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Terminators Threaten South East London?
In August 2010, we saw news stories trickle in about a local man who terrified passengers on a number 37 bus in Peckham. Youths on the pavement video recorded his 5 minute rant at the driver and passengers, laughing and claiming the scene to be “jokes
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It's the Stags to the slaughter as Dons notch five
Mansfield Town 2-5 AFC Wimbledon Five-star AFC Wimbledon stormed back to winning ways after thrashing Mansfield tonight. Two goal from Sammy Moore, his first inside 20 seconds, one from Danny Kedwell and a goal apiece from Christian
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Bees Attack Toffees
Brentford Football Club has recently been celebrating a momentous victory over Premiership team Everton. The giant killers delighted fans by pulling off a shock result. Against all odds, on Tuesday the 21st of September, the League One side came out
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Restaurant festival offers year's free dining
Food lovers in Wandsworth could win themselves free dining for a year as part of a London restaurant festival competition. Several eateries across the borough could be home to a Willy Wonka style Golden Gastronomy Ticket. They are hidden in
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SCOLA opens its doors for another busy year of learning
Sutton College of Learning for Adults (SCOLA) is again giving people of Sutton, Merton and Croydon the opportunity to study new courses this year from a list of hundreds of subjects ranging from languages to Egyptology. Previous students
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Slamming with the stars
Lucky South London youngsters were treated to some slam-dunking skills from Minnesota Timberwolves during the NBA Cares basketball clinic at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre. Michael Beasley, Wesley Johnson, Corey Brewer and Luke Ridnour
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Successful weekend for Herne Hill
Herne Hill Harriers’ youngsters enjoyed their most successful Bruce Judd Junior Cross Country Relays at Stoke Park, Guildford on Saturday, winning gold and silver medals and achieving one of the fastest runs of the day. The Harriers took gold in the
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Cops hunt daylight car thieves
Thieves have loaded a car onto a truck before stealing it from a Raynes Park street. The car, a blue Vauxhall Astra, was picked up and put on the back of a truck by daring thieves in Wykes Road last month. A witness saw two men load the car
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Pubspy: The Surprise in Shirley
The surprise with The Surprise is that - despite appearances - it's actually rather nice. Once you venture through the doors you find a cosy, welcoming pub with a very traditional feel to it, chamber pots hanging from the ceiling and a bar
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Redskins suffer first reverse
ICE HOCKEY: Streatham Redskins crashed to their first defeat of the season on Sunday as the visiting Wightlink Raiders returned to the Isle of Wight with a convincing 6-0 win. Two goals from Jason Gorrie and Richard Facey added to solo efforts from Robbie
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Noad triumphs in Dulwich Runners 10km race
Ben Noad won the 25th Dulwich Harriers charity 10km race, which raised an estimated £5,000 for charity. Noad, of Highgate Harriers, took the lead from James Trapmore of Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers after 3km and then left behind Highgate team mate Ben
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Sanderstead with work to do after opening defeats
Sanderstead’s newly-promoted first and second teams started slowly in their respective new divisions last Saturday and suffered defeats, leaving both outfits determined to make amends in this weekend’s encounters, writes David Fitzpatrick. The first
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500 expected for Croydon 10k on Sunday
Croydon Harriers' young guns will be out to cause a shock at the Croydon 10k this Sunday, following impressive performances last weekend. Peter Chambers ran the fastest lap of anyone, six minutes 59 seconds, in the U17 race at Surrey Cross Country
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Croydon's Parr wins silver as Smith progresses
Croydon Rifle Club's Kenny Parr won silver at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi today. The 22-year-old from Thornton Heath was partnered by James Huckle in the men's 10m air rifle event, finishing 19 points behind gold-medal winners Abhinav Bindra and
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Shooting star wins silver at Commonwealth Games
Thornton Heath shooting star Kenny Parr has picked up a silver medal with partner James Huckle in the Commonwealth Games. The 10m rifle pair were beaten to the gold by favourites India at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in Delhi. Parr
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BREAKING NEWS: Postmortem shows David Le Cluse died from gunshot wound
A postmortem carried out on Croydon Athletic Chairman David Le Cluse shows he died from a gunshot wound to the head. The 44-year-old was discovered on Saturday. He had a licence for a small bore rifle he used in his family run business
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Bed push raises £1,000 for cardiac equipment
A madcap charity drive where a hospital bed toured Kingston’s town centre has helped raise hundreds of pounds for the fight against heart disease. Kingston Hospital celebrated the 10th anniversary of world heart day on Sunday, September 26,
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Marathon man to hang up his spikes after 100th marathon
A man who has run 99 marathons will be using this month’s Human Race along the Thames in Kingston as training for his toughest challenge yet – a marathon in Antarctica. Gary van Vuuren, from Kingston, ran his first marathon in his native South
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Public meeting to discuss grammar school admissions
A parent is challenging three Sutton grammar schools over selection criteria he claims excludes children from less affluent parts of the borough. Spencer Cullen, 37, from Taylor Road in Wallington has persuaded the School's Adjudicator to hold
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Epsom goes back to the future!
Back to the future returns to Epsom Odeon! The old classic ’Back to the future’ returns to the big screen as a celebration of its 25th anniversary. The science-fiction comedy became such a hit when it was first released on July 3rd 1985 that it became
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Blind cat in need of loving home
Meet Toby, a blind cat who is looking for a loving home. The disabled puss is being fostered by kind-hearted Susan and Brian Byrne in Thornton Heath, who have adopted 14 other abandoned cats. Toby was found wandering around in South
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CIA ready for big kick-off
CIA Basketball point guard Luke Bowler reckons the signing of veteran forward Andre Bayliss will play a major role in his side’s top-flight return. The Mitcham and Carshalton-based club return to the London Metropolitan Basketball League Premier
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Join Greenpeace on cycle ride
Croydon GreenPeace are organising a 10 10 10 event in association with www.350.org an environmental campaign to try and get governments and people to realize a target upper limit of 350 parts per million of carbon in the atmosphere. Before
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BREAKING NEWS: Teens charged in connection with baby thrown under bus
A pair of teenage girls have been charged with common assault over a scuffle which ended in a seven-month-old baby being thrown under a bus. The 14-year-olds, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were also charged with shouting racial abuse
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It's a Bash and grab as Ks sink Sutton
Some deadly finishing from sub Bashiru Alimi gave Kingstonian victory in their Monday night derby clash with Sutton United at Kingsmeadow. Games between these two are never ordinary and, with both sides in the top three of the Ryman Premier League
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Sweetenham to coach Kingston kids
Fifty swimmers at Kingston Royals Swimming Club will be put through their paces by GB’s ex-National Performance Director, Bill Sweetenham. The swimmers, aged 10 to 17, will participate in sessions with Great Britain’s former national performance director
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Chelsea open new shop in Kingston
Chelsea Football Club is opening a new retail store in Kingston at the end of the month. The store, in Clarence Street, will sell an extensive range of club merchandise, Adidas replica and training wear along with a shirt printing facility to allow
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Cadogan: Late equaliser is a learning curve
Kieron Cadogan is treating the harsh lesson dished out to Crystal Palace on Saturday as a learning curve. The winger thought he had earned the Eagles a point against league leaders Queens Park Rangers, managed by former Palace boss Neil Warnock, when
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Palace open to longer deal for Marrow
George Burley has opened the door for Alex Marrow to extend his stay at Crystal Palace, but admits a decision is unlikely before January. The 20-year-old has been in impressive form for the Eagles since signing on loan from Blackburn Rovers in mid-August
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Counago set for scan
Crystal Palace's Pablo Counago will go for a scan today on the injury that forced him off at half time against QPR on Saturday. The on-loan striker felt a twinge in his hamstring and was replaced by Kieron Cadogan, who went on to get the equalising goal
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Cops warn Croydon residents to “lock before you leave”
Burglars are making off from people’s unlocked homes with all their worldly possessions, through open windows and doors. In Croydon, more than ten per cent of burglaries are happening because residents are leaving their doors and windows unlocked
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Edwards hopes senior GB bow is first on way to 2012
Beddington boxer Charlie Edwards is hoping a senior Great Britain debut will play a key part in his quest to qualify for the London Olympics. The 17-year-old jets off to Finland next week for the Tammer Tournament in Tampere where he will be the youngest
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Burley pleased as youngsters sign up
Youngsters Sean Scannell and Lee Hills have committed themselves to Crystal Palace until 2012. The academy graduates, yet to feature this season through injury, signed extensions to their current contracts which were due to run out in the summer. Manager
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Scott: Hard graft gave Bees Charlton scalp
Boss Andy Scott believes Brentford’s first league win in nearly a month on Saturday was born out of hard work on the training ground. First half goals from striker Gary Alexander and a rare Toumani Diagouraga strike gave the Bees a 2-1 triumph over
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Magic start for Malory
VOLLEYBALL: Malory Eagles have started work with a new volleyball academy at Ernest Bevin College in Tooting aiming to create playing pathways for talented juniors. The team has made a couple of big signings in the form of 6ft 8in beach player Phil Smith
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Burglar jailed for six years
A 46-year-old burglar left behind vital traces of DNA after breaking into a house he thought was empty only to find that the residents were inside. Romeo Arthurs used shears from an unlocked garden shed to prise open a uPVC window in the rear
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Local election voter registration open
Eligible voters may start registering to have their say at the 2011 local elections and the UK referendum on the voting system. The annual canvass for the 2011 Register of Electors has started at Epsom and Ewell Council an electoral registration
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Oil leak ends Gino's challenge
Gino Rea has finished ninth in the World Supersport Championship after an oil leak ended his podium challenge in the final round at Magny-Cours. Having qualified in ninthe place, Rea had moved up to fourth place - which would have guaranteed him a
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The Perfect Job!
During your time in secondary school it's good to consider what you want to be when you’re older. But how can you really tell what you want? How do you find your perfect job? The most efficient way is to attend careers events (fairs/shows).
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Major boosts servicemen's families
Major Edward Ross of the Royal Dragoon Guards ran a half marathon in just over two hours to raise money for the families of servicemen and women killed in Afghanistan. Ross, 44, of Wandsworth, who has type one diabetes and had a minor heart attack
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Youngsters awarded prizes for their food posters
Primary school pupils were awarded prizes for posters they designed and made as part of British Food Fortnight. Youngsters from Meadow Primary School, in Sparrow Farm Road, Epsom, made pictures of their favourite British foods, which they will
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Boote completes a unique double
Epsom College lower sixth former David Boote complete a unique double last week when he won the Kingswood Men’s Club Championship to add to the Walton Heath title he won in May. A member of both clubs, the 16-year-old becomes the first player
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Armed Forces pin-up calendar to go on sale
The grandaughter of a WWII Royal Air Force officer has been chosen to feature in a forces pin-up calendar being launched on Thursday. Caterham singer and partner of a colour sergeant in the Coldstream Guards, Sophie Maxwell, has been chosen
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Fulham's positive approach will reap rewards
Fulham boss Mark Hughes reckons a positive mental attitude is behind the Cottagers’ unbeaten start to the Premier League campaign. Hughes’ men were held 1-1 at West Ham United as Clint Dempsey returned to haunt England goalkeeper Rob Green at Upton Park
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Cops raid Kenley home and find stash of "cannabis"
A 24-year-old man has been arrested after police raided his home and found what is believed to be a stash of cannabis. Cops from the Kenley Safer Neighbourhoods Team (SNT) carried out the raid after a tip-off from local residents and also found
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Magistrates and judges show their colours
Two contrasting contributions Kingston’s threatened magistrates make to our town’s community were on show last weekend when they donned shorts and t-shirts for charity at the weekend and suits and ties for Kingston’s most prestigious civic occasion
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Advantage Wallington, as local club dusts off tennis trophies
After a gap of 18 years, 2010 saw Wallington Tennis Club restart their club tournament which culminated recently with their Finals Day. The grass courts were in pristine condition and official LTA umpires and line judges with Wimbledon centre court
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Green transport moves up a gear
Greener transport is on the rise in Merton, new figures suggest. A report released this week claimed the number of bus passengers in the borough had risen by 25 per cent from 2004 to 2008 - and pedestrian journeys had risen by the same propportion
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"Gullible" woman harboured murder accused for two months, court hears
The woman who helped harbour one of the men accused of Ben Gardner’s murder told police she was “gullible but not malicious” for helping him, a court heard. Sarah Davey, 41, allowed Jordan Dixon, 18, to stay at her flat for two months while
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Man charged with causing death of 84-year-old woman
A man has been charged with causing the death of an 84-year-old woman after a car crash in East Sussex. Aidan Redmond, 50, from Harcourt Field in Wallington, is facing two charges of causing death by dangerous driving and one charge of causing
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Christ’s School Open Evening: A Student Tour Guide’s Perspective
On the evening of Monday 20th September Christ’s School opened its doors to prospective students, mainly youngsters in their last year of primary school. Christ's had plenty to offer including a school tour, a headteacher’s talk and an opportunity
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Wardens to go from sheltered housing
Hundreds of pensioners who live in Croydon sheltered housing will lose the wardens they are dependent on if cabinet approves new proposals to cut the service next Monday. Residents will instead be given a Careline button they can wear as a
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Petrified 6-week pup cruelly abandoned in park
A petrified terrier puppy found abandoned in a park has been re-homed by the Riverside Animal Centre. The six-week old Jack Russell puppy, called Treacle, was found shivering and starving earlier last week in Carshalton Park by an early morning
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Guides’ awards presented by ‘Lady Baden Powell’
To celebrate the achievement of gaining their Baden Powell awards, 6 Guides from the 5th Worcester Park Company went to Foxlease, a Girlguiding UK training and activity centre at Lyndhurst where Lord and Lady Baden Powell were frequent visitors. "
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Compensation for girl infected with deadly bacteria
The parents of a little girl infected with a deadly bacteria at birth have received compensation after Epsom Hospital admitted negligence. Imogen Carter, now 23 months, was born with a group B streptococcus infection, after doctors at Epsom
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Amateur actors gear up for play
Balham’s Southside Players are to put on a play which explores how society views a man with not one but five wives - all of whom know about and accept each other. The Five Wives of Maurice Pinder, by Matt Charman, will be performed at the Chestnut
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Mum-of-three died in 'tragic accident', inquest rules
The death of a 58-year-old mum-of-three, who was knocked down by a car as it skidded off an icy road, was a “tragic accident”, a coroner has ruled. Lai-Mei Pang, of Deeley Road, Battersea, hit her head on the ground after she was hit by the
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Government minister visits pioneering hospital
Staff at a pioneering employee owned hospital welcomed Government minister Francis Maude when he dropped in to meet patients and try out their equipment. Mr Maude has praised Leatherhead Community Hospital, in Poplar Road, Leatherhead, for
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Crocus planting record bid wilts over bad weather fears
Fundraisers hoping to break the world record for planting crocus bulbs have fallen short of their bid after the threat of rain caused the attempt to wilt. More than 200 volunteers were rewarded for their belief in the cause with a morning of
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Bonus-pint victory for Grasshoppers
Grasshoppers won 23-18 over Welwyn at MacFarlane Lane on Saturday, writes Pete Baveystock. It was mission accomplished with a bonus point for scoring four tries doubling their league points to ten and pulling them to mid table. Welwyn for their
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Sutton and Epsom Ladies storm to first League Victory
Sutton and Epsom Ladies Rugby team began the season in style with a 24-0 victory over Lewes. A hesitant start in the first 10 mins soon gave way to Sutton's first try scored by Becky Russell running straight through the opposition, this was swiftly
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Thornton Heath shooting star wins Commonwealth silver
Thornton Heath shooting star Kenny Parr has picked up a silver medal with partner James Huckle in the Commonwealth Games. The 10m rifle pair were beaten to the gold by favourites India at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in Delhi. Parr
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Thornton Heath shooting star wins Commonwealth silver
Thornton Heath shooting star Kenny Parr has picked up a silver medal with partner James Huckle in the Commonwealth Games. The 10m rifle pair were beaten to the gold by favourites India at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in Delhi. Parr
