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World Book Day
On Friday 6th of March, Surbiton High School held a mufti day in order to raise money for charity. This was no ordinary school day as the mufti day was also held as it was world book day. This involved all the girls dressing up as their favourite
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Rainbows exchange Olivia's
By community correspondent Steve Wicks: Rainbows, the youngest section of Guiding for girls aged 5 - 7, are encouraged to adopt an Olivia doll as their Rainbow Unit mascot during their meetings and to take it with them when they go out on visits
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World Book Day Stops the Clocks for Lampton School
By Community Correspondent Anita Chagar Its origin lies in Spain, when a single rose was given in exchange for a book between two lovers, in honour of the death of Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes and in celebration of Saint George’s Day
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Coopers Combine Over Sport.
By Community Correspondent Rebecca Oldham. An age old tradition between Strode’s College and Coopers Company Coburn School in Upminster was regenerated on the 10th of February with over 70 Strode’s students making the trip around the M25 to compete
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The ‘rahs’ rule the roost
By Community Correspondent: Hannah Davies A recent article in a Sunday supplement discussed the supposed influx of the so-called ‘rahs’ in recent years at Newcastle University. ‘Rahs’ can be defined as the social clique of ‘upper class public
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Trainee midwife visits Downing Street
A trainee midwife from Croydon was among three students to receive a surprise invitation to Downing Street. At the launch for the Commission on the Future of Nursing and Midwifery’s new report, Natasha Farnon, 28, said: “To find myself in the
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Dog DNA leads to murder conviction
A man who set two dogs on a 16-year-old gang rival before stabbing him to death was found guilty of his murder at the Old Bailey today after his dog’s DNA was linked to the crime scene. Oluwaseyi Ogunyemi died after he was stabbed six times
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Cash boost for residents' association
A new residents’ association is hoping to bring the community closer together after winning a £1,600 grant. The Norbury Village Residents Association(NVRA) plans to use the money to come up with solutions to crime, litter and fly-tipping as
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Hook residents promised extra parking at proposed walk-in centre
The company selected to run a new walk-in centre in Hook has promised angry residents it will double the number of parking spaces when it opens. Malling Health’s plans to run a service open from 8am to 8pm seven days a week were floundering until it
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Surbiton mum with ovarian cancer backs awareness campaign
A Surbiton mother with incurable ovarian cancer is backing a campaign which aims to alert women to early symptoms of the killer disease. The Beat campaign from charity Ovacome, launched this month, spells out three warning signs of ovarian cancer -
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Art exhibited at Albemarle Primary School
Budding artists from Albemarle Primary School held an exhibition last Wednesday to raise money for a range of charities. About 30 pupils gathered to produce an art piece which was sold off in a silent auction. Keiran Patel, teacher, said: “The children
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Letters from the trenches
During the First World War a loving father in the French army bore the grim horror of the trenches by sending his beloved young daughter quirky drawings and witty letters. Nearly 100 years later his grandson has shared these glimpses into the
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Kingston's Borders likely to become clothing store
The empty Borders store in Kingston Market Place is likely to be taken over by a clothing store, despite a survey showing Kingston residents would prefer the return of a Borders-style store or a cultural venue. Vital Kingston, which is campaigning for
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McDons' masterclass in thuggery
You may remember that, in January, I was all set to make my first trip to Brighton’s less-than-palatial Withdean Stadium before the snow put paid to that little jaunt. The fact that the game was rearranged for a Tuesday night meant my chance of achieving
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Penelope March, Epsom
SEARCH FOR A FORMER PENFRIEND – CAN YOU HELP? The Epsom & Ewell Town Twinning Committee have received the following request from a woman who lives in The Ardèche region of France. 'When I was young, I had a penfriend, I have forgotten
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Streatham Hub temporary ice rink will be a "quality facility", say council and Tesco
The temporary ice rink that will be used while the Streatham Hub is built will be a "state-of-the art professional facility", according to Lambeth Council and Tesco. It will be suitable for ice-hockey and figure skating, they said. It
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Brentford track Ipswich defender Balkestein
Brentford boss Andy Scott is reportedly in talks with Ipswich Town over the possibility of taking centre-back Pim Balkestein on loan with a view to a permanent deal. Balkestein enjoyed an eight match loan spell at Griffin Park before being recalled to
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Strong showing from St Mary's runners
Several St Mary’s Richmond athletes were in action for Middlesex at the UK Inter-Counties Cross Country championships in Birmingham on Saturday. Bradley Goater in 26th (19:45) led the team to sixth place in the men’s U17 event, with Jack Killip in 57th
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Richmond cricketers on a trip to remember
Richmond Cricket Club have returned from a tour to Bangladesh with a new readiness for the England club season to start. Staying with members of the UK ex-pat community in Dhaka, the schedule took them to England’s first two one-day internationals and
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Staines take big step towards title
Staines moved closer to the London One North title with an impressive victory over Brentwood on Saturday. They opened the scoring early on, Smith gathering the ball out wide and outstripping the Brentwood cover to score. Fly-half David Knills converted
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Bees loan star Diagouraga open to offers
Brentford on-loan midfielder Toumani Diagouraga has not ruled returning to Griffin Park after being told he is free to leave Peterborough United. The 22-year-old has been in sparkling form for the Bees since taking the drop in to League
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Hounslow girls finish fifth
Hounslow girls finished fifth in the indoor finals of the Balfour Beatty London Youth Games. They were beaten by eventual winners Bexley in the quarter-finals, but bounced back to beat Brent in their fifth-placed play-off. Team manager Jo Valks said
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Project could be Gateway to Asian markets for firms
A two-year project designed to help businesses tap into the burgeoning Asian markets has been launched. The Gateway Asia programme aims to help small and medium sized enterprises(SMEs) from Croydon forge links in the emerging heavyweight economies
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Semi-final heartache for Osagie
St Mary’s University’s Andrew Osagie narrowly missed out on a place in the men’s 800m final at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha, Qatar, last weekend. The bumping and barging in Osagie’s semi-final saw him unable to find a way off the kerb
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Bees defence crisis is top priority
Brentford boss Andy Scott says plans to bring in a new striker for the League One run-in will be put on hold until he has sorted his defensive crisis. Returning centre-back Alan Bennett had 45 minutes to forget as the Bees crashed 3-0 at Brighton
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Hedda Gabler - review
Hedda Gabler, Richmond Theatre Richmond Theatre reverberated to the sound of laughter as well as pistol fire, an impressive achievement in Adrian Noble’s new production of the gun-toting, heart breaking Hedda Gabler. Written by Ibsen
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Whitton claim volleyball title
Whitton Warriors have been crowned Richmond Division One champions in the South London Volleyball League. The focus has shifted to second and third spot, with Teddington Tide End, PVC Power and Brentford Drifters all in contention. The top three teams
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Dons hoping for fitness boost
AFC Wimbledon will be sweating on the fitness of four of their stars ahead of Saturday's crucial trip to York City. The quartet - Danny Kedwell (knee), Steven Gregory (groin), Will Hendry (hamstring) and Kennedy Adjei (shoulder) all failed to train on
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KCS Handel a classic with care
Kingston Choral Society will celebrate their 60th anniversary at the end of this month with a period performance of Handel’s Messiah at All Saints Parish Church. An appropriate choice for the occasion, Messiah was the first piece ever to be
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A family affair at Lantern
JB Priestley’s classic thriller, An Inspector Calls – a tale of death, secrecy and moral dilemma – will be brought to life at the Lantern Arts Centre in Raynes Park this month. More than 60 years after it was first produced, the story has not
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Do you fit the bill for young artist competition?
Young artists are invited to enter a new competition to see their art displayed on poster sites all over Merton. The competition is offered by artist network POST, led by Tooting-based artist Pippa Koszerek. It offers the winner a public platform,
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Look at my Fulham battlers for true value for money: Hodgson
Roy Hodgson will not be making a summer swoop for Wayne Rooney. Not that anyone is suggesting otherwise, mind you. That was just the Fulham manager’s terse response to whether he agreed with former Real Madrid president Ramón Calderón’s assessment that
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'John Lennon' psychic answers our questions before Epsom show
A psychic who shot to fame after apparently contacting the spirit of John Lennon on a live US TV show is appearing at Epsom Playhouse next month. Joe Power claims he will pass on messages to people in the audience from dead relatives and friends
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The show that goes with a Bang
There can’t be many musicals in which the leading man is upstaged by a car, but that is certainly the case for Darren Bennett, the star of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at New Wimbledon Theatre. Audiences have been marvelling at the flying car of the show’
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Richmond pipped in regional finals
Richmond U15 boys narrowly missed out on a place in the U15 National Finals after finishing third out of four teams in the regional qualifier at Ernest Bevin School, Wandsworth. They beat UEA Norwich 25-18 25-21, but lost 25-21 25-14 to last year’s champions
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Brentford's MacDonald close to signing extension
Bees boss Andy Scott says the two-year contract to keep striker Charlie MacDonald at Griffin Park remains unsigned, although he expects the deal to be done within the next seven days. The Brentford manager met with MacDonald’s agent last week - having
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Garage in running to be named nation's favourite
Grateful motorists have nominated a Croydon garage as the best in the country. Kinghams of Croydon has already been voted one of the top five garages in the south east during the Golden Garage competition, and will now go head to head with
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Dallaglio: Time for England to stand up and be counted
When old enemies collide you can usually be assured that sparks will fly. Unfortunately, the only fireworks on show during England’s draw with Scotland last weekend were those which greeted the teams before kick off. Both England and Scotland went
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Red letter day for Surrey athletics
Surrey enjoyed unprecedented success in the UK Inter-Counties Championships at Birmingham on Saturday, winning five of the 10 team titles as well as providing two individual winners. The five-hour programme started well for Surrey with the
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Sutton axe champion Tom
Sutton’s Tom Holden won the UK Inter-Counties boys’ U13 cross country title in Birmingham on Saturday. But there was a downside – because he was unable to take part in his borough’s trial races on the same day, Sutton have excluded him from
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Ross is boss at Bushy Park
There was a record turnout of more than 200 runners in Saturday’s Wimbledon Common parkrun, which was boosted by more than 40 runners taking part in the Merton mini-marathon. Bryn Reynolds from Herts Phoenix won the event in 17:05 with Hercules Wimbledon
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Pamela June Burtenshaw
Remembering our wonderful Mum on Mothers Day PAMELA JUNE BURTENSHAW Lots of love Sandra and Andrew xx
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Thousands spent on smoke ban
Croydon Council spent almost £90,000 on enforcing the smoking ban with not one conviction or official warning notice to show for it. The figures, which came from a Freedom of Information request, revealed the money was spent on employing two
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Government rejects parking charges plea
The Government has taken less than a week to reject a plea from the House of Lords to reconsider introducing parking charges in Richmond and Bushy parks. Its decision came as no surprise to campaigners but they were quick to express their anger
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Streatham Hub project to go ahead
The Streatham Hub project is to go ahead, it has been announced. Tesco yesterday formerly agreed with Lambeth Council to provide the same leisure, housing and supermarket development as originally promised, and hopes to deliver it by December
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Trio of teens deny armed robbery in New Malden
A trio of 16-year-olds have denied using a fake gun and committing an armed robbery in New Malden earlier this year. Two Surbiton youths and another from Kingston, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded not guilty at Kingston Crown
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A Report on the National Junior Scullers Head
By Community Correspondent Jack Claydon The 2010 National Junior Scullers Head was held at Dorney Lake, the lake to be used at the 2012 Olympic Games as the rowing lake. The lake looked in fine condition, with building work still being carried
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Children held at gunpoint in raid on restaurant owners' home
Armed raiders threatened children at gunpoint during a terrifying £50,000 robbery at a successful businessman's family home. Restaurateur Riaz Sabir’s wife and daughter were bundled into the bathroom by five men, who then threatened to shoot
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Caretaker charged with sexually assaulting schoolgirl
A school caretaker forced an eight-year-old pupil to perform a sick sex act on him on school grounds, it is alleged. The 43-year-old man also carried out a serious sexual assault on the girl at the school, in Lambeth, prosecutors claim.
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Dangerous dog seized during drug raid
A dangerous dog was seized during a raid on a cannabis farm in West Norwood. Officers raided the house in Dalston Road at 3.30pm on Thursday, March 11, after a two month investigation. The 28-year-old male occupant was arrested on suspicion
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John Lennon psychic to appear in Epsom
The man who apparently allowed John Lennon to speak from beyond the grave is coming to Epsom Playhouse next month to demonstrate his psychic powers. Sceptics and rationalists may scoff, but Joe Power, voted the UK’s most popular male psychic
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Cricketers to make third licence application
The Cricketers pub in Kingston is to make a third attempt to regain its licence, after the previous landlord was barred from running the bar while police investigate fraud allegations. A police raid found 130 credit cards in various names,
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Woman wanted for nightclub glassing attack
11-WI-glassing A woman who glassed a female reveller in a Wimbledon nightclub is wanted by the police. The 23-year-old victim, who was partying with her boyfriend, needed 38 stitches after having a glass shattered in her face. Police
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Hospitals hope texts will help save £3m
A new texting service has been launched by a health trust to help patients remember their hospital appointments. The new service, created after missed appointments cost Epsom and St Helier Hospitals Trust more than £3m last year, sends a text
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Football stalwart loses battle with cancer
Almost 200 people paid tribute to a well-known football player, coach and manager. Keith Stewart from Garth Road, North Cheam died on February 26, aged 68, after a battle with cancer. Mr Stewart, who played for Dorking FC during his
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Council ordered to pay for "dumped" patient
Sutton Council has been forced by the High Court to pay for the care of a mentally ill man from another authority. The case, which took place last Wednesday, involved a man from Fulham who developed mental health problems after being placed
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More homes to be created through scheme
Plans to create five new homes from a disused clinic on the Ashburton Estate in West Putney have been announced. The former William Harvey Clinic on Cortis Road has been empty since NHS Wandsworth relocated the service to the Queen Mary Hospital
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Surrey leader to hold Q&A for residents
Leader of Surrey County Council (SCC), Councillor Andrew Povey, will answer residents’ questions at an event at Dorking Halls in Reigate Road, Dorking, on Thursday, March 25. He will be joined by representatives from Surrey Police, NHS Surrey
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Adventurer to raise money for Ugandan children
A Carshalton adventurer is embarking on a 4,000-mile summer road trip to raise money for African children. Kenneth Asafo-Adjei, 36, from Nightingale Road, is preparing for an epic drive from London to Uganda with two friends this summer.
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Youth group leader charged with GBH
A youth group leader has been charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on a removal man while helping his parents move home. Moonis Nasir, who runs the Norbury chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association, pleaded not guilty to the
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Legal team set for train depot planning inquiry
A legal battle to decide whether an intrusive Streatham Hill train depot should be ripped down is to begin next week. A planning inquiry to decide if operator Southern Rail acted legally when it built a 300m maintenance depot directly behind
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Surrey schools outperform national average
Six out of 10 secondary schools in Surrey have been judged by regulators Ofsted to be “outstanding” or “good” - compared with four out 10 nationally. Councillor Peter Martin, Surrey County Council’s cabinet member for children and learning,
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Huge grant boosts organ restoration bid
A century-old organ is set to hit the right notes again after the church it is housed in won a huge restoration grant. The instrument at Sacred Heart Church in Wimbledon was built in 1912 by JW Walker & Sons, and is the only surviving large
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Newspapers with sex ads 'should face prosecution', say campaigners
Newspapers carrying prostitution advertisements should face the same penalties as men who pay to have sex with trafficked women, a campaign group has said. Under new Government legislation men can be prosecuted if they pay for sex with a trafficked
