A sad and startling fact occurred to me last week. As I thought about how my parent’s divorce had affected my sisters, and me I began to think about my friends with divorced or separated parents. It dawned on me that out of a group of seven girls
A pedestrian is believed seriously hurt after a crash outside South Wimbledon Tube station. Merton Road has been closed in both directions as ambulance paramedics treat the woman on the footpath near the station. One eyewitness reported
A New Malden doctor has been suspended for six months after a medical tribunal heard he stole vials of morphine from a hospital ward and had been convicted of drink driving. Dr Omar Ahmed, who lives in New Malden, told police he wanted to kill himself
3,000 people die on Britain’s roads every year. Under an initiative by Merton Council’s “Street Scene and Waste” department a new 20 mph zone will be introduced for roads in West Wimbledon to reduce this number. The new zone will cover a roughly mile-wide
On Saturday 29th November, the English rugby team will face their fears and observe the All Black Haka, a dance with infamous history. On the back of two heavy defeats and facing the current form team of the world, the situation is far from ideal.
Richmond head coach Geoff Richards has told his players defeat to Canterbury on Saturday will see them dragged back in to the National Division Three South relagation equation. Richards’ men sit mid-table in National Division Three South and were on
Battersea Park School is one of the first schools in the country to take part in Filmclub, a national scheme to get teenagers into cinema. The government-funded project will provide a network of after-school clubs with free weekly access to 60,000
London Scottish director of rugby Brett Taylor reckons second string fly-half Scott Hadden is not the finished article, but is a worthy back-up for first choice James Brown. Hadden, son of Scotland head coach Frank, delivered a man-of-the-match display
Merton council workers were given the afternoon off and homes across Morden were left without electricity after a major power cut at 1pm today. A spokeswoman from Merton Council said that employees were sent home soon after it became clear that the
A frustrated Whitton father fears his disabled son will remain a prisoner in squalid conditions on a housing estate in Hounslow. George Young, a dad-of-three, has been trying to get 21-year-old Toby moved closer to where he lives in Whitton so he can
Jessika Duggal-Community Correspondent Ursuline High being at the forefront of education is teaching a two year Database Design & Programming course using the Oracle Academy curriculum and a professional instructor to train students. Since
Brian Smith believes New Zealand's shock defeat of the Kangaroos in last week's Rugby League World Cup final can help inspire England this weekend. "There are times when you're going to have your backs against wall," the England attack coach told today's
Cobham 1 Leatherhead 2 At the end, it was an injury time Marc Elston goal that separated these two teams with the junior of the sides left feeling robbed. The Tanners were able to field a full strength side with Billy Marshall and John Wilfort dropping
Why do people commit knife crime, and what can we do about it? These are the two questions I hope to look at in this report. More and more today we see in the news “teenager stabbed” or “hunt for teenage killer is still on”. But why? Why would someone
A performance artist has turned the shooting of Tulse Hill’s Jean Charles de Menezes by police in to a show to be performed outside Stockwell Tube station. Mark McGowan will perform the piece, in which actors with cardboard boxes on their head
It was said that Kingston upon Thames is now becoming the most popular place in London where gangs are now hanging around. Kingston upon Thames is situated in the South- West part of the capital and it is known as a pleasant place to live and commute
Give me a G, give me a U, give me a A-R-D-I-A-N, what does it spell... GUARDIAN! Probably not the catchiest of cheers and a squad who have got a whole host of better ones are Mitcham’s very own Unique Diamondz who are entering their first competition
A man and woman have been found stabbed and dead in Croxteth House in Battersea. Police have launched a murder investigation after the bodies of the 53-year-old man and 47-year-old woman were found shortly after before 1am today in the home
The 20-year-old gunned down in Croydon last night is believed to be the victim of a drive-by shooting. Officers were called to Mitcham Road at 9.22pm and found a 20-year-old black man with serious injuries. He had been shot and was treated
Trade unions are calling on local councils to use unsold homes as affordable housing as the credit crunch worsens. Battersea and Wandsworth TUC (BWTUC) now wants both Merton and Wandsworth councils to acquire unsold homes at the recently finished
The Video Game Stereotype This article may be a hard one to swallow. I have tired over the relentless generalisation of us harmless videogamers (or gamers, which I prefer). Sure, the opinion that gamers are but 20-year old nerds sitting in a bedsit
Fashionistas and artists have thrown open the doors of their Crystal Palace workshops in the run up to Christmas. Nine artists and designers will be selling jewellery, fashion, sculpture, fine art, illustrations, ceramics, and clothes so shoppers
A woman had to be cut free from her car by firefighters this morning after two vehicles crashed in Green Lane, Morden. Eyewitnesses said the crash occurred at around 8.15am at the junction with Furness Road. Dee Gregory, who lives in
Former Kingstonian winger Dean Lodge has revealed boss Alan Dowson’s words will be ringing in his ears when he makes his full debut for Blue Square Premier side Northwich Victoria. The 22-year-old ex-QPR trainee was handed a shot at the
A Euro MP from Kingston left an Indian hotel shortly before gunmen went on a murderous rampage. Syed Kamall, 41, a Conservative MEP based in Bridle Close, was on a trade delegation with six other Euro MPs staying at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Bombay before
I read a story in the Croydon Guardian some months ago about this extraordinary group. Lauren Ffrench, Abigail Thompson, Kayleigh Ludgate and Eliza Rebeiro - who are all 14/15 - set up the Lives Not Knives campaign to raise awareness of the dangers
Disabled riders at a charitable equestrian centre will be able to harvest their own hay and keep costs down after securing £5,180 from the Sutton Guardian’s owners to buy a tractor. The Diamond Centre in Carshalton, which helped produce 2008 Paralympic
A record number of students cast their vote in this year’s Youth Parliament elections. Students from across the borough turned out to elect Emma Fletcher with 34 per cent of the vote. The pupil, from Nonsuch School, was the candidate of choice among
The countries economy is certainly in a bad state at the current moment in time, and people are shopping less, all in a desperate effort to save the little money they have left. Well that is what we are told, but would you think that that is what’s happening
Jodie Jacobs would happily star in pantomime 365 days a year if she could. The actress, who lived in Croydon for three years until last summer, will probably be the most excited person in Fairfield Halls before each of the 52 performances of
Supporters of the development planned for the Jolly Boatman site in East Molesey were celebrating last night after an Elmbridge Council planning committee gave the scheme the thumbs-up. Councillors on the special planning committee voted
A full time youth leader is expected to start work in Ashtead in the New Year to curb teenage trouble in the area and to provide youngsters with more activities in the evenings. The Ashtead Churches Community Trust has raised two thirds of the £100,000
Raiders struck a dog with a metal rake as they plundered electrical goods worth thousands of pounds from a farm in Tadworth. Surrey Police said the distressed owner was forced to watch the creature being struck with such force that its tooth
A cancer charity has called on the Government to provide more help with heating bills and let sufferers beat the fuel poverty trap. This month a campaign highlighting the issue was launched by Macmillan Cancer research. The charity said
A man took the law into his own hands and deliberately charged his car at a teenage girl who had been riding “nuisance” mopeds in a Tooting neighbourhood, residents claim. The vigilante is said to have become so enraged at the noise caused by the
Children at a Ham school got creative and decided to put their own spin on the first Qin Dynasty’s most famous legacy. Every pupil from St. Richard's with St. Andrew's School created clay models of themself in a spin on the famous second century BC statues
Died 29th November 1998 aged 26 years (Shine on). Mum, Dad, Nan, Yvonne, Mark, Lesley, Dan, Jessica and Grace
Congratulations to our grandaughter CHARLEY Wishing you a happy 16th birthday Lots of love Nan, Grandad, Bianca and all the family XX
Died peacefully 21st November 2008. She will be much missed by family and friends. A Thanksgiving Service will take place 12.30pm at St Margaret’s Church, East Twickenham, Monday 1st December 2008.
Passed away on 18th November 2008, aged 87. A loving husband and father who will be dearly missed. The funeral will take place on 5th December at 11.00am at All Saints Church, Hampton, followed by burial at 12.00 noon in Hampton Cemetery. Flowers or
On the net By Stuart Amos New Malden racing driver Tom Onslow-Cole could see his British Touring Car Championship hopes dashed by the credit crunch, according to one of his chief rivals. The 21-year-old is yet to agree terms with VX Racing for
LOST MAN'S GOLD SIGNET RING of extreme sentimental value (given to by late grandad). Lost in West Street, Ewell on Saturday afternoon. Tel: 07939 228462
20th November, passed away peacefully at Trinity Hospice. Sadly missed by family and friends. Funeral Service at St Mary’s Church, Barnes on 2nd December at 12.15pm. No flowers please. Further information from W Sherry and Sons 020 8994 5474
A 17-year-old is to appear before magistrates accused of murdering Shakilus Townsend. The youth, who has not been named, will appear before Sutton Magistrates this morning. He was arrested last Tuesday by police in a raid on an address in Thornton Heath
Police are hunting for a gunman after a man was shot dead in West Croydon last night. Officers were called to Mitcham Road at 9.22pm and found a 20-year-old black man with serious injuries. He had been shot and was treated at the scene
