Three cars collided this evening in Richmond Road at the junction of Gibbon Road, near the Oak pub. Police were called to the incident at about 7.30pm. Injuries were said by the Metropolitan Police not to be life threatening. London Ambulance
Drivers travelling through Barnes face delays this evening, June 17, after traffic light failure at a busy junction. The lights in Rocks Lane are out at the junction with Church Road and Elm Grove Road.
A 22-year-old man has been jailed after running over a policeman on a stolen moped. Oshane McIntosh of Valley Road, Lambeth, was sentenced to 42 months in prison for GBH and a three-year driving ban at Inner London Crown Court on Wednesday June
A motocyclist has been injured in a collision with a car in Purley Way. The road has been partially closed and London Ambulance Service (LAS) paramedics are on the scene of the crash, which happened at 4pm at the junction with Alton Road.
Epsom’s flagship clothing store has paid tribute to a "dedicated man loved by everybody" who worked there for 40 years and died last month. Joseph Izzo, 75, of Cheam High Street, worked at Lester Bowden, the gentleman’s outfitters and sporting
Paintings, drawings and collages made by local schoolchildren on the theme of Alice in Wonderland are being showcased at Bellway Homes new development at Langroyd Mews, Tooting Bec. The children were invited submit their art work in a competition
Police volunteers were praised by the borough's top cop last week. Borough Commander Guy Ferguson said a big thank you to the dedicated team at Sutton Life Centre on June 14. Detective Chief Superintendent Ferguson, said: "Every one of you
A married couple have been made MBEs for leading a youth club which gives disabled youngsters the chance to mingle and flourish. Adrian, 51, and Julia Giles, 49, were recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours for their work at Epsom Phab which
Jarrod Nelson-Robb fought his way to two medals at the World Association of Kickboxing Organisation's Kickboxing World Cup in Italy last week. The 14-year-old from South Norwood, who goes to Trinity School and trains at Phoenix Martial Arts Club
A group of Palace fans are putting club rivalry aside to raise money for charity later this year. Members of the Five Year Plan Fanzine will be cycling from Selhurst Park to Brighton’s Amex Stadium on September 29. The cycle ride is in aid
Police would like to speak to this man in connection with an incident in the toilets in the St Nicholas Centre, Sutton, on June 4. Police were unable to provide more information about the exact nature of the incident. If you are this man, or
New US Open Champion and Putney resident Justin Rose has dedicated his historic victory to his late father. Rose, 32, secured his first major golf championship at Merion, in Pennsylvania, yesterday evening. The new champion was clearly emotional
A woman from Kingston has been killed in a car crash in East Sussex over the weekend. The accident happened at 8am on Saturday, at the Blackdown roundabouton on the A22 near Uckfield, when the grey Ford Mondeo estate she was travelling in collided
The tiniest museum in Mitcham celebrated its 30th anniversary this weekend. The Wandle Industrial Museum is located on the Lower Green in a small building next to Vestry Hall and is run entirely by volunteers. Its 30th anniversary was marked
Children at Culvers House Primary School have been busy learning about healthy eating. Last week the school, in Beddington Corner, enjoyed a healthy eating dress up day and held a display of children’s work. They also held an art exhibition
Bar owners risk losing their licence if they fail to cut back on noise. Neighbours have complained of noisy music coming from the bar in Honey & Venom, Trinity Road, Tooting. A Wandsworth council licensing sub-committee heard people living
A public consultation on plans to close Clapham Fire Station ends today. The Mayor of London has earmarked the station, in Clapham Old Town, Clapham, for closure alongside 11 others in the capital. It comes after the London Fire Brigade (LFB
Croydon is one of London’s top success stories according to Boris Johnson. Speaking at the London Retail Estate Forum last Monday, the Mayor of London said Croydon’s £1.6 billion retail regeneration scheme by Westfield and Hammerson is one of the
St Helier Hospital conducted a serious incident investigation after a swab was left inside a person’s body. The "never event", so serious it should never have happened, occurred in December 2012. Three days after the initial procedure the patient
A lorry and car crash under a railway bridge last week has sparked a call for better signage and road markings to prevent further accidents. The crash in Hook Road, Epsom, on Thursday came two years after a City Link lorry hit the same bridge in
BWellSoon is a social networking platform for those recovering from a long or short- term illness – connecting them with their friends and family members to brighten up their day. We are pleased to announce the launch of our product for healthcare patients
National recycling week begins this week and some of Croydon’s best recyclers are the faces of the scheme. The model recyclers were photographed alongside the posters of themselves which are now on the sides of many of the council’s recycling vehicles
Chessington World of Adventures (CWOA) could not confirm this morning whether people stuck for hours on the Rameses Revenge ride yesterday will be compensated. Almost 40 people, including children, had to be cut free by firefighters after the ride
Mitcham burst to life this weekend as thousands took part in its annual carnival. Based on the theme, Living Mitcham, this year’s carnival saw hundreds of community groups, charities and organisations take part in a parade from Figges March to
By Tom Hughes Since the English top flight became the Premier League in 1992, Crystal Palace have featured in the division four times. With the upcoming season’s fixture list set to be announced this week, the reality of starring in the upper
Croydon North MP Steve Reed was among the borough's great and good recognised in the Queen's latest birthday honours list. Mr Reed, former deputy chairman of the Local Government Association and chairman of Lambeth Council, was made an Officer
St Helier Hospital’s under-threat accident and emergency department (A&E) is so busy the trust has had to bring in temporary staff in order to cope. At the hospital's trust board meeting on Friday, June 7, Chrisha Alagaratnam, director of finance
Pupils at Cranmere Primary School in Esher are leading the way when it comes to recycling their food waste. It is the first scheme of its kind in Elmbridge and comes after Weston Green councillor Ruth Bruce gave a talk to members of the school’
There is a charity comedy and curry night taking place at Fairfield Halls this evening. The night aims to raise money for those affected by the collapse of the nine-story Rana Plaza garment factory in Savar, Bangladesh which saw more than a thousand
Residents grilled Surrey Police chief Kevin Hurley over the burning issues in Elmbridge last week. More than 100 turned out at Esher’s Civic Centre for the crime summit on June 12 where antisocial behaviour, antisocial driving and cold-calling
Down on the Thames at Kingston, large mayflies, are known at this stage as sub-adults or duns, lift off the water with weak fluttering flight. Their aim is to reach bank-size vegetation where they can shed their skins for a final time to become perfect
Making decisions can be hard and often we rely on our 'gut instinct' to guide us in the right direction - but an expert reveals that there's another sense that we overlook. She tells Gabrielle Fagan how to listen to our heart. Every so often we're
Serves 4 Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 40 minutes (plus cooling time) You’ll need: 200g beetroot, peeled and cut into quarters 1 tsp chopped fresh thyme 4 tbsp olive oil 8 shallots – peeled and cut in half lengthways
Bellringers and singers travelled from the USA to ring in the official re-opening of a library at the weekend. Tattenhams Community Library, in Tattenham Crescent, opened seven months ago, but had its formal re-opening on Saturday, June 15.
As someone who’s always voted Labour, I’m furious that they’ve chosen Andrew Pelling as one of their council candidates for my area. He’s the original Tory boy - private school, Oxbridge, job in the City, Tory councillor, Tory MP. He’s only
The killer of Mitcham schoolgirl Tia Sharp claims his 38 year sentence was unfair and wants his lawyers to get his jail term reduced. Stuart Hazell was last month jailed for life with a minimum of 38 years for killing his partner's 12 year-old
London Broncos have signed 28-year-old Australian half-back Jamie Soward until the end of the 2013 season, pending his visa clearance. Soward joins the club having been released from St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL, and has signed for Penrith
Skyrim is back! The legendary role-playing game has been re-issued, subtly updated and significantly expanded. It proved to be a genre-defining hit upon launch in November 2011 - let’s begin by revisiting my review from when it first launched:
Two teenagers have been bailed in connection with a man who was found dead in a derelict house fire last Monday. A 14-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl were arrested on suspicion of arson and manslaughter on Saturday. About 35 firefighters
Wandsworth Prison is one of 30 acoss southern England which are "run-down and poorly-located" and should be replaced by 12 "super-jails", a report has claimed. The author, former prison governor Kevin Lockyer, argued the move would save £600m a
Police are appealing for help in finding an autistic man from Croydon who has gone missing in Islington. Colin Stuart, 56, was last seen at Kings Cross Tube Station at 3.15pm yesterday (Sunday, June 16). When last seen he was wearing a charcoal
A lawyer has scaled the UK’s highest mountain to raise money for charity, despite her fear of heights. Tinu Adeshile, from Silverthorne Road, Battersea climbed Ben Nevis in Scotland on June 1, to raise money for Muslim Aid and help to alleviate
Great Britain rower Moe Sbihi is thrilled to be part of a men’s eight boat with a real medal chance at this year’s Samsung Rowing World Cup. Sbihi won bronze at the London 2012 Olympic Games but came away bitterly disappointed after chasing a gold
A 20-year-old man hanged himself in woodland within days of being discharged from a psychiatric ward, an inquest heard. Jonathan Stent disappeared from his Ashtead home on September 7, 2011, and was found hanging from a tree near the station three
Police have appealed for people to take more care when leaving their car after a spate of thefts from unlocked vehicles. Five out of six victims left their vehicles unlocked before items were stolen in Ashtead, Bookham and Fetcham over the past
A supermarket customer is so tired of being charged the wrong prices he has started taking pictures on his way around the store. Mario Basilisco now takes pictures of items on the shelves when he goes shopping at Asda in Beddington Lane because
A Kingston University student is marking the first anniversary of a crash which left him fighting for his life after the coach he was on tipped over and tore open a house in a Bolivian desert town. Worcester Park man Oliver Webber, 25, of Leyfield
A flasher had a prison sentence for sexual assault hanging over him, and was waiting to be handed another, when he exposed himself to a woman taking the bus to work. Justin Willis, 19, flashed at a woman on the 281 bus last December. A judge
Tooting MP Sadiq Khan has been named the Capital's favourite MP in a radio poll. Run by LBC Radio on Thursday evening, the poll asked people to nominate their favourite London MP. A variety of nominations came in but Mr Khan was announced the
Art Walks 23rd June / 28th July / 18th August, Summer 2013 Following a successful pilot project in 2012 artist and passionate walker, Tim Ridley has secured Arts Council England Lottery funding to become artist in resident on Epsom & Ashtead Common
