On Wednesday 24th April 2013, a group of staff at Gumley House Convent School presented StreetInvest, a local charity established 30 years ago, dedicated to helping street children abroad, with a cheque. StreetInvest is just one the many chosen charities
50 years, 7 seasons and 11 Doctors, all of which have always been known as 'Doctor Who', but is that all about to change. Steven Moffat announced that the title of the season seven finale shall be 'The Name of the Doctor', a subject that has divided
Last night in the Anvil arts center in Basingstoke,Pink Martini took to the stage for the secound night of their uk tour.China Forbes and her band took to the stage at 8.00pm and peformed till 9.45pm,I was lucky enough to get a ticket and enjoyed the
It's been a tough and severely challenging season this year for AFC Wimbledon, as they battled for the survival of relegation in League 2. However they successfully beat Fleetwood town on Saturday to confirm professional football next season. I interviewed
Horse racing enthusiasts may have spotted a familiar name on the race card at Ascot today. Of the six races on today's card, two are sponsored by Battersea Dogs & Cats Home after a generous supporter stumped up more than £40,000 in prize money
The Ministry of Justice is still refusing to admit any mistakes were made when a convicted murderer escaped a Kingston courtroom and manhandled a woman passer-by. Richard Kwakye, a convicted child killer serving life, broke free from Kingston County
Rat-runners are set to be targeted in a residential area following a successful petition. A total of 243 people signed a petition calling for measures to prevent people taking short cuts in the Fishponds Road and Broadwater Road area in Tooting
Residents are being warned about a woman who is committing a doorstep scam in Croydon. The woman has been knocking at random addresses late at night in the Woodside, Addiscombe and Ashburton areas. According to Sergeant John Nunn, from Ashburton
An elderly man is in hospital after being knocked to the ground this afternoon. The man, aged 64, suffered a cut to the head after being struck from behind on Tweedale Road by a younger white male at 1.20pm. Police have scoured the area but
A police station sign which for 10 years marked the entrance to the iconic police drama The Bill's Sun Hill station has been sold on eBay for £670. Wimbledon Studios in Deer Park Road where The Bill was filmed is currently selling off memorabilia
A young girl has been rushed to hospital with head injuries after being hit by a car. London Ambulance Service and the Air Ambulance were called to reports of a road traffic collision involving a car and a pedestrian in York Road, Thornton Heath
Two women took electronic devices used to help women become pregnant during a spree at Boots on Sunday. The women stole three fertility monitors, worth almost £100 each, from the store in the Swan Centre, Leatherhead, just before 12.30pm. The
A minicab business that started with just one car in Battersea more than 30 years ago has been sold for £300m. US private-equity firm Carlyle Group last week acquired a majority stake in Addison Lee, which was founded by cab driver John Griffin
A pathologist was unable to ascertain a baby’s cause of death after the mortuary fridge he had been contained in at St Helier Hospital stopped working, an inquest heard. One-month-old Kaylem Jordan-Anderson, who had Down's Syndrome, was rushed
Tooting & Mitcham midfielder Lee Hall said the club’s season has been blighted by a board that was took quick to show managers the door. The Terrors completed their Ryman Division One South campaign in 16th thanks to a 4-0 win at Crawley Down
The future of St Helier hospital looks darker than ever after a leak revealed health bosses are proposing to severely downgrade it. Last year the controversial Better Services Better Value healthcare review recommended the closure of St Helier’
The key options being considered by the Better Services Better Value (BSBV) review team for local hospitals have been leaked today and, as expected, Epsom Hospital is in the firing line. The Epsom Guardian has learnt that the BSBV team, which is
Campaigners battling to force the release of a Guantanamo Bay inmate held for 11 years without trial are to go on hunger strike in Parliament Square in protest at his continued detention. Protesters will hold a vigil and begin their hunger strike
A patriotic resident is furious after being ordered to take down her “unsightly” St George’s Cross and Union flags. Natalie Claridge, of Richmond Court, Phipps Bridge Road, Mitcham, has hung three flags outside of her flat on a communal balcony
Since 2009, I have been playing sport near Hampton Court once a week, alongside the rest of my school. I enjoy playing cricket and rugby, and I would always look forward to going up to the Grist’s playing field in the afternoon; however the event was
A Surrey shopkeeper has appeared in court accused of stabbing a man in West Croydon. Erkan Uyar of Old Station Road, Godalming, appeared at Croydon Magistrates Court yesterday charged with wounding with intent, following the incident on Sunday
The family of a man killed in a brawl after a penis was scrawled on his face have vowed fight for justice after the man who struck the killer blow was cleared of all wrong-doing. Anthony 'Chillerman' Thompson, 26, died of a brain haemorrhage following
Quick and efficient this machine has taken over supermarkets across the globe. Built in weighing scales and all – seems like a great idea to me. Rubbish! They are slower, time-wasting and job-consuming machines, which have no purpose, other than to
Police offered a £20,000 reward to find who carried out a vicious gang attack on father-of-three Gary Hayward, as part of a BBC Crimewatch appeal. The programme, aired on Monday night, featured a reconstruction of the unsolved attack on Mr Hayward
Firefighters had to climb on a roof to fight a fire in a blocked chimney last night. Leatherhead firefighters were called to the fire in a house in Oakhill Close, Ashtead, just before 9pm. A fire station spokesman said they used a roof ladder
A council officer investigating if a couple was recycling ended up on the wrong end of surveillance - when he was captured on their home CCTV breaking their gate. Bizarre footage shows the moment a Croydon Council "bin officer" landed his local
The London Fire Brigade is consulting on proposed closures of fire stations. The measures are laid out in the draft Fifth London Safety Plan and were put together by the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority. They include plans to save
A mugger who grabbed a gold chain from around the neck of a Tube passenger has been jailed. Matthew Adeleye Edun, 22, of Hackney, was sentenced to 21 months in prison by Blackfriars Crown Court on Thursday, April 25, after entering a guilty plea
A 52-year-old man was taken to hospital as a priority this morning after a crash between a bus and a car in Sandycombe Road. The London Aumbulance Service (LAS) was called to the road near Manor Circus in Richmond at 7.45am. An LAS spokesman
Hundreds of staff and pupils at a school are to undertake a series of challenges to raise money in support of a teacher's brother. Royal Russell School have got behind PE teacher Sarah Culliford and her brother Andrew, who is suffering from Motor
A group of travellers, who set up home in the car park of a Hersham recreation ground, have failed to leave the site, despite agreeing to leave by Saturday. The travellers, thought to be three families, arrived at Coronation Recreation Ground,
Businesses are being offered the chance to jump into bed with the Post Office. Wallington's Crown branch is one of 70 around the UK which is looking for a retailer to share the premises on Ross Parade. The Post Office, which is state-owned
It doesn’t take a genius to work out that if you put four GP surgeries into Surbiton Hospital and only have one receptionist answering the phone for all of them, no-one is going to get through. My GP surgery used to be small, friendly, caring,
After two arrests for possession of cannabis, a police inspector has pledged to keep working to address concerns about illegal drugs. Police arrested Karl Lowry, of Kingston House Gardens, Leatherhead, on Saturday evening in the Goodwyns area of
London Welsh winger Phil MacKenzie and second row Kirill Kulemin will join Sale Sharks at the end of the Aviva Premiership season. Canadian international MacKenzie scored eight tries in 22 appearances for the Exiles this season in all competitions
Six men have pleaded not guilty to affray after a driveway brawl between neighbouring families in which a man was stabbed. Dean Hays, 46, Michael Hays, 20, and Sean Hays, 20, all of London Road, Ewell, appeared at Redhill Magistrates’ Court this
A bus driver has been fined for illegally using a disabled parking badge. Khublall Lochan, of Aslett Street Wandsworth, was caught using a relatives parking permit in Burstock Road, Putney. A Mitcham man and a Twickenham man were also found
A care home worker alleged to have secretly filmed elderly residents and threatened to sell the footage to the press is being sued in the High Court by his former employers. Yourdon Antonov also photographed residents while working at Heatherwood
Fewer children in Sutton and Merton have been vaccinated against the potentially fatal diseases of measles, mumps or rubella by their second birthday than anywhere else in the country. Just 78.7 per cent of children under the care of Sutton and
A man charged with maliciously wounding a woman at a Tadworth pub has appeared in court. Simon Gibson, 39, of Hook Road, in Epsom, appeared at Redhill Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, April 30, charged with wounding the woman with intent, wounding
Plans for a Morrisons at the former Focus DIY store in Monument Hill have been resubmitted to Elmbridge Council. The new application includes a smaller food store, reduced roof height, a new car park management scheme and new trees to be planted
Around 30 per cent of people in England have high blood pressure - but many don’t realise it. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is known as the “silent killer” because there are often no symptoms. Left untreated the condition increases your
A man accused of stealing nearly £60,000 from a bank has appeared in court. Joshua Allen, 22, of Mulgrave Road, Sutton, appeared at Redhill Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, April 30, charged with theft, fraud and false accounting from the Halifax
A report into airport capacity across London has suggested using larger aircraft would avoid the need for a third runway at Heathrow. The report to the Greater London Assembly transport committee, published this morning, said Heathrow was at 99
An athlete from Hersham won gold at the special needs and pan-disability Scottish national judo competition. Liam Duhig, 25, who has dyspraxia and is deaf in one ear, was the only athlete from Surrey in the competition in Livingston, Scotland,
A church group is getting creative in its bid to raise money for much-needed church repairs. Members of Twickenham United Reform Church, in First Cross Road, are asking artists to donate pieces to sell to raise money for the refurbishment works
Primary school children took inspiration from the mighty All Blacks during clapping workshops for the May Merrie. Themed the ‘Day of Play’, the event will convert the town centre into a giant games table on Monday. Kerplunk on Eden Street and
More than 120 people took the plunge at Elmbridge Xcel Leisure Centre at the national swimathon in aid of Marie Curie. The centre, which has always been involved in the swimathon, welcomed a record number of teams this year. Schools sent teams
A band which Paul McCartney booked for his daughter’s birthday is coming to Sutton. Atlantic Soul Machine played their soul, funk and blues at Stella McCartney’s 21st birthday. At their performance this month you can expect best in 60’s soul
Road works will be taking place in Old Malden for three nights this week. The north section of Manor Drive North will be closed as maintenance works are carried out through the night from Wednesday to Friday. The road will be closed from 8.30pm
Plans to expand the number of primary school places across the borough have sparked anger and confusion. Wandsworth Council plans to create 24 new forms of entry at primary schools by 2020 to meet a rapidly rising birth rate and consulting to create
A row has erupted over the apparent "defacing" of a wall belonging to the Royal British Legion (RBL). Last week artist, Stephen Mackie, started work on a huge mural on the side of the Royal British Legion building in St Mark’s Road, Mitcham.
A new jazz production combining live music and dance will have audiences clicking their fingers and singing along from start to finish this weekend. Miles Ahead, a show by jazz theatre company Body of People, are coming to Croydon for a one off
The former Walton library building has been transformed into a community hub for voluntary sector organisations. The £800,000 refurbishment has transformed the old Victorian school, and the conversion involved putting in a mezzanine floor, underpinning
Failing to prepare is preparing to fail This term is one of the most crucial terms in education, since it includes important exams for GCSEs and A level students and of course everyone is hoping to do well. Often in this intense exam period, we
This summer you can be sure to see many of the ice cream and dessert parlours dotted around that might fit your fancy on a boiling hot summer’s day! Several of these Ice cream shops are popping up everywhere, including the recent ‘scoop’ desert shop
