A man was killed after he was struck by a train at Wimbledon station this evening. The man, who has not been named, collided with the train about 5.20pm. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Police are not treating the death
A person has been hit by a train at Wimbledon. The incident has caused severe delays to many train journeys. South West Trains reported said there delays of up to one hour to and from Wimbledon. A spokesman said: "These delays
Intrepid explorers have crossed seen a new side of their city with a walk across London’s most famous bridges. Guides, Brownies and Rainbows from New Malden, Mitcham and Worcester Park joined 4,000 others from around the city and further afield
Backward running world champion Garret Doherty took the honours in both the three kilometre and one kilometre races at the William Hill London Backward Run in Crystal Park on Sunday. The Irishman completed the kilometre course in just three minutes,
Two Putney men who were part of a paedophile ring have been jailed for possession of indecent images of children. John Morrison, 45, of Upper Richmond Road, was sentenced to two years in jail at the Old Bailey on July 15 after pleading guilty
Jamie Byatt believes Tooting & Mitcham boss Mark Beard is assembling a squad capable of a play-off push this season. The 29-year-old is one of the Terrors' longest serving players and captained the side for the first 45 minutes as they opened up their
An acting prison governor has jailed for five years for having sex with an inmate at a female prison. Married Russell Thorne, 41, of Sutton, a principal officer at HMP Downview, was jailed this afternoon at Guildford Crown Court. He
Crash investigators were measuring distances, testing road surfaces and photographing the scene of a fatal motorbike accident outside Chessington World of Adventures. The crash took place at about 11.10am this morning on the A243 directly outside
An emergency debate is being held tonight over the decision to scrap weekly bin collections. The council have decided to introduce fortnightly waste collection with a weekly food waste collection. But the Labour opposition have forced
Jan Bonney's ties with England Counties should help him attract players to Rosslyn Park, or so he hopes. Park's new head coach, who took over from Florent Rossigneux last month, is also the head coach for England Counties, a team which takes its players
The police officer shot on Friday night is suffering from "life changing" injuries as the bullet has shattered his elbow. PC Wayne Stevens was shot on Friday night while responding to a routine call about three men acting suspiciously on Kingsdown
Twenty unexplained flying objects were spotted in the skies above Epsom at the weekend. Peter Collins, 69, of Albert Road, a retired fitter for petroleaum a research company at BP spotted the strange noiseless lights at about 11.40pm on Saturday
A conman nicknamed Champagne Charlie has conned people out of more than £11,000 by offering cheap deals on champagne, police said. They said the man, believed to be John Clugston, 64, from the Southwick area of Sussex, poses as a businessmen
Summer holiday play schemes are being launched across the borough. Lambeth Council is holding a variety of events for children aged 11-19 as part of its Summer University and Holiday Activity Programme 2011. Kids can try their hand at
No customer records were damaged when an electrical fire broke out at a Kingswood-based insurance company last weekend when a firefighter received an electric shock. A fire fighter from Epsom fire station was hospitalised after receiving an
One of Britain's most prolific graffiti vandals, who sprayed his tags across the borough, has been jailed. Daniel Halpin, 24, from Camden, was arrested along with five others after a British Transport Police (BTP) operation identified tags
Two off-duty police officers foiled a burglary at a hairdresser’s. The special sergeants were in High Street, Croydon when they saw a man burgling the shop on Sunday, July 10 at about 11.45pm. Christopher Hayes, 40, had smashed the window
A flock of ravenous parakeets have wrought havoc in a pensioner’s garden. Dereck Akehurst, of Chalkley Close, Mitcham, said the exotic parrots, which are native to India, have descended on his bird feeders since March and now number as many
Was it really ten-years ago that a fantasy film based on a book about wizardry and the fight against good and evil introduced the world’s cinema going audience to an eleven year old boy called Harry Potter? Until 2001 nobody had ever heard of Quidditch
A motorcylist has been killed after an accident near Chessington World of Adventures this morning. Police were called to an accident at 11.15am after a crash between a lorry, described by a witness as a petrol truck, and a motorcycle.
A teenage girl was injured after a hit-and-run incident as she tried to cross the road, police said. The incident took place at about 4.30pm on Friday, July 15, when the girl and two friends, who were walking down Walton Road, West Molesey,
Pupils were kept on their toes when they took part in a number of activities to improve their fitness. The children from Thames Ditton Infants School were put through their paces by instructors from Colets Health and Fitness, as well as taking
Despite rain delays the SCTC Finals Day went ahead on Saturday 16 July managing to get all but one of the events completed. The Girls Singles was unfortunately the event that suffered, however, in the Boys Singles, Terry Prempeh 2010's champion went on
This summer I have enjoyed watching terns, those delightfully elegant summer visitors, firstly at the mouth of the Hampshire Avon then recently at the London Wetland Centre and along the Thames. Superficially resembling but slightly smaller than black-headed
Three police officers who tried to save the life of a man who had fallen into a river have been commended at a ceremony. PC Kevin Price, Sergeant Nev Parsons and PC Ian Madelin attempted to rescue Anthony Heffernan, after he had fallen into
A man needed firefighters to remove his ring this morning after it became stuck on his finger. The man, in his 50s, had carried out some manual work on Sunday, and as the evening progressed he noticed his finger began to feel tight.
Lawrence Okoye is the European U23 discus champion after a winning throw of 60.70m in yesterday's final in Ostrava. The 19-year-old Croydon Harrier, who broke the UK discus record a week earlier, claimed gold by beating Ukranian Mykyta Nesterenko, who
A 45-year-old extreme sports fanatic took a leap of faith for charity by jumping out of a plane and plummeting 13,500ft in a tandem skydive. Nicky Winch, from Battersea, raised more than £2,600 for Alzheimer’s Research UK during the fundraising
UPDATE: It is understood Sainsbury's have called off the event. More to follow... A group of hunky firemen from across the UK will be getting soaped up in Epsom this weekend at a charity car wash at Sainsbury’s, Kiln Lane. The fit fire
The police officer shot in Croydon on Friday night has been named locally as Wayne Stevens. The officer, who is based in the Croydon Borough Response Team, was shot after police were called to Kingsdown Road in South Croydon at about 10pm on
Armed forces families in need of a roof over their heads are to be given greater priority when applying for social housing. The announcement - the latest development in Wandsworth Council's radical housing reform plan - has received widespread
Hard-working teenagers are set to celebrate chart-topping exam results. New figures show final year pupils at King’s College School in Wimbledon scored an average of 39 points in the international baccalaureate (IB) – 10 more than the global
A disabled day care centre, which has been described as a second home to its users, will shut later this year despite opposition. The Causeway and Crescent Centres in New Malden, which provide for people with learning and physical disabilities
Advice on major traffic disruption in Putney caused by next month’s 2012 Olympic cycling test race is to be provided at a special drop-in session for residents. The London Surrey Cycle Classic, which takes place on Sunday, August 14, will force
A college that left staff and students out of pocket when it shut down without warning blamed a £500,000 financial black hole on fraud by a former employee. London College of Wimbledon closed down on May 9, shocking students and teachers who
Police and firefighters discovered a 200-plant cannabis factory after complaints from neighbours about a “chemical smell”. The surprise find came on Tuesday morning in an eighth floor apartment in Alford Court, off Brighton Road, in Sutton.
Nine pupils from Croydon schools chosen as super citizens got a guided tour and visit to Croydon police station. The children - aged between nine and 11 - came top of their junior citizen classes. They were students from Kenley Primary
Staff from a ladies fashion store dressed in green to raise money for a cancer charity. Workers at the Bonmarche store in Sutton swapped their uniforms for green wigs and clothes, as part of a national campaign hoping to raise £250,000 for
American and British actors are working together to raise awareness of human trafficking through a dramatic stage reading and discussion groups. The actors from Florida, Miami, Southampton and Kingston universities performed the play, called
A team of firefighters blew away the competition in a “plane-pull” competition at Biggin Hill airport. The charity event in aid of the Fire Fighters Charity, saw the team from Croydon Fire Station White Watch, pull a 27 tonne F146 plane over
Singers performed a charity concert at an old people’s home during its annual open day. The singers performed recently at St Jude’s Nursing Home in Mayfield Road, Sutton. Care Minister and Sutton and Cheam MP Paul Burstow attended the day
Residents are invited to a community picnic and fair, which organisers hope will pave the way for the return of the Sutton Green Fayre. The event on Sutton Green will offer family fun and games, including fairground stalls, arts and heritage
"Friends of Worcester Park Library" have recently set up a "Bingo/Lunch Club for the young at Heart! Waitrose contractors bought the Bingo Club a soup kettle, painted the room, arranged a fun day for the children with a character and waitrose have given
