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Defeat for Wimbledon on historic day
AFC Wimbledon were given a harsh lesson on their Football League debut as a late penalty condemned them to a 3-2 defeat at home to Bristol Rovers. Adam Virgo’s spot kick five minutes from time came after the Dons had fought hard to come back from 2-0
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Palace suffer opening game defeat
Crystal Palace conceded twice in the second half as they lost 2-1 to Peterborough United at London Road. Sean Scannell, who started up front with Glenn Murray, opened the scoring for Palace in the first half, latching on to a long ball and chipping
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Classic car catches fire in Walton
A driver was left shaken with a costly repair bill when a classic car he had owned two weeks caught fire. Firefighters were called to Aldi car park on August 4 after the man’s Hillman Imp started bellowing smoke from the engine in the boot. The fire
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Croydon town centre feels safe
More police officers on the beat and a series of crime-tackling measures are helping to make Croydon town centre feel safer. Initiatives funded and organised by Croydon Business Improvement District (Croydon BID), the company which represents and is
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AFC Wimbledon kick off historic league campaign with backing from Mayor
Football players from AFC Wimbledon have been handed a print of an 165-year-old engraving showing a traditional scrappy Shrove Tuesday match in Kingston’s marketplace. They will kick off their first ever football league game today against Bristol Rovers
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Croydon students leave classroom for the boardroom
Croydon sixth form students went from the classroom to the boardroom in a week long entrepreneurial programme. The students from Trinity School, Archbishop Tenison High School and Norbury Manor Business and Enterprise College completed a week
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Hinchley Wood couple celebrate 78th anniversary
The secret to a long life is sherry and the secret behind a long marriage is patience. That is according to a couple who celebrate their 78th wedding anniversary, 100th and 101st birthdays, all this month. Frank, 100, and Gwen Turner
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BREAKING NEWS: Man shot dead in West Norwood
A 20-year-old man was shot and killed in the early hours of this morning. Police found the man with gunshot wounds in Waylett Place at 4.15am. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “The man was taken to a south London hospital but pronounced dead at
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Firefighters to help the vulnerable
Croydon firefighters are to work with the council to help keep vulnerable adults safe as part of a new initiative. Firefighters will help social services to spot vulnerable adults, and council officers will inform the fire brigade of people at risk
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LIVE: AFC Wimbledon v Bristol Rovers
AFC Wimbledon begin their first season in the Football League this lunchtime and we'll be there to cover every minute of it for you. If you didn't get a ticket for the 12.45pm kick off with Bristol Rovers before they old sold out, then don't fret as
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Firefighters cut handcuffs off eight year old boy
Firefighters used a hacksaw to cut an eight-year-old boy out of toy handcuffs. The boy walked into Walton fire station with his dad on Monday, August 1, when he got trapped in the cuffs. Crew manager Iain Pompei said: “He was very brave
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Versed for the Games
Poets wrote Olympics-inspired pieces for a literature competition. The winners of the event organised by Sutton Council, were announced at a ceremony at the Europa Gallery on July 27, to mark the one year countdown to the London Olympic
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Rare bike stolen in burglary
A rare bicycle was stolen in a burglary. The £2000 Felt F4 pedal bike, is one of only a few believed to be in circulation in the UK. It was stolen from a garage during a burglary of a 51-year-old man's home in Harrow Road, Carshalton, on July 24
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Super sewer plan attracts critics from America
A utility company's controversial super sewer plan for the River Thames has attracted two surprising critics - officials from two American cities. But Thames Water has rebuked comments made by council officials in Milwaukee and Chicago, who questioned
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School raises cash for wheelchairs for Africa project
An Ashtead independent school has given £13,000 to a charity that sends re-conditioned wheelchairs to people in Africa. City of London Freemen’s School in Ashtead Park selected Through the Roof as their charity for 2010/11and handed over the
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PICTURE COMPETITION: Can you identify this photograph?
Last week, we showed you an old picture of a man at work - and asked you to tell us what he was selling. Congratulations to Anne Sheehan, from Norbury, who correctly told us the man was selling milk. This week, the houses on the right
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Six arrested for ruckus at racecourse concert
Six people were arrested after trouble broke out during one of the Epsom Downs Live events last month. Patrolling Police went to the hill which overlooks Epsom Downs Racecourse during the evening of July 14's Scouting for Girls gig after reports
