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TV thief abandons loot
A garden-hopping TV thief abandonded his loot after his escape was interrupted. The burglar jumped over the fence of a garden in Trewince Road, Raynes Park last week carrying a television stolen from a neighbouring house - but the thief dropped it and
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Heated debate over new Surbiton school
Controversial plans to build a new primary school in Surbiton were the subject of a heated debate at NHS Kingston’s annual general meeting this week. Chief executive David Smith took questions from a packed audience at All Saints Church, Kingston
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Kingston store's runway success
A makeshift catwalk was alive with autumn and winter fashions as John Lewis Kingston staged an in-store fashion show. The event, on September 28, showcased the season’s key looks from women’s, men’s and children’s ranges, including 1950s silhouettes
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Keeping good company at The Orange Tree
In The Orange Tree Theatre’s new production, The Company Man, Barnes resident Isla Blair plays a character suffering from Motor Neurone Disease. In an exclusive article she tells how she has taken on this enormous challenge...When I got the part of
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The Fades prepare for New York gigs
Like The Rolling Stones and The Yardbirds, local boys The Fades played their first gig in Richmond – but they are now heading across the Atlantic to promote their latest album, Muvva, I’m A Drunk. Since forming in 2000, the band – comprising Jonny
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Nothing to laugh about...
Marcus Bean said Brighton’s winning goal against the Bees on Tuesday night at the Withdean Stadium was a comedy of errors but, for anyone connected with Brentford FC, there is precious little to laugh about at the moment. If you are going to invoke
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Woman crashed after passing out at the wheel, it is understood
A car crash at the junction of Sutton Park Road and Cheam Road is believed to have occurred after the driver passed out at the wheel. The accident happened at around 11.40 this morning. The female driver was driving along Sutton Park
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UPDATE: 'Double suicide' referred to IPCC
The suspected double suicide in Putney has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). No further details are known at this stage but a spokeswoman for the IPCC confirmed this afternoon it had “received a referral”
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Whitgift confident of reaching last eight
The Danone Nations Cup World Final got underway yesterday with the draw to establish which group each of the eighty teams from around the world will participate in. The draw was staged at the University of Pretoria Sports Ground in front of the 1600
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Fundraising for Williams Syndrome Foundation
I realise times are hard and there's always someone after sponsorship for something but I'm looking to really challenge myself to help raise money for a worthwhile charity. I'm looking to raise money for the Williams Syndrome Foundation and to do
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Esher go back in time for tonight's big match
Esher RFC are putting on some medieval merrymaking tonight (Friday) at their big clash with London Welsh. Fans can go back to basics in an ale-swigging, eleventh century-style festivity. The evening presents an extension of the George and the Dragon
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NBA champions at the South Bank
Basketball fans are in for a real treat when players from reigning NBA champions Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves will be showing their skills off during the NBA Fan Zone event at National Theatre, South Bank this weekend. From 11am
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Special offer at the races
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 charity
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Epsom College off to winning start
The Epsom College girls’ 1st XI hockey team made it three wins out of three this season with an impressive 10-0 victory over Brighton College on Saturday. With a slightly changed formation, the girls were in irresistible form, moving the ball well and
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Gino suffers his first crash
Gino Rea blamed himself for the crash that knocked him out of the World Supersports race at Imola on Sunday. Having started from ninth on the grid, Rea had moved up to fourth position when he lost the front of the bike when changing direction onto the
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Downswood double up
Downswood Lawn Tennis Club members held their doubles competition followed by a late summer barbecue. Results were: Mixed doubles: Julie Rothwell and Martin Blair beat Louise Appleton and Ian Rothwell. Men’s doubles: Ian Rothwell and Gavin Phillips
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Williams returns for Quins
Last Saturday’s victory over Exeter Chiefs, in front of a jubilant home crowd, was a much needed boost for the London side and one which not only took them up into mid-table territory, but also got the team back to winning ways. With tomorrow’s game
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Ruts make winning start
Old Rutlishians got their Surrey 3 league programme off to a winning start on saturday with a 23-16 victory away to Old Radleians, writes Peter Coles. Recovering from an early 6 nil deficit tries came from Harley and Ramen to move in front 16-6 only
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Extra time... with Walton Casuals boss Neil Shipperley
You played at the top end of football for most of your career. What has it been like dropping down to the Ryman League? When you start out in management it is really different. But we have a good set-up here and some good lads. Playing-wise, it is good
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Rampant Blues hitting new heights
Met Police continue to rewrite the record books after Wednesday night’s 8-1 thrashing of Godalming Town. It was their biggest league win for 20 years and stretched their winning start to the campaign to 11 matches in all competitions. But, despite the
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Greening looking forward to derby clash
London Welsh head coach Phil Greening has named a 26-man squad for tonight’s derby with Esher at Molesey Road (7:45pm). Welsh go into the game on the back of a bonus-point win over Rotherham Titans at Old Deer Park that lifted the Exiles up to
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Wild Geese long run is over
ondon Irish Wild Geese saw their 25-match unbeaten run in all matches come to an end with a 36-30 defeat at Tonbridge Juddians on Saturday. They did well to get so close having trailed 23-3 in the first half. Manager Simon Martinson said: “We lacked
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Kingston's cross country opener
Kingston & Polytechnic stage their opening cross country match of the season in Richmond Park tomorrow (Saturday). The race over five miles also incorporates their club championships. Other clubs taking part in the race which starts from Sheen crossroads
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Wimbledon beaten in Twenty20 semis
Wimbledon fell at the semi-final stage of the Cockspur Club Twenty20 competition at the Rose Bowl last week as they lost to eventual champions Swardeston. Skipper Neil Turk’s team had qualified by winning the Surrey, south area and south regional finals
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Peter Berry - Epsom
hi i wonder if u could help i have tried everything i know to find peter who is a special friend lost all his numbers since moving and he is someone i dont want to lose please help he lives in tadworth in epsom and his name is Peter berry
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Athletics in brief
WEIR’S FOURSOME: Wallington wheelchair racer David Weir has been named for four events in the Paralympic World Champion-ships in Christchurch, New Zealand, from January 21 to 30. Weir, holder of two Paralympic gold medals, will compete over 400m, 800m
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Bushy busy for parkrun celebration
Organisers of the Bushy Park parkrun expect a massive turnout for Saturday’s sixth anniversary run. They are advising runners to arrive early and to be on the start line by 8.45am for the 9am start. There were more than 800 finishers in last year’s
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Star pair shine before heading to Delhi
Steph Twell’s final race before flying out to the Commonwealth Games saw her post the fastest individual time in the South of England women’s four-stage road relay championships at Aldershot on Saturday. The St Mary’s Twickenham student clocked 11 minutes
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Bels settle for silver
Belgrave Harriers took silver medals for the second successive year at the South of England six-stage road relay at Aldershot on Sunday. Cobham-based Phil Wicks was a late withdrawal because of a heavy cold as Belgrave finished just over a minute behind
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Corrine's glory ride
Corrine Hall says being crowned national cycling champion has still to sink in. The Mitcham 18-year-old, who rides for Team Corridori, took gold in the women’s points race at the National Cycling Centre Velodrome in Manchester last week. “I cannot really
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Choc-a-bloc programme at Kempton
Top jockey Robert Thornton is the face of the 2010-11 jump season at Kempton Park Racecourse. Thornton, nicknamed Choc-olate, is helping to front some new initiatives for race fans to enjoy once the season kicks off on Sunday, October 17. There will
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Uni team in podium push
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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Melanie pipped for place in Alice Springs final
New Malden’s Melanie South missed out on a place in the final of the ITF Alice Springs women’s singles in Australia. She lost 5-7 6-4 6-3 to top seed Sacha Jones, the world number 184, in the $25k event. The British number eight had beaten Daniella
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Hockey players' brief five-star stay
Surbiton’s Richard Alexander and James Tindall and Wimbledon’s Ben Hawes and Rob Moore have arrived in Delhi as part of Team England’s 2010 Commonwealth Games team. Alexander, Tindall and Moore are in the 16-strong men’s squad while Hawes is a travelling
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Casabel makes the difference
Brothers Tim and Willy Healy faced each other in a tightly contested match marking the last game of the season for The London Club, writes Marion Cairns. They were competing for the David Healy Trophy named after their late actor father. Willy was
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Holles skier makes flying start
The U16 ski teams from The Lady Eleanor Holles School, Hampton, started the season with confident performances at the ESSKIA Regional Qualifying competition in Welwyn. The A team of Amelia Ruiz, Laetitia Hawkins, Josephine Ruiz and Georgia McGregor
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UPDATE: Chemical experts called to 'double suicide'
These were the scenes when specialist crews began investigating the suspected double suicide in Putney. It is now widely believed the two women killed themselves as part of a suicide pact - echoing the deaths of Joanne Lee and Stephen Lumb,
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Lenz excited by first UK release
Berlin-based newcomer Alev Lenz showcases her debut UK EP Alte Schoenhauser at The Half Moon on Wednesday. Lenz's first album, Storytelling Piano Playing Fraulein, was a big hit on the continent last year and Alte Schoenhauser is the follow up.
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Lambeth artists open doors this weekend
Lambeth artists will display their work in a borough-wide exhibition next month. The work will be on show free of charge at artists’ homes, studios and the Concert Hall at The British Home in Streatham Common North. Lambeth Open takes
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Another fine mess
A lot of comics polarise opinion but not Laurel & Hardy, everybody loves them, from young ones who have seen them on YouTube to old ones who remember them from back in the day. Those fans are therefore in for a treat on Monday when Chalkfoot Theatre
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BREAKING NEWS: Driver killed in Mitcham crash
A man has been killed in an early hours car crash in Mitcham. The victim died at about 4am this morning in Rowan Road, close to the junction with Meopham Road. An ambulance and two support cars were sent to the the crash but the driver
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Couple who met playing golf celebrate Diamond anniversary
A couple who met playing golf over 60 years ago is celebrating their Diamond wedding anniversary. James and Vera Bradley, both 80, of Nursery Close, Ewell, met playing golf at the Epsom Downs before getting married in 1950 and are celebrating
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Night to forget for Chertsey
Chertsey Town displayed their worst performance of the season against a well drilled and confident Guildford City. Afet surviving an initial flurry of activity in their own penalty area, Guildford became increasingly comfortable, particularly in the
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Shadow Gallery come to The Peel for only UK show
Shadow Gallery may have been together for almost two decades and released six studio albums, but amazingly they have never toured live - until now. The progressive metallers from America have embarked on their first ever tour and come to The Peel
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Family pays tribute to Second World War veteran
The family of a 90-year-old Second World War veteran who escaped from German troops twice have paid tribute to their “gentle” and “sincere” father, grandfather and great grandfather. Leonard Charles Chandler, known by family and friends as
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New film club opens in Kingston
Fans of cinema who hate the tutting that accompanies the slightest crowd noise at the big screen venues have had their prayers answered with the opening of a new, small film club in Kingston town centre. The Ram Jam Film Club for over 18s launches
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Care out to create havoc for Quins
Quins scrum-half Danny Care reckons it is more than individual tries that get you noticed and is out to improve his second favourite past-time - creating them. The 23-year-old is locked in a battle with Northampton Saints number nine Ben Youngs for
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Forster pleased to do his bit for Bees
Striker Nicky Forster is willing to curb his attacking instincts and put his body on the line to nip Brentford’s poor league start in the bud. The 37-year-old, who is struggling with a stomach strain, played wide on the right in a five-midfield
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Guiding Ambassador
Girlguiding recently held a private viewing of their current exhibition ‘Here come the Girl Guides: 100 years of Guiding in London’ at The Museum of London (Docklands). Among the invited dignitaries and supporters of Girlguiding was Sutton Mayor, Councillor
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Guiding Ambassador
Girlguiding recently held a private viewing of their current exhibition ‘Here come the Girl Guides: 100 years of Guiding in London’ at The Museum of London (Docklands). Among the invited dignitaries and supporters of Girlguiding was Sutton Mayor, Councillor
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Shops to benefit from street makeover
Shops and restaurants in Leatherhead are set to benefit from council funding that will make two streets more attractive and customer friendly. Mole Valley Council plans to invest in the High Street and Church Street, carrying out urgent repairs
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Conduct hearing 'storm in a teacup', says council leader
Lambeth’s council leader has dismissed his upcoming conduct hearing as “a storm in a teacup.” Steve Reed is due to answer allegations he disclosed confidential information about a councillor who defected from his Labour administration to join
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New debt help service launched in Lambeth
People with financial worries can benefit from a service launched this month. The Lambeth Debt Project allows residents to discuss debt problems face-to-face with specialist advisers. Patrick Marples, the project’s director, insists
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Gangs armed with knives fight outside Youth Court
Two rival gangs squared off with knives outside Croydon Youth Court. Police were called after up to six youths, believed to be from north Croydon, started fighting outside the main entrance to the Barclay Road court on September 22.
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Caterer pledges to keep giving children school meals
The company that provides school meals has pledged to continue working with headteachers after Croydon Council decided to stop managing the contract in August. Many primary schools across the borough were left wondering how they would feed
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Crackdown on dog fouling
A crackdown on dog fouling is to take place this month as Lambeth Council increases its war on irresponsible dog owners. The council said dog owners who let their pets foul the borough’s streets and parks, and did not clear it up, were behaving
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Man's death a mystery
A devastated family are waiting for the results of a post mortem examination to find out how 27-year-old Mohammed Motala died. The young man, from Thornton Heath, died after a night out at a shisha bar in Norbury with his friends. His
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Lawyer leads Jewish primary school bid
A New Malden lawyer is spearheading a new mission to deliver south West London’s first Jewish primary school. Laurence Kingsley, who runs his own solicitors’ firm in Malden Park, brought together representatives of Kingston’s Jewish community
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Teen designs dress for London Fashion Week
A teenager from Purley had a dress she designed featured in London Fashion week. Seventeen-year-old Michelle Smith was inspired by the V&A’s new Medieval and Renaissance galleries to create her purple, scrunched silk dress for the competition
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Faith in our schools? Church or council will run new school
The Church of England plans to reserve one third of places to children of Anglican families if they win the bid to run the new secondary school in north Kingston. With only a few months before decision day around 120 parents and residents heard
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Fundraisers complete four day horseback pilgrimage
Fundraisers were given a warm welcome as they rode into Canterbury on horseback after a four day pilgrimage from Epsom. Caroline Baldock, 62, of the Epsom Equestrian Conservation Group, and her horse Smelly, along with two companions, were
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Compensation culture affecting schools
Pupils in Sutton are winning payouts of thousands of pounds for seemingly trivial accidents at school. One unnamed child, who fell over a bin in the playground, has received a payout of £2,400 from Sutton Council. Another annonymous
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Vandalised special needs minibus back on the road
Businesses have come out in support of a school after a minibus for autistic children was vandalised. The minibus, owned by Green Wrythe Primary School, is used to ferry pupils with learning disabilities to weekly horse riding and swimming
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Care price hike "balancing the budget on the back of the disabled"
Plans to increase charges for home care services including washing, dressing and preparing meals have been branded “balancing the budget on the backs of the disabled” by Kingston Council’s former disability equality and access officer. Jane
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Crooked cop spared jail after charity fraud
A crooked cop who kept £1,250 of missing charity money hidden under his helmet has been spared jail. PC Rick Kolkman, a former Wandsworth officer, sobbed when Judge John Price decided not to jail him at Southwark Crown Court last Tuesday.
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Winning playground design announced
Children’s dreams of a new playground in Ashtead are one step closer to becoming a reality after Mole Valley Council unveiled its winning design. More than 170 people voted online for a park that will include a trampoline, a rope bridge and
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GP calls for help to solve 'Indian mental health crisis'
A Streatham doctor is calling on the Government to help with the mental health crisis in India. GP Dr Ranen Sarma urged Prime Minister David Cameron to come to the aid of the country’s “forgotten millions”. He blamed Indian authorities
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Humanists combatting power of Christian parents with anti-faith rally
Humanists are combatting the power of Christian parents lobbying for a church-run secondary school by holding their own anti-faith education rally. About 40 south west London humanists gathered at the YMCA Hawker Centre on Monday, three days
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Pedestrian crossing parking penalties double
The Elmbridge Community Safety Partnership is warning motorists about the dangers of parking on pedestrian crossings. Pedestrian crossing penalties nearly doubled in Elmbridge in the 2009-10 financial year, with 116 offences recorded.
