If Battersea Ironsides clinch the Surrey Two title on Saturday, it could mark the start of a very bright future for the club. They go into their final match against Old Emanuel sitting at the top of the league knowing a win will guarantee them
Lawrence Okoye could be set to turn his back on discus for a career in American football. The 21-year-old Croydon Harrier is the British discus record holder and made the Olympic final last summer but finished a disappointed 12th. Despite being
Former Crystal Palace stars Eddie McGoldrick and Simon Osborn will be helping Eagles fans get revenge on their Brighton counterparts in the annual Robert Eaton Memorial Fund clash later this month. The duo, who played more than 250 games for Palace
Police have resorted to redirecting traffic outside Kingston station after a gas leak led to a busy road being reduced to one lane. This morning drivers and bus passengers were left frustrated after gas repair works in Cromwell Road led to gridlocked
Train passengers face severe delays after a vehicle hit a bridge in Feltham this afternoon. South West Trains between Feltham and Ashford have been cancelled and services between Windsor and Waterloo will terminate at Staines where they will run
Two 18-year-old men from Esher and Surbiton have been arrested following an incident outside a nightclub in Reigate. Officers spotted a disturbance outside JJ Whispers, Reigate High Street, at about 1:30am on Friday, March 29. One police officer
Police are appealing for witnesses after an officer was assaulted at a train station last night. Three men were arrested on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly after an incident on platforms three and four of East Croydon station at 7.30pm
The family of a mother and son who died at Riddlesdown rail station last month, have paid tribute to a "devoted mother" and "a happy little boy full of fun." Donna Oettinger, 41, and her three-year-old son Zaki were struck by a train at Riddlesdown
Wimbledon golden girl Sophie Hosking is backing her father’s attempt to breaking the world record for rowing non-stop around Britain. The Olympic gold medallist, and former Wimbledon Guardian papergirl, has been helping her father David Hosking
Donkeys, Dragon Lizards, and of course a colony of Easter bunnies joined children in searching out hidden eggs at Battersea Park. Dozens of brightly coloured eggs were put inside animals pens in Battersea Park Children's Zoo, with families invited
Police are hunting two teenagers who threatened a group of people and threw stones at them as they got off a train. Three men and a woman were travelling on the 10.12pm London Waterloo to Shepperton service when they were subjected to racial and
Legendary Young's pub The Ship, in Wandsworth, has recently undergone a major refurbishment. The pub, which dates back to 1786, has been updated and now boasts an extended dining room, outside bar and terrace. There is also more seating and Thames-side
The top ten spots where drivers have been caught out by the borough's CCTV cars have been revealed. More than 1,300 people were fined in Sutton's top 10 CCTV car hotspots in just three months, according to a freedom of information (FoI) request
A church will celebrate it's 150th anniversary with a concert later this month. The renowned London Oriana Choir is to give a concert at All Saints' Benhilton church in Sutton on Saturday, April 20, at 7.30pm. The Choir will present The Glory
A top politician spent a night sleeping rough to find out how it feels to be homeless because he "needed to experience" their discomfort. Croydon and Sutton's Greater London Authority member, Steve O'Connell, spent Saturday night trying to sleep
A new initiative has been launched to encourage businesses to support the town’s charities. Croydon Commitment launched the initiative In Croydon 4 Croydon at an event at Fairfield Halls last week. Businesses and charities have been asked to
Six charities are set to benefit from a cash windfall after £25,000 worth of funding was made available. The money, awarded by Croydon Commitment’s Grassroots Trust Fund, was split between six charities who had all applied for funding. Croydon
All eyes were on Putney for the annual Boat Race on Easter Sunday, despite warnings the river Thames had burst its banks on Good Friday. Oxford University sped to victory in 17 minutes and 27 seconds, beating Cambridge University, who won the race
Schoolchildren released tiny brown trout into the River Wandle as part of a restoration project. The pupils from schools in Wandsworth and Sutton have been rearing the fish since January as part of the Trout from the Classroom project. On Thursday
A young mum was found hanged at home, minutes after returning to search for £2,500 missing from her family's shop, an inquest heard. Mekala Sanjeevan had left the newsagents she ran with her husband in Wiltshire Road, Thornton Heath, and had gone
A personal trainer and three friends released their first album last week. Oliver Pearce, who works at Rainbow Leisure Centre in East Street, Epsom, plays the drums for alternative pop quartet, Light Parades. Mr Pearce, Jakub Tucholski and
For a change, it appears the recession has had a positive impact on a local business. Surrey Beds, based in Sutton High Street and Purley, Croydon, has had a sudden upturn in sales after national chain Dreams went into administration last month
A youth club for disabled youngsters which faced the chop until recently has won an award for its teamwork at the country’s biggest youth volunteering awards. Epsom Phab, which counts Paralympic gold medallist David Weir as an ex-member, scooped
A former student of a long-closed Epsom school is appealing for information about her classmates. Paula Baxter, nee Smith, who used to live in Langley Vale, attended the Lecture Hall School in Upper High Street, from about 1943 until 1947 when
To shouts of "crucify him!" a man was led through the streets of Epsom on Friday before being roped to a cross in front of a jeering mob. More than 500 people turned out to take part in the Procession of Witness which this year, for the first time
A new festival celebrating the town’s rich and colourful past is being organised this year. The Whitgift Foundation is organising the Croydon Heritage Festival this summer for the first time, from June 3-23 with a host of different activities on
I have no particular beef with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and I don't know if their review of the Luz residential home is fair, but some of their online reviews give less than a full, comprehensive picture. In one care home I had one relative
Police raided more than 30 addresses last week in Croydon as part of a London wide crackdown on drug dealing and production. Croydon police carried out 31 dawn raids and made 11 arrests as part of Operation Hawk, which targets street level drug
Gas works in Kingston town centre have left drivers and bus passengers stuck in traffic on the first day back after the Easter Bank Holiday. Former Kingston Conservative party leader Kevin Davis tweeted: "Complete chaos on buses going through Kingston
Four schools in Hersham have donated food collections after a call for help from the Walton and Hersham foodbank. Bell Farm School, Burhill School and Children’s Centre, Rydens Enterprise School and Sixth Form College and Cardinal Newman School
A decorated army veteran from Esher has been tasked with overseeing the relocation of the war memorial from the roadside to the centre of Esher Green. Retired colonel John Handford OBE and ward councillors expect the £14,000 move to improve the
A businessman whose "cavalier attitude" to health and safety almost led to workers being crushed to death under stone slabs has been fined. Radoslaw Samson, 24, was unloading slabs from a trailer using a special lifting arm at Granite Express in
Hundreds of children celebrated Easter at a town centre event. Successful Sutton held its Easter Family Fun Day in Sutton town centre on Saturday - to the delight of chocolate-hungry children. Kids queued in their hundreds to take part in an
An anti-knife crusader, who founded a campaign to stop Croydon teenagers from carrying blades, has won a national volunteering award. Eliza Rebeiro beat hundreds of nominees to be named the winner of the 'Bringing Communities Together' category
Gears of War is back – streamlined and re-tooled, with a new developer at the helm. Epic’s venerable franchise has been handed over to a new team – People Can Fly, the studio behind 2011’s terrific Bulletstorm. The result is a prequel, set in the
Mark Harper had been contemplating resigning as manager of Hampton & Richmond Borough for almost six weeks, before a 3-0 defeat at bottom club Carshalton Athletic on bank holiday Monday proved to be the final straw. Harper's two-year reign
Having spent the winter in South Africa, swallows are now winging their way back to our shores. They began their epic six thousand mile flight at the beginning of March. Covering on average two hundred miles each day, their hazardous journey takes
A charity shop is hoping to reunite a 45-year-old library card with its owner after it was found inside a donated book. Staff at the RSPCA Croydon Crystal Palace branch, in Addiscombe, were sorting through donations on Saturday when they discovered
A young vulnerable mother is feared to be in need of medical help after a human organ - believed to be two-week-old placenta - was found by a dog walker in an ice cream tub. Police are carrying out tests on the item, unearthed by the dog after
A pioneering chair, which has enabled severely disabled children to fly abroad for the first time, has been nominated for an international prize. MERU, based in West Hill, Epsom, designs and makes life-changing equipment for disabled and young
By James Barrett Carshalton Athletic boss Tommy Williams was in good spirits despite his team just missing his target of seven points from three games. Williams enjoyed a 3-0 win over Hampton & Richmond at Colston Avenue on Easter Monday
A private school held their annual tag-rugby tournament. Homefield Preparatory School in Sutton welcomed pupils from Westbourne, The Avenue, St Dunstan’s and Bandon Hill primary schools on Friday, March 22 for the competition. Bandon Hill won
A man who stole an iPad and charity collection box from Surbiton High School has been sentenced to four months in prison. Thomas Heaphy, 41, from Dean’s Court, Chiswick, appeared at Lavender Hill Magistrates on March 21. He pleaded guilty to five
Surrey County Council (SCC) is on track to beat its target of saving up to £70million this year, according to new figures. Annual figures are set to show that savings of £66million, planned at the start of the financial year 2012 to 2013, will
By Tom Hughes I felt sick all weekend and it was not (completely) due to over-exuberant bank holiday celebrations or too many Easter eggs. The cause of my nausea was the horrible result at home against Birmingham. Everyone was hoping the
A care home nurse who used workman’s pliers to pull a tube out of a patient and abandoned frail residents to tend to her sick dog has been struck-off. Linda Bertram, who worked at the Priory Court Care Home, in Old School’s Lane, West Ewell, was
Meals on wheels staff delivered their final hot dinner last week, as the service is cut to save £150,000. Drivers gathered to say goodbye this Thursday at their base in the Frogmore Depot, Dormay Street, Wandsworth, before making their last deliveries
The number of patient visits to Epsom, Sutton and St Helier hospitals is higher than ever before, according to new figures. In the last year, 805,204 patient visits were recorded at the hospitals - a two per cent increase on 2011, when the figure
Services are returning to the Jubilee Health Centre in Wallington after they were removed due to problems with water and fire safety. Four services were removed by their provider, the Epsom and St Helier trust, including blood testing, antenatal
Almost exactly 34 years to the day that Ashok and Hansa Davdra opened their shop, Kingston Newsagents, in London Road they plan to close. This year will be the last time the couple celebrate their business’s anniversary, because, just days later
A salesman has been disqualified from driving after he got behind the wheel after birthday celebrations. Graeme Chard, 38, of Alton Gardens, Twickenham, was more than three times the legal alcohol limit when he got in his car on February 4, his
Celebrities flocked to an award-winning Indian restaurant to celebrate its success in raising more than £5,000 for a kidney cancer charity. Eamonn Holmes, James Whale, Shane Richie and Tony Tobin were at Le Raj restaurant, in Fir Tree Road, Epsom
The spot on the Hogsmill River depicted by Sir John Millais in his iconic painting Ophelia could soon become a landmark. An anonymous donor has stepped forward to fund the project, which may see a bench and plaque built on the riverbank in Surbiton
Days before Kingston’s clinical commissioning group (CCG) is due to take over health service purse strings, two leading figures have spoken about how money is tight and will get tighter. But both said the change, which puts GPs and clinicians in
Yarn bombardiers have taken to the streets of Surbiton to spread a little colour. Craft connoisseurs Bobi Robson and Natasja King coated the roundabout at Surbiton station in colourful knitted patterns to mark the first Craft Bomb event. Miss
