A medical director at Epsom Hospital has not signed a pre-written letter sent to her by the Better Services Better Value (BSBV) review team which stated that she supports the changes outlined in its controversial proposals. Last week, BSBV confirmed
London Broncos’ new skipper has never captained a team at any level – but he is ready to take on the challenge. Tony Clubb was handed the armband last week after former incumbant Craig Gower stepped down to return to Australia for personal reasons
AFC Wimbledon first team coach Simon Bassey has paid tribute to the loan players who helped preserve the club’s League Two status. The Dons, under Terry Brown and Neal Ardley, employed the services of 14 loan players over the season – some were
By James Barrett He was a latecomer to Carshalton Athletic’s relegation fight last season, but Adriano Moraes has pledged his immediate future to the Robins. The centre-back played seven of the last 10 games and helped contribute to four wins
Brentford boss Uwe Rosler is waiting on Harry Forrester to sign on the dotted line – but he will not wait forever. The out-of-contract midfielder has until the end of the weekend to make his decision. Rosler is also waiting on Tom Adeyemi,
Merton Council could launch a judicial review into the ongoing healthcare review which could see St Helier lose its accident and emergency (A&E) and maternity wards. Delegates from the seven clinical commissioning groups from across south-west
A catholic priest arrested after being accused of sexually assaulting a teenage boy has been re-bailed by police. Francis Moran of St Andrew's Roman Catholic Church in Brook Road, Thornton Heath, was questioned and bailed by police last September
I was shocked to hear that the Post Office in the St. Nicholas Centre is to be closed next year. What on earth is the thinking behind that? My husband and I run a small business from our home in Worcester Park and generate alot of post. The post
Pippa Middleton has used her first piece writing for Vanity Fair magazine to talk about her love for Wimbledon. The Duchess of Cambridge’s younger sister’s first issue hit the stands in New York today after she landed a job with the high end magazine
An exhibition will look at the lives of travellers and gypsies. It highlights some of the many stars with Traveller heritage, including Elvis Presley, Eric Cantona and Michael Caine, whilst offering an insight into how Traveller and Gypsy lives
A 29-year-old man has been arrested in connection with three alleged sexual assaults on board buses in Kingston and Twickenham. He was arrested on June 5 on suspicion of a sexual assault on a child and two counts of sexual activity in the presence
A severely emaciated puppy that was dumped in the snow and tied to the gates of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home has made a full recovery from her harrowing ordeal. Young lurcher Twinkle, who was starved to within an inch of her life, was tied to the
Hercules Wimbledon AC's former football player Dwayne Cowan underlined his talent as a sprinter when he stormed to a superb 200m victory in the second of this season's Rosenheim League matches at Croydon Sports Arena. Cowan, 28, whose football-playing
A man has been taken to hospital after being knocked off his bike in South Norwood. The accident happened shortly before 12.25pm on High Street and involved a cyclist and a car. London Ambulance were called to the scene and have taken the man
A teenager who snatched a mobile phone from a passenger at a tube station has been convicted thanks to an appeal in the Wandsworth Guardian's sister paper in Wimbledon. Maloni De Assuncao Elias, 18, of Castlecombe Drive, in Southfields, snatched
School girls staged a protest yesterday against a change to lunchtime rules. A video posted on social networking website Facebook showed pupils from Carshalton High School singing 'We Shall Not Be Moved' after rules came in to place which stipulated
Simon Dodsworth, the deputy leader of Elmbridge Council, has resigned. Councillor Dodsworth told the Elmbridge Guardian: “I resigned because I am moving to Dubai and obviously I can’t, as much as I would love to, represent the people of Weybridge
A vulnerable man died following a fire in his flat despite social services knowing he was a risk for a year. It is the second time in three months a person has died in a fire following warnings to Sutton Council about their behaviour. Neighbours
I wish to express my sincere thanks to all the wonderful staff at the Palliative Care Unit (B1 Ward) in St Helier Hospital, who looked after my wife, Audrey McSweeney, during the last few weeks of her life. Their hard work, dedication and high
A boy has come up with the idea of doing a charity bike ride to the home of his grandad who is terminally ill with cancer. Kai Braybrook, 9, from Tadworth, and his cousins will cycle 12 miles to his grandad’s home in Mitcham on June 15. Kai
A man was headbutted and robbed of his phone on a train on a Sunday afternoon. British Transport Police detectives are appealing for information after the man was attacked on the train at Mitcham Junction on May 19. Investigators have released
A cash-in-transit security guard was robbed in broad daylight in a McDonald's car park metres away from a children's play area. A thief is thought to have struck the guard over the head outside the restaurant in London Road, Norbury, on Thursday
Harlequins have been drawn to face Clermont Auvergne, Scarlets and Racing Metro in pool four of next season’s Heineken Cup. Director of rugby Conor O’Shea said: “It is incredibly challenging and exciting for us to have to play two superpowers of
Absolutely Fabulous star June Whitfield has called on nuns in charge of St Raphael’s Hospice to answer questions about its future. The hospice is not considered to be under immediate threat but as the charity that owns it, the Daughters of the
Council plans to break up a prestigious collection of Chinese dynasty antiques and sell prize items worth £13m have been denounced as “cultural vandalism”. Twenty-four of the most expensive items from a collection that includes ninth-century tomb
Whilst it is always slightly sad to see something owned by the borough go, I think the benefits of selling a few pieces of the Riesco Collection far outweigh the cost. We’re told that the pieces that are being sold aren’t even available to the
Wimbledon is just weeks away and Belvedere Vodka would like to share a sweet and refreshing long drink recipe with tennis fans and cocktail drinkers, to celebrate the coming of the world's oldest tennis tournament. The Belvedere Wimbledon Fizz
Youngsters from Royal Park U8s took to the pitches at the Olympic Park to represent Surrey in the UEFA Champions League Festival on Sunday. They faced neighbouring county FAs from London, Middlesex and the AFA, playing on the same pitch that hosted
In six months a landmark scheme has collected over 1000 items to be reconditioned or recycled. The Vine Project linked up with Sutton Council late last year to collect bulky household waste to be reconditioned and passed on, or broken up into its
Described as a one-woman tour de force, newcomer Maddy Anholt, has been getting rave reviews for her dynamic performances. Her new comedy performance, Maddy’s Many Mouths, allows the audience to watch Maddy’s journey through 12 diverse characters
By Bruce Archer The GB Rowing Team line-up for the second stage of the Samsung World Cup was announced at Caversham’s Redgrave Pincent Rowing Lakes yesterday morning. Included in the squad as part of the men’s eight was double Olympic gold
A man from Thornton Heath is among 11 people arrested on suspicion of running a $200m (£130m) worldwide credit card fraud ring. The 34-year-old was one of three men arrested yesterday in the UK, by officers from the Serious Organised Crime Agency
A man who died after being hit by a train at the weekend has been described as a ‘caring and loving person’ who ‘will always be loved.’ Neil Skipper, 30, was hit by a train near Putney on Saturday evening after he left his house in Thornton Heath
Collaboration between artists and pupils from several primary schools in Battersea has inspired an new art exhibition set to be unveiled. Westbridge, St George’s, Christ Church CE and Falconbrook primary schools are all taking part in the upcoming
Armed police officers were scrambled to the scene of a ‘firearm’ incident yesterday - only to discover a group of builders shooting pigeons. A concerned resident called 999 after hearing shots in Morden around the Aragon and Kingsbridge Road area
The last thing you want is a large rat coming up your toilet when you go to the bathroom - but one family has been putting up with it for nine months. Home-owner Margaret Woods, 59, has lived in her house in Sorrento Road, Sutton, for 27 years
Three women were sexually assaulted in a fashionable clothes shop inside the Bentall Centre, a court has heard. The alleged assaults took place at the ground-floor Hollister shop, on the same day in December last year. Kamran Asadzadeh-Baseri
Croydon Council have defended their recycling policy after they were caught sending recyclable materials to landfill for a second time. Eight months ago the Croydon Guardian revealed paper, cardboard, plastic bottles, plastic containers and paper
The family of a student who died after being restrained by police are taking their fight to the High Court to have his death investigated. Olaseni Lewis, 23, died after he was restrained by up to seven police officers at the Bethlem Royal Hospital
An aspiring actor who featured in Oscar winning musical Les Miserables has been nominated for a Croydon Champions award. Anthony Portsmouth, 22, of South Norwood, has been put forward by his dad, Tony, for the Arts Champion category. The student
A car was deliberately set on fire in a woman's driveway in the middle of the night, firefighters have said. The Volkswagen Golf was parked close the front of a house in Sunbury Road, North Cheam. The fuel line had broken at the back of the
Eggs were hurled and windows smashed in Leatherhead over the weekend. A large glass window was smashed and eggs thrown at the windows of a closed business premises in Church Street. The damage, valued at £800, occurred sometime between 7.30pm
Firefighters from Purley were the first at the scene of an industrial skip fire this morning. The crew, along with firefighters from Oxted fire station, were called to blaze at a double glazing company in Godstone Road, Whyteleafe, at about 5am
A witness appeal has been launched by police after an assault in Weybridge left a man with a broken jaw. The victim, a man in his 40s, was waiting for a taxi outside the Noir Bar in Heath Road, at about 3am on Sunday, June 2, when an argument between
by Andrew McSteen and Graham Moody Crystal Palace's new Premier League status will not stop young talent from breaking into the first team, according to academy manager Gary Issott. Issott has overseen the emergence of established Premier League
The new owners in charge of the Battersea Power Station redevelopment have refused to rule out building a controversial biofuel plant on the site. Outline planning permission for the bifuel power plant was granted to the previous owners Real Estate
Smiling faces abound now that baby girl Carina Marcangelo has finally returned home after being given the gift of life through a new heart and battling through complications. Carina, now aged 15-and-a-half months, had cardiomyopathy diagnosed in
Police trying to close down the borough's busiest nightclub have been accused of "spinning" and giving "misleading" evidence at a hearing to determine the venue's future. At Sutton Council's licensing sub committee meeting this week, councillors
A chorister who sang at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth 60 years ago was tracked down in time for a reunion at Hampton Court Palace. The palace’s choral foundation, the Chapel Royal, appealed for help in finding two of their four former choristers
Health and social care students at Brooklands College were inspired by a talk from British Paralympian, Peter Hull. The swimmer won three gold medals in the Barcelona Paralympic Games in 1992 and has completed 12 marathons, including the London
A manager of a popular Kingston nightclub has been named regional manager of the year by the company that owns the venue. Ian Hamilton, who runs The Hippodrome in St James Road, was given the award by the Luminar Group, which also manages Oceana
Landlubbers will be taking over Surbiton as the Lamb pub’s annual giant games take on a nautical theme. A life-sized set of pop-up pirates, which has taken the pub’s team five weeks to build, will be the focal point at the community event in aid
Children will be able to try life as a Tudor by creating their own “tussie-mussie” at Elmbridge Museum. In the Tudor era, people carried scented pomanders and herbal bouquets called tussie-mussies to hide bad smells and protect their sensitive
Two best friends will be putting their endurance enthusiasm to the test when they cycle the length of Ireland to raise money for a prostate cancer charity. Mick Helps, from Epsom, and Paul Hoskins, from Banstead, will be starting their 420 mile
Hundreds of singing students will take to the Rose Theatre stage in the Kingston Festival of Primary School Choirs this month. The three day event boasts choirs from schools all over the borough, including Tiffin School whose boys sang on the Hobbit
A freak plague of caterpillars has infested a tree-lined road in Hampton. The army of bird cherry ermine caterpillars began to spin spooky white web-like nests on the trees in Warfield Road three weeks ago and have now covered the pavements, walls
Police will teach people how not to fall victim to tricksters at an event next week. Officers will be on hand at Sutton Community Safeguarding Awareness Day to tell people how to avoid bogus doorstep callers and telephone tricksters. Also available
With the sun blazing families turned out to explore the underwater life of Wimbledon Common. The Wimbledon Common Nature Club, supported by the London Wildlife Trust, took children pond dipping teaching them all about watery creatures from tadpoles
Birdwatchers at the London Wetland Centre were thrilled to see a rare species of bird over the weekend. A male red-backed shrike, also known as the butcher bird, appeared at the centre, based in Putney and Barnes Common, and stayed for two days
Aspiring archaeologists had the chance to dig around Merton’s history this week as part of the Wandle Valley Festival. Children and adults donned their hard hats for an archaeological 'dig' exploring the ruins of Chapter House in Merton Abbey Mills
Congratulations to catering student Nelson Dombele who has been shortlisted for the top ten finalists in the Jamie Oliver Home Cooking Skills Competition for 2013. Nelson Dombele, 18 years old, joined Carshalton College in 2012 on the NVQ Level
Robert Lowe of Kingston AC & Polytechnic Harriers won a hat-trick of gold medals on Saturday at the Surrey & Sussex Masters Championships in Ewell. Lowe, competing in the M45 age group, was strongest in the throws winning the javelin (27.72m
