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Police say farewell to officer of 38 years
One of Kingston’s revered senior officers retired this month after 38 years in the job. Detective Constable Ron Harvey started his career as a PC in Belgravia and soon developed an appetite for detective work. He progressed to detective constable in
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Independent shops shun Sainsbury's proposals
Shop owners in Southfields are up in arms over a proposal by Sainsbury's to locate a new store near its thriving independent retail district. Residents and business owners were outraged by the proposal which they felt would be detrimental to the area
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Counago to be given chance for Palace
Pablo Counago will be given his chance to impress for Crystal Palace tomorrow night when they take on Cardiff City. The striker, on a season-long loan from Ipswich Town, is expected to make his second league start in place of the suspended James Vaughan
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Brooklands marks Battle of Britain bombings
Weybridge’s role in the Battle of Britain has been commemorated with the first public tribute to those who died in a bombing raids on the Vickers works site. The opening of a new exhibition at Brooklands Museum by HRH Prince Michael coincided with the
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Obika and Barrett out for Palace
Jonathan Obika and Adam Barrett have joined the lengthy injury list at Crystal Palace. Obika faces two weeks out after a recurrence of an old groin injury while Barrett will miss tomorrow's trip to Cardiff City with a foot strain. They join David Wright
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Surbiton men are back in business
Surbiton’s new-look men’s first XI, with seven newcomers in its squad, got its England Hockey Premier Division campaign back on track with a 2-1 win at Bowdon on Saturday morning. After the previous Sunday’s 6-2 hammering at Beeston on the first day
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'Don't forget about Pakistan', says man helping flood victims
A Tooting man helping the relief effort for Pakistan flood victims is encouraging people not to forget about the troubles Pakistanis are still facing. Shaun Edgerley, 28 has been in Pakistan for seven weeks helping the people of Multan in the South
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Young business brains support charity
Young entrepeneurs have raised £1,500 for a good cause using their blossoming business skills. Pupils at Ursuline High School put their heads together to raise cash for disabled young people. Money raised in a year of activities at the Wimbledon
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Rampant Richmond run in 13 tries
How quickly times change. Just over a year ago Richmond visited Newbury for a pre season friendly and conceded 50 points to a tough, professional, well equipped National One side. Now Richmond returned for National Two league action to face a largely
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Mitcham Little League wants referees
Mitcham Little League are looking for referees, either newly qualified or experienced, who are willing to give up three hours to officiate children aged seven to 14 every Saturday morning. For more details call FA referee and coach David Laughton on
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Rhett reaches doubles semis
Rhett Purcell, 14, who is originally from Sutton but now lives in New Zealand, reached the semi-finals of the boys' doubles at the Grade 5 ITF Waikato 18 & Under Championships in New Zealand. Purcell, making his debut at this level, and his doubles-partner
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South make semi-final exit
New Malden’s Melanie South was beaten in the semi-finals of the ITF Alice Springs ladies' singles in Australia after losing to top seed and world number 184 Sacha Jones 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. The British number eight had beaten Daniella Dominikovic 6-3 5-7
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Eaton and Goodall beaten in semis
Leatherhead’s Chris Eaton and Surbiton’s Joshua Goodall fell at the semi-final stage of their latest doubles event of the ATP Challenger Tour in Bangkok, Thailand last week. They lost 6-3, 7-5 to the number one ranked pairing Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana
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Streatham-Croydon issue league with warning
Streatham-Croydon finally begin their 2010-11 league campaign away at Egham Hollowegians on Saturday, with coach Bob Dean urging his side to lay down a marker for the Surrey Four season. The Streatham coach wants his side to become the team that no-one
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Delgado pipped in doubles final
Southfields-based Jamie Delgado and his playing partner Jonathan Marray reached the men's doubles final of the Turk Telekom Izmir Cup before losing 6-2, 6-4 to Rameez Junaid and Frank Moser. In the latest round of the ATP Challenger Tour, the second
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SLH dominate in Aldershot
At the South of England Relays held at Aldershot over the weekend, SLH’s veteran men proved they are still the best by retaining their title from last year. David Ogden ran the fastest leg of anyone in the over 50s age group, timing 20.50 minutes for
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Phone chaos after thieves steal cable
Thieves caused communication chaos for hundreds of BT customers when they stole 200 metres of telephone cable. Residents making and receiving calls ended up speaking to complete strangers following the break-in at a BT box in Tattenham Corner
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Wild Geese long unbeaten run ends
Records never last and On Saturday the Wild Geese let go their 21 match unbeaten run in league fixtures and 25 in all games. The victors Tonbridge Juddians themselves boasted an unbeaten record of 47 games going back 3 seasons and consecutive promotions
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Epsom Racecourse set for grand finale
Epsom Downs’ Racecourse completes its season with a flourish this Saturday. Author Francis Beckett will be at Epsom to sign his new book Firefighters and the Blitz for racegoers in the Queen’s Stand. Meanwhile, 500 tickets are being donated to the
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Chambers shines at South England Relay
Predictably when it comes to distance running, U17 Croydon Harrier Peter Chambers usually shines and such was the case at the weekend in the South England Relay at Aldershot. The Trinity schoolboy clocked the eighth fastest time among 174 runners, a
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Robson makes first round exit
Laura Robson made it into the main draw of the WTA Toray Pan Pacific Open ladies' singles this week before bowing out in the first round proper. The Wimbledon-based player beat Simona Halep 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 to progress from the qualifying rounds
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Freeman wins Epsom 10km race
Tadworth Athletics Club’s David Freeman was the convincing winner of the Epsom 10k on Sunday. He clocked 35 minutes seven seconds to finish 35 seconds clear of second place, with clubmates Paul O’Callaghan third (35.47) and Pat Wright sixth (36.27)
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Crime crackdown on public transport
British Transport Police arrested 80 people in one day as part of a crack-down on anti-social behaviour in southern England. Ten of these were arrested or cautioned in Croydon on September 23 for a number of offences, including possession of
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New primary school for Croydon given the go ahead
A new primary school has been given the green light by Government and is set to open in September 2011. The Crescent Primary School will be located on the site of the old Selhurst High School after a £7m make over which is set to begin next
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Firefighters to hold charity car wash
Firefighters will hold a charity car wash to raise money for colleagues injured in action. Motorists have been encouraged to drop in at Leatherhead Fire Station, in Cobham Road, between 10.30am and 3.30pm on Saturday. Watch manager Mark
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Music in the Park 2010 – Final figures
Music in the Park 2010, organised by the Rotary Club of Carshalton Beeches, held in the grounds of Carew Manor on the 19th June, was a great success. Given the days weather forecast the evening thank goodness was dry though a bit chilly.
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Surprise birthday party held for Bill Doe's 100th birthday
A surprise party was held for long-time Thames Ditton resident Bill Doe to celebrate his 100th birthday. The party was held at the Thames Ditton Centre for the Community where Mr Doe goes twice a week for lunch. His guests at the party, who included
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Late Easter delays jumps finale at Sandown
Next year’s two-day bet365 Gold Cup meeting will take place on April 23 and 24 at Sandown Park. A mixed card will be staged on the Saturday featuring the bet365 Gold Cup and a flat only card on Easter Sunday. In celebration of the human and equine
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Reeds produce a spirited performance
Reeds scheduled fixture against London Media was cancelled, leaving Reeds to pick up a game on the fixture exchange against Old Blues, writes George Spinks. However, at the start of the game Old Blues were short of a few players whilst Reeds had more
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wife of william fuller of croydon. he was a coachsmith in 1901 they lived at 111 st. peters street. croydon. mary j. was a "lobb" before she married. looking for any info. on this family. ann morrison annbobs1@hotmail.co.uk
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Surbiton setting the early pace
A goal in each half from Helen Grant and Vicky Bryant on Saturday, ensured that Surbiton Ladies hockey team will host Chelmsford in an early season top of the table clash at Ditton Fields, Summer Road, Thames Ditton next Sunday (3 October) push back 1pm
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Blues make it 10 in a row thanks to cup victory
Met Police have enjoyed the best start to the season in their 91-year history by making it 10 wins in a row over Burgess Hill Town in the FA Cup on Saturday. Burgess Hill gave them a fright when Steve Harper scored from the spot after Nathan Simpson
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Place allocation dominates north Kingston school meeting
Concerns over Church of England plans, to reserve one third of places at the new north Kingston school for children of Anglican families, dominated questions at a public meeting last week. About 120 parents and local residents heard the Southwark Diocesan
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Fifth straight wins takes Tanners top
Leatherhead extended their winning run to five matches with a comprehensive victory against Faversham Town, writes Rod Ellis. Tanners set out knowing that a win would take them back to the top of the League table while early front-runners, Met Police
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Burley: We must be stronger on the road
Crystal Palace must not be a soft touch away from home if they are to turn around their dreadful start to the season on the road, according to manager George Burley. Saturday's 5-0 humiliation at the hands of Derby County at Pride Park left Palace still
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Vandals slip to third defeat
A second-half Darren Livett try and four penalties from full-back Dai Hammond were the only highlights as Weybridge Vandals slumped 47-17 to Guernsey. The Channel Islanders - unbeaten in London Division Two South West thus far - were fortunate to lead
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Tooting handed boost with return of big four
Tooting & Mitcham boss Mark Beard is confident the return of four key men will see his side banish the memory of their FA Cup exit. The Terrors crashed 4-1 to Blue Square South outfit Staines Town at Imperial Fields on Saturday to see their
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On your marks for Geoff Moulden 10k
Scores of runners will be converging on Wimbledon Park on Sunday for the annual Geoff Moulden 10km road race. The race, which is being organised by Hercules Wimbledon Athletic club, starts and finishes on the running track and after a small loop in Wimbledon
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Barnes lack finishing touch
Barnes women continued their dreadful start to the hockey season with a 2-0 home defeat by Exeter. That made it back-to-back defeats and, having lost just once last season and still getting edged out of the national play-offs, the prospects don’t look
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Late tries give Grasshoppers first win
Grasshoppers recorded their first win of the season thanks to a 10-6 victory at Hemel Hempstead, writes Ron Chapman. Despite starting with a strong wind behind them, Gs slipped 3-0 behind to a penalty after six minutes but came back strongly with Brian
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BREAKING NEWS: Teen jailed for attempted murder of friend
A public schoolboy who launched an hour-long frenzied knife attack on his friend after stabbing him in the back has been jailed for nine years today. Harry Schick, 17, tortured 16-year-old Gavin Doyle after arranging to meet him in Lloyd Park
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Simmonds shines in Hampton stroll
Hampton & Richmond Borough mdifielder James Simmonds ran Romford ragged as the Beavers made light work of their Ryman Division One North opponents to comfortably seal their passage into the third qualifying round of the FA Cup, writes Daryn McCleave
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Second half revival earns Dons a draw
The opening two minutes of this league game away at Chobham epitomised Wimbledon’s poor first half performance; they turned the ball over meekly in a midfield tackle then looked to each other to tackle as Chobham’s centre Walsh sliced through a
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Red card puts paid to Park's hopes
Newly-promoted Rosslyn Park went down 31-19 in a stop-start affair against another side who moved up into National One last season, by Donald Yule. Neither outfit produced much quality to reflect their position in the top half of the table.
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Feaver braves the bikes to lift doubles title in Uganda
Wimbledon’s Jamie Feaver teamed up with South African Ruan Roelofse to win the doubles at the ITS $10k event in Kampala, Uganda last week. The second seeds beat home favourites Garanganga (Zimbabwe) and Mugabe (Uganda) 7-6 6-2 in the final. Feaver,
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On-loan Reading ace Walcott sinks Tooting
The tables were turned on Saturday as Staines Town, who have a largely miserable record in the FA Cup, won 4-1 at a Tooting & Mitcham side with a proud heritage dating back to the 1950s. The Terrors reached last season’s first round before losing 5
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Surrey Elite Intermediate Football League
Intermediate Division: Battersea Ironsides 0 Bletchingley 1, Crescent Rovers 2 Ripley Village 3, Croydons Greenside 0 Spelthorne Sports 8, Hersham Elm Grove 0 Epsom Athletic 3, Horsley 0 Virginia Water 4, Reigate Priory 3 Burpham 0, Tongham 6 Coulsdon
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Epsom & Ewell receive award at Fulham match
Epsom & Ewell Colts FC have been presented with the FA Charter Standard award. Les Edwards from the Surrey FA made the presentation at half-time of Fulham’s Premiership game against Wolves. It was received by club chairman Mike Lovett, vice-chairman
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Bees back to earth with a bump at Orient
After their midweek heroics against Everton, Brentford fell back to earth with a bump following this 1-0 defeat to Leyton Orient at the Matchroom Stadium on Friday night. The Bees turned in a worryingly lacklustre display against their London
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Kidderminster 2 AFC Wimbledon 0
Kidderminster Harriers 2 AFC Wimbledon 0 Kidderminster: Daniel Lewis, Lee Vaughan, Mike Williams, Dave Hankin (sub Matty Blair 73), Keith Briggs, Lee Morris (sub Marc Williams 77), Craig McPhee, Jack Byrne, Michael Briscoe, Callum Gittings (sub Tom Shaw
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Bees boss fearful of poor league form
Boss Andy Scott fears his job will be on the line unless the Brentford halt their poor start to the League One campaign. The Bees followed up their thrilling Carling Cup triumph over Premier League Everton with a disappointing 1-0 defeat at Leyton Orient
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Ks need a replay after cup bore
Bobby Traynor earned Kingstonian a replay after a dour FA Cup encounter at Margate on Saturday. Both sides had good chances late on but it Ks who were denied a late late winner when a Lee Hall effort struck wood in time added on. Margate took the
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Surrey South Eastern Combination
Intermediate Division One: Battersea 1 Old Rutlishians 4, NPL 0 Old Plymouthians 2, Puretown 1 Wandgas Sports 1, RH123 Athletic 4 Weston Green Sports 3, South Godstone 3 Thornton Heath Rovers 1, Sutton High 0 AFC Cubo 2, Westminster Casuals 2 St Andrews
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Faking it in the name of art
When Orleans House invited artists to submit work for its latest exhibition, Making It/Faking It, the gallery was inundated with homages, copies and pastiches. Curator Mark De Novelis tells Will Gore how he picked out the best from the inspired
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Choc is the face of Kempton
Top jockey Robert Thornton is the face of the 2010-11 jump season at Kempton Park Racecourse. Thornton, nicknamed Chocolate, is helping to front some new initiatves for race fans to enjoy once the season kicks off on Sunday, October 17, including jockey
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Ruth claims world triathlon gold
Hinchley Wood-based Ruth Hutton won a gold medal in the women’s 45-49 age group at the World Triathlon Championships in Budapest. Hutton, 45, clocked two hours, three minutes, 21 seconds over the Olympic distance to finish more than two minutes clear
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Surrey Federation of W.I.s - Autumn Federation Meeting
A few members from Woodmansterne Evening W.I. went along to the the Surrey Federation Autumn Meeting at Dorking Halls on Monday 27th September, to support Elizabeth Fisher, who for many years was a member of their institute and whilst there had held
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Harsh lesson for Chertsey's kids
Any club managing to play in four rounds of any one FA Cup campaign must consider their sojourn a success. Chertsey Town managed this feat but hit a brick wall, good and hard, when they travelled to Chelmsford City in the second qualifying round.
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It's looking bleak already for Purley
Purley John Fisher are left languishing at the bottom of London Three South East after Saturday’s 27-18 defeat by fellow strugglers Warlingham, writes Martin Bruck. Positives for PJF were few and far between although two pushover tries and a penalty
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Arts festival round-up
The Art of Suburbia festival took place on Sutton High Street over the weekend. Residents braving the cold on Friday and Saturday could take in a display of tightrope walkers, ballet on bicycles and aerial acrobatics. The arts festival
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Aveley 3 - Croydon Athletic 0
AVELEY 3 CROYDON ATHLETIC 0 Croydon Athletic returned to action on Friday with a squad of players who, despite only meeting for the first time on the night, held out for 81 minutes at Aveley before losing 3-0. Dave Garland and Bob Langford were
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Film festival to highlight mental health issues
A film festival is taking place to raise awareness of mental health issues. The Brixton Reel festival, run by NHS Lambeth, will show films exploring mental wellbeing and the experiences of African and African-Caribbean communities. The
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One arrested at Thornton Heath for fare evasion
A British Transport Police (BTP) operation targeting anti-social behaviour on trains and stations across south London and southern England resulted in 80 arrests on one day, the same day a major report on the issue was published. 80 people were arrested
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Warlingham win derby at Purley John Fisher
Warlingham won the derby battle at the basement of London Two South East on Saturday, beating Purley John Fisher 27-18. Both teams lost their opening two games and Purley John Fisher now find themselves languishing at the bottom of the table with no
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Resilient Rams cannot hold on
AVELEY 3 CROYDON ATHLETIC 0 Croydon Athletic returned to action on Friday with a squad of players who, despite only meeting for the first time on the night, held out for 81 minutes at Aveley before losing 3-0. Dave Garland and Bob Langford were
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Sutton Community Transport Group - Invitation to our Grand Opening!
Celebrate our Grand Opening of our Jessops Way Depot on the 12th October 2010 at 11am. Norman Baker, MP for Lewes, as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport will be cutting the ribbon at 11am. This event will be attended by the Mayors
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More than 40 businesses sign up to loyalty card scheme
More than 40 businesses in the borough have now signed up to a scheme designed to help shoppers save money. Elmbridge Council hopes the “more card” discount scheme will also encourage people to use local traders. Shops, restaurants and leisure centres
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Afternoon racing at Kempton today
An all-weather flat race meeting is held at Kempton Park this afternoon. The first race is at 2.10pm and the feature race is the 4.10pm Bet In Running - Betdaq Handicap. Admission is £15, with children getting in free.
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Thousands make Surbiton Festival the biggest ever
Surbiton’s streets were heaving with festival-goers on Saturday, September 25, for the popular Surbiton Festival. Organised by Surbiton Rotary Club, the festival kicked off at 10am when mayor of Kingston Councillor Chrissie Hitchcock officially opened
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Six of the best for Dragons
Rotherham Titans were the victims of a six-try mauling at Old Deer Park as London Welsh comprehensively won the battle of fourth against fifth. Tries from Errie Claassens and Hudson Tonga’uiha inside the opening five minutes set the tone for the
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Paedophile evades jail term despite two decades of abuse
A paedophile who preyed on young children over a 22-year period has escaped jail. Walter Parish, of Matlock Crescent, North Cheam, indecently assaulted two girls and two boys at his home between 1974 and 1996. The victims, who were all
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Old Malden housing residents sign petition to clean up their dirty building
Furious council house tenants have demanded action be taken to clean up the stairwells in their building, after some residents started using them as a toilet. Residents of Meldone, a housing estate in Sheephouse Way in Old Malden, launched
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A day in the Life: Sutton centre greets first customers
An £8m controversial, futuristic attraction has welcomed its first customers. The Sutton Life Centre this week opened its library, to replace the former Ridge Road facility, which closed to make way for the project. The life skills centre
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MP’s double standards for national newspaper
An MP has lambasted a national newspaper for “spreading lies” while at the same time using its glowing review of his career to promote himself. Lib Dem Health Minister Paul Burstow told his colleagues at this week’s party conference the national
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Spate of robberies could be work of one man, say police
A string of elderly people have been targeted in callous street robberies in Tulse Hill and West Norwood. Police believe just one robber could be responsible for the thefts, and are warning the elderly to stay alert. The most recent
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Calls for ban on For Sale signs in Crystal Palace
“Cluttered and Ugly” for sale signs should be banned from the Crystal Palace conservation area, campaigners have said. Residents and traders in the Crystal Palace Triangle Planning Group (CPTPG) believe banning the boards will “improve the
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Free swimming for residents axed
Backtracking on a manifesto pledge of free swimming for all residents could land Lambeth Council bosses in deep water with residents. Labour was elected with an increased majority at the May election off the back of a manifesto including the
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MP draws criticism for demanding health boss resignation
Wimbledon’s MP came under fire for mounting an “aggressive and personal” campaign against the head of Sutton and Merton’s health trust, at a full council meeting last week. Stephen Hammond is demanding the resignation of Bill Gillespie, chief
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Baby boomers face delayed retirement
Record numbers of Epsom residents will celebrate their 65th birthday in 2012 thanks to the post-war baby boom. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said 1,800 people in Epsom and Ewell will hit the milestone age as the country celebrates
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Southern Comforts: San Diego - Days Eight and Nine
After a fantastic stay with our friends, Tom and Patty, in ridiculously heavenly Oceanside, we were off to our next hotel. Friday was spent walking around San Diego, while I spent Saturday and Sunday at beautiful Coronado beach. Coronado Hotel
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Hunt for man who tried to drag woman on to common
Police are hunting a man who tried to drag a lone woman on to parkland as she walked in Clapham in the early hours of Thursday morning. The 31-year-old woman was walking along The Avenue at about 1.35am on September 23, when a man wrapped his
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Special needs children’s van vandalised by thieves
A minibus bought for autistic children in memory of an industrial plumber killed in a gas blast has been vandalised. Green Wrythe Primary School’s minibus was bought after £10,000 was raised in memory of Adam Johnston, 38, from Sutton, who
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Southern Comforts: Rhian's update
After a week of feeling like my stomach had been whacked by a baseball bat, a week of fevers and various unpleasantries I'm sure you don't want details of, I'm back. Last Saturday morning, I awoke hungry and ready for my Southern-style breakfast. I decided
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NHS workers given the thumbs up from Boris over cycling efforts
Mayor Boris Johnson presented an award to an NHS Wandsworth team for their efforts in encouraging employees to cycle. NHS Wandsworth's Physical Activity team were presented with the award on September 10 as part of the London NHS Cycling Strategy.
