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Free Gym right outside your door!
Why bother paying large amounts of money for a gym? You’ve got a free one right outside your door! The River Thames, Richmond Park and local green areas are just a few examples of running routes in your local area that are completely free. There
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Kingston's fire stations could be short-staffed tonight as London firefighters begin work to rule
Kingston's fire stations could be left short-staffed for periods tonight and tomorrow night after fire fighters started the first day of work-to-rule industrial action. London Fire Brigade said it would cover any shortages in a short-staffed
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New primary school for South Wimbledon
A new primary school in South Wimbledon is at the heart of dramatic plans to provide places for thousands more schoolchildren in Merton. Seven existing schools are also in line for expansion in the plans, announced today, which look to find
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Once-in-a-century show at New Wimbledon Theatre
New Wimbledon Theatre celebrates its centenary with a charity gala this Sunday. Arguably the UK’s most potty-mouthed pensioner, Joannie “Nan” Taylor, (aka actress Catherine Tate) will star alongside a host of celebrity guests and friends of
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Firefighters work to rule "could leave Kingston vulnerable"
Kingston could be left without fire cover for periods tonight and tomorrow night after fire fighters in the borough's three fire stations started the first day of work-to-rule industrial action. London Fire Brigade said it would cover any fires
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Quins' Howell extends stay in captial
Harlequins RL centre David Howell reckons a secure future for the club is partly behind his decision to commit to the club for another two seasons. The 27-year-old former Canberra Raiders star signed an extension to his contract on Friday keeping him
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Greening expects Rotherham to provide tough test
London Welsh head coach Phil Greening is expecting a huge physical test when Rotherham Titans visit Old Deer Park for tomorrow’s Championship clash (3pm). Both clubs have made impressive starts to the season, each recording three wins from
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Humanists fears over north Kingston schools places
Humanist campaigners have raised fears a new church secondary school in north Kingston could increase the proportion of places reserved for religious pupils above the proposed 30 per cent limit. The competition between the Church of England and the
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Strangers now Neighbours
A row of brightly coloured bunting, reminiscent of an earlier decade, marked the beginning of bringing a street together for the first time. The idea of a street party was sparked by two couples who are resident on a street in South Croydon
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Knife attacker needs third psychiatric assessment
A 37-year-old woman who stabbed a man aged in his 60s more than six months ago will need to be assessed by a third psychiatrist before she can be sentenced, a court has heard. Sharon Green, of Marbles Way, Tadworth, knifed John Craven in the
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Merton seek seventh-team boss
Merton FC, who play home games at Joseph Hood Rec in Martin Way and are celebrating their centenary this year, are forming a seventh team to play in the Southern Amateur League South. They need a manager for the adult team. For more details call Mike
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A Nepalese man has denied killing an Esher waiter found dead in the Thames
A Nepalese man has appeared at the Old Bailey accused of killing an Esher waiter found in the Thames after a boat party. Arjun Gurung, 22, was identified by witnesses as one of three men who threw 23-year-old Bishal Gurung, no relative of his, into
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Welsh still to hit the heights
Lock Martin Purdy has warned London Welsh must up their intensity when they face Rotherham Titans at Old Deer Park on Saturday. The former Wasps second row helped the Exiles up to fourth in the Championship table with a hard fought 21-10 win at Plymouth
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Rugby in brief
LATE SHOW: Twickenham left it late to secure their second win of the season against Weybridge Vandals at Parksfields on Saturday. Two Dominic Brown penalties inside the last five minutes turned a 17-13 deficit in to a 19-17 triumph to preserve Ts
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Title's a Don deal for triathlon star
Isleworth’s Tim Don has been crowned British Super Series men’s champion. At last weekend’s final race, the GE Parc Bryn Bach Triathlon in Wales, Don claimed fourth place despite struggling with a hip injury. His time of 59 minutes 30 seconds saw
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RAF pilot from Kingston honoured for landing helicopter after being shot
An RAF pilot and former Kingston Grammar School student who landed his helicopter after being shot between the eyes by the Afghan Taliban has been honoured today. Flight Lieutenant Ian Fortune, 28, saved the lives of 20 people when he landed
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Ansari enjoys great summer
Hampton schoolboy Zafar Ansari is determined to not let his golden summer to waste by making it as a professional cricketer. The 18-year-old first team captain, who plays club cricket for Weybridge, scored a record six centuries and 1,011 runs
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Hackbridge rail blues
I am a daily user of Hackbridge train station and I am disappointed with Southern Railway on the number of services they run to London. In the morning between 7.31am and 8.05am there are no direct sevices to Clapham Junction or Victoria. There
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Enrique wins national title
Feltham’s Enrique Vidal was crowned champion at the U14 AEGON Junior Grand Prix Masters after he beat Yorkshire’s George Smail 6-4 6-2. The 13-year-old said: “I played really well so I am pleased. George was really fast on the court and he was tough
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Nico fires a super seven
On an autumnal Sunday afternoon the final of the Billy Walsh Trophy was contested in front of a capacity crowd at London Polo Club. Team Tchogan beat King Power 7-6 in a fast and exciting match. The Ham Common Club was re-established in 1946 as Ham
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Sally Anne Bowman's mum begs daughter's killer for belongings on fifth anniversary
The devastated mum of Sally Anne Bowman has begged the model's murderer to return her belongings on the fifth anniversary of her death. Linda Bowman, 48, wrote a four page letter to sick chef Mark Dixie who is currently languishing in Long
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Police forced to rescue car-mad baby after he locks himself in the driving seat
A car-mad baby who knows how to start a car, put it in gear and remove the handbrake caused panic when he stole his mum's car keys and locked himself in her Mercedes with their ten-stone dog yesterday. Police were forced to smash the car
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Triathlete Legge storms to time trial victory
London Dynamo’s Richard Legge stormed to victory in the Hounslow 25 last Sunday. He was almost a minute faster than Ian Greenstreet (Newbury RC) and Brian Molloy (34th Nomads) who tied for second place. Legge recorded 53 minutes 59 seconds while
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Kingston Uni team desperate for final race podium
Kingston University’s electric motorbike team have undergone an intense programme in an attempt to make the podium at the final round of the TTXGP season at Brands Hatch on October 2-3, writes James Buckfield. The seven-man team have tested Peter Williams
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Man charged after 'exposing his genitals'
A 39-year-old man from Leatherhead has been charged with three sexual offences following an appeal on BBC’s Crimewatch. Paul Goodenough, of Sandes Place, Leatherhead, is said to have exposed his genitals to a woman in Brighton on February 21
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Winning Irish are below par
Director of rugby Chris MacGowan reckoned London Irish Amateurs were below par – even though they thumped Chobham 43-13 last Saturday. Matt Guy (two), Connor Browne, Lawrence Price and Lewis Chance scored tries for Irish, but Magowan says Irish must
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Bees cannot waste Everton feel good factor
Bees skipper Kevin O’Connor says Tuesday’s Carling Cup shock more than makes up for missing Brentford’s last major cup giant-killing. The 28-year-old midfielder was a frustrated spectator when his side knocked Premier League Sunderland out
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Marek claims Westside total
Marek Karas regained the Westside LTC men's singles title with a 6-3 6-4 victory over defending champion Simon Bramwell at the club's finals day, writes Mike Sinclair. Karas, assistant manager at the Wimbledon-based club, had previously lifted the trophy
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Costin unmasks a new approach to swing
Hounslow’s Charlie Costin, 22, is performing his swing and jazz show, Unmasked, at the Waterman’s Arts Centre next week and the singer and former St Paul’s pupil tells Will Gore why it is going to be a night to remember. What is the idea
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Hockey players boost lacrosse event
An all-action tournamentt launched Epsom Lacrosse Club on Saturday. Around 80 players took to the field at Epsom Sports Club as teams battled it out in the pre-season contest. The home club reached the semi-finals where they fell to an England representative
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Surbiton women make sizzling start
Surbiton women made a dream start to their first England Hockey League match, scoring in the second minute of a 5-1 Conference East win over Dereham at Reed’s School. Vicky Bryant, one of eight Surbiton players making their league debut, converted their
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Rosehill win thrilling final match
Rosehill Ladies had quite a tussle before pipping Banstead Neville 42-41 in their final league game of the season. A third rink contested a friendly rink and ran out 27-18 winners. Rink 1: Chris Chambers, Jan Jenner, Molly Littleboy, Anne Singleton.
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Drug dealer who threw gun into street jailed
A 20-year-old drug dealer who threw a gun and ammo into the street to hide them from police has been jailed for seven years. Drifter Lorenzo Brooks was caught with heroin and cocaine when Operation Trident detectives raided a house in Miller
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Henson move interests London Welsh
London Welsh managing director John Taylor has revealed the Championship club are keen to give Gavin Henson the chance to resume his rugby career. The 28-year-old Ospreys centre has been out of the game for 18 months and believes he is ready to return
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Murphy wins Berlin Open
Sempai Ellie Murphy and Sempai Matt Bolt, instructors at Southfields-based Wimbledon Karate Jutsu Kai Club, have achieved the grade of second Dan black belt after a week-long training camp in Sonderborg, Denmark, which ended with a gruelling 40 continuous
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Wheelchair win for Weir
Wallington wheelchair racer David Weir raced to a comfortable win in the wheelchair race in the Great North Run from Newcastle to South Shields on Sunday. Weir admitted we went off a little too fast, particularly as he hadn’t warmed up properly in the
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Will heads home huge Bushy field
Belgrave Harriers provided two winners to the weekly parkrun events on Saturday. Will Cockerell beat another large field in Bushy Park and Richard Ward securing another victory in Banstead Woods. Cockerell’s winning time of 16 minutes seven seconds
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Athletics in brief
MERRY MOORE: Thames’ Hare & Hounds’ David Moore clocked 37 minutes, 20 seconds, to win the Ashtead 10km race on Sunday. Belgrave’s Mike Webb (37.33) and Hercules Wimbledon’s John Querstret (38:52) were second and third of more than 260 finishers.
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Idowu pulls out of Commonwealth Games
European triple jump champion Phillips Idowu has pulled out of England’s Commonwealth Games because of safety fears. On his Twitter page, Idowu wrote: “Sorry people, but I have children to think about. "My safety is more important to them than a medal
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Turner targets golden repeat
Sutton-based Andy Turner celebrated his 30th birthday by captaining England to a narrow victory over Australia at Sunday’s Great North City Games in Gateshead. Needing victory in the final event to ensure victory, the European 110m hurdles champion clocked
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Wicks boost for Belgrave
The inclusion of Phil Wicks will boost Belgrave Harriers’ hopes of regaining the South of England senior men’s six stage title at Rushmoor Arena, Aldershot, on Sunday. Cobham-based Wicks was second UK runner at last Sunday’s Great North Run half-marathon
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Carla hammers new county best
Walton Athletics Club’s Carla Letheby has broken the Surrey U17s women’s hammer record three times this summer. Going into this season, the 16-year-old’s best was 35.06m but she threw 36.66m in a cup match at Kingsmeadow in July to beat the county best
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Cup win lifts Epsom's spirits
Epsom & Ewell bounced back to form with a 2-1 League Cup win at Cove on Saturday. They had slipped to three straight defeats to slump down the Combined Counties League table including Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Camberley Town. Meanwhile, Epsom are hoping
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Tanners listed by Greg's goal spree
Leatherhead striker Greg Andrews has revised his goal target after his prolific start to the new season. The 23-year-old is in the best form of his career, having got the winner in Tuesday night’s 2-1 win at bottom side Corinthian Casuals, as well as
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Excellent day of sailing at Hampton
The 13 boats that contested the GP14 Open Meeting at Hampton Sailing Club enjoyed some excellent sailing, with a fair south easterly wind blowing throughout the day. Those taking part, as well as duty team and spectators alike were privileged
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Three Sutton Runners complete Great North Run
Sutton Runners managed to hold their own against thousands of others in The Bupa Great North Half Marathon Sunday with three recording finishing times. Darrin Ormston’s 1h 51m 50s managed to beat team mate Mark Asten by one minute exactly. Anne Davidson
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Jazz that begins with Turner
As artist in residence at Tate Britain in 2009 jazz saxophonist Tim Whitehead had plenty of magnificent art to inspire him but it was the work of former Twickenham resident JMW Turner that particularly fired his imagination. He took Turner’s ‘colour
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Suzi and Linzi's first step into coaching
Suzi Boast and Linzi Snow, who are based at the Endurance Performance Centre at St Mary’s University, were at the University of Warwick this month taking their first steps on the athletics coaching pathway. They were two of 18 athletes from the Aviva-sponsored
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Home debut for young actor at The Rose
For any young actor a professional stage debut should be an experience to cherish but for Georgia Maguire this event must be extra special as she is treading the boards on her home turf. Maguire, 24, has lived in Kingston her entire life and is currently
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Excellent start for Epsom
Epsom College first XV continued their rich vein of form with Saturday’s 43-3 win over Harrow School. Epsom started brightly with Ed Rosen kicking a long range penalty and flying winger Jordan Burns scoring a well worked try after 10 minutes.Rosen converted
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Student jailed for five years for smuggling gun into Kingston College
A Kingston College student who sneaked a semi-automatic pistol into lessons was jailed for five years this morning. Adamo Kizey, 18, who raps under the name StabsOneShot, smuggled a Baikal IZH-79 pistol in his jacket, and six rounds of ammunition
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Easy win for Chertsey
Bookham may have thought they were playing their Combined Counties League match with Chertsey Town at Alwyns Lane but it looked like they took a wrong turning somewhere and arrived at Elm Street, of the nightmare kind, before finding a route to perhaps
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Marler handed first Quins start
After impressing in the opening three games of the Aviva Premiership Rugby season, 20-year-old Joe Marler will make his starting Premiership debut for Quins when they take on Exeter Chiefs tomorrow at the Stoop. He, and the rest of the Quins team, will
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Addington Court gets a new look
Addington Court Golf Centre in Croydon has given its nine-hole golf course a new look, and along with announcing a new deal for visiting golfers. The new deal means cheaper green fees for larger groups of players. For example, four golfers playing
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Richmond start with win at Leicester
Richmond Volleyball men’s team made a great start to National Volleyball League Division One campaign last weekend and grinded out a 3-2 away win against Leicester VC. Marco Bolognesi earned MVP for this spiking performance and Anton Kornilov earned much
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Enjoy wine at the rugby
FirstCape Wines, sponsors of London Scottish, will be hosting a sponsors day, when the team plays Redruth on Saturday September 25. Visitors to the Richmond Athletic Ground will have the opportunity to sample a range of wines free of charge as part
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Green group launches light bulb library
A green group has launched a free library of energy-efficient light bulbs to help villagers in Ashtead keep their bills down. Transition Ashtead member Barrie Mould will visit homes with his special kit bag to help residents decide which bulbs
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Football Needs You
by Caroline McRoyall, County Development Manager, Surrey County Football Association This month is an opportunity to highlight the Football Association’s new campaign to challenge the nation’s workforce to Get Into Football. The aim is to inspire
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Fashion student's catwalk creation debuts at London Fashion Week
A 17-year-old fashion student at a Wandsworth college saw her latest creation modelled on the catwalk during London Fashion Week. Michelle Smith, a pupil at St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College, entered an outfit as part of the 2010 Fashion Awareness
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Quins hit rock bottom
Old Hamptonians condemned Harlequins Amateurs to the foot of the Herts & Middlesex League One table with an 83-0 thrashing on Saturday. The Dean Road outfit sit top of the league - ahead of Saracens Amateurs - on points difference with two wins from
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UPDATE: Evacuation in high street after bomb scare
A shop was evacuated after a suspect package was posted through the door this morning. Worried staff at First Choice on Sutton High Street called police after they found a package resembling a video tape and wrapped in a magazine, shoved through
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Epsom and Sandown feature in racing's champions series
British Champions’ Series, a major new premier series of British horseracing, will be introduced from 2011, climaxing with the richest fixture in British racing history, British Champions’ Day, at the internationally-renowned Ascot Racecourse. The move
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Blues won't relax despite nine straight wins
Met Police boss Jimmy Cooper won't let his men take their foot off the gas after opening the campaign with nine straight wins in all competitions. The Blues extended their 100 per cent league record to seven matches with a 2-0 win over Walton & Hersham
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Casuals boss desperate to remove monkey
Corinthian Casuals manager Brian Adamson insists there is no need to panic, despite his side's 2-1 defeat to Leatherhead on Tuesday leaviung them stuck at the foot of the table. Danny Green scored the only goal for the Tolworth-based side at King George
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Kempton racegoers in draw to win a car
Alucky visitor to Kempton Park Racecourse's five jump racing fixtures before the end of the year is going to win a brand new car worth more than £14,000. All those people who buy a ticket to one of the five meetings in advance will go into a free
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Shipperley looking for more clean sheets
Walton Casuals manager Neil Shipperley insists he is not getting too downhearted after a 4-3 defeat to Godalming Town on Tuesday. Danny Buckle scored twice for the visitors with Kristian Webb netting the other but it wasn’t enough and leaves Casuakls
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Nestle moving jobs from Croydon
I'm surprised that Nestle and their 1,000 jobs possibly leaving Croydon has made the news, when over the last 10 years BT has moved some 3,000 jobs away from Croydon. BT initially occupied both Delta Point and Prospect West (both near West Croydon
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Bees squad can cope with Carling Cup run
Bees boss Andy Scott says only time will tell if his squad can compete on four fronts this season. Brentford booked a spot in the Carling Cup fourth round with a 1-1 penalty shoot-out triumph over Everton on Tuesday. Scott’s men are
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Still-life patient helps hospital staff save lives
Trauma staff at St George’s Hospital have had their skills put to the test after they admitted a rather unusual patient. SimMan 3G - a £60,000 state-of-the-art simulation mannquin - is designed to teach and test staff who work with severely
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UPDATE: Blaze flats being torn down
A South Norwood Victorian town house is being torn down after an explosion ripped through the building. On Thursday morning a huge explosion destroyed two floors of the 175-year-old house prompting the evacuation of six surrounding homes.
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Surrey quartet add to international haul
Four players from Surrey hockey clubs added to their tally of international caps at Lilleshall National Sports Centre last week in England’s final two full internationals ahead of the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2010. Surbiton’s Richard Alexander and
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Hilda Dawes
This was an appeal to any readers who may have known Hilda Dawes. The mystery is now solved!
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AFC Wimbledon v Crawley Town match stats
AFC Wimbledon 2 (Hatton 77, Kedwell 79) Crawley Town 1. AFC Wimbledon: Seb Brown, Sam Hatton, Chris Bush, Steven Gregory, Fraser Franks, Ed Harris, Sammy Moore, Ricky Wellard (Sub Rashid Yussuff 65), Danny Kedwell, John Main (sub Mark Nwokeji 74), Ryan
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Council looks for volunteers to join health walk programme
Epsom and Ewell Council is looking for volunteers to join its health walks programme. The council is looking for people to volunteer as Walk Leaders for their Health Walks, to give as much of their time to the programme as they like, with a
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Surrey South Eastern Combination results
Intermediate Division One: AFC Cubo 3 RH123 Athletic 1, Old Plymouthians 3 Sutton High 1, Old Rutlishians 2 Westminster Casuals 2, St Andrews 1 Puretown 2, Thornton Heath Rovers 2 NPL 2, Wandgas Sports 3 Battersea 1, Weston Green Sports 3 South Godstone
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MP's delegation to flood-hit Pakistan
Tooting’s MP has led a delegation to Pakistan to view flood damage and campaign for increased support for flood victims. Sadiq Khan travelled to the ravaged country to assess the ongoing flood relief effort, following one of the worst natural disasters
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Two Saturday games at Streatham
Streatham-Croydon’s scheduled home friendly with Raynes Park last Saturday was postponed. This Saturday there are two matches at Frant Road with the seconds hosting Farnham and the third playing Guildfordians, both at 3pm.
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Surrey Elite Intermediate League results
Intermediate Division: Coulsdon United 2 Burpham 2, Croydon Greenside 0 Battersea Ironides 1, Epsom Athletic 2 Tongham 4, Hersham Elm Grove 2 Reigate Priory 0, Horsley 1 Tooting Bec 1, Ripley Village 2 Oxted & District 0, Spelthorne Sports 4 Bletchingley
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BREAKING NEWS: Suspect package found in Sutton
A suspect package has been found in Sutton High Street. Police have cordoned off a 100-metre area around First Choice while investigations take place. Officers were alerted to the package at about 8.52am.
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Man dies after being hit by train
A 20-year-old man died after being hit by a train at Clapham Junction. Officers from British Transport Police (BTP) were called to the station at 6.35pm on Monday after the man was struck by the 6.23pm service from Waterloo to Basingstoke. A BTP spokeswoman
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Thornton Heath baby murder detectives hunt for car
Murder squad detectives are hunting for a car which may have been involved in an arson attack which killed a Thornton Heath baby. Detectives investigating the murder of 19-month-old Siariah Letang in a fire, in Camberwell, on Saturday September
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Herne Hill Harriers host run
The Streatham Common six-mile cross country championships, hosted by Herne Hill Harriers, will take place from Covington Way on Saturday, October 2 (11am). Entry details: hernehillharriers.com
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O'Doherty's Crystal Palace victory
Kieran O’Doherty of Billericay Striders won the 15th Crystal Palace 5km parkrun on Saturday morning. He clocked 19 minutes, 27 seconds, to finish ahead of Dulwich Runners’ Paul Hodge (20.14) and unattached Robert O’Neil (20.37). Ninth-placed Rachel Bentley
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Barnes extend 100 per cent record
Barnes remained third in National Division Three London with a 48-29 triumph at Civil Service on Saturday. Skipper Gary Holmes’ men, inspired by a dominant display from their front five, romped away in the second-half to secure their third win from
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Trams suspended after man hit on track in Croydon
Tram services were suspended this morning after a man was hit at Reeves Corner. The man was walking along the track between Wandle Park and Reeves Corner when he was struck by the tram. A London Ambulance Service spokesman said: “We
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Brentford face tough test at Orient
Bees boss Andy Scott has warned his players Leyton Orient will pose as much of a threat as Premier League Everton on Friday. Brentford come back to reality after Tuesday’s Carling Cup shock, with a trip to Brisbane Road where they are looking
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Bids in for money to help families in Elmbridge
Three organisations are applying for money to help deprived families and children in Elmbridge. Walton North, Walton Ambleside, Molesey South, Lower Green and Cobham Fairmile have each been identified as deprived areas within Elmbridge and
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Goold gets under the skin of Enron
The story behind the rise and rise and subsequent collapse of an American energy giant would probably not be the kind of material you’d expect a British playwright and theatre company to spin theatrical gold from. But that is exactly what Lucy
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'Majority of cars clamped at St Helier belonged to staff'
The majority of cars clamped at St Helier Hospital last year belonged to staff, it has emerged. The trust was criticised earlier this year after it appeared among the worst in a research undertaken by consumer watchdog Which? to find out the
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Radical overhaul for Lambeth policing
A radical overhaul of policing in Lambeth is planned, in what the borough’s top cop has billed as “probably the most significant change to the service in years”. Scores of officers are set to be transferred into neighbourhood policing, as borough
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Facebook targeted in youth violence crackdown
Police are concentrating more resources on Facebook and other social networking sites in a bid to crack down on youth violence. Lambeth police have been spending more time looking at the internet and other new methods of communication among
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Police appeal for witnesses to Kingston assault
Police have appealed for witnesses to an assault which left a 25-year-old man in hospital for two days. He is now recovering well, but the attack left him with severe injuries to his face with black eyes and swelling to both cheek bones.
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MP warns against police and youth service cuts
Impending cuts to police funding and youth spending would seriously weaken the fight against youth violence and ultimately prove more costly to the taxpayer, Streatham’s MP told Parliament. Chuka Umunna demanded the Government commit to investing
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Fires in Elmbridge are on the up
The number of fires in Elmbridge increased last year, according to the latest figures. Firefighters attended 163 fires in the 2009/10 financial year - 64 of which were people accidentally setting fire to their own homes. Seven were malicious
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Still waiting for a primary school place
There are still 27 children out of school and waiting for a primary school place. Although Sutton Council has offered all children a place somewhere in Sutton, for some pupils the journey to the allocated school is simply too far.
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House price slump looms as Government cuts bite
A surge in the average house price in Croydon looks set to be reversed as the combination of Government cuts, low demand and lack of available credit bite into the market. The cost of the average property in Croydon had risen 9.6 per cent in
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Blundering phone company cuts off 80-year-old
An 80-year-old widower was put in danger by a blundering phone company, his neighbour has said. John Moore, who lives on his own in Morden, was without a telephone line for three weeks earlier this month. The technical problem disabled
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Plea to banks to free up lending
High Street companies throughout Croydon could collapse from lack of funds if big banks hold on the lending market is not broken, according to the Federation of Small Businesses(FSB). More than 40 per cent of small businesses use a bank loan