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Teddington under 16 hockey sport report.
On Sunday the 10th of February the Teddington under 16 hockey squad travelled down to Marlow for two England hockey cup matches. The First push back (against Marlow was at 10AM) so an early start to the day. The odds were against us in the Marlow
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Employers gather to debate key business issues
Leading employers gathered last week to voice opinions on key issues affecting the town at the inaugural meeting of the Croydon Occupiers Forum. The event was organised by the Develop Croydon Forum and Croydon Business Improvement District (BID
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Beautiful park prepares to celebrate 100th birthday
One of the area's most beautiful open spaces is preparing for its 100th anniversary by planting a copse of trees. The Friends of Rosebery Park planted 25 hazel trees in a sparsely planted area of Rosebery Park, Epsom, last Sunday. The event
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The Domino effect: Grandads club needs new members or £3 fees to go up
A grandads club is trying to shake off its elderly image and is aiming to attract new younger members. The North Cheam Granddads Club, or NCGC as it prefers to be called, meets every Friday afternoon behind the Scout Hall on Stonecot Hill, North
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UPDATE: Girl rushed to hospital with head injuries
A 12-year-old girl suffered head injuries after being hit by a car near a school this afternoon. A silver Vauxhall Corsa car hit the girl in Longmead Road, Epsom, at 3.30pm and she was treated there before being rushed to the specialist trauma
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More people should challenge parking tickets
I’ve written two versions of this reply regarding the letter from Linda Boyle last week. A long version which contains more details that some members of the public may not be aware of and which has been sent in a separate email and this shorter version
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Fox attack on baby shows foxes should not be fed
The recent attack of a fox in Bromley on a 4 week old baby is dismissed by some as being a one off, extremely rare, occurrence. However, I frequently see unwanted foxes in my garden and I have had an experience where a fox was about to enter my house
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What is happening to Carshalton High Street?
I cannot be the only person to be wondering what is happening in Carshalton High Street! Not only for the Auction notice on the old forge but the recent departure of the greengrocers following that of the butcher and the dry cleaners. I understand
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Boris Johnson is the right man for prime minister
I enjoyed the good humoured comments of Nygel Miller (PM Boris? Please No!, Your Say, January 24). He appears unaware that Boris Johnson twice defeated Ken Livingstone to take both his terms of office as Mayor of London. That's no mean feat. As
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Lottery cash helped Honeywood Museum
I read with surprise the letter from Councillor Tony Shields on lottery funding (Your Say, January 31). The Friends of Honeywood Museum have been part of the recent and very successful lottery bid to refurbish Honeywood Museum in Carshalton.
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Stop ignoring community over A&E and maternity closures
Who sits in the offices and decides it would be a good idea to transfer St Helier's A&E and maternity services to another overworked hospital, especially as the chosen hospitals are on the perimeter of a vastly populated area instead of a central
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Time for an EU referendum
As the days roll on, and public opinion turns more and more against them, are the Tories getting more and more desperate? I refer, of course, to the speech from David Cameron promising an "in/out referendum" on the EU. But hold on. This isn't as
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Road closed after serious incident
A serious traffic incident has led to the closure of a road with a secondary school on it. Longmead Road in Epsom remains closed both ways after an accident near Hook Road. Blenheim High School is located on Longmead Road. Surrey Police
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Funeral takes place for Nine Elms helicopter crash pilot
The funeral of the pilot who died when his helicopter hit a crane in Nine Elms was held in his hometown of Reading on Friday. Captain Pete Barnes, 50, a father-of-two from near Reading, was killed when his helicopter clipped a crane on St George's
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Colin Stagg gets £15,500 phone hacking payout
Colin Stagg has been awarded £15,500 after a newspaper illegally hacked his phone and blagged his medical records. Mr Stagg, whose name was famously dragged through the mud after being wrongly accused of murdering Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common
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Man charged over rape allegation
A woman was allegedly raped in the street in Addiscombe on Saturday night. Police were called to Outram Road, at 11.30pm to reports of an assault. London Ambulance were also called to the scene. Morgan Towner of Long Lane, Addiscombe, has
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First ever Windmill Market combines food and craft
Craftsmen, farmers and artists gathered to display their wares at the first ever Windmill Market in Wimbledon this week. Combining the delights of a farmers market with a craft market, the Windmill Market offers fresh produce from cakes and bread
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VIDEO: Punters enjoy a pint at beer festival
Hundreds of punters enjoyed a pint at the annual Battersea Beer Festival. The festival, which took place from Wednesday to Friday, was organised by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) South West London branch. Beer lovers were out in force
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Students aim for £15k prize money through science project
Students took their science project to Westminster as they aim to scoop a £15,000 prize. A group of students from Sutton Grammar School presented their Ocean Drifter to Sutton and Cheam MP Paul Burstow on February 6. The design, which will
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Off-licence banned from selling alcohol after getting children drunk
An off-licence has been banned from selling alcohol after it sold so much drink to school children they nearly had their stomachs pumped. The Mini Superstore Food & Wine in Croydon Road, Beddington, had its licence revoked for three several
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Children sample haggis for Burns Night
Being blind or deaf was no bar to celebrating Burns Night for pupils at a special school last month. Staff at the School for Profound Education in Tadworth, which is a part of The Children’s Trust, incorporated the event into their multi-sensory
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Jean Lambert MEP meets with incinerator protestors
Green Party MEP Jean Lambert met residents campaigning against the Beddington incinerator on Friday. The group who are protesting against the proposed incinerator, met on Beddington Lane where Ms Lambert discussed the health and environmental impacts
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Promotion-chasing Leatherhead held at home by struggling Three Bridges
Leatherhead remain third place in Ryman League Division One South after a disappointing 1-1 draw against bottom side Three Bridges. Last season’s Sussex County League champions were no pushovers for the promotion-chasing Tanners, and Three Bridges
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Morden school does 25 years of panto fun
Pantomime season is not over for one primary school in Morden, whose annual tradition has included includes former parents and pupils taking to the stage for a quarter of a century. Hatfeild Primary School, in Lower Morden Lane, had its Saturday
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Council to clarify eviction advice after criticism from landlords
The council has pledged to clarify the advice it gives to tenants facing eviction after allegations it encourages them to wait for bailiffs to kick them out. Sutton Council is to make sure its advice does not leave people thinking they are expected
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Businesses invited to join the business association
Businesses are being invited to join the Purley Business Association. The association aims to support and promote businesses in Purley and hosts monthly development meetings at different businesses around the town. The meetings are held on
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Cupid swaps bow and arrow for knitting needles
Cupid swapped his bow and arrow for knitting needles this weekend as knit graffiti artists struck in Wallington. Ahead of Valentines Day a group of knitters have produced more than 100 hearts made of wool and placed them outside the British Heart
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Artist selected for major exhibition
An artist has been picked from thousands of entries to exhibit his work at a major new exhibition. An oil painting by Jincheng Liu, of Croydon, will be displayed at the Mall Galleries near Trafalgar Square during March. The painting, The Boy
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Appeal as 15-year-old girl goes missing
Missing People charity are appealing for information about a teenager missing last seen in South Norwood. Cira Fisher-Jaine was last seen in Stanger Road, at midday on December 22, last year. The 15-year-old is known to frequent the Croydon
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Leaked document shows odds stacked against St Helier Hospital
A leaked document has revealed the odds are stacked against St Helier Hospital retaining its accident and emergency (A&E) and maternity departments. The document, seen by the Sutton Guardian, shows a draft of ten "options" an expert panel from
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Woman and children saved from house fire
Firefighters saved a woman and three children from a blaze at a home in Kingston yesterday. The fire broke out on the ground floor of a house in Aragon Road, shortly before 1.30am on Sunday. Firefighters from Kingston and Surbiton rescued the
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Greengrocers goes to the wall as traditional high street changes shape
Residents fear the closure of a landmark shop on Carshalton High Street is a sign of things to come. Greengrocers and fruiterer's Country Harvest closed on Tuesday (February 5), but nobody thought to tell manager Martin Green. Mr Green arrived
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Care reassurances after pensioner death
Yet again we hear bad stories about care providers in the news (Left to Starve, 31/01, Fatal Failure, 07/02) and we know that for vulnerable people requiring care services this must be especially frightening, both for them and their loved ones.
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Retailers invited to partner with Post Office
A Merton post office is one of 70 set to partner with retailers in a bid to stem a £40m annual loss. The Crown Post Office in Amity Grove Road, Raynes Park is currently inviting retailers interested in partnering with the branch to come forward
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Apprenticeships up by a fifth
More than 2,700 people in the borough began an apprenticeship last year, new figures have showed. There was a 20.6 per cent increase in the number of apprenticeships launched in Croydon in the last 12 months. A total of 2,740 people on Croydon
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Sutton United to beat the snow with a Super Tuesday voucher scheme
With an abundance of midweek games scheduled following the recent bad weather, Sutton United have introduced a Super Tuesday voucher. It grants spectators admission to any three of United's home Tuesday night Blue Square Bet South games for a combined
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New mayor set to take on 'Challenge Anneka' role
Challenge Anneka – the 1990s game show starring Anneka Rice – will provide the inspiration for the woman set to be sworn in as Merton’s next mayor. Councillor Krystal Miller, who has represented Trinity ward in Wimbledon town centre since 2006,
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DIY store fined for selling knife to children
A DIY trader has been fined for selling a knife to teenagers. Staff at Croydon DIY in Church Street failed to check the age of two 15-year-olds who entered the store in August last year and bought a carving knife. They had been sent in to
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Anger at plans to sell car park
I was appalled to see the news that the Council is considering a planning application for the sale of Brighton Road carpark (Plan to build office on site of car park, Sutton Guardian, February 7). I work in an office near to this carpark and leave
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Row over funding
It was a pleasure to read Councillor Mary Burstow’s letter haranguing me for my predisposition of being prudent with the public's money. Her rant demonstrates the whole problem with the Lib Dem political elite , the class above immune from the
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Schoolboy’s concerns about St Helier Hospital closure
For over 80 years, St. Helier has been a dominant force in healthcare for the London Borough of Sutton along with its close community. In the last year alone it has seen several thousand patients and seen 3,317 new life's brought into the world. Under
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Council tax to be frozen
Council Tax is to remain the same for the fourth year running. Sutton Council has announced it is to freeze the tax subject to approval by Full Council on 4 March. Leader of the Council, Councillor Ruth Dombey, said: "We are very aware that prices
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Whyteleafe in four-some form in putting Lordswood to the sword
By Brian Davis Whyteleafe continued their winning run in the Kent League Premier Division to keep the pressure on the top two and keep alive their promotion hopes. Saturday’s 4-0 demolition of Lordswood at Church Road extended Leafe’s unbeaten
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Kingstonian hit nine as Wanderers suffer a Cray day
Kingsmeadow has never seen anything like it. The home side struck nine goals in just over an hour, an awesome attacking display against Cray Wanderers that set a record for the highest scoring competitive match at the 24-year-old stadium. Saturday
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WINGS OF HOPE COMEDY EVENING AT SURBITON HIGH SCHOOL
To mark the beginning of February, Wings of Hope group Spirit, from Surbiton High School decided to host a comedy evening with the aim of raising over £700 for their charity. Founded by Rajini Sriram FRSA and Dr R Sriram PhD FRSA, the Wings of Hope
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Pensioner faces eviction if he can't control vicious Staffordshire Bull Terrier
An elderly man could be evicted if he can't keep his Staffordshire Bull Terrier under control after it savaged two other dogs in the last year. The 72-year-old's pet left a six-month-old Jack Russell puppy with wounds to its back and stomach in
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Countertenor voices his support for Hampton Court Palace choral foundation
A world renowned countertenor is supporting upcoming voices from Hampton Court Palace’s choral foundation. James Bowman CBE will perform at the Chapel Royal concert to raise funds for the charity, which works to ensure musical heritage at the palace
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Gritters out to tackle snow but schools remain open
Snowfall overnight has not caused serious disruption this morning, with roads and rail lines open and no reports of school closures in Surrey. Train services are reportedly running as normal. A fleet of gritters were out on key roads in the
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Recommendation to move orthopaedic centre from Epsom Hospital 'did not scupper merger talks'
A recommendation to remove a successful orthopaedic centre from Epsom Hospital did not make "an iota of difference" to its talks to merge with Ashford and St Peter’s, according to the Better Services Better Value (BSBV) team. At a meeting at Blenheim
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Thames Ditton and Uganda unite for eco-conference
Pupils from Thames Ditton Infant School took part in the second annual Hinchley Wood Partnership Children’s Conference last week. The event was started by the Hinchley Wood Partnership in 2012 as an opportunity for children from schools in the
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Man arrested after Hersham burglary rebailed by police
A man who was arrested following an aggravated burglary in Hersham has been rebailed. The 24-year-old from Slough was arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary and theft of a motor vehicle, in relation to an incident at an address in Molesey
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Nature Notes: Spring singalong
The first of February dawned miserable and wet. However, spot on time at 5am the local songthrush began his morning recital. Every day he is only just audible perched tantalisingly three hundred metres away on a tall spindly pine tree. Then suddenly
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Man found in flat fire murdered say police
A murder investigation has been launched after a man found dead in a flat fire was discovered to have suffered serious injuries unrelated to the blaze. Police and fire fighters were called to Holroyd Road, Putney just after 5am on Friday to reports
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South London coping with the snow
Around a centimetre of snow fell overnight but it has not caused significant disruption so far. At this point it appears all schools are open and public transport is running with just a few minor delays despite the wintry weather. Light snow
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Rosslyn Park triumph at Coventry to keep promotion hopes alive
By Bob Evans Rosslyn Park kept up the pressure at the top of National League One thanks to a hard-fought 16-3 win at Coventry. Defeats for promotion-chasing rivals Esher and Blaydon mean just three points separate Blaydon in second and Park
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Sinclair pleased with progress at Teddington
Teddington Swimming Club head coach Ed Sinclair is targeting only steady improvement in 2013, writes Nicholas Godden. Sinclair, who represented Great Britain at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 and at Athens four years later, has been head coach
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St George's staff meet London mayor
Staff from the senior health team at St George’s Hospital met Mayor of London Boris Johnson at an event recognising the outstanding work and achievements of members of the community. The team were invited to the reception at London’s City Hall
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Recipe: Viva! Strawberry Scotch pancakes
Serves 4 Cooking time: 30 minutes Preparation time: 10 minutes You will need: 16 Viva! Strawberries sliced 200g flour 1½ tsp baking powder 1 egg 300ml milk 60g unsalted butter, at room temperature ½ tsp cinnamon 4tsp sugar
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Recipe: Viva Strawberry, Toasted Almond and Caramel Pancakes
A truly indulgent pancake recipe, this is something you’ll want to eat more often than just once a year on Pancake Day! Ideal for breakfast or dessert, the strawberry, caramel and yoghurt topping is also delicious on toasted waffles or slices of Madeira
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Estate agent rents out house without owner's permission
A deceitful estate agent let out a house without the owner's permission, swindling a deposit out of a prospective tenant. Thirugnanaselvam Damayantharan, 50, of Purley, pocketed £3,235 from a woman who wanted to move into the house in Plough Lane
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MP looking to hire apprentice
An MP is looking for one of his constituents to step up and help him serve the borough. Carshalton and Wallington MP Tom Brake is looking for a politics enthusiast to join him as an apprentice caseworker. The role is paid and will involve the
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Anton Du Beke brings Hollywood glamour to Croydon's Fairfield Halls
Strictly Come Dancing star Anton Du Beke - famous for partnering a series of seriously strong women on the BBC’s hit show – harbours a secret wish. As he and professional dance partner Erin Boag prepare to bring their show Anton and Erin Go To
