A man has been taken to hospital after being stabbed in a fight. Police were called to Wandle Road in Croydon at about 6pm to reports of men fighting. They arrived to find one person suffering from a stab wound. He has been taken to hospital
A teenager who claimed to have been seriously sexually assaulted in Ewell yesterday has admitted that she fabricated the story, police have announced. Police units rushed to the Cox Lane area of Ewell where the incident was said to have occurred
Arts Council England (ACE) today became the second major cultural organisation to criticise Croydon Council's plans to auction off Chinese dynasty antiques worth £13m. The influential body, which allocates millions of pounds of grants to cultural
A project to improve train links with central London will create more than 2,000 jobs. Engineering and technology firm Siemens has been awarded a £1.6bn contract to build new carriages for the Thameslink rail line which links Bedford to Brighton
Laura Robson, the British queen of SW19, had to hold back the tears on number one court after bowing out of the Wimbledon Championships. The 19-year-old went down 6-7, 5-7 to Kaia Kanepi in a tight match, missing out on a place in the quarter-finals
Thousands of men, women and children put on brightly coloured bras and enjoyed a day in the sunshine at The SunWalk London 2013. The charity walkers were out in force in Battersea Park to raise money and awareness for breast cancer on Sunday.
A woman filmed unleashing a racist abuse at passengers on a New Addington bound tram has been ordered to carry out community service. Emma West of New Addington, was secretly filmed by a fellow passenger on a mobile phone and the clip, entitled
Three and a half thousand women let cancer know they were coming to get it when they took part in a 5k run around Epsom Downs Racecourse on the hottest day so far. A formidable army of mums, daughters, sisters, grandmas, aunts and friends, kitted
Battersea Power Station could be temporarily left with just a solitary chimneys after developers applied to change conditions of work on the listed building. Last week the Battersea Power Station Development Company (BPSDC) applied for permission
Laura Robson is out of Wimbledon 2013 after a straight sets defeat to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia. The British number one fell on the wrong side of tight finishes in both sets, going down 7-6 7-5, and missing out on a place in the quarter-finals.
A Roehampton flat had to evacuated in the early hours of this morning following a blaze which was started by a candle. Four fire engines and fifteen firefighters battled the fire for just under an hour. The fire, which broke out in a fourth
Detectives are hunting for burglars who stole designer sunglasses and glasses worth many thousands of pounds. Burglars broke into Ashtead Eye Clinic, in The Street, and damaged a window sometime between Saturday, June 15 and Tuesday, June 18.
A top doctor has been found not guilty of slapping a nine-year-old girl round the face at Epsom Hospital last year. Dr Hossam Dabis, 62, an orthopaedic surgeon from Sutton, was cleared of accusations that he hit a girl after a two-day trial at
Having followed the BSBV process since it affected Epsom I have come to the conclusion that the BSBV team had already decided to down grade Epsom. This appears to be based, not on what is best for the patient and their relatives, but, what is best
Nightwatch Charity of Croydon say half the charity’s clients are eastern European migrants, if Romanians and Bulgarians make an exodus to the UK from Dec 31st 2013 thinking that Croydon is paved with gold that could tip the balance. These charities
Hear ye, hear ye! A new shop has arrived in the High Street. Anthony Church, the Town Crier of Oxford, came to Sutton to announce the opening of the new Holland & Barratt store last week. The health food shop has moved to larger premises
Four fire engines were called to a house fire in Thornton Heath this morning. Twenty-one firefighters from Croydon and Norbuy fire stations were called to Kynaston Road at 9.23am this morning. The crews had the blaze at the end of the terrace
A catering student from Carshalton College has been highly commended after entering a Jamie Oliver cooking competition. Nelson Dombele, 18, impressed Oliver with his skills and the celebrity chef said he looked the part, worked diligently and produced
Strictly Come Dancing star Karen Hardy officially opened St Peter's primary school fair on Saturday. The dancer kicked started the event, which included the grand opening of a building expansion project at the school. The new building will
Six illegal workers have been arrested following raids on three businesses in Streatham. Acting on intelligence, officers visited Chinese Chef and Rose Palace, on Streatham High Road, and Hungs on Sunnyhill Road, on Wednesday, June 26. Individuals
Volunteers are being asked to help youngsters who find themselves alone in a police station. The Appropriate Adult scheme provides youngsters – some as young as 10 years old – who do not have another adult they can call on, with sympathetic and
A troubled dump is expected to remain open for the rest of the week, although its long term future is unclear. The Kimpton Park Way Reuse and Recycling Centre's future is in doubt after it emerged the company that runs it on behalf of Sutton Council
The alarmist headline of your June 27 edition suggests that making police officers of retirement age retire when they don't want to is somehow detrimental to police efficiency. Every officer who is at the end of their service knows full well that
Neil Baker has called on his Spencer squad to bounce back from a difficult June and pull clear of the Surrey Championship Premier Division relegation places. Since beating Sutton on June 1, Spencer have drawn one and lost their last three in the
I have just read Mr Rendle's letter regarding the June 17 Croydon Council Cabinet meeting about the news reported in the local press that Rylands Primary School would be moved to the CALAT site in Sandown Road, South Norwood. Mr Rendle accuses
Stunned shoppers got more than they expected when they went to Bentalls on Sunday. A throng of devotees ascended the heights of the department store, belting out Stairway to Paradise as they went. Surbiton Escalator Choral Society (SECS) took
A man's finger was severed when his car overturned while trying to overtake a stationary car in Selhurst. Emergency services were called to the junction of Northcote Road and Westbury Road at 6.03pm on Saturday, to reports of two cars in collision
Over the past seven days Palace have been linked with Peter Odemwingie, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Arouna Kone, Joe Walsh, Alex Baptiste, Joel Campbell, Nathan Redmond, Grant Holt and Yohan Mollo. Not to mention about seventy other people with legs.
The aptly named stag beetle has enjoyed an excellent summer. Our largest terrestrial insect, the mighty fearsome looking but harmless beetle is listed as an endangered species. It flies from late May into early July on warm calm evenings as the
James Dasaolu has set his sights on reaching next month’s World Championship final in Moscow and breaking the magical sub-10 second barrier. The 25-year-old Croydon Harrier was chuffed to lower his own 100m personal best to 10.03 seconds at British
With the original line-up back together, the Happy Mondays will hit the stage at Sandown Park before heading off on a 25th anniversary UK tour later this year. The alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester, formed in 1980 and released
Laura Robson’s next opponent at the Wimbledon Championships already has one British scalp to her name. The unseeded Kaia Kanepi beat Tara Moore in the first round, before accounting for seventh seed Angelique Kerber in the second, and Alison Riske
Lord Sebastian Coe, the Olympic champion behind the Games last summer, has been made president of an eyecare charity based in Epsom. Former Prime Minister John Major has also agreed to become vice-president of the SeeAbility after six years as
Businesses in Wandsworth are about to learn how they can become part of the £10bn Nine Elms development. Supply Nine Elms, organised by the Wandsworth Chamber of Commerce (WCC), will allow the borough’s business owners to mingle with representatives
Black Swans are rowing down the Thames to raise money for Princess Alice Hospice and Molesey Boat Club. The four women who comprise Black Swan Rowing Club have signed up to row 40 miles to fundraise for a new community rowing tank. Molesey
Asthma is a common long-term condition that can cause a cough, wheezing and breathlessness. In the UK, 5.4 million people are currently receiving treatment for asthma. That is one in every 12 adults and one in every 11 children. Asthma in adults
Parishioners at a Wimbledon church have launched an impassioned appeal to raise money to save its historic spire. The iconic 200 foot spire of St Mary’s Church in Wimbledon has stood tall over Wimbledon for 170 years and is an established local
Fifteen of Surrey’s most senior cops have been forced out prompting concerns policemen with vital crime fighting know-how are being cut off in their prime. Surrey Police has forcibly retired the officers, ranked from inspector to chief superintendent
A woman who had a hysterectomy after getting cancer of the womb died from a blood clot less than a month after her surgery, an inquest heard. Patricia O’Bryan, 67, of Thames Street, Weybridge, died at home on December 20, 2012, a day after telling
A schoolboy who suffered from a rare form of bone cancer has had his wish to travel to Egypt and see the pyramids fulfilled by a children's charity. Martin Petrov from New Addington, was diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma in December 2011. The cancer
Good beer and jolly times are promised as real ale, live music and stand-up comedy come together. Villagers can raise a glass to the British summer at the sixth annual Hersham Beer Festival, with live performances from popular bands and comedians
Plans to relocate adult education and Kingston’s archives from the North Kingston Centre ahead of the building of a free school are at an “advanced” stage. Councillor David Ryder-Mills, lead member for schools and continuing education, said Kingston
It was the year the first Chelsea Flower Show was held, when Emily Dawson became the first female magistrate and news reached Britain of Captain Scott’s fatal expedition to the South Pole. Meanwhile, in Kingston, Italian immigrant Antonio Mastracola
One of the highlights of last year’s dance music calendar returns next month – and this time it’s fighting among the festival heavyweights. Freshly relocated to the huge Knebworth Park and beefed up from one day to three, Eastern Electrics (Friday
For Laura Robson, the Wimbledon Championships is about one thing other than winning - home comforts. As the 19-year-old gears up for her fourth round match today, the Australian-born rising star has revealed she loves nothing more than going home
An international development charity celebrated moving its global headquarters to Kingston by helping clear up an overgrown green space. More than 60 staff and volunteers from VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas) spent the day removing Himalayan balsam
