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Brown wields the axe after costly Kingsmeadow defeat
AFC Wimbledon 0-2 Barrow Wimbledon lost their nerve in front of their home crowd at the worst possible moment in a damaging night for their play-off prospects. Relegation haunted Barrow out-played the poor hosts, who succumbed to defeat on their
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Lawrence off as Palace relegation fears increase
Crystal Palace slipped deeper into relegation trouble as they lost 2-0 away at Nottingham Forest and had Matt Lawrence sent off. Wes Morgan opened the scoring with a 30-yard thunderbolt in first half stoppage time before Nathan Tyson added a second late
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Great Grasshoppers
Grasshoppers Rugby Football Club is community rugby club based in Osterley, Middlesex. It has a Mini, Junior and senior section, and both trains and competes with other teams. It also has a Ladies team and a Netball team. The Rugby season starts in autumn
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UPDATE: Gipsy Hill murder victim killed day after his birthday
Ezra Mills was shot dead hours after celebrating his birthday with his family. The 22-year-old was gunned down in Oakwood Drive, that runs through the Central Hill estate in Gipsy Hill, shortly after 10pm on Sunday night. Multiple shots
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Streatham-Croydon recover from poor start
The unpredictable, often baffling but seldom dull season for Streatham–Croydon continued apace at Frant Road on Saturday as they beat Merton 29-11, writes Ben Alsop. To even the most charitable observer the first half was a turgid, messy affair in which
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BNP leader Nick Griffin invited to New Malden for TV debate
BNP leader Nick Griffin faced protesters and heckling in New Malden last night where he claimed his anti-immigration message was endorsed by Christianity. The far-right leader took on the leader of the Christian Party, George Hargreaves, in
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Cole's leap of faith at 50
When people turn 50 they often do something stupid like jump out of plane, buy a sports car or run off with the au pair, but when Liz Cole hit the milestone last year she did something far more sedate, yet equally scary - release her first album.
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Inspector Sands return to BAC
There a lot of theatre companies in the UK that owe Battersea Arts Centre a great deal of thanks and the award-winning Inspector Sands owe more than most. Four years ago, Ben Lewis, Giulia Innocenti and Lucinka Eisler formed the company and began
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Council housing changes hands
Thousands of council homes changed hands this week as Merton’s housing transfer finally went ahead. Merton Priory Homes, a newly formed not-for-profit housing association, took over the ownership and running of the borough’s 9,000 council homes
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Review: Relax at Warehouse Theatre
As a straight man heading into Warehouse Theatre to watch new gay comedy Relax, I must admit I wasn't sure what to expect. Robert Farrar's play was my first experience of gay theatre and I wondered if I would stick out like a sore thumb with my girlfriend
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Sanderstead continue hot streak
A four-goal blitz before half time saw Sanderstead's first team cruise to an easy win over Wanderers IVs on Saturday. Despite conceding twice after the interval, the hosts were in a comfortable position throughout, eventually running out 6-2 victors
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Man arrested in Larry Malone murder case
A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Larry Malone who was killed in West Norwood last September. Lemuel Robinson, 25, of Collingwood Road, Sutton, will appear at Sutton Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (March 24) accused of the
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Traffic flowing on A3 after "minor" crash
The A3 at Tolworth is moving again after a lorry and a car collided earlier this afternoon. Two fire engines from New Malden and Surbiton were called to the crash at 4.15pm on the southbound carriageway but left less than half an hour later
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Foreman narrowly misses England selection
South London Harriers had seven youngsters representing Surrey at the English Schools’ National Cross Country Championships in Manchester on Saturday. In very muddy and wet conditions, Sophie Foreman just missed out on English selection by two seconds
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Choong triumphs at British Biathlon Championships
The traditionally fierce but friendly sporting rivalry between the Whitgift Foundation boy’s schools brought out the best from them in the British Schools Modern Biathlon Championships at Crystal Palace on Sunday. At the end of a wonderful competition
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Bourne bends it like Beckham for Guyana
Croydon Athletic's Chris Bourne doesn't for one minute think he is as good as David Beckham, but could be forgiven for thinking otherwise when he plays for Guyana. The left back has six caps to his name, including two World Cup qualifiers, at international
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Blood Brothers - review
Blood Brothers, Richmond Theatre Totally gripped, the audience of Richmond theatre were taken on an exhilarating roller coaster ride of emotions, from paroxysms of laughter to heartfelt sadness, set to the visceral beat of a captivating
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Old Mids celebrate promotion
Old-Mid Whitgiftian head coach Mick Jones believes his side can be competitive in London Two next season after securing promotion with three games left on Saturday. Fly half Dan Crouch scored 21 points in a 31-3 win over promotion rivals Fordingbridge
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Noades in contact with Selhurst Park administrators
Ron Noades has held talks with the administrators of Selhurst Park over buying the freehold to the ground. The former Crystal Palace chairman spoke to PricewaterhouseCoopers earlier this week after returning from holiday in the Caribbean but balked at
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Quins squad re-shuffle gives O'Shea headache
Harlequins director of rugby Conor O’Shea admits telling players they are surplus to requirements has made his life quite a challenge over the last couple of months. The 39-year-old took over the reigns at the Stoop last week worked a three month notice
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Fundraisers pull on their trainers for Sport Relief
Fundraisers have discovered their inner athlete in a bid to raise cash for Sport Relief - with two supermarket workers going more than the extra mile to back the good cause. The charity celebration, which took place last week to raise cash
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No rest for play-offs bound Ks
Kingstonian boss Alan Dowson says there will be no rest for any of his squad - even if they secure a play-off place ahead of schedule. Ks cruised to a 2-0 triumph over AFC Hornchurch on Saturday to leave them comfortably set for a Ryman League Premier
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Cash pledge for West Norwood health and leisure centre
A major new art, health and leisure centre in West Norwood has taken a step closer to reality. The council and Lambeth NHS have both signed a formal agreement pledging the £14.2m joint service centre at Norwood Hall will go ahead. The
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Lambeth parking fraud team scoops award
Fraud busters cracking down on Lambeth motorists who wrongly use parking permits for elderly and disabled drivers have scooped a national award. Lambeth Council’s parking fraud investigations team has successfully prosecuted more than 350 motorists
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Tadworth woman charged with stabbing man
A woman has been charged after a man in his 60s was stabbed in the shoulder in Tadworth. Sharon Green, 37, from Marbles Way, Tadworth, has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent to John Craven at his property in Hatch Gardens
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Blind manager's football team promoted
A newly formed Claygate football team, with the what is thought to be world’s first blind manager, has been promoted to a more competitive division, after winning their first three games convincingly. Tony Shearman, gaffer for the Claygate
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Reigate and Banstead get a spring clean
A spring clean has started in Reigate and Banstead, after the council invited people to take part in its Love Where You Live campaign. It wants residents to organise the cleaning of their street, local park, village or school with the council
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Transport police release CCTV pictures
British Transport Police (BTP) have issued five pictures of suspects wanted in connection with crimes committed on public transport. Their offences include the suspected theft of up to £20,000 and a violent assault on a tram at Therapia Lane
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Collingwood runners shine in parkruns
Richard Fox led home 10 Collingwood runners among a field of 146 for Saturday’s Banstead Woods 5km parkrun. Collingwood times & positions: 8 Richard Fox M40 19.20, 12 Shaun Cooney 19.56, 15 Steve Cooney M40 20.28, 17 Bill Walsh M45 20.35, 31 Andy Stalley
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Epsom pipped by league leaders
Epsom were pipped 5-3 by champions Richmond in a high quality Surrey/Hants League Division One clash at Blenheim School on Saturday. Richmond dominated the opening stages, creating a barrage of early chances whilst Epsom looked tentative and only hung
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Gadgets: Nintendo 3DS announced
Nintendo have confirmed that their next handheld console is to be 3D. Tentatively titled the Nintendo 3DS, it has been revealed that the console will be backward compatible with the current models and will not require any glasses like the other
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Emma jumping for joy after grant award
Trampolinist Emma Britton is among 21 young athletes from Merton to have been awarded financial and training grants for 2010 from sporting charity the GLL Sport Foundation. In January, Britton had surgery to correct ligament damage in her leg, forfeiting
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Quins switch to Surrey Sports Park
Surrey Sports Park has agreed a deal with Harlequins which will see the new sports facility become the Guinness Premiership rugby union club's main training base. The multi-million pound Surrey Sports Park, which is owned by the University of Surrey
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South West Trains Oyster snub exposed
South West Trains (SWT) has been revealed as the only train company in London refusing to allow passengers to top up their Oyster cards at its stations, despite pressure from Transport for London (TfL). All national rail operators in London
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Former councillor waits 1,332 days for RSVP from the Mayor
Ever been frustrated waiting for someone to a reply to your email or letter? Well imagine the reaction of a former Merton councillor after it took the Mayor of London four years to respond to his enquiry. Patient Mick Spacey, 67, spent 1,332 days
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Bell claims last-gasp winning try
Old Wimbledonians ran out 12-8 winners in a scrappy clash with struggling Kingston on Saturday. The result virtual ensures Wimbledonians’ safety for another season, but they didn’t have things all their own way. After the homes centres encroached offside
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Sutton Schools pipped in shoot-out
Sutton Schools U11s were pipped 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out by Lewisham in Saturday’s Gills Shield quarter-final. Two chances for Lewisham saw Sutton keeper Robert Feeley in inspired form and it was the home team who struck first, Cameron Steele’s cross
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Last gasp Coombes steals points for Moles
A serious injury to Luke Elliott marred a stoppage time win for Molesey over Wembley at Walton Road. Elliott went down in innocuous circumstances after blocking a cross from Ian Bates, and the long-serving Wembley player/manager emerged from the incident
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UPDATE: Gipsy Hill murder victim named
Police have named the man shot dead in Gipsy Hill on Sunday night as 22-year-old Ezra Mills. Mr Mills, of Rushden Close, Upper Norwood, was gunned down on the Central Hill estate shortly after 10pm. A postmortem examination yesterday
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Linda claims national fencing title
Teddington-based Linda McMahon won the women’s foil title at the British veterans’ fencing championships in Gloucester. A former senior British champion, the 55-year-old won all her bouts in the poules to emerge as number one seed. She progressed
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Vines - Billy blast got us going
Skipper Joe Vines reveals a foul-mouthed tirade from boss Billy Smith proved crucial as Tooting & Mitcham kept alive their flickering Ryman Premier play-off hopes on Monday night. The 3-2 win over promotion rivals Wealdstone at Imperial Fields eased
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Shop fire on Putney Bridge Road
Firefighters were called to Riverside Minimart in Putney Bridge Road on Thursday to put out a small blaze. The three-storey building caught fire at around 3.20pm after a suspected electrical fault. Teams from Wandsworth fire station
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Algerian thief hid stolen phones in pants and socks
An Algerian illegal immigrant hid mobile phones in his pants and socks after pinching them from girls’ handbags in Kingston’s largest nightclub. Arresting officers at Oceana found a haul of 16 mobile phones in the pockets of smartly-dressed
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Ed Balls visits Wandsworth family centre
Children’s minister Ed Balls met frontline social workers at a residential centre for vulnerable families in Battersea last Wednesday. The 24-hour centre was chosen because it is one of only a few in the country to have been judged outstanding
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Megan beats all the boys
Leatherhead golfer Megan Amis became the first girl to win the Hurring Trophy for the best net score at the Horne Park Junior Open. Megan, who only recently celebrated her 13th birthday, finished three shots clear of the field with a 59.
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Florent: Park playing for second
Florent Rossigneaux reckons Rosslyn Park are playing for second spot in National League Two South after Barking squeezed to victory at Ealing last weekend. While Park were idle, leaders Barking scraped a 21-19 win on the road, moving them eight points
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McCoy in action at Kempton today
Kempton Park hosts a jump race meeting this afternoon (first race 2pm). 14-time champion Jump Jockey and Cheltenham Gold Cup runner-up Tony McCoy will be in the saddle alongside Gold Cup winner and Imperial Commander pilot Paddy Brennan, Grand National
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Bees' Osborne back after bust-up with boss
A training ground bust-up with Andy Scott could yet prove to be the key to Karleigh Osborne landing a new Brentford contract come the summer and solving his side’s defensive crisis. The 22-year-old was drafted in to Saturday’s starting line-up after
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England's Hodgson stays grounded at Sutton
‘Do you reckon he will arrive in a limo?’ says a young rugby player at Sutton & Epsom RFC as he and a host of other 13-year-olds await the arrival of London Irish and England scrum-half Paul Hodgson. But the man himself is quick to re-assure
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Copper theft leaves thousands without phone lines
More than 2,000 people in Esher and Thames Ditton were left without their telephone line and internet service, after thieves stole underground copper cabling from the area on Tuesday, March 18. Thieves smashed through bollards and dug up land
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The voice of British boxing dies
Harry Carpenter, the man known as the voice of British boxing, has died in his sleep aged 84. The fish merchant’s son from South Norwood grew up to become one of the most recognisable voices on the sporting airwaves, covering the Olympics,
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Robbery victim sought after six men arrested
Police have arrested six teenage boys in connection with a robbery in Battersea - but are still looking for the victim. The group approached a lone man while he was walking down Northcote Road towards Broomwood Road at 5.30am on Mother’s Day
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Awards for outstanding Lambeth residents
Unsung Lambeth heroes have been honoured for their selfless work in the community. The annual Lambeth Council civic awards saw a group of outstanding residents honoured at the town hall on Wednesday. The winners were presented with their
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Mystery of man's final manuscript
It is a decade-old mystery Agatha Christie would be proud to call her own. A pensioner is trying to track down the family of a man who died shortly after handing him his tear-jerking autobiography. Derek Balsom, of Wordsworth Drive,
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Sutton youngsters to receive athletics grants
More than 80 young athletes from Sutton have given training grants for 2010 by sporting charity GLL Sport Foundation. Each will benefit from funding of up to £1,250 which can be spent on training, travel and equipment during the next 12 months
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Thief steals charity donations from street
A cruel thief has stolen dozens of donation bags intended for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) after bogus collectors struck last week. The bags were taken from the Woodfield Road area in Wallington and residents have been asked to be wary
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Council Tax payment made easier
Reigate and Banstead residents can pay their council tax bills by phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week, thanks to a new telephone payment facility. All customers need to do is ring the telephone number on their bill to be connected to the
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Police appeal after Wallington attack
Detectives are looking for this man in connection with an attack on a 39-year-old woman. The woman suffered fractures to her cheek bone and ribs after the attack in Wallington on Sunday, February 21. Sutton detectives are appealing for
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£30k extra to expand recycling in Reigate and Banstead
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council has been awarded £30,000 to help expand its recycling service for businesses. The funding, from Business Resource Efficiency & Waste (BREW) Centre for Local Authorities, has been used to purchase more
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New guidelines after escort girl murder case
A former escort girl has spoken about the dangers of the job after a man was jailed for life for killing a Battersea escort girl. Last week, Vikramgit Singh was found guilty of murdering 24-year-old Gemma Dorman in Lavender Hill after a campaign
