Archive
-
Date
STABBING UPDATE: Victim in critical condition after Tolworth Broadway stabbing
A man is in a critical condition in hospital after being stabbed outside a cafe in Tolworth this afternoon. The attack happened just before 6pm close to Lebanese cafe and takeaway Rose Kitchen. A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection
-
Date
"Slash and burn" not on agenda for healthcare budget recovery plan, says CCG boss
Recovering a £10.7m deficit will not involve "slash and burn" and "heavy rationing" within the area’s healthcare budget, the boss of Surrey Downs Clinical Commissioning Group (SDCCG) has pledged. At a meeting of Epsom Council’s health liaison panel
-
Date
Crack in his pants - drug dealer found with £1,000 worth of cocaine hidden in his underwear
A 35-year-old drug dealer caught hiding £1,000 worth of crack cocaine in his underpants has been jailed for five years. Lee McDermott, of Wimbledon Park Side, was arrested on September 25 after police noticed a strong smell of cannabis wafting
-
Date
Letter to the Editor: Caring thanks for St Helier
Last week my husband fell off his bike and we went to St Helier accident and emergency. We were treated wonderfully. Every test that was needed was done. The staff were kind and considerate at all times and always professional. We are so
-
Date
Terrifying footage of hit-and-run victim clinging to windscreen wipers on 60mph road
Surrey Police have released terrifying footage showing a New Malden man driving more than a mile down a busy dual carriageway with another man on the bonnet of his car. Grzegorz Musial clipped the wing mirror of an office worker's car in a car
-
Date
Hospitals heading to Portugal and eastern Europe to plug huge nursing black hole
Epsom and St Helier hospitals are looking to Portugal and eastern Europe to help fill the 300 nursing vacancies that currently exist at the hospitals. Daniel Elkeles - the trust's new chief executive who was appointed last October - told a meeting
-
Date
Cleaning firm fined over fall that left worker brain damaged
A cleaning firm has been fined £60,000 for safety failings after a worker suffered devastating and life-changing injuries plunging through a roof. Cleansafe Services, a commercial cleaning company based in Progress Way, Waddon, took "grossly inadequate
-
Date
Burns victim dies in hospital days after being found on fire in New Malden
A man who suffered serious burns in New Malden on Friday morning has died in hospital. Colin Edwards, 51, was found with burns in the early hours of the morning in New Malden outside Clear House, an empty building in Kingston Road. From Friday
-
Date
UPDATE: Man dies after falling from A3 bridge at Tolworth
A man has died after falling from Tolworth roundabout on to the underpass. Police closed off the A3 southbound at Tolworth roundabout earlier this morning. Paramedics were called at about 10.15am. A London Ambulance spokeswoman said: "Sadly
-
Date
Kingstonian: Ks delay FA's Tolfrey probe
The Football Association have blamed Kingstonian for the delay to their investigation into keeper Rob Tolfrey’s meltdown against Bognor Regis Town last month. Ks and Bognor were due to submit their reports to the FA disciplinary department last
-
Date
More than 150 sex offenders missing across London
More than 150 registered sex offenders are 'missing' across London, according to Metropolitan Police records. A Freedom of Information request by the Press Association revealed the 167 sex offenders in London who they had lost track of were among
-
Date
A different look for Croydon
Today's picture is purely experimental. After seeing some pictures taken with a red filter placed over the lens a few months ago I got hold of a similar filter myself and promptly forgot about it. I dug it out over the weekend and began trying it out
-
Date
28 years on: family still waiting for justice for murdered Thornton Heath private eye Daniel Morgan
Today marks the 28th anniversary of the murder of Thornton Heath private eye Daniel Morgan – and his family are still waiting for justice in one of the UK’s most notorious criminal cases. On March 10, 1987, Mr Morgan, who ran Southern Investigations
-
Date
Rugby Union: Sutton & Epsom keep on Wimbledon's coat tails
Sutton & Epsom continued their pursuit of London One South league leaders Wimbledon, and second placed Chobham, courtesy of a 27-12 victory over Twickenham at Rugby Lane on Saturday. The bare facts of the match would indicate a straight-forward
-
Date
Athletics: Croydon Harriers compete for London mini-marathon place
Nearly 60 young athletes staked their claim to represent team Croydon at the Virgin London Mini-Marathon next month at the trials held at Lloyd Park on Saturday. South London Harriers’ (SHL) James Lyne won the 2.1-mile cross-country event in 12
-
Date
Rugby Union: Old Walcountians climb away from the Surrey Two trapdoor
Old Walcountians hauled their way clear of the Surrey Two relegation zone with a comfortable 31-10 win at bottom club Croydon last Saturday. Full-back Ross Norton gave Walcountians an early lead after two minutes with a penalty, but Walcountians
-
Date
African stamps, faded photos and a Surrey address - Can you put together the pieces of this puzzle?
Postage stamps from Hungary, Mali and Madagascar, a series of sepia tinted photographs and business cards have been recovered by supermarket workers, sparking a spot of amateur sleuthing. Staff at Sainsbury’s North Cheam have spent the past couple
-
Date
Letter to the Editor: They consult but don’t listen
I write in response to Dominic Joyeux’s letter (Your Say, February 26) in which he laments the fairness of Sutton Council and its genuine attempt to consult with its residents. Letter to the Editor: Tax rise to save services is worth the price
-
Date
Coroner backs 'inspirational' parents' call for drugs education in schools after death of teenage son
A coroner has backed calls from the "inspirational" parents of Daniel Spargo-Mabbs, killed by ecstasy at a rave last year, for mandatory drugs education in schools. Sarah Ormond-Walshe, who presided over an inquest last month into 16-year-old Daniel's
-
Date
Fashion students raise £2,500 for catwalk
A group of third year fashion students from Epsom University for the Creative Arts have raised more than £2,500 on a crowdfunding website to help pay for their graduate catwalk show and exhibition. As well as the online campaign, the enterprising