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USELESS PRISONS
There are approximately 138 prisons in the UK, with a total of about 82,000 inmates. This high number has exerted pressure on the available resources leading to over crowding. With overcrowding comes carelessness. The huge number of prisoners has meant
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TGS SHARES IN THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
On Sunday the 27th of November, The Tiffin Girls’ School held their annual Christmas craft fair and this year’s was bigger and better than ever! The grounds on Richmond Road were bustling with friends of the school buying unique and wonderful gifts from
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DANCE YOUR WAY TO FITNESS WITH ZUMBA
Finding a fitness programme that suits you can be difficult especially at a new place with unfamiliar people but Zumba is the perfect fitness regime for any age, shape or size. In a relaxed, light-hearted environment Zumba helps you to get fit without
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Benjamin Britten's 'Noye's Fludde,' Performed for the Wimbledon Music Festival
At 8:00pm on Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd November, 'NOYE'S FLUDDE' was performed at Sacred Heart Church as part of the Wimbledon Music Festival. It was conducted by Neil Ferris, of the Wimbledon Choral Society and the Birmingham Bach Choir. The
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Budding Olympians do well at London Youth Games
Youngsters from Wandsworth are aiming for sporting glory in 2012 having made a flying start to the new Balfour Beatty London Youth Games season. They joined hundreds of young competitors representing their home boroughs for a huge cross country event
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Meeting to save jointly-run library
Campaigners fighting to save a library jointly run by two councils in dispute have called a public meeting in an effort to save the service. An argument over the running of the Upper Norwood library, which is operated by both Croydon and Lambeth
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Couple show heart by completing run for cardiac centre
A sporting couple have run a marathon and a half between them to raise money for a cardiac rehab centre. Frances Shere and her partner Dominic Taylor took on the challenge after Frances’ aunt, Karina Tyrell, suffered a heart attack 18 months
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Christmas cheer in store for needy children
A storage company has pledged to help needy children during the festive season. Access Self Storage, in Gresham Way, Wimbledon Park, has appealed for residents to donate new and unused presents, games and toys as part of its Christmas Gift Appeal for
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Owner of filthy restaurant admits food hygiene breaches
The owner of a restaurant kept flour in bins, cooked food on the floor and had no soap in the staff toilets, breaking string of food hygiene laws. Faruk Ahmed, who runs Indiya Indiya in Sutton High Street, admitted 13 breaches of food hygiene
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Police want to know what youngsters think
Surrey Police want to discover what young people think of their policing. The confidential, online survey for 10 to 16 year olds will run throughout the winter months and will be used to shape the service provided in future. Chief Superintendent Gavin
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Children asked to shop people selling fake Olympic goods
Schoolchildren have been asked to blow the whistle on fraudsters peddling fake goods in the run up to London 2012. Surrey County Council Trading Standards has sent teaching packs to Surrey secondary schools to help pupils identify counterfeit goods,
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Drug farms shut down in day of police operations
Two cannabis farms were found and two crack houses closed in Lambeth following a day of police raids. As part of the Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s war on crime, Lambeth police arrested 19 people during Operation Hawk. Eight of those
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Pupils picked for panto
Hundreds of talented children auditioned to take part in Jack and the Beanstalk at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford and five students from Stagecoach Sutton were selected. Jennifer Jones, the principal of Stagecoach Sutton said she was
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Immigration Caps: Sensible or Racist?
With David Cameron this week bowing to public pressure by saying he will reduce immigration, I think someone should be permitted to interject some good sense into the unfortunately common stereotypical argument. According to Mr. Cameron, only people who
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John Lewis could be moving to Croydon town centre
John Lewis could provide the flagship store in the proposed Croydon Westfield shopping centre. The Australian retail developer Westfield is in talks to redevelop Whitgift Shopping Centre in North End. Glynis Gunning-Stevenson, branch manager of John
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THE OTHER SIDE OF CROYDON
In light of the summer riots many people might be forgiven for thinking of Croydon as a concrete jungle full of hoodies hanging around on street corners. Croydon is more than this as are the people who live in the area. Many young people probably
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Traineeships for Surrey youngsters
Young jobseekers are spoilt for choice according to a training and apprentice provider. Weir Training works with businesses and young people to place, asses and qualify them for a range of traineeships and jobs within a variety of business
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Library looking for Christmas spirit from users
A cash-strapped library has asked for a Christmas present from its users. The Friends of Donald Hope Library have appealed for readers to lend it decorations to give the Colliers Wood building a festive feel. The users' group have asked for donations
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Career change could net award
A former child care worker who gave up her career to pursue her love of IT is in line for an apprenticeship award. Luisa Short, 23, has been nominated for the London Learning Consortium award after being nominated by her apprenticeship assessor
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Lambeth braces itself for day of strike action
Workers in Lambeth are holding a “carnival of resistance” as part of a day’s strike. Members of Unison will be taking part in the TUC day of action on Wednesday, November 30 over pensions. Jon Rogers, Unison secretary for Lambeth, said: “All the trade
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People warned of poisonous vodka on sale across the UK
Surrey Trading Standards have warned people not to buy a poisonous vodka on sale across the UK. Drop Vodka is an illegal drink containing propan-2-ol, commonly found in industrial solvents and methanol. In high doses, methanol can cause
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Former councillor dies two days after resignation
A Conservative councillor has died two days after handing in his letter of resignation from Kingston Council, writes Martin George. James White, who represented Coombe Vale ward, died of natural causes on November 8. A chartered accountant
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New technology brings products to life in superstore
New technology designed to bring products to life and save shelf space is being trialled at a New Malden supermarket. Shoppers at Tesco can hold up a product key or catalogue to webcams in the shop’s aisles to generate a life-size 3D projection
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Supermarket in Christmas charity food drive
Shoppers were asked to buy an extra item for charity this Christmas yesterday. Sainsbury’s in Putney took part in a one day food drive organised by charity FareShare. The store asked customers to buy an extra food item to donate on Saturday, November
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Lucky children test must-have toys for Christmas
Four lucky children got to fulfill every child's Christmas dream last week when they tested out Sainsburys' new range of must have toys. The supermarket, in Kiln Lane, Epsom, was one of just 10 stores across the country to take part in the
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Surrey Police runs anonymous youth survey
Surrey Police has launched a survey to discover children and young people’s attitudes to policing in the county. The confidential online survey for 10 to 16-year-olds will run throughout the winter months and will be used to shape the service
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Man taken to hospital after crashing into tree
A man was taken to hospital with head injuries after his car went off the road and crashed into a tree. The incident happened at about 1.35am this morning in Longdown Lane South in Epsom. Firefighters from Epsom attended the scene where they helped
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Future of Putney riverbus service in jeopardy
The future of the Putney riverbus service is in jeopardy because the existing operator Thames Executive Charters (TEC) will terminate its services on December 23. TEC has admitted that it can no longer compete with the larger fleet companies
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Council send cattle to do a mowers job
Horsepower is making way for cow power in an attempt to keep grasslands trim. Sutton Council is drafting in a crack team of Sussex cattle to look after the rare chalk grasslands of Roundshaw Downs. The cattle, one of the UK's oldest
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Bar's contested birthday party bid withdrawn
A wine bar’s contested bid to hold a 25th birthday party has been withdrawn. Kingston police had objected on the temporary event notice at Xzyte in Claremont Road, formerly Corky’s, on the grounds that it would undermine crime prevention.
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Hospital staff and teachers will strike over pensions row
Staff at St George's Hospital and South Thames College will be striking on Wednesday over a national pensions row. Hospital workers will be on strike from 8am to closing time at St George's Hospital, in Blackshaw Road, Tooting. St George's
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ARE WE ALL GOING ON A SUMMER HOLIDAY?
The on-going debate over the length of school summer holidays has forced many pupils to face the possibility of losing their most treasured possession and the centre around which childhood is built; six weeks of summer holidays. Most people of my own
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A MOVIE WITH BITE!
The latest instalment of the Twilight saga Breaking Dawn has hit the screens. Tickets sold out for the first screenings almost instantly with people booking them almost a month before it came out. Breaking Dawn part 1 is the forth of what is to be five