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  • NONSUCH PRODUCTION OF 'ANNIE'

    Every year, Nonsuch High School presents its all-female production of a musical. This year’s chosen show was ‘Annie’, performed on Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th to a paying audience. Both dates were completely sold out and the audience seemed to

  • MAYOR JOINS IN THE CELEBRATIONS AT THE TIFFIN GIRLS’ SCHOOL

    For the students at Tiffin Girls’ School, yesterday evoked not only sighs of relief due to it being the last day of term, but also a sense of community, celebration, and competition. As the school’s four houses battled it out throughout the day to

  • Kingston man charged after Surrey Police drugs swoop

    A man from Kingston is among 18 people charged with drug dealing following a series of police raids. Dale Pidduck, 25, of Kingsnympton Park, was arrested on February 6 as part of Surrey Police's Operation Borate. The operation saw officers

  • Vulnerable people given transport training by charity

    Children and adults with learning difficulties took part in a Merton charity's first ever ‘Bus Day’ this week to help prepare them for independent travel. Merton Mencap launched their ‘Bus Days’ on Tuesday as part of a monthly free travel training

  • Balham residents to decide how to spent £1.9m grant

    Businesses and residents are being invited to give their ideas on a number of schemes to improve Balham Town Centre. Wandsworth Council and The Balham Partnership has secured £1.9m from the Mayor of London’s Outer London Fund to encourage people

  • Motorist cut from car following crash in Surbiton

    A man has been injured following a crash involving three cars in Surbiton this afternoon. The accident happened at 1.40pm on Upper Brighton Road, close to the mini roundabout joining Langley Road, Langley Avenue and Kingsdown Road. A silver

  • Wandsworth girls following the boys to the home of cricket

    Wandsworth girls are set to join the borough’s boys team at the home of cricket after winning through to the Balfour Beatty London Youth Games Indoor Cricket Finals. The girls showed they have what it takes to succeed with three wins out of three

  • Woman killed in Purley road crash

    A woman has died after being hit by a car in an early morning crash in Purley that left four other people hospitalised. The accident happened just after 4am, when a red Citroen Saxo struck two pedestrians on Godstone Road. One of the pedestrians

  • Snooker club owner hopes to make it one of the region's best

    A snooker hall owner hopes to make his venue one of the best in the region as he looks to win over Coulsdon residents to back his plan. Tony Thompson, one of the owners of Frames Sports Bar in Brighton Road, Coulsdon, has come under scrutiny from

  • Police hold football tournament to reduce gang activity

    Wandsworth Police will be holding a football tournament aimed at reducing gang activity and youth violence in the borough next week. More than 100 youngsters are expected to attend the event which is to be held at the Wandle Recreation Centre.

  • Head to go as school becomes academy

    The head teacher of a school has resigned, after it was confirmed it will become an academy. Tim Davies has been headmaster at Addington High School for 12 years, but a letter sent to parents by the chair of governors last Wednesday revealed he

  • Recipe: Shallot focaccia

    Serves 6 Preparation time: 30 minutes (plus proving time) Cooking time: 30 minutes You’ll need: 340ml warm water 1 sachet of fast dried yeast 500g strong bread flour 12 small round shallots Olive oil 10g Maldon sea salt Pinch

  • Mitcham market for lovers

    Love was in the air in this week as a Valentines Market arrived in Mitcham for one day only. The romantic market was organised by One Mitcham and transformed Mitcham town centre into a heavenly haven of hearts, flowers and cupcakes, running into

  • House of Payne: Ks deserve better support

    The result at Kingsmeadow last Saturday was enough to bring back memories of the flickering old vidi-printer on Grandstand, which would have recorded the score: Kingstonian 9 (NINE) Cray Wanderers 3. I probably wasn’t the only one wishing I was

  • Cliff Richard headlines Hampton Court Palace Festival line-up

    Long summer days may seem a world away but Hampton Court Palace has ensured there is more than sunshine to look forward to, with the line-up for its music festival released, including Cliff Richard. In past years top artists from the world of rock

  • VIDEO: Lion dance street parade for Chinese New Year

    A stunning lion dance, delicious food and Chinese calligraphy came to Wimbledon at the weekend on the eve of Chinese New Year. Love Wimbledon, the business improvement district, laid on red lanterns and authentic dance on Friday February 8 and

  • Newly appointed chief inspector bags arrest on first day

    Everyone likes to make a good impression on their first day in the new job – and Kingston police’s newly-appointed Chief Inspector Gary Taylor made sure his was a day to remember when he nabbed a suspect while out on routine driving practice. Chief

  • Councils slam BBC historic parking ticket advice

    Councils have hit out at claims thousands of people could be owed money after they were unfairly given parking tickets. London Councils has accused BBC's Inside Out show of misleading motorists after it alleged 16 local authorities, including Sutton

  • Garson's proves the pick of the bunch

    A pick-your-own farm in Esher has been named as one of the farm retail heroes of 2013. Garson’s Farm in Winterdown Road, Esher, was named the pick-your-own (PYO) farm of the year at the Farma UK Farm Retail Awards on Tuesday, February 12. The

  • Oceana told by judge to hand over list of crimes

    Oceana nightclub has been told by a judge to hand over a list of crimes and incidents that had occurred at the superclub. The ruling came from an appeal pre-case management hearing at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court last Friday. The 2,000-person

  • Temporary staff secure permanent jobs

    Christmas temps have been been rewarded with new year gifts - in the form of full-time jobs. Eleven seasonal workers have secured permanent roles at John Lewis at Home in Purley Way, Croydon. Glynis Gunning-Stevenson, branch manager, said:

  • Hospital appealing for unwanted Christmas gifts

    Hospital staff are appealing for people to offload their unwanted Christmas presents. Staff at the Elective Orthopaedic Centre (EOC) at Epsom Hospital are collecting discarded gifts from the festive season to use as prizes in a fundraising raffle