Spencer opening bowler Patrick Foster has admitted six Surrey Championship Premier League wickets in one innings at the weekend was the highlight of his career thus far. The 22-year-old Durham University graduate decimated relegation rivals Malden Wanderers
Merton Park Bowls Club beat Hook & Surbiton 63-43 in the Kingston League on Saturday, winning two rinks out of three and drawing one, gaining nine points. Merton Park now go forward to the league semi-finals. Results: Rink 3: Merton Park 17 shots
The Elmbridge Community Safety Partnership is looking to improve links with residents’ associations and community groups in the borough. The partnership estimated it is in touch with about 19,000 households, a third of the borough, at present
Weekend League recent results: Tooting Constitutional 43 (0) Colliers Wood 70 (10), Merton Manor 71 (8) Merton 42 (2), Wandilea 58 (6) Bolingbroke 54 (4), Merton Manor 77 (10) Colliers Wood 42 (0), Totting Constitutional 65 (8) Chessington 58 (2), Merton
Martyn Rooney blamed what he called a "rubbish" performance at Crystal Palace on Saturday on UK Athletics, saying his injury-plagued season was their fault. The 22-year-old Croydon Harrier came home a disappointing fifth in the 400m in a slow 45.63 seconds
Herne Hill Harriers' senior track & field teams will be aiming to continue the club's success at no fewer than three separate venues next weekend. Already this season, the young athletes' team has secured promotion back to the Southern Premier Division
Ten members of Sutton Runners were in action at the Banstead Woods 5k time trial on Saturday, with Chris Catt leading the group home, finishing in fifth place in 18.44. Results: Lauren Jones 20.03 (44th), Ange Norris 22.17 (48th),Tim McIntyre 23.23 (
New Surrey Fours League: Croydon 57 (4) Belmont 64 (6), Supreme 52 (2) Cheam 64 8), Malden 62 (2) Old Coulsdon 76 (8), Belmont 45 (0) Norbury 65 (10), Southey 55 (2) Supreme 63 (8), Norbury 66 6) Malden 52 (4), Old Coulsdon 54 (4) Cheam 55 (6), Supreme
John Crumplin has issued a simple warning to his Walton & Hersham squad - shape up or ship out. Crumplin was angered by his side’s display as the Swans laboured to a 1-0 win over Molesey on Saturday, Sean Rivers grabbing the goal. And the Walton boss
On Saturday, Collingwood AC’s runners competed in the Banstead Woods 5k time trial and the new Roundshaw Downs 5k. Results: Banstead Woods: 12 Steve Cooney 19:15, 18 Shaun Cooney 19.44, 25 Andy Stalley 20:36, 97 Tom Wilkie 27:33, 125 Gill Stalley 30:
A tearful Donna Fraser waved goodbye to her fans on Friday night after racing for the final time at Crystal Palace. The Croydon Harrier was given a glowing reception at her home track after finishing second in the women's 400m B final in 53.33 seconds
Tadworth AC members joined a field of 650 for the popular Elmbridge 10K, a riverside course in the Walton-on-Thames area. First to finish for the club was Dave Williamson, 53rd in 37 minutes and 27 seconds. Next was Paul O'Callaghan, 81st in 38:54
Sutton United midfielder Bentley Graham could be among the first beneficiaries of Brentford’s newly formed reserve team after boss Andy Scott hinted he wouldn’t look out of place in the set-up. The 18-year-old - playing against boss Paul Doswell’s men
Writer Richard Conlon will be at Esher Civic Centre from Monday to Friday, August 10 to 14, to create a new piece for Elmbridge Choir. The inspiration for the work, as decided by the choir and Mr Conlon, will be the district itself, with a
Herne Hill Harriers' senior track & field teams will be aiming to continue the club's success at three venues next weekend. Already this season, the young athletes' team has secured promotion back to the Southern Premier Division of the UK Young Athletes
By Community Correspondent Richard Sharp. When Sharon Parker bought a dilapidated Victorian Villa in Hampton Hill it was the start of a journey of discovery with so much local history and secrets hidden beneath her feet! Back in 2001
It should to be a marriage made in heaven but plans to bring a Waitrose supermarket to Wimbledon “threaten to suck the life out of the town centre,” critics have claimed. Waitrose has earmarked the derelict B&Q building in Alexandra Road
Relatives of Tulse Hill’s Jean Charles de Menezes have called for a permanent memorial to be placed outside Stockwell Underground station. An image of the planned mosaic, which features a picture of the 27-year-old, was unveiled by his cousin
David Haye will finally get his dream chance to become a world heavyweight champion when he meets ‘The Beast From The East’ Nikolai Valuev on November 7 in Germany. After failing to secure a bout with the Klitschko brothers, the 28-year-old former undisputed
Surrey County Council is calling on more than 50,000 youngsters to visit its libraries during the summer holidays to take up a reading challenge. The council wants its 53,000 library members aged between four and 11 - and children in that
A Samaritan is looking forward to “becoming part of social history” when she tops the Fourth Plinth next month. Lucia Capobianco, who works as a PA for the Samaritans in Ewell, found out she had won a slot on the Trafalgar Square plinth on
Surrey’s six-year unbeaten run over Hampshire ended with a 115-112 defeat in an entertaining friendly at Fareham last week. Although Surrey won four of the six rinks, defeats by 12 and eight shots on the other two proved crucial. It was only Surrey
Belgrave Harriers Samson Oni is confident he will get the nod for next month’s IAAF World Championships. The 28-year-old high jumper posted a poor 2.20m at Saturday’s Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace, well short of the 2.32m A qualifying
Depleted Surrey ran out 109-106 winners over Buckinghamshire in their fourth Senior Home Counties League match of the seaon at Iver Heath on Saturday. Despite 14 withdrawals, Surrey showed great determination against a Bucks side featuring a full allocation
A Vietnamese teenager who kept watch over a three storey cannabis factory has admitted farming the drug. Than Dinh Dang, 18, said he was smuggled into Britain illegally earlier this year with the promise of work in the catering industry.
Two second-half goals gave Ashford Town a 2-0 victory in their pre-season friendly at Clevedon Town on Saturday, writes Terry Ryan. The opener came in the 62nd minute when Brett Cooper broke into the box before squaring for young winger Warren Harris
Richard Jolly reckons Carshalton Athletic have not got out of first gear yet this pre-season - and he is delighted. Jolly was on target as the Robins earned a 2-2 draw with Lewes on Saturday, their second Colston Avenue friendly without a win this summer
South London Harriers’ Chris Phelan made it seven victories in 22 appearances in the weekly Banstead Woods 5km parkrun on Saturday morning. Race director Phelan clocked 17 minutes 32 seconds to lead a 152-strong field ahead of clubmate Glenn Quarton
Haling Manor High School's citizenship teacher, Gita Trivedi, has proved to be more than a worthy candidate for Teacher of the Year after receiving 10 nominations from her pupils and co-workers for the accolade. Gita, who taught citizenship
The sun came out and so did the residents of Crystal Palace on Saturday for a festival which brought all aspects of the community together. The Crystal Palace Free Festival united traders, pubs, and restaurants, and featured an array of live
Chertsey Town travelled to Sussex on Saturday as guests of newly promoted side Crawley Down. The match was played on their training pitch which contributed to a scrappy untidy game which neither side dominated. The two goals, both secured in the first
The Kingstonian management team of Alan Dowson, Mark Hams and Martin Tyler took the opportunity of a trip to near neighbours Metropolitan Police to examine again their current squad in depth and give more trialists a run out. Former Sunderland and
Ashford BC tasted both glory and agony last week having competed in a variety of competitions. THAMES VALLEY LEAGUE 1/2/3 COMPETITION EGHAM v ASHFORD Ashford's good run in this competition came to an abrupt end against a strong Egham side. Egham
Croydon police officers and council representatives continued their fight against gangs by carrying out a weapon sweep in central Croydon last week. Officers from the Operation Aries gang unit and Croydon Council wardens searched for hidden
Carshalton Athletic 2 Lewes 2 A draw was probably a fair result as both sides demonstrated that they still have plenty of work to do before the start of the new season. Carshalton were without several key players, particularly in midfield
An amateur cyclist raised over £2,000 for the disabled by cycling from Land's End to John O'Groats. Elaine Briggs, who runs a store for University College London, made the 1,027 mile trip in aid of the Epsom Riding for the Disabled Association
Residents of north Kingston voiced their anger at council proposals to create an eight form "superschool" into their part of the borough, when they confronted council officers at the Hawker Centre on Wednesday. Mock-ups of a proposed five-storey
A man needed 14 stitches after an attacker slashed at his face with a broken pint glass on train going through Selhurst. The attack happened aboard a Victoria to Gatwick train about half past midnight on Friday July 10. The victim, who
Jimmy Cooper reckons continuity will be the key as his Metropolitan Police side gun for Ryman Division One South promotion this season. The Blues have become the perennial nearly-men in the division, missing out in the play-offs four of the past five
A “revered” Surbiton-based accountant who stole close to £300,000 from hairdressing chain Headmasters to fund his gambling addiction was jailed for three years at Kingston Crown Court on July 22. Gary Ellis, who was employed as chief accountant
A second member of a family-of-five who were badly injured when arsonists torched their home has died. Nabiha Masud, 21, died on Saturday, the day after her sister, Maleha, 15, was buried. Maleha died on June 25, four days after the
A New Malden man suffered a tragic accidental death after drinking too much alcohol at a friend’s wedding in Chinatown, an inquest ruled on July 22. Chinese-born Tiezhau Jin, 43, suffered fatal head injuries after falling and hitting his head
Belgrave Harriers runner Hassan Raidi won Sunday’s Elmbridge Road Runners Julie Button Memorial 10k race, pipping Gareth Price, of Shaftesbury Barnet, by just four seconds after a race-long duel. Raidi recorded a time of 31 minutes, 42 seconds. Anna
The NHS in Kingston has blamed technicalities for failing to prove it is training staff to spot signs of child abuse in the wake of the Baby P scandal. Kingston Hospital insisted it had trained staff to spot signs of child abuse but had been
Esther Rantzen, the founder of charity Childine, met with some of Purley’s youth project juniors. The TV presenter talked to children and joined in with activities on Wednesday, July 15. Before she left, the children gave Esther some
A Gipsy Hill rapper whose lyrics take inspiration from a tough upbringing on south London’s streets has been nominated for the Mercury music prize. Former Norwood School pupil Speech Debelle, whose subject matters include her experiences living
Allan McLeod admits his head is still spinning after the defender completed an amazing u-turn and returned to Tooting & Mitcham less than a month after quitting the club to join Grays Athletic. The full-back departed Imperial Fields in
Police have revisited the playing fields where Croydon football manager Ryan Musgrove was gunned down in the hope of uncovering a clue to the identity of the shooter. Dozens of Bromley police officers visited Sparrows Den playing fields in
Brian McDermott insists he is not concerned about getting the axe despite seeing his Harlequins RL side fall to their sixth consecutive defeat last weekend. Saturday’s 44-24 defeat at the hands of St Helens at the Stoop saw Quins slide out of the play-off
A man involved in a battle between two of London’s most notorious gangs has been found guilty of a shooting outside a nightclub. Sachmo Moses Kieron Quain, 20, of Foxbourne Rd, Balham, was found guilty of firing a gun in the fight outside the
There are no plans as yet to delay the opening of Lambeth schools after the summer break to reduce the spread of swine flu. Lambeth Council has said it will continue to follow advice from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) and other agencies
A man has begun sending comfort packages out to serving soldiers in Afghanistan after reading a Croydon Guardian article. Neal O’Gorman, a former Croydon Green Champion, read the article from June asking for residents in the borough to start
OLD MID-WHITGIFTIAN 116 Saqlain Mushtaq 7-27 OLD WHITGIFTIANS 118-3 D Ward 54* Old Whitgiftians won by 7 wickets Saqlain Mushtaq turned in another match-winning performance as Old Whitgiftians proved too strong for Old Mid-Whitgiftian at Lime Meadow
Hampton & Richmond Borough boss Alan Devonshire has revealed the fitness of Barrie Matthews is a major concern with the Blue Square South kick-off less than a fortnight away. The 26-year-old midfielder was sent for an MRI scan last week
Lions hero Ugo Monye can't wait to get back in training as he bids to build on the ‘pure joy’ of his breakthrough year in the international game. The 26-year-old Harlequins and England wing endured a rollercoaster first season on the world
Sutton United winger Matt Hann has unfinished business this season and he believes his team mates should feel exactly the same. The former Peterborough United trainee was hampered by an achilles injury towards the end of last season as boss Paul Doswell
Sutton police are warning bank users to be on alert as fraudsters are outwitting sophisticated security systems to steal credit card secrets. The latest victim, Pamela Hudson, 71, thought her card had been swallowed by an ATM outside the Abbey
A hospital trust has been told off by the Information Commissioner after leaving thousands of patient records in an unsecured room for two years. Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust was left red-faced in February when the Sutton Guardian revealed
Hundreds of school children have flocked to take part in a scheme that offers rewards for getting off the bus and on to the pavement. In a bid to reduce crowding on buses in Wimbledon town centre, pupils were offered vouchers to walk to school
