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Road Works Cause Traffic Breakdown
A string of road works has affected Sutton due to gas works and road repairs. Even the High Street will be closed from the 16th March to 21st May and all of these road works are causing disruption to travel in the area. Road works can be found
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Daffodil Disaster
By Community Correspondent Bethan Baxter The 20th of March marked the first day of spring, and it usually brings with it leaping lambs, fresh frog spawn, and above all the sweet scented, bright and brilliant Daffodils. However, this year they have decided
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Illegal Music Downloads is Stealing!
Illegal music downloading is on the up - as more and more sites are allowing people to do so. Illegal music downloading can come from any form of unauthorized distribution of music; from internet sites to computer programs etc. Downloading
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Tower Project for the London Games comes at a Price
Another landmark to add to the tourists’ list of must-sees and an extra expense bringing more debt to London, the new ArcelorMittal Orbit tower will not go unnoticed standing the East London Olympic Park during the Olympic year or beyond. The previously
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Channel 4 throw opportunities at teens
By Community Correspondent Sophie Swithinbank. On 24th March 2010, Channel 4 opened its doors to 14-19 year olds interested in Media careers, from all over England. The Open Day was inspirational .It helped many of the teenagers to decide their futures
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Shutter Island Film Review
Showing now at your local cinema, is the amazing Shutter Island from the director of The Departed and Goodfellas, this suspenseful, emotional thriller is a must see. In Shutter Island, Federal Marshals Teddy Daniels (DiCaprio) and Chuck Aule (Ruffalo
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Outstanding Talent in Our Local School!
By Community Correspondent Maria D’Silva On Saturday 20th March 2010, Ursuline High School in Wimbledon competed in the National Finals of the prestigious National Bar Mock Trial Competition held in Parliament House, Parliament Square in
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Has Spring Sprung?
By Community Correspondent Francesca Wolsoncroft If last week was anything to go by, it would’ve seemed that spring has finally reached the gardens and streets of Britain. And with the clocks going forward an hour last Sunday, it marked the
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Curfews battle to the end to secure crucial three points
Chertsey Town 2 Raynes Park Vale 1 Chertsey Town’s march towards their quest to the top of the Combined Counties League table ended the month with them looking like lions as they battled through a testing Tuesday evening and eventually got the result
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Croydon's annual fashion festival returns
The borough that gave the world style icons Kate Moss, John Rocha and John Galliano, is counting down to the return of its annual fashion festival. A host of stylish shows have been organised in April as Croydon celebrates its passion for fashion
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Whitgift triumph in U18 final
England U18 international Marland Yarde scored a hat-trick of tries as Whitgift beat Newcastle 34-10 in the Daily Mail U18 Cup Final at Twickenham. After Newcastle enjoyed the majority of possession in the opening 20 minutes it was Whitgift
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Margate show composure to send Robins deeper into trouble
Carshalton Athletic 1 Margate 2 A Ryman League Premier Division game that was of crucial importance to both sides ended with the points going to Margate on Tuesday night, and the seasiders’ recent results suggest that they have the better
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Today's Technology Dependency
Everyone can see how much the world has changed in the last 30 years with the development of technology. There are laptops, mobile phones, electronic book-reading-devices – everything you can possibly imagine. But as well as people gaining easier ways
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Revision, Revision, Revision..
By Community Correspondent Eleanor Roberts. So it’s nearly the Easter holidays and it’s time to begin that dreaded revision (if you haven’t already, of course). Whether you’re revising for your end of year exams, GCSE’s, AS or A levels,
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Chucking out Cannabis
By Community Correspondent Sofia Popov Recently, schools in the Sutton borough have had students expelled for drug possession and police have raided local parties catching many youths smoking a joint. What we have to think about is whether these youngsters
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Terry: Dons will always be up against it
Terry Brown reveals AFC Wimbledon’s grasp on the purse strings means they are always likely to be small fry when it comes to the Blue Square Premier. The Dons saw their faint play-off hopes all but extinguished after Tuesday night’s 2-2 draw with Wrexham
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MP Khan urges action over Northern Line
Tooting MP Sadiq Khan has said he fears not enough is being done for residents during the Northern Line closures. From March 27, the Northern Line will close earlier on weekday evenings and there will be some weekend closures. In a letter
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Molesey end 18 years of hurt
Molesey Boat Club stellar men’s eight ended an 18 year drought to claim the Head of the Rive Race on Saturday, pipping perennial rivals Leander Club to the title by three seconds. It was the club’s first triumph in the event since 1992 and was accompanied
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Man fined for using boat on Thames without a licence
A Thames Ditton man has been ordered to pay more than £1,500 after he was caught using his boat in the Thames without a licence. Stuart Charles Wolff, who lives in the Thames Ditton Marina in Portsmouth Road, was found guilty in his absence
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Man accused of murdering stepfather admits row, court heard
A 30-year-old Walton man on trial at the Old Bailey for murder wept as he told the jury how he discovered his stepfather dying in their family home last year. Rachid Riahi is accused of stabbing to death his stepfather, Kevin Francis, 49, on
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M&S hoax bomber jailed for two years
A hoax bomber has been sentenced to two years in jail for threatening to blow up three branches of Marks and Spencer’s including the one in Kingston town centre in December last year. Phillip Harris, from Windsor Crescent, Farnham, made the
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Young boy injured in Tooting house fire
A young boy was rushed to St George’s Hospital with burns after escaping a house fire in Tooting. Six people were evacuated from the blaze in Trinity Road last night. Firefighters were called to a three-storey building just after 9pm
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Lampton Fundraise For Sport Relief
By community correspondent Kayee Yip After a challenging game of intense football during Wednesday 17 March lunch time on the field of Lampton School, the school staff squad just about managed to beat; the Sixth Form squad with a 2-1 win. Although
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Sutton are Bank Holiday winners even if they lose
Sutton United boss Paul Doswell says his men will still be treated like heroes even if they lose at Ryman League Premier Division play-off rivals Kingstonian on Saturday. The first team squad, currently third in the table after a 14-match unbeaten league
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Van Morrison's appointment at the Palace
Van Morrison has been added to the bill for this summer’s Hampton Court Festival. The concert is on June 10 and if you are keen to see this legendary singer-songwriter then early booking is advised. His previous performance at the festival was a sell
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Injury crisis hits Sutton ahead of big Ks clash
Sutton United boss Paul Doswell fears injury could rob him of his side’s defensive rock ahead of Saturday’s much-anticpated trip to Kingstonian, with skipper Jason Goodliffe facing a race against time to be fit. The Gander Green Lane has
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Porn to be musical
First of all, let's get one thing very clear - there is no actual porn in Porn the Musical. So if you're only reading this because you thought you might get a cheap thrill you can close the paper now and go back to surfing the internet for whatever
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Sad Stephanie's actually rather smiley
Listening to Stephanie Lambring's songs you could well think she is a very miserable person, but far from it. The American, who comes to The Bedford on Easter Monday, specialises in sad songs with a lot of talk about break-ups, but outside of the
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Croydon launches first film festival
Croydon will be engulfed in movie mayhem this month as the first ever Croydon Film Festival takes over the borough. Films of all sorts will be taking place in various venues, including some rather unusual ones, with the main theme of Passion in all
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Jus' Like That
Being a massive Tommy Cooper fan, Clive Mantle could not believe his luck when he landed the role of the iconic comedian in the national tour of Jus’ Like That. Written by John Fisher, who worked for many years with Cooper, the play features all the
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Rampant Esher start planning for the Championship
Mike Schmid has started planning for the Championship with Esher just three steps from title heaven. Esher have been top of National One from the first game of the season and now just need to win three of their final seven to secure promotion. Their
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Champions-elect Malory too strong for Middlesbrough
Malory Eagles have all but secured Volleyball England’s Division One Cup after Saturday’s 3-0 victory at Middlesbrough College. All pressure was on the young shoulders of Ashley Trodden as the Eagles travelled with just a single setter but he looked
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Free community workshop at Wandsworth Civic Centre
Wandsworth residents can learn about ways to improve their community at a free workshop and presentation event. Held at the Wandsworth Civic Centre in Wandsworth High Street, “Connecting with our Community” will offer information on free mentoring courses
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Game news: Bioshock 2 DLC – Sinclair Solutions Tester Pack
Priced at 400 Microsoft points, 2K Games have released the first DLC to the seminal Bioshock 2. With the focus very much on the customisation of your character's development in Bioshock 2's multiplayer modes, the pack enables you to increase
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Exit Through the Gift Shop
Exit Through The Gift Shop, hmvcurzon I was sure Banksy’s cinematic debut would be funny, but wondered whether audiences would be laughing with him or at him? On Friday night I settled down at the hmvcurzon with some up-market snacks to find out
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Macca takes plaudits as Bees slay Latics
Charlie MacDonald received the plaudits of his manager after scoring twice as Brentford won away in the north west for the second time in ten days. The Bees beat Oldham Athletic 3-2 at a wet and windy Boundary Park with MacDonald scoring a vital equaliser
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Stagecoach Students Perform to Celebrate 10th Anniversary
Around 150 children aged 4-16 staged an epic production to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Coulsdon and Caterham Stagecoach Schools on Saturday 20th March. They performed excerpts from the schools' productions spanning the last 10 years,
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MP helps lauch appeal for wheelchairs for Haiti
Chris Grayling, MP for Epsom and Ewell and shadow home secretary, helped Epsom-based disability charity Through the Roof launch an appeal for wheelchairs for Haiti at an event supported by Horton Golf Club. Through the Roof is working now
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Rhythm & Muse - review
Rhythm & Muse, The Rose Theatre Rhythm & Muse, Teddington’s regular poetry and music night, crossed the river last week to stage a one-off event at the Rose Theatre Studio, as part of the Think in Kingston festival. Much thinking was done
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Bjorn Again - review
Bjorn Again, Richmond Theatre It doesn’t matter whether you’re eight or eighty, chances are if you fancy a twirl around your handbag or brolly, it’ll probably be to an ABBA song. It could have been yesterday, April 6, 1974, when Agnetha
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Comedian scores internet hit with gap year send-up
A comedian has become an internet sensation with his send-up of gap year students who boast of their travels abroad. Oxford-graduate Matt Lacey features in the ‘Gap Yah’ video, which has been watched by half a million people on YouTube in just
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Pirates of Penzance sailing into Epsom Playhouse
If you are after a safe pair of hands when it comes to your latest Gilbert and Sullivan opus, then Lee Power would appear to be your man. Not only is Power an avowed fan of the master tunesmiths, he is also a dab hand at getting their musical merriment
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Lambeth College workers slam Government over cuts
Staff at Lambeth College have slammed the Government for slashing its adult education funding during the recession. The college has seen £9m in cuts since 2006, and face a further proposed £3.5m deficit in the coming year. As a result
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Sharon M.R. (Haines) Hawkes and Carol L (Haines) Smith, Sutton
I am searching for 2 cousins Sharon M.R. (Haines) Hawkes and Carol L (Haines) Smith formerly of 34 Bushey Rd, Sutton, Surrey. My great Aunt was a war bride, came to Canada and was homesick for England, so she returned to England and had her children
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Quins and Whitgift starlet leads U16s into Four Nations battle
Rome at Easter is a favourite holiday destination for tourists from all over the world but England's U16s will have rugby uppermost in their minds when they fly out on Thursday for the Four Nations Tournament in the Italian capital. Harlequins youngster
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Hazel: Robins must move on
Ian Hazel has urged Carshalton Athletic to shrug off Tuesday night’s disappointment against Margate and focus on the seven games they have left to secure their Ryman Premier survival. The Robins slumped to a dismal 2-1 home defeat to fellow
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Cobham youngsters get England call for Wellington International Festival
Cobham pair Rory Anderson and Thomas Hilton-Stevens have been named in a 26-man England U16 A squad who head up six action-packed days of rugby over the Easter period with three matches in the inaugural Wellington International Festival 2010. Wellington
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Fat Controller makes a stop in Mitcham
Thomas the Tank Engine fans were treated to a visit by the real life Fat Controller in Mitcham on Saturday. The controller took time out from his busy day job to meet his most loyal fans at Smyths toys superstore. The event marked Thomas
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Man ran gun factory from living room
A man who ran a gun-conversion factory from his living room was among a criminal gang jailed for a total of 43 years. Gary Waller ran a cottage industry turning harmless imitation handguns into lethal weapons from his South Norwood home.
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Knife-wielding girl threatens shopkeeper
A knife-wielding teenage girl threatened a shopkeeper during an attempted hold-up in Mitcham. Police said the girl pulled a large knife on a 34-year-old shop assistant at Corners Off Licence in Mitcham. The robber left the shop empty-handed
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Merton to roll out food waste scheme to extra homes
Waste not want not is the new mantra in Merton with 96 per cent of those on the food collection pilot scheme saying they were happy with the service. The scheme, piloted in 10,000 homes, will be extended to an additional 30,000 houses between
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Nursery for autistic children finds new home
An “outstanding” specialist nursery for autistic children has found a new home after losing its space in a secondary school. Last year, the Epsom Guardian reported The Little Group was desperately searching for a new home, after it was told
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Aromatherapy business cure for redundancy
When Marie-Claire Ferrara’s entire office department was outsourced to India, she saw her redundancy as the chance to start the business she had always dreamed of. Encouraged by her sister Angela, the 40-year-old got in touch with Stuff Croydon
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Daredevil grandmother to trek in Tibet for charity
A daredevil grandmother who has performed extreme stunts for charity is going on a trek abroad. Olive Sorrill, 74, from Banstead, is going on a 9km trek to Everest Base camp, at 5,150m of altitude, to raise funds for St Raphael’s Hospice in
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Mechanic caught 'power sliding' at roundabout fined
A 25 year-old mechanic caught “power sliding” his car at a roundabout has been ordered to pay a fine and received points on his license. Carl Fleming, from Ryebrook Road in Leatherhead, was arrested last year after officers saw him sliding
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Lambeth lido makes the Time Out grade
For some it is considered a rite of passage to take your first dip in one of London's lidos. For Lambeth residents the Brockwell Lido in Brockwell Park is the place to do it. Now, the Lido has made it into the Time Out '1,000 Things to do in London
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Proud mums and dads graduate from parenting course
Seven parents have graduated from a parent programme run by the Wandsworth branch of Welcare, a Christian charity which works with children and families. The 13-week course, named Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities, was designed by the
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Medical first as doctors save baby with keyhole surgery
A four-week-old baby girl made medical history at St George’s Hospital after becoming the youngest child in the world to have keyhole surgery for appendicitis. Isabel Dolby, from Raynes Park, spent the first few weeks of her life in agony, with doctors
