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Public meeting to discuss rail service closure proposal
Plans to close the rail service between Ealing Broadway and Wandsworth Road station are to be held at a public meeting next week. London TravelWatch, a watchdog representing transport users in London, are to hold its board meeting on Tuesday, July
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Borough Commander joins frontline officers stop and search
The Borough Commander of Sutton police joined frontline officers stopping and searching people and vehicles on Friday. Det Chief Supt Guy Ferguson was among officers in Throwley Way, pulling over vehicles during a one-hour long impromptu operation
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Car park given safer parking award
A Wimbledon car park has been awarded the Park Mark Safer Parking Award. The accreditation that has been given to the Bridge Car Park on Hartfield Road, is awarded by police to locations that have achieved the safety and security standards of the
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Corporate training days help transform Clapham Common
Staff on corporate training days are helping to transform Clapham Common. Employees of accountancy firm KPMG enjoyed creating beetle hotels at the foot of a felled tree, on an away day this week. The Hornbeam tree had died earlier in the year
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Teacher to walk marathons in dad's memory
A science teacher will walk the equivalent of eight marathons in as many days in memory of her dad. Jo Pearson will set off on the 200-mile hike tomorrow (Sunday), to raise money for the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance. The
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Lambeth Council praised for care of vulnerable children
Lambeth Council has been praised for having a high standard of care for vulnerable children. Minister for Children and Families Tim Loughton has written to the council to congratulate it on its 'outstanding' Ofsted rating, awarded for the way it
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Students win competition to record multi-lingual Olympic song
Talented language students have won a national competition to record a multi-lingual song at Arsenal's stadium for the 2012 Olympics. The Year 7 pupils of Priory Preparatory School in Banstead - Joel Smith, Tom Renwick, Niall McNamara, Ollie Thompson
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Serving police officer celebrates graduation
Police officer David Smart is celebrating gaining his first degree. The Chief Inspector who lives in Croydon, graduated from Robert Gordon University's (RGU) Aberdeen Business School on July 11. The 44-year-old completed the degree part-time
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Police appeal after bracelet is seized from teen
Police are appealing for information about a bracelet seized from a teenager who had just exchanged it for cash in Cash Converters. The 18-year-old man was stopped as he was leaving the shop at about 12pm on High Street, Sutton, on July 18.
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Team celebrate finishing the second annual Alliance Trust Cateran Yomp
A team from Wandsworth is celebrating completing the second annual Alliance Trust Cateran Yomp. The event took place on June 30, Armed Forces Day, in Perthshire, Scotland, to raise money for the ABF The Soldiers' Charity and Prince's Trust Youth
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Volunteers invited to cancer charity fundraising morning
Volunteers are invited to Marie Curie Wimbledon Fundraising Group's volunteer morning next week. The event is being held on July 28, at the Wimbledon Guild to celebrate the group's achievements and discuss ideas for future activities. Chairman
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Charity football match to remember coaching legend
The legend of a man who dedicated his life to children has attracted celebrities from across the country for a charity football match. Bob Watson, who died from cancer in April this year, gave up his free time for 30 years to organise and
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Spurs keen on Ks return
Tottenham Hotspur coach Tim Sherwood has not ruled out a return to Kingstonian for the club. Sherwood and assistant Les Ferdinand manned the dugout – watched by new Spurs assistant boss Steffen Freund – as their team of young stars beat Ks 2-1
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Loveable Rogues set for Oceana
Three friends who narrowly lost out on a television talent show crown to a dancing dog bring their soulful sounds to Kingston’s biggest nightclub. Loveable Rogues made the final of this year’s Britain’s Got Talent, but were beaten by 16-year-old
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Rydens student shares torch experience with peers
A sporty student has shared her experience of carrying the Olympic torch with her school. Rydens Enterprise School (RES) student Rebeka Simon had the honour of carrying the torch through Folkestone on Wednesday, July 18. The year 11 student
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Politicians unite to try and derail Thameslink plans
Lambeth councillors joined forces last week to protest against planned cuts to the Wimbledon loop Thameslink service. Councillors from the three main parties canvassed leaflets along the
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Unexplained death of mentally-ill patient
Mystery surrounds the death of a mentally ill Tolworth Hospital patient found with fatal levels of an anti-depressant in his body. Retired postal worker Dudley McKenzie had four times the safe level of toxicity of bipolar medicine Venlafaxine,
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Bees stadium move will be on Welsh terms
London Welsh managing director John Taylor is keen to re-open talks with Brentford about becoming a partner in the project to build a new stadium at Lionel Road. Bees owner Matthew Benham purchased land adjacent to Kew Bridge station last
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Torchbearers' excitement ahead of torch relay
Torchbearers have talked about their excitement as they prepare to carry the Olympic Flame through their hometown on Monday. Rachael Marsh, of Balham, who founded neonatal care charity Ickle Pickles, will be one of the first carriers in Wandsworth
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Elmbridge Council opposition seeks cuts reassurance
Cuts in services are beginning to show according to opposition councillors wary of further budget cuts. The opposition used the full council meeting on Wednesday, July 18, to request the Conservative administration bear in mind the 2011-12 underspend
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Heron rescued after getting caught in fishing line
An injured heron was rescued from a lake in Beddington Park after it got tangled in fishing wire. The struggling bird was spotted on floating debris in the middle of the lake at 5pm on Monday, July 9. It was snagged on branches by a fishing
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Martial Arts Academy wins gold, silver and bronze
Sutton Martial Arts Academy is celebrating after winning gold, silver and bronze in Greece. Angela Hebden is the chief instructor at Sutton Martial Arts Academy and the national coach and president of Team Great Britain for the World Pan Amateur
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Care home burglar jailed for five years
A man who stole from the elderly and vulnerable in a residential care home has been jailed for five years. Hakeem Curtis Ojo, 43, pleaded guilty to three counts of burglary at Croydon Crown Court on July 12. Ojo, of Middle Road, Norbury, tricked
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Procter and Gamble gives £66k to charity
A Weybridge company presented two charities with cheques totalling £66,000. Irwin Lee, managing director of Procter and Gamble, presented the cheques to Epsom-based Meru and Freemantles School for Autistic Children, Woking. Both
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Caine's daughter threats were 'untrue'
A millionaire property developer, who is married to Sir Michael Caine’s daughter, was accused of giving false evidence to the High Court after he accused a debt collector of being an underworld enforcer. Michael Hall, a millionaire property developer
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'Running through streets with naked flame should be illegal'
As I was relaxing in the snug of my favourite gentlemen’s club yesterday – a haven well away from the human race – supping the finest vintage port and sucking on a nicotine inhaler (and enjoying its resultant fug), I read an article stating that
