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Second man cleared of cricket match assault
A second cricketer has been cleared of assaulting a man during an alleged match brawl. Ali Jaffery, of Bensham Lane, Thornton Heath, was cleared this morning at Kingston Crown Court of unlawful and malicious wounding. His Wimbledon Park
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Man killed in brothel was working as security
A Brazilian man who was murdered inside a brothel was working there as security, it has emerged. Carlos Roberto Oliveria, who was living in Battersea but originally from Brazil, was stabbed in the heart inside a flat, above a shop in Watling Avenue
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Ballet company putting best foot forward
A ballet company has launched its first full length production to audiences in London. Members of Antique Dances are peforming 'Between Three' - a triple bill of their most recent work. The performance features music from Mozart's Requiem, as well
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Lambeth to benefit from sports cash
Lambeth will receive a share of £600,000 for sporting activity cash, the Mayor of London has announced. Some £7,000 will be invested immediately through small 'Freesport' grants - awarded to sports clubs and community groups to provide free coaching
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Fashionistas meet for clothes "swishing" session
Followers of fashion met to swap outfits and share tips in South London this weekend. About 50 people of all ages took part in a clothes swap, called swishing" and customising session at The Tooting Tram & Social pub. The event, co-ordinated
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Residents urged to complain about helicopter noise
Carshalton and Wallington MP Tom Brake has urged residents to report any out-of-the-ordinary helicopter activity this summer. The request comes 12 months after the borough was plagued with helicopters last summer. In recent years, the
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Council opens book of condolences for Norway victims
Croydon Council has opened a book of condolences in memory of those killed in the Norway massacre. The book recognises the events of Friday that saw dozens of young people shot at a youth camp as well as an explosion at a government building in Oslo.
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Tigher immigration laws could see cost of curry rise says restaurant owner
The cost of a curry could rocket unless the Government relaxes inflexible immigration laws which are preventing Indian chefs from entering the country. That is the argument local restaurater Enam Ali MBE, will be making to the Government next
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Twenty jobs to be created by new hotel on Burger King site
The site of Sutton’s old Burger King drive-through could be turned into a 100-bed hotel creating more than 20 jobs in the process. Travelodge Hotels will hold a public consultation on Tuesday (July 26) to showcase the proposed redevelopment
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George Street pub gets listing in best beer guide
The George in George Street, Croydon, has been highlighted in a new book, The CAMRA Guide to London’s Best Beer Pubs and Bars. The book’s author, Des de Moor, praised the pub for its range of beers, including those not usually available in the area
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Paedophile scout leader told to get treatment in hospital
A paedophile scout leader who hoarded thousands of child porn movies and pictures on his computer has been ordered to receive treatment in hospital. Simon Tapsell, 29, was caught by officers from the Metropolitan Police paedophile unit after
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Baptist minister jailed in US for child sex abuse
A Baptist church minister was jailed for eight years for sexually abusing two boys in the United States. Reverend Robert Dando, a senior minister at Worcester Park Baptist Church, was jailed at court in Fairfax, Virginia, on Friday.
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Street dance team wins coveted UK title
A street dance team from Putney has won the Street Dance XXL UK Championship - after three years of being runners-up. The competition, which took place at Southbank's Royal Festival Hall on Sunday July 17, saw Peridot come top of the 30 teams which
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Police numbers rise despite national cuts
Surrey Police is the only force in the country to have increased it's number of frontline officers at a time of national cuts, a new report has revealed. In the Valuing Police Preparedness report published on July 21, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate
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Shoplifter jailed for three months within 24 hours of arrest
An unemployed shoplifter was sentenced to three months in prison within 24 hours of being arrested by a safer neighbourhood officer. John Woodham, 42, of Rookery Way, Lower Kingswood, was arrested at 3pm on July 19, by PC Martin Bassom of Reigate and
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Sports clubs to benefit from £485,000 pot
Sport in Wandsworth will benefit from a share of a £485,000 fund made available by the Mayor of London last week . The money will help pay for wheelchair basketball, touch rugby, and Kickz - a football, volunteering and employment programme for teenagers
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Calls for locals to grow their own veg and fruit on Streatham Common
Locals could soon be growing their own dinner if plans for a community garden on Streatham Common come to fruition. Members of the Friends of Streatham Common are keen to turn the currently neglected nursery next to the rookery into a communal
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Brit school pays tribute to star former student Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse’s former teacher has paid tribute to the Brit school student. Winehouse studied musical theatre at the school in 2001 for one year before leaving to focus on writing her first album “Frank”. The 27-year-old’s teacher Adrian
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Brit school pays tribute to star former student Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse’s former teacher has paid tribute to the Brit school student. Winehouse studied musical theatre at the school in 2001 for one year before leaving to focus on writing her first album “Frank”. The 27-year-old’s teacher Adrian
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Former war interrogation centre could become school
A World War II interrogation centre which could have housed Hitler’s deputy Rudolph Hess could become an alternative site for a controversial secondary school. Lord Chancellor Kenneth Clarke announced last week Latchmere House, an open prison
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Michael O'Brien
Michael O'Brien, last known living in Hooley on Brighton Road. Is an accountant. Was best man at our wedding, has a god-son Jacob. Last saw him over 5 years ago, we've now moved. Would be about 35 years of age. Went to Wilsons boy's school. Last known
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Breaking news - Car crash in Wimbledon Village
A car crash in Wimbledon this morning involved two vehicles and five people, a fire service spokesman has said. An officer at Mitcham fire station, which sent a crew to scene, said the incident took place at 1.30am in Ridgway, Wimbledon Village
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Strictly dancer thumped in bowling alley
Strictly Come Dancing star Ola Jordan was left “badly shaken” after being assaulted at a bowling alley in Croydon. The 28-year-old dancer was enjoying a friend's birthday at the venue last week, when she was punched in the face by a female
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Captain America: The First Avenger - Reviewed
As a kid Captain America was my favourite comic book Superhero. It may have had something to do with the way the creators took a traditional defensive item of armour in the shield and made it into an awesome lethal weapon. I actually thought
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Nature Notes: Potent perfumes
The sense of smell in wild animals is much more acute than that of humans. Insects too rely to a great extent on scents or more precisely pheromones to detect mates. One of the most amazing examples of this ability belongs to the large
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Tooting Common to feature in film
Wandsworth’s green spaces are set to become the evocative backdrop for a tale of the lives and loves of London’s park-life. That is, if the makers of an ambitious new feature film succeed in their aim to make a 90 minute feel-good comedy-drama
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Patient's death "hastened" by being dropped on head
The family of an elderly patient who died after being dropped on his head by ambulance staff have settled for a five-figure financial payout. Kenneth Thomas, 81, was being carried down the stairs of his Esher home on June 25, 2009, when a crew
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Documents mix up for Rose Theatre funding bid
Key documents relating to the Rose Theatre’s £400,000 Arts Council funding bid were not given to the officers who turned it down. The theatre, which agreed a £2.5m, five-year funding deal with Kingston Council this year, described the original
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Teenage girl fined after doctors' surgery punch-up
A teenager who repeatedly punched a fellow patient in a doctor's surgery has escaped with just a fine. Stefanie Hawkins, 18, of Gunell Close, Croydon, said she attacked Toni Sear after hearing she had described her deceased father as an “idiot
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Urgent plea issued for help rehoming cats
Battersea Dogs & Cats Home has issued an urgent appeal for cat lovers to home an unwanted pet after the number of felines in its shelter soared. Staff at the charity made the plea after kitten season began - and because fewer people look to
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Couple's relief as council u-turns on planning error
A pregnant woman burst into tears of relief when councillors reversed a catastrophic planning error the evening before she was due to give birth. Marianela Vermeer phoned Kingston Council’s contact centre in May to ask whether her house was
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Cycle Superhighway Eight opens up road to the city
Wandsworth's newest cycle superhighway was launched this week giving residents added reason to get on their bikes. Barclays Cycle Superhighway Eight (CS8) is the first of its kind to start in the borough and head all the way to Westminster.
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Young actresses perform for charity
Budding actresses performed professionally at a Shakespeare festival for charity. Tolworth Girls’ School have been part of the Shakespeare Schools’ Festival for the past three years but this year were specially chosen for a fundraising performance
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Leaning headstones will be fixed, cemetery says
Wonky headstones that distressed grieving families and risked graveside injuries may finally be fixed. The board responsible for Morden cemetery, which is jointly funded by Sutton and Merton councils, has pledged to tackle the problem of leaning
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Thames Ditton taxi office has objectors queuing up
Residents are objecting to plans to transform a former sandwich shop in their road into a taxi office. The application to turn the former site of Crumbs, in Portsmouth Road, Thames Ditton, into the 24-hour operating office was submitted by Lynsouth Development
