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Too much work?
Already in year 10 some schools are giving students 14 hours a week of homework, despite having school lessons all day. Students are managing to do the homework, whilst juggling a busy schedule. Many students start Duke of Edinburgh award in year
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YOUR SAY: Potholes explained - and your worst-hit areas...
Following the worst winter for more than 50 years, drivers across the UK have been hit with pothole misery. Roads across the country have suffered after the bad weather, with freezing temperatures and regular snowfall leaving the dreaded craters
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Drop-in centre patients meet Twickenham MP
Mental health patients met Twickenham MP Vince Cable to protest at the closure of a popular drop-in service. Users and staff of Centre 32 in Heath Road, Twickenham, presented a petition to Dr Cable this week against the scheduled closure of
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Princesses launch Disney dance classes
A group of seven little princesses joined TV star Sinitta to launch a series of fairytale dance classes. The Snow White wannabees dressed up as Disney princesses before whirling around in a new dance routine designed by the film firm.
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Mamma Mia stars to turn out for Momentum
Stars from the West End will perform at a black-tie fundraising evening for a Kingston-based children’s charity. The money raised will go to Momentum, a charity which supports children with cancer and life-limiting conditions. The event
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Arts festival plans for Sutton town centre
A circus of the sky and aerial spectacular could take place over Sutton as part of an arts festival to reinvent the town centre as a perfect venue for high quality arts performances. The acclaimed Transe Express, a trapeze and music troupe
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Meet the animals of Syon Park’s Tropical Forest
Syon Park’s Tropical Forest is celebrating the arrival of its 500th resident this week. Christine Fleming visited the zoo to find out why it is still so popular 20 years on from the rescue of its first animal There’s an old adage that everyone
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Putney set for climate change debate
Campaigners will debate climate change and its likely consequences at a public meeting in Wandsworth next week. Hosted jointly by the Putney Society and Friends of the Earth (FoE), the public meeting will explore reactions to the problem and
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Wimbledon school helps filmakers in Aboriginal project
A film and book documenting a large collection of Aboriginal art that can be found in Merton has been created with help from pupils at two Wimbledon schools. Worpole Road-based Domestic and General (D&G), which owns the collection, was
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Employment advice on offer at Croydon careers fair
Job hunters from across the borough can get expert employment advice when Jobs and Careers Croydon returns to Fairfield Halls on March 11. More than 2,000 visitors are expected to descend upon the venue for seminars, networking and CV writing
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Carshalton rower lucky to be alive after collision
Rower Andrew Jones is lucky to be alive after a 124ft catamaran crashed into his old-fashioned wooden cutter boat on the river Thames. Mr Jones, from Carshalton, was training for a 480-mile London-to-Paris charity rowing challenge, when a catamaran
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National group praises Surrey mental health service
Mental health services for young people in Surrey have been praised by a national body. The National Advisory Council (NAC) for children’s mental health and emotional well-being said the county can be proud of its services, after a visit from
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Elmbridge elderly entering internet age
Those not part of the internet generation can brush up on their computer skills at courses in Elmbridge’s Centres for Retired People. The council’s community support services have teamed up with Digital Unite to run the courses once a week,
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Kids from Christ Church get their skates on
The coldest winter in memory was not enough to put pupils and parents off getting their skates on last weekend when Christ Church School, New Malden, hosted the town’s first ice rink. The brainchild of the school’s PTA, about 300 tickets for
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Groups encouraged to apply for Sport Relief grants
More than £60,000 worth of small grants are being made available to community groups and charities working in disadvantaged and deprived areas of London. The grants, of between £500 to £1,000, are provided by Sport Relief and the Capital Community
