Kingstonian boss Alan Dowson says only time will tell if this week’s sweeping changes at Kingsmeadow were the right decision. Defender Nathan Green, midfielder Harry Harding, centre back Callum McNaughton – on-loan from AFC Wimbledon – and
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has linked up with Crystal Palace in a bid to tackle gang crime. Crystal Palace FC Foundation is to team up with the the footballer's charity, the Rio Ferdinand Foundation, to steer young adults away from
A missing man has been found dead on the other side of the country. The body of Sean Pickering, 50, from Epsom, was discovered in Merseyside at the end of last week. Mr Pickering, who suffered depression, was last seen on Tuesday afternoon
A vehicle hit a bridge this evening amid rush hour travel. The vehicle hit the bridge at Portsmouth Road at the Hampton Court junction shortly before 5.30pm this evening. Services from London Waterloo to Guildford via Weybridge were disrupted
A popular theatre in Earlsfield is set for an overhaul after a planning application was accepted last week. The Tara Arts Theatre, in Garratt Lane, will have an entirely new frontage, which would see the theatre's historic brickwork façade restored
A charity has called for volunteers to help spread Christmas cheer at a Coulsdon care home this week. The Friends of the Elderly wants 'Christmas makers' to share their creative skills and spare decorations to bring a festive feel to Woodcote Grove
Three men and a woman have been arrested in connection with an attempted burglary in Epsom. Two men, in their 20s, have been charged with attempted burglary and the others were released on police bail as the investigation continues. The arrests
A man has handed himself in to police in connection with the murder of punk singer Steve Andrews. Police confirmed that a 28-year-old man walked into a police station in Exeter, almost 200 miles away, just over an hour ago (2pm). He was arrested
A man strangled his friend in a fight hours after the pair watched the Champions League final a court heard. Przemyslaw Lepkowski of Thornton Avenue, Croydon, went to Daniel Janik's home in Eastbourne Road, Tooting, to watch the game between Chelsea
Police believe a missing 14-year-old girl could be in in south west London. Lauren Servey, of Hook Rise South, Surbiton, went missing from her home last Friday. She is white, 5 ft 6 ins tall with short brown hair, green eyes and is of slim
A man who stabbed a clubber five times inside Oceana nightclub has been jailed for seven years. Hoopang Wong, 25, claimed he accidentally cut Karlos Fredericks in self defence during a fight at the Clarence Street venue on May 20 this year.
Burglars smashed their way into a house and sat by the Christmas tree as they unwrapped a family's presents before stealing them. They decided which ones they wanted to keep for themselves and then loaded them into the back of the victim's prized
A new film is aiming to serve as a wake up call to youngsters involved in gangs. Circle of Revenge, a project created by Brave Heart Movement (BHM) Films, was filmed in the borough and tells the story of two rival gangs. The filmmakers, all
Tributes to murdered punk rocker Steve Andrews have poured in on social networking sites. Childhood friends and former punks have described the New Zealander, whose name in the band was Luger Douche, as a "legend". Mr Andrews, 46, was left
A crackdown on businesses flouting the law by selling alcohol to children resulted in a string of arrests and reprimands at the weekend. Operation Condor, a metropolitan Police initiative, targeted licensed traders including clubs, pubs, shops
Huge deficits at Epsom and St Helier Hospitals are now running at half the expected level thanks to a surge in patients and improved efficiency, the board announced on Friday. Managers rejected a call for business managers to be brought in and
Firefighters had to be called in to cut a ring off a man’s finger after hospital staff were defeated by its very hard steel. The middle aged man tried on a Tunsten steel ring at a jeweller, in Epsom, but could not get it off and his finger swelled
A tax evading plumber will face 18 months in jail unless he pays back nearly £55,000. Melvyn Careswell, 50, of Epsom, was ordered to pay the money within six months at Kingston Crown Court on Friday. Careswell, who ran company MPC Heating and
A thousand people descended on Stoneleigh Broadway on Friday to see it lit up for Christmas for the first time in a decade. Christmas lights went up along the length of Stoneleigh Broadway, thanks to a financial boost from Epsom and Ewell councillors
TAZZA COFFEE celebrated its second birthday last Saturday with a special birthday cake, and an extra smile for all its customers. An additional thank you is planned for its regular customers who will be invited to a special evening of Christmas cheer
The man killed after a fight outside a Putney pub has been named as Steve Andrews, the lead singer of a New Zealand punk rock band. Mr Andrews, from Wellington, New Zealand, died on Sunday afternoon following an assault on Saturday night outside
Three young people from Croydon were honoured at the Spirit of London Awards last night. The annual awards ceremony, which was held at the O2 arena, celebrated the achievements of London's teenagers. They honour the memory of Damilola Taylor
By Paul Wood; Framfield Road, Mitcham I wholeheartedly agree with Mike Tilcock. At the other end of Mitcham we have not received replacement green bags in Figges Marsh district. I have phoned four times, waiting for long periods as I'm
A Jaguar rolled onto its roof after hitting a lorry and swerving onto a bank yesterday. An Epsom fire officer said the car overturned at 1.30pm, on Leech Lane, Headley Common, in Epsom, while it was travelling from Headley Common towards Leatherhead
A state-of-the-art school has been named the most technologically advanced in the country. Stanley Park High School in Carshalton won the School Building Award at the Education Business Awards 2012 held on December 6 at the Emirates Stadium.
Real reindeer accompanied Father Christmas to Hackbridge so he could kick start its Christmas wonderland. The mayor of Sutton, Sean Brennan, lit up Hackbridge at 5pm on Saturday, December 8, with glittering fairy lights. Youngsters got to take
A scammer stole almost £3,000 of plumbing equipment from a North Cheam shop and his victim is warning other traders not to fall foul of the trickster's con. The thief called Surrey Bathrooms in North Cheam to order two boilers last month. They
Schoolchildren were sent home after a power failure. St Mary’s and St Peter’s Primary School, in Somerset Road, Teddington, was forced to close and send pupils home after the outage at 9am on Monday, December 10. The school’s headteacher, John
A wildlife centre held its annual Christmas fair. In order to raise much needed funds the Riverside Animal Centre in Beddington Park held their festive extravaganza on Saturday, December 8. Visitors brought along their pets as well as getting
Christmas came early for Woking and Sam Beare Hospices on Sunday, when they hosted two festive events to raise funds. St George’s College, Weybridge, was turned into a Christmas wonderland, with the interior filled with stalls for the Christmas
Plans to demolish a former specialist centre for brain damage and stroke victims and replace it with eight luxury homes will go before the planning committee this week. The Wolfson Neurological Rehabilitation centre in Copse Hill, west Wimbledon
Sutton’s new superhero has landed. The Divider, Sutton Film Makers first feature film, was launched at the Sutton Empire Cinema on Saturday, December 8. The amateur film has evolved over a number of years and was funded by scriptwriter, producer
AFC Wimbledon fans have been accused of damaging toilet facilities and stadium seats during last week’s historic match in Milton Keynes. Fourteen supporters’ coaches travelled from south-west London to Buckinghamshire on Sunday December 2, to see
More than 100 Santas braved the cold to dash around Nonsuch Park at the weekend. Santas walked, jogged and some even sprinted the one mile course on Saturday morning (December 8) to raise money for St Raphael's Hospice in Cheam. The Hospice
Work to close the large gap at Norbiton station will not take place for three years – despite another commuter falling between the train and the platform. South West Trains has been told to cut the distance between carriages and the platform edge
Five people were taken to hospital after a fire broke out in a Wallington house last night. Crews from Wallington and Purley fire stations were called to the blaze in a detached house in Lordsbury Field shortly after 4am. The fire, which started
Arsonists are thought to be responsible for a fire which damaged a Worcester Park pound shop. A pile of rubbish was set alight outside Poundland in Central Road shortly after 1am this morning. Firefighters believe the blaze got so hot it caused
Warnings by police of a south American mail scam are seven years old and are no longer a concern, Royal Mail has insisted. Last week, Merton police sent out warning alerts about con artists posting cards through letterboxes from a company calls
Reform of legalisation covering compensation for riot damage has stalled, the London Assembly Budget and Performance Committee were told last week. Nearly seventeen months after the Home Office began its review of the Riot (Damages) Act 1886 after
A family was rescued from a flat after fire broke out in the early hours of this morning. Firecrews were called to the blaze just before 3am in Allenford House, Tunworth Crescent, Roehampton. An adult, two girls and a boy were rescued from
A mum who was missing with her two children has been found. Tanya Campbell was last seen in Croydon on Wednesday December 5. Police have confirmed all three were found safe and well in Bath city centre later that day.
I run Stepping Stones Cat re-homing and rescue in Wallington. I have now re-homed over 400 cats and kittens and am constantly looking fo good, loving forever homes for the felines brought into my care. The situation is now the worst its ever been with
Concorde took to the skies again at Sunrise Senior Living when residents were treated to a talk about the famous aircraft. Alan Winn, director of the Brooklands Motorsport and Aviation Museum, took the Weybridge audience on a journey through the
An agreement has been reached for a special heritage light to be provided rather than a modern replacement in Elmbridge’s key conservation areas. The agreement, between Elmbridge Council and Surrey County Council, will replace the traditional swan-necked
“I’m For the Chop” and “Please Save Me” are just some of the desperate pleas plastered to a number of trees, which residents claim will make way for a controversial school expansion. Merton Council has cut down six trees in Dundonald Recreation
A new scheme has helped more than 200 people who can't afford to feed themselves in its first 10 weeks. Epsom and Ewell Foodbank, which opened in October, has collected 11.5 tons of donations since August and has so far handed out three tons of
