Rea's world
Epsom’s Gino Rea is set to make his World Supersport debut for Intermoto Honda at Phillip Island in Australia later this month. First, though, is a official test at the Melbourne circuit on February 21-22, a week before the race. “I
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The Price is right for Valentine's Day
Former Surrey 1,500m champion Gareth Price was an impressive winner of the Valentine’s Day 10km race in Chessington on Sunday. Victory suggests Price is back on course for his Virgin London Marathon debut in April, despite a cold and virus meaning he
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Motorists using A3 told to expect lengthy tailbacks
Motorists using the A3 face lengthy tailbacks in both directions near Robin Hood roundabout over the next few days as engineers carry out emergency repairs to a leaking gas main. The works are due to commence tonight at 8pm and are scheduled
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Supermarket giant Tesco to appeal controversial planning appplication
Giant retailer Tesco is to appeal Mole Valley Council’s decision to refuse its planning application to build a store in Ashtead, it has emerged today. Tesco was refused permission to build the store by a nail-biting one vote, after campaigners
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West London is a lacrosse hotbed
West London's Ladies 2nd team crushed Clapham 1st to go third in the Southern Counties First division at Lonsdale Road on Sunday. With eight goals in each half the West London second string ran out 16-4 winners, showing the strength in depth enjoyed by
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Breaking News: Man arrested in connection with south Norwood Valentine's Day murder
Police have arrested a man in connection with the south Norwood murder of builder Mark Corcoran. Mr Corcoran, a 26-year-old builder from Shirley, was stabbed to death on Valentine's Day night after attending a friend's wedding. Police
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Derry: Reading is a huge game
Shaun Derry insists there is no chance of him and his Crystal Palace team mates suffering an FA Cup hangover against Reading tomorrow. The Eagles' game with the Royals has turned into a relegation six-pointer and although Palace captain Derry admits
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Housego arrival tops Ts recruitment drive
Twickenham CC head coach Martin Fryer believes securing the services of Middlesex youngster Dan Housego is a clear indication of the club’s progress as it prepares for life in the Middlesex County League Premier Division. Skipper Carlos
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Williamson feels the love
Dave Williamson’s personal best of 36 minutes, 56 seconds, saw him finish 32nd out of 600 runners at Sunday’s Valentine’s 10km race in Chessington. In wintry conditions, the Tadworth AC runner knocked a minute off last year’s time. Other Tadworth
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Motor racing returns to Crystal Palace
One of the world's first purpose built race tracks will see the return of motorsport this spring. Organised by the Sevenoaks and District Motor Club (Sevenoaks DMC), and supported by Bromley Council, race fans will have the chance to experience
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Investigation under way after Belmont car fire
An investigation is under way into a car fire which happened at midnight last night. Two cars – a Mercedes and a Renault Megane – went up in flames at an underground car park at Waterfall House, The Crescent, Belmont. A crew from Sutton
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Redskins still unable to beat Cardiff
Streatham Redskins shared the spoils with a Cardiff Devils side who had comprehensively beaten them in three previous meetings this season. Goalie Will Sanderson failed to recover from a knee injury so Stefan Nubert started between the pipers for Sunday
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Five men extradited to Greece for attack on footballer
Five men accused of a brutal attack on footballer Robbie Hughes will be extradited to a Greek court where they face up to ten years in jail if convicted. The men, who are accused of a serious assault on the Wallington 28-year-old, were extradited
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Temporary Streatham leisure centre plans given cold shoulder
Proposals to erect a temporary swimming pool and gym on the car park next to Streatham’s Rookery were met with hostility at last week’s Hub public meeting. Streatham’s leisure centre remains closed indefinitely but Councillor Rachel Heywood
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PJF move into mid-table
Purley John Fisher hoisted themselves into mid-table in London Three South-East with a 38-11 victory over Eastbourne on Saturday. Despite the wintry conditions, PJF set about an Eastbourne side who look like relegation certainties. Early forward
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Cobham school shines in cross-country events
Parkside School in Cobham is celebrating after it picked up a number of medals in recent cross country running events. The boys’ prep school in Stoke Road came first in the U11 team event, at the annual Caldicott Cross Country last month, while
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No club v country row for Twickenham's Aldridge
Twickenham RFC’s Tim Aldridge insists there will be no club versus country concern ahead the England Deaf international clash with Scotland on March 13. The Parkfields prop starred as England slipped to a narrow 25-18 defeat to Wales in Coventry on Sunday
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Pocock helps England to big win
Richmond’s Fiona Pocock was among the try scorers as England Women romped to a 41-0 win over Italy in Parma on Saturday. Captain Catherine Spencer (two), Michaela Staniford, Rochelle Clark, Heather Fisher and Maggie Alphonsi in an emphatic victory.
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England beaten despite Lavery try
Barnes full-back Guy Lavery scored a try as England Deaf came close to a first victory over Wales at Broadstreet RFC last weekend. England had conceded 50 or more points in each of the previous two meetings between the sides but the growing strength
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Croydon Council reveals council tax rise
Croydon Council has announced the lowest council tax rise in the borough’s history - but will cut spending by more than £17m to fund it. The 0.8 per cent rise means residents in a Band D property will pay £1459.93 a year from April, £12.22
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From death metal to educational for music composer
A former death metal keyboardist-turned-composer, has teamed up with students to create a series of musicals aimed at helping children learn the school curriculum. Andrew Holdsworth, of Tooting, who has worked with Pavarotti, Primal Scream
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Purdue sets her sights on the worlds
St Mary’s student Charlotte Purdue has vowed not to let her current injury setback get the better of her as she sets her sights on a starring role at this summer’s World Junior Championships, writes Ryan Bangs. A stress fracture of the knee, suffered
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Shrubb pipped in London final
Twickenham Brunswick’s Alfie Shrubb was beaten on a points decision in the London ABA Schoolboys final last weekend. Shrubb, competing in the 13-year-old class, gave his all against East Londoner Freddie Baker of the Repton Club, having qualified
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Former Barnes star is Afghan hero
A former Barnes cricketer has inspired Afghanistan to victory at the Twenty20 World Cup qualifying tournament in Dubai. Ranked 130th in the world just 18 months ago, Mohammed Nabi was a key player as Afghanistan beat Scotland, Ireland and the United
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Vernon makes flying start to 2010
St Mary’s University student Andy Vernon began his 3,000m season by claiming gold at the Aviva World Indoor Trials and UK Championships, writes David Jordan. The 24-year-old clocked 8:00.71 minutes to see off the challenge of Bolton’s Tom Lancashire
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Reivers 12 are back on the river!
Andrew Jones a chartered accountant from West Sutton is among a crew of men who will be rowing from London to Paris in May for two children’s charities. After an accident on the Thames in September last year which left them swimming for their
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Tadworth men finish fourth
Tadworth AC men finished fourth Surrey Cross Country League Division Four after finishing third behind Kent AC and Croydon Harriers in their final 4.5-mile race of the season on Wimbledon Common. Tadworth finishers: 11 Dan Carpenter 32.11, 14 Dave Williamson
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Fox first for Collingwood
Twelve Collingwood members took part in the Valentines 10km race organised by 26.2 Road Runners at Chessington on Sunday, writes Alison Fox. Positions & times: 85 Richard Fox 40.31, 94 Bill Walsh PB 40.46, 105 Steve Cooney 41.23, 116 Martin Lloyd 43.05
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Bees Bennett heads out on loan
Brentford boss Andy Scott has not written off Alan Bennett's chances of a return to his starting line-up, despite dispatching him on a month-long loan to League One rivals Wycombe Wanderers. The 28-year-old, who signed a two-year contract with the club
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Onslow-Cole close to full-time Touring Cars return
New Malden racing driver Tom Onslow-Cole believes there will be no reason why he can’t mount a British Touring Car title challenge this season, providing he can get on the start line. The 22-year-old is close to securing a deal to drive for the Team
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Hercules runners shine in relays
Hercules Wimbledon's men's cross country runners warmed-up for this weekend's postponed Surrey cross country championships at Lloyd Park, Croydon, on Saturday, with a confidence-boosting team effort in the East Surrey cross country league relays on Wimbledon
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Sutton Runners just love running
Sutton Runners had 19 finishers at the Valentines 10km Road Race held by 26.2 RRC in Chessington last weekend, writes Tony Gallagher. Among a field of 545, they were led home by Steven Barber, who was 18th in a personal best 35 minutes, 50 seconds.
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Wimbledon come on strong in the end
Wimbledon’s first visit to Kent side Old Elthamians ended in a hard-earned 17-9 victory in London One on Saturday. After a week off, Wimbledon’s quick-thinking saw then take a 23rd-minute lead. A tapped penalty by scrum-half Alex Pyes put right
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Three arrested after suspected burglary in Weston Green
Three men were arrested on Tuesday, February 9, on suspicion of attempting to get residents in Weston Green to give them money by posing as fundraisers for a football team. A group of teenagers went door-to-door in the area asking for sponsorship
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Lambeth's green gurus invited to join climate change debate
Mayor of London Boris Johnson is inviting Lambeth residents to join a debate on climate change in the capital. He has said the best ideas for making the capital more energy efficient will be incorporated into the city's climate action plans
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Ebbisham hosts racketball event
Ebbisham Sports Club hosts its first open-graded racketball tournament for players of all standards from March 6-7. A spokesman for the club, in Eastway, Epsom, said: “Racketball is a great cardiovascular workout and more fun than pounding the treadmill
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Feast of rugby at Epsom College
More than 1,000 young players from prep school took part in the regional festival of the National Schools Rugby Tournament at Epsom College on Sunday. Despite bitterly cold conditions, more than 70 teams in the U9-U11 age groups took part. Headmaster
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Derby boost for Sparks
Sparks, the children’s medical research charity has been announced as the official charity of the 2010 Investec Derby Festival. Held over two days, Friday, June 4 and Saturday, June 5 at Epsom Downs Racecourse, the Investec Derby Festival is one of
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Vintage Hodges strike secures welcome three points
Bishop’s Stortford 0 HRBFC 1 Some Hampton games could be compared to that fine bottle of bubbly you had the previous week at some Michelin starred restaurant (we wish...). More likely, they are like that respectable bottle of Australian red you picked
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Razorlight to play at Sandown Park
Razorlight have been confirmed as the third and final band to play at Sandown Park’s summer series of Music Nights on Wednesday, July 21. The Londoners will perform hits such as America, In The Morning and Wire to Wire. The band, which is fronted
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Epsom College girls reach national finals
Two Epsom College netball teams qualified for the Surrey County finals at Croydon High School for Girls last week. The first team, led by captain Rebecca Kjaedegard, qualified in third place having beaten Archbishop Tenison’s, Tiffin Girls,
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Lodge takes reins at Walton Kickboxing Club
One of Walton Kickboxing Club’s most successful fighters in its long history has returned to take over as chief instructor. Former European IKA Full Contact Super-Middleweight Champion Mark Lodge, who was also a challenger for the ISKA Super-Middleweight
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Ambrose wants Warnock to stay at Palace
Darren Ambrose wants Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock to ignore the overtures of Queens' Park Rangers and stay at Selhurst Park. The Eagles' top scorer has reignited his career under Warnock, scoring 16 goals so far this season, but with Warnock unhappy
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Man suffers multiple injuries after car smash
A 42-year-old man was taken to hospital with multiple injuries after a car crash on Sunday evening. The incident, which involved two cars, happened at 5.50pm on the crossroads between Woodcote Road and Stanley Park Road. A London Ambulance
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Police up patrols after gang targets teens in Thames Ditton
A gang of boys armed with knives have been targeting teenagers in Thames Ditton returning home late at night and demanding they hand over their personal belongings. Surrey Police have increased surveillance of the area as a result of the worrying
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Busy weekend for Striders runners
Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in the annual Sidcup 10-mile road race on Sunday, writes Alan Dolton. They were led by Justin Macenhill who 10th tenth of the 389 finishers, recording 56 minutes 47 seconds which was less than a
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Twickenham give Irish a scare
Twickenham RFC pushed league leaders London Irish Amateurs all the way but finished up going down 21-14 on Saturday. With prop Tim Aldridge on England Deaf duty, his replacement Lloyd Chivandire had his best game to date with a destructive performance
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West Middlesex Sunday Football League results
West Middlesex Sunday Football League results for Sunday, February 14: Middlesex FA Sunday Premier Cup semi-final: Broadfields United 5 Draytonians 1, Stonefield Wanderers 1 Barnes Albion 2. Surrey FA Sunday Intermediate Cup quarter-final: Barnes Albion
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Sutton kids keep it tight again
Sutton Schools Borough U11s had to work very hard to overcome a combative St Albans team, but once again came out with a win and yet another clean sheet in the league on Saturday. Sutton were on the back foot from the start as St Albans had most of
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Raynes Park Little League results
Raynes Park Little League results for Saturday, February 13: Seniors: Jaguars 5 Warriors 5, Forwards 3 Sabres 3, Dynamos 1 Royals 0, Arrows 7 Monarchs 4. Juniors: Hurricanes 1 Imps 1, Thunderbolts 7 Rockets 2, Giants 6 Jets 0, Bombers 2 Mustangs 1.
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Judy Dench plays in a Midsummer Night's Dream
The Rose Theatre announced last week an extra performance in their new hit play A Midsummer night’s dream. The play, by William Shakespeare, sees Judi Dench playing the star role of Titania and also reunites Peter Hall (the director) and Judi Dench, after
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Greenhill the hat-trick hero for Streatham-Croydon
Charlie Greenhill scored a hat-trick of tries on Saturday as Streatham-Croydon cruised to a comfortable home win over Ald Amplefordians at Frant Road. Streatham were looking for revenge after going down narrowly away earlier in the season and they started
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Millers extend lead as title in sight
Sanderstead edged closer to the South League Surrey Division Two title on Saturday as the narrowly beat second-placed Addiscombe 3-2. Martyn Avery and Mark Bryan twice gave Sanderstead the lead only for Addiscombe to equalise both times before Charlie
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Builder died of stab wound in Valentine's Day murder in Norwood
The builder murdered in Norwood on Valentine's Day was killed by a stab wound. Detectives investigating the murder of labourer Mark Corcoran, 26, are continuing to appeal for witnesses to the murder in South Norwood, close to the Crystal Palace
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Thames Ditton Infants School gets bouncing for books
Young bookworms at Thames Ditton Infant School helped to stock their school library on Friday, February 12, by taking part in a sponsored bounce. About 300 pupils from all year groups at the school in Church Walk took part in the annual Bounce
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Gray eyes dream play-off date with Kingstonian
Kingstonian midfielder Matt Gray insists there will be no love lost should he face former club Sutton United in the Ryman League Premier Division play-offs come May. The 26-year-old smashed in a second-half winner - his fourth goal of the season
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Mac looking to cook up a Storm
Brian McDermott is relishing the prospect of pitting his wits against the best the NRL has to offer when Harlequins RL tangle with Melbourne Storm this weekend. The friendly is scheduled as a way for the Australian champions to tune up ahead of their
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Man to appear over Perry Nelson Jr murder
The man charged with the murder of Perry Nelson Jr will appear at Croydon Crown Court on February 22. Samuel Quamina, 49, is accused of killing the 24-year-old from Norbury and is charged with causing grievous bodily harm to a 41-year-old man
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Wimbledon residents left without gas after blunder
Blundering workmen left residents shivering when they cut off gas to homes in Wimbledon as temperatures plunged last week. Supplies to homes on Kingston Road were disrupted for three days, after a mistake by workmen replacing crumbling gas
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Cannabis farms raided in Carshalton
Three cannabis factories have been uncovered in police raids. About 100 plants were found stashed in leafy Waverley Way, Carshalton, where property prices reach up to £400,000, during the swoop on Friday. Between 30-50 plants were found
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Doris Venner nursery takes on Ofsted
A Worcester Park pre-nursery school has launched its latest effort to clear its name, following an Ofsted inspection report published last October that parents and staff said unfairly branded it inadequate. Maria Churchill, manager of the
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Concerns over Lambeth pension fund deficit
A black hole of more than £400m has been revealed in Lambeth Council's pension fund, prompting fears council tax payers could end up having to plug the gap. The latest statistics show Lambeth Council had a deficit of £411.9m at the end of
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Raven's Ait island to become sailing school as hotel bid sinks
Raven's Ait Island is set to become a sailing school, after an agreement to use it as a conference centre fell through, just three months after Antoinette Hotels agreed a 50-year lease with Kingston Council. The hotel first reduced its original
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South London waste site size revealed
South London’s rubbish revolution could mean new waste management centres on 20 hectares of land - with Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium joining the list of locations under consideration. The five hectare Plough Lane site is among the latest venues
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Razorlight to headline at Sandown Park
Chart-topping sensations Razorlight will complete the all-star line-up of bands playing at Sandown Park this summer. The band will perform hits such as America and In the Morning, after an evening of racing on Wednesday, July 21. The
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Eight-year-old organises dance for Haiti children
When most eight-year-olds would ask for a new toy or sweets, one New Malden child has said all she wants is to help disaster victims living half a world away. Amelia Farr, who lives in Cambridge Road and attends Christ Church School in New
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Security and decadence subject of historic Putney talk
“Security leads to decadence” was the subject of a “sparkling” discussion at the Putney Literary and Debating Society on February 5, 1960. According to the National Archives, the society, which met in a number of places - including Zeeta House
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Tastiest Wimbeldon businesses to go on show
Wimbledon’s best kept gourmet secrets will be revealed next month. A food festival will showcase the work of the town’s small food producers, from jam-making geniuses to brilliant bakers. The FoodFest event will feature stalls and stands in
