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Meads start new season with a win
Old Meadonians started their new campaign with a hard-fought 1-0 win at newly-promoted Old Suttonians in the Amateur Football Combination Premier Division One Saturday. Meads’ squad has been bolstered by the return from two years in Europe of former
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Kiwi Milne is the master
New Zealander Adam Milne took first place in the world’s largest run-bike-run event, the London Duathlon, at Richmond Park on Sunday, writes Jessica Gill. The multi-sport athlete, 23, completed the 10km run, 20km cycle, 5km run epic in one hour, 28 minutes
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Barilli's four-some show for AFC Surrey
AFC Surrey, who play at Richmond College, crushed Broomfield 6-1 in the Leatherhead Sunday League last weekend. Steve Barilli netted four times with Gareth Tugwell getting the other two.
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Feltham & Hampton Football Mundial results
Feltham & Hampton Monday Six-a-Side League: Week 12 Premiership: Cedars 2 West London Lions 1; FC Royals 0 Hanworth Legion 3; AZ Ashford 1 Hampton Harriers 2; Feltham Park Rangers 0 Beercalona 1. Championship: RHP Allstars 3 Whitton Allstars 1; Spelthorne
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National glory for Roy
Epsom Cycling Club’s Roy Brook won the gold medal for his age category at the National Circuit Championship in South Wales, completing a 20-mile course in 48:15. Stephen Emmerson won Epsom Cycling Club’s last 25-mile event of the year on the Horsham,
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Trio of medals for Ranelagh
Ranelagh Harriers enjoyed triple success in the Surrey Road Relay Championships on Saturday. Their best result came in the four-lap women’s race and, although they were unable to retain the title they won in 2009, they were pleased with silver medals
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Katherine is a city queen
Richmond’s Katherine Vile completed a gruelling three cities in one day challenge after swimming in Paris, cycling in Brussels and running in London on Tuesday as part of the inaugural Eurostar Tri-City-Athlon. Vile, who suffers from ME, completed the
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UPDATE: Police hunt sword-wielding thug in Epsom and Ewell
A massive manhunt involving armed police units, a helicopter and officers from Epsom CID is underway in Epsom after a man threatened workmen with a sword and slashed their van tyres. The sword-wielding offender has been on the loose since yesterday
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Tennis star predicts Papal traffic chaos
Junior tennis ace Laura Robson has voiced her frustration at the Pope’s stay Wimbledon. This morning the 16-year-old wrote about the visit on social networking site Twitter. She said: "There will be an obscene amount of traffic on my
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Mum and daughter team to compete at Commonwealth Games
A mother and daughter from East Molesey will represent England in fencing at the Commonwealth Games this month. Mother Sandra Bottle and her 22-year-old daughter Emily will fly to Melbourne for the games, starting on September 30. Father
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WILLIAM (BILL) JOSEPH GROUT
WILLIAM (BILL) JOSEPH GROUT (1st June 1932 - 3rd September 2010) Much loved Father to Stacey and Debbie Died on Friday 3rd September 2010 in St Helier Hospital We would like you to join us at: North East Surrey Crematorium, Lower Morden Lane, Morden
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Police make 34 arrests in transport crack down
Police made 34 arrests in their summer operation aimed at stamping out antisocial behaviour in and around Kingston’s transport hubs. Officers were on operation Marcion every Friday and Saturday night from July until the end of August, and took
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Now with added socks appeal...
There are plenty of pundits, bloggers and pub bores who need no second invitation to start prattling on about how commercialisation is killing football. While I can understand the appeal of sentimentalising the good old days, when it was acceptable
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CREAMORE EMILY
CREAMORE EMILY Died on the 4th September 2010 aged 94. Much loved Mother of her late Sons Michael and Ron, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Aunty and friend, Widow of Reginald (Reg). Her funeral is on the 23rd September 2010, 2.30pm at the North East
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ARTHUR GRIST
ARTHUR GRIST Formerly of Queen Mary Avenue passed away peacefully at Ashton Grange Nursing Home in Horsham. He will be greatly missed by all who loved him especially his family, Jenny, Geoff, Anthony, Nicola, Hannah and Sarah also by his friends Tina
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Free checks keep Merton healthy
Merton residents have been checking they are in tip-top shape with free blood pressure tests. The checks are available at venues Including the Mount Elgon pharmacy in Wimbledon Chase and Morden Library, as part of national health campaign Know
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BREAKING NEWS: Armed officers raid Tadworth and Epsom houses
Armed police officers carrying heavy weapons have been seen entering properties in Tadworth and Ewell in a large-scale police operation taking place in the last day and a half. Armed response units, police cars, undercover cars and Surrey Police
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Croydon Food festival a big hit with hungry visitors
The Croydon Food Festival treated residents to a variety of culinary delights over the weekend. Croydon town centre hosted the third annual food festival, offering cooking demonstrations, dedicated market stalls and information from local bee
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Joan Gwendoline May Giltname (nee Butler and Scott)
Details = I am trying to trace a family member on behalf of my mum Susan Scott. Her name is Joan Gwendoline May Giltname, although she could go by Butler or Scott. We'd really love to be in touch with her, so if you have any info at all please contact
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Mid-Surrey ready for finals weekend
Mid-Surrey Bowling Club hosts its finals this Saturday and Sunday. Latest results are: Championship singles: Third round: Arthur MacConnachie 21 Mick Harris 16. Fourth round: Brian Lawton 21 Arthur MacConnachie 8, Timmy Orr 21 John Kennerley 2, Gareth
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Suzi's taste of Olympic stadium
Suzi Boast, a member of the On Camp With Kelly mentoring initiative led by Dame Kelly Holmes, went on a tour of the London 2012 Olympic Park in Stratford last weekend. The St Mary’s University student joined a tour led by Lord Sebastian Coe to the
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Charity wanting Richmond runners
Runners are being invited to take part in next months Richmond Riverside 10k Run, which takes place on Sunday, October 16. Beginning at Richmond Riverside, the race features a scenic course towards Kingston and back. The charity Computer Aid International
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Yakubu: Dons up for the battle
Ismail Yakubu has issued a warning to AFC Wimbledon’s Blue Square Premier rivals by insisting the Dons are ready to roll up their sleeves and fight to realise their promotion dreams. Terry Brown’s men proudly sit top of the table after an impressive
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Marc Breeze's in on Dragons debut
London Welsh on-loan hooker Marc Breeze reckons life couldn’t be better after kicking-off his Dragons career with a debut try at the weekend. The Cwmavon 23-year-old, who has joined the Exiles for the season from the Ospreys, made himself an instant
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Super Steph smashes record
St Mary’s Twickenham’s Steph Twell smashed her 3,000m personal best at Watford last Wednesday. She finished third in a mixed race in eight minutes, 42.75 seconds to take more than eight seconds off her previous best, set in 2008. The performance lifts
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Paskar is Park prince
Surrey cross country champion Paskar Owor ran a superb anchor leg to lead Belgrave to victory in the Surrey county senior men’s road relay championship at Wimbledon Park on Saturday. Going into the last of the six laps, with less than half-a-minute
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Comeback kid Chris is a Bolt from the blue
Bracknell’s Chris Bolt reappeared in the Bushy Park parkrun in Saturday after an absence of almost three years – and comp- leted a hat-trick of wins. However, his time of 16 minutes, eight seconds was the slowest of his three winning times. It was
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Sonia rolls back the years at Wimbledon
Irish Olympic runner Sonia O’Sullivan gave an international flavour to the annual Surrey road relay championships at Wimbledon Park on Saturday when she helped Thames Hare & Hounds retain the veteran women’s title. O’Sullivan, 40, showed her undoubted
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Ministry Fair at Beulah Family Church - October 5
A Sunday morning service followed by an opportunity for people to explore how to become more active in serving within the church. October 5, Beulah Family Church, Beulah Crescent, Thornton Heath CR7 8JL. Telephone: 0208 771 4570.
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Cup woe for Chertsey
A quick ejection from the League Cup was delivered at Sandhurst Town’s Bottom Meadow in a game that could have been gone to extra-time, at least, had a plethora of chances created in the second half been taken. As slow start was experienced which
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Game review: Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep - PSP
Possibly the oddest combination in gaming history, Birth By Sleep continues the Kingdom Hearts tradition by pairing up the familiar characters from Disney’s portfolio with a bunch of characters from Square Enix’s flock. Starting the proceedings
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Nasty Normans at Thornton Heath Library
Foul facts, scary stories and messy crafts for children aged 7 plus. Wednesday 22 September, 4pm. Thornton Heath Library, 190 Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7JB. Contact Thornton Heath Library on 020 8726 6900 or email thorntonheath
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Vaughan may extend Palace stay
James Vaughan has praised the quality of the Crystal Palace squad and talked up the chances of extending his loan spell from Everton past December. Having bagged his first senior hat-trick in the 4-1 demolition of Portsmouth on Tuesday night on his
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Easter's Quins second row switch cleared by England chief
Harlequins director of rugby Conor O’Shea has cleared number eight Nick Easter’s move to start in the second row with England chief Martin Johnson for Friday’s clash with Sale Sharks. Injuries to George Robson and James Percival mean Quins are light
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Thousands raised for Pakistan flood victims
A Chessington councillor has thanked generous residents who have contributed to his appeal for disaster-stricken flood victims in Pakistan. But Councillor Shiraz Mirza warned people are still in dire straits and is urging further donations
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Pope on way to Wimbledon
The Pope’s plane has touched down in Britain, and the pontiff is just hours away from arriving in Wimbledon. Benedcit XVI will stay at the Papal Nunciature in Parkside during his four-day visit to the country. He is expected to arrive at the
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Game news: Resident Evil 5 - Move Trailer
With Playstation Move due for release this week, Capcom have released a trailer detailing the new motion controls on Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition. As expected, the game will be similar to the wii port of Resident Evil 4, with the motion controls
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School goes solar powered
A Streatham school has become solar powered. Streatham Wells Primary School is one of three schools in Lambeth to have had its roof fitted with solar panels over the summer. The green scheme is set to save each school £2,000 a year in
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Up to 1,400 council jobs likely to be scrapped
Up to 1,400 Croydon Council staff are likely to lose their jobs as the authority prepares to implement the greatest swathe of cuts in its history. A joint message from chief executive Jon Rouse and councillor Sara Bashford said the council
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Surbiton ready for first league game
Surbiton Ladies completed their pre-season programme with a 2-2 draw versus England Hockey League Conference East rivals, Ipswich, at Reed’s School on Saturday; and a comprehensive 7-1 win over last season’s South Clubs’ Women’s Hockey League Division
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Police station opens its doors to the community
A vintage police car used to take violent gangster Reggie Kray into custody was the star attraction at a police station’s open day. Residents were able to view the 1968 Jaguar 3.8S at the Sutton police station event, which attracted more than
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Dassani delight as Ts come up short
Twickenham fifth team captain Hinay Dassani claimed a hat-trick off two legitimate deliveries as a Ts Club XI lost at Teddington on Saturday. Dassani (4-41) claimed the scalps of Hamza Abbasi, Mike Shufflebottom and Stan Nicholson off successive
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Ks eye Savage swoop
Kingstonian boss Alan Dowson will swoop on forward Bas Savage providing he doesn’t sign for League One Dagenham & Redbridge this week. The 40-year-old manager has not been impressed with the performances of some of his men, despite seeing them sat third
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Streatham Blitz survivors relive experiences on 70th anniversary
Streatham residents have recalled the devastation second world war bombing caused in the area following the 70th anniversary of the start of the Blitz. While Streatham was damaged during the sustained Nazi bombings, which started on September
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Silver screen for abuse drama
A film exploring the gritty horrors of an abusive childhood on a New Addington estate is due to be released. The Kid, directed by Nick Moran, and based on the autobiographical book by Kevin Lewis, tells the story of how the author and his brothers
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First open-air Eid in 20 years
Almost 5,000 Muslims gathered on Tooting Bec Common on Friday for their first open-air Eid prayer for almost 20 years. The event, organised by Balham Mosque and Tooting Islamic Centre, was held at 10am in celebration of the end of Ramadan.
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Richmond suffer second straight league defeat
A Luke Cousins try 12 minutes from time was not enough to inspire Richmond to a famous win at National Division Two South title contenders Ealing. The fly-half’s solo effort proved the final score as director of rugby Steve Hill’s men fell
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Shock as Swans boss quits
Caretaker boss Matt Elverson insists he has no interest in taking on the role of Walton & Hersham manager on a permanent basis after stepping into the void created by John Crumplin’s shock departure. Crumplin quit after Tuesday night’s 2-0 home loss
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Cops clampdown on lorries
Lorry drivers who flout road weight restrictions were targeted by a police crackdown. Police officers stopped truck drivers whose vehicle weight was over 7.5 tonnes at a checkpoint in Sandy Lane South, Wallington, on Monday. Beddington
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Southern Comforts: The preview
Simon Fitzjohn and Rhian Morgan from the Movie Nerd team will be jetting off to the USA on Friday for three weeks sampling the cultural delights of the South/South-West. Visits will be made to New Orleans, Houston, Tucson and San Diego, with
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EXCLUSIVE: Life support for £8m skill centre
Schools have delivered a resounding snub to Sutton’s controversial Life Centre, leaving taxpayers faced with a hefty bill to support the project. The life skills centre, which should cost Sutton residents nothing, needs at least 48,000 pupils
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Burley delighted to see Palace wing it
Crystal Palace manager George Burley was all smiles after Tuesday night's 4-1 victory over Portsmouth, but has urged his players to keep it up for the visit of Burnley to Selhurst Park. "It's important to get points on the board. "We have another home
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Greenwood tips Lowe for the top
England World Cup winner Will Greenwood believes Harlequins’ George Lowe can prove size doesn’t matter when it comes to being a starring centre in the Aviva Premiership. Lowe announced himself on the scene last season with Quins – helping himself
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Everton could be in for Bees shock
Brentford defender Michael Spillane reckons three consecutive cleansheets means the Bees can shock Premier League Everton next week. Boss Andy Scott’s men fired blanks at the weekend but secured a 0-0 draw at Bristol Rovers to continue their revival
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Croydon Council says enough is enough on crime
Croydon Council said “enough is enough” and is throwing everything it has against criminals in the north of the borough. As part of a joint operation with the police, the council is using every tactic at its disposal to root out crime and antisocial
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Police launch crime blitz operation in north Croydon
An unprecedented New York-style zero tolerance campaign against crime in north Croydon will have villains living in a “state of fear”, cops claimed. In one of the largest police operations in the borough, offenders in five wards will be arrested
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Hidden Hearing helps heroes
The troubles in Afghanistan and Iraq have inspired one of the UK’s healthcare providers to launch an initiative to support the Royal British Legion. Hidden Hearing, which has a branch in Eden Street, Kingston, will donate £5 to the charity
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Zero tolerance approach blankets crime hot spots
Croydon police’s zero tolerance crackdown in north Croydon is aimed at driving criminals from the crime-plagued streets. The campaign will target even the most minor offenders and aims to clean the streets of serious and petty crimes alike
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Tributes to West Norwood murder victim
A talented footballer gunned down at his home on a West Norwood estate has been remembered as “quiet and kind” by devastated family and friends. Portuguese Ricardo Cunha, 23, was shot dead with a single bullet to the head as he looked out from
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Pensioners to protest over feared freedom pass cuts
A group of retired people are planning a public protest outside Croydon’s council chamber over fears they will lose their free travel benefits. Members of the Unite Croydon Retired Members Association believe proposed changes to the Greater
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Grade II listed shop given permission for 'garish' signs
A convenience store built in a 17th century Grade II listed building has been granted permission to put up “garish” new blue and yellow signs that make it look like a “Cadbury’s Flake wrapper”. Councillors said Alldays, in the Street, Ashtead
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Too many Kingston adults untested for diabetes
Kingston has one of London’s highest rates of people who have not been tested for diabetes, a charity has claimed. Health charity Diabetes UK has warned that nearly 3,000 people in Kingston may be unaware they have the debilitating type 2 strand
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Tooting Market begins 'Camden' makeover
Tooting Market is appealing for local designers and community groups to take part in the building’s new “Camden”-style makeover. The market’s new management aims to attract creative businesses similar to those found in the iconic Stables Market
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Government warns train company on ticket office closures
The Government has warned South West Trains (SWT) against lapses in staffing at its stations, after it rejected plans to close Thames Ditton and Hinchley Wood station’s ticket offices throughout the weekend. Both station’s ticket offices
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Max Clifford publicises theatre's centenary
PR guru Max Clifford - a Merton resident for more than 50 years - is promoting The New Wimbledon Theatre’s centenary celebrations later this month. Reporter Ben Thompson met him to find out more and discover how his extraodinary career began.
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Father-of-four who needed double lung transplant dies
A father-of-four with an incurable lung condition who needed a double transplant died this week before his family could get him help abroad. Joe Doyle, 35, from Ewell, had battled with ill health since he was 18, when he found out he suffered
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Council pledges £6m for station bridge
Croydon Council has pledged £6m for the refurbishment of East Croydon Station to make sure a bridge is included in the development plans. It hoped the bridge will form part of a £20m Network Rail project to revamp the station giving it an additional
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Drivers injured after car crash
Police have appealed for information after two cars crashed in Leatherhead. The red Ford Fiesta and purple Ford KA collided on the A244 Oxshott Road, just before the M25 junction, at about 2.30pm last Thursday. The woman driver of the
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Armed robbers who held up bookmakers jailed
Armed robbers who were caught by police in a high-speed chase after trying to hold up a Gipsy Hill bookmakers have been jailed. Tyron Frank, 19, and Israel Campbell, 23, burst into William Hill, in Gipsy Road, with two other bandits and pointed
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Wounded soldiers were guests of honour at historic concert
More than 70 wounded soldiers from Headley Court were guests of honour at a Help For Heroes charity concert. The patients from the armed forces rehabilitation centre, on Headley Road, near Leatherhead, sat in the front two rows of the royal
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Wandsworth remembers life during the Blitz
Sirens wailing all around, nights spent huddling in air raid shelters and homes reduced to rubble in an instant. Seventy years ago the borough was on permanent alert as the German air force attempted to lay waste to British towns and cities
