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  • Jhunjhunwala gives Trinity the derby honours

    Abhishek Jhunjhunwala led Trinity Mid-Whitgiftian to a winning draw with a splendid bat and ball display against derby rivals Purley on Saturday. Having been put into bat by Purley in the Surrey Championship Division Two game, Trinity were struggled

  • Dobbie pledges himself to Palace

    Crystal Palace made their first official move into the transfer market today by completing the deal to sign striker Stephen Dobbie from Brighton on a two-year-contract. The 30-year-old was on loan at Palace last season and a deal to make the move

  • Sutton zookeeper to star in ITV documentary

    A Sutton zookeeper is set to star alongside a camel in a new documentary. North Cheam woman Angela Ryan is a head zookeeper at London Zoo and will feature in the first episode of ITV documentary The Zoo next week. Viewers will see the 33-year-old

  • Peugeot 3008 Crossover - The best of all worlds?

    Peugeot’s 3008 Crossover aims to blend the benefits of hatchback, MPV and SUV. Although based on the 308 hatchback, 3008 is 9cm longer, 11cm taller and sits 35mm higher off the ground. The comfortable interior boasts an impressive ‘flight-deck’

  • Residents line Morden streets for Armed Forces Day parade

    Councillors, residents and servicemen paid tribute to the armed forces following a parade through Morden town centre. Residents lined the streets on Saturday, June 29, for a dedication service outside the civic centre when the flag was raised in

  • No further action against priest accused of sex assault

    A catholic priest, arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a teenage boy, will face no further action, police have said. Canon Francis Moran of St Andrew's Roman Catholic Church in Brook Road, Thornton Heath, was arrested last September and

  • Blond flasher strikes near allotments

    A flasher exposed himself to a woman in her 60s near allotments in Wallington yesterday. The man flashed his genitals at the woman near the allotments at the junction of Lavender Road and Wrights Row in Wallington at about 6pm. The victim was

  • Blown away by Southend Food Festival

    On Sunday I went along to the Southend Food Festival hoping to while away a few hours with friends. In truth I was blown away by it all. There were families enjoying the rides, friends enjoying the food, and more than a few of us singing along

  • Sutton Council leader to ask for more powers from Government

    The leader of the council will tell the Government to hand more power to local authorities in a speech this afternoon. Councillor Ruth Dombey will speak at the Local Government Association conference in Manchester to tell delegates too much power

  • Man remanded over knife incident outside Norbury cafe

    A man charged with six offences after a video of man waving a knife outside a Norbury café appeared online, has been remanded in custody. The video showed a man dressed in a long black coat, hat and jeans, armed with a knife in the doorway of Cappuccino

  • Fugitive detained after jumping garden fences

    A fugitive was caught jumping over garden fences by a police helicopter this morning. The 19-year-old, who was wanted after breaching conditions of his licence, had tried to flee when police called at a house in Peterborough Road, Carshalton, near

  • Vet's warning after dog trampled by deer in Richmond Park

    A cocker spaniel is lucky to be alive after it was trampled by a deer in Richmond Park. Lola, six, was attacked while walking on a lead with her owner Sarah Jowett, deputy head teacher at Poplar Primary School in Morden, on Sunday, June 16.

  • Croydon Harrier Shirin Irving is World Schools champion

    Croydon Harrier Shirin Irving celebrated her international call-up for Great Britain with victory at the World Schools Championships in Sokolov over the 100m hurdles, writes Matthew Kiernan. The 16 year-old clocked 14.31 seconds to take the title

  • Mum2mum market baby & children's nearly new sale in Cobham

    Mum2mum market baby and children's nearly new sale is coming to Cobham, and this month we will be supporting Harrison's Fund. Buy top quality secondhand baby and children's clothes, toys books and equipment at our award winning pop up market.

  • Inter Milan pull out of Crystal Palace friendly

    Inter Milan have pulled out of a pre-season friendly with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. The Italian giants and the Eagles were in talks to meet in south London on August 10, a week before the new Premier League season kicks off. But the

  • Croydon's disabled athletes triumph at London Youth Games

    Croydon's disabled athletes triumphed for the fourth year in a row at the London Youth Games. The borough won gold in the male and female events at Mile End last Tuesday, repeating their performance in the disability swimming competitions 12 days

  • Millard gives Herne Hill Harriers a special double

    Saskia Millard became the latest Herne Hill Harriers athlete to tear up the record books on Saturday as she the second-fastest 12-year-old girl over 800 metres in British history, writes Jonny Muir. Racing at Barnet Copthall Stadium in the London

  • Please join us for Wandle Park Revival Day

    Over the past six months Croydon Council has been working alongside local residents, schools and community groups including Friends of Wandle Park to plan the official reopening of Wandle Park. I have been involved in this project from the outset

  • UPDATE: Man treated in hospital after being stabbed in fight

    A man is being treated in hospital after being stabbed in a fight. Police were called at 6pm yesterday to reports of a fight between a group of men in Wandle Road, Croydon. A met police spokesman said they attended the scene but found no victims

  • London 2012 heroes visit Southfields Academy

    Southfields Academy pupils received some expert tuition from a couple of London 2012 gold medallists last week. Olympic Games rowing hero Katherine Grainger and Paralympic Games sprinter Richard Whitehead visited at the start of Lloyds TSB National

  • Dog scares off would-be robber

    A dog scared off a would-be robber who pulled out a pocket knife and tried to steal a mobile phone. The victim, a woman in her 40s, had been walking her dog along the towpath by Admiral Stirling Court, Weybridge, at about 12.30pm on Friday, June

  • Community project shortlisted for national award

    A Cobham community project has been shortlisted for an Open Spaces Society award, less than two months after reopening. The Cobham Riverhill Project was one of three from across the country which has been placed on the short list for the Open Space

  • Big top equals big fun for Thames Ditton infants

    Families spent an evening under the big top to raise money for Thames Ditton Infant School. The Friends of Thames Ditton Infant School welcomed the Happy Circus to the Old Cranleighan’s Rugby and Hockey Club for an evening of entertainment on Wednesday

  • Vicar of Baghdad speaks about putting his life on the line

    Just days after three of his church security guards were shot dead, the Vicar of Baghdad spoke about his attempts to bring reconciliation in the face of danger. Canon Andrew White, pastor of the only Anglican church in Iraq, said three security

  • Technology fair gets thinking caps on at St George's College

    Keen scientists, budding inventors and quick-thinking mathematicians put their skills to the test when they visited St George’s College for its annual science, maths and technology fair. The event gave 40 children from nearby junior schools the

  • Nursery leader celebrates retirement with teddy bears' picnic

    A popular playgroup leader, celebrated her retirement with a teddy bears’ picnic in West Ewell on Friday. Sheila Lemon, 67, has worked at Ruxley Church Nursery for 40 years but decided to retire as the church moves to a new building further down

  • Disgraced PCSO avoids jail for child porn offences

    A disgraced former PCSO has avoided jail despite more than 100 images of child pornography being found on his computer and his mobile phone. Daniel Stephen Trayling, of Elmwood Close, Wallington, was given a 12 month community order and will be

  • Four to stand trial over £50,000 jewellery theft

    Four men will stand trial accused of burgling a home of £50,000 of jewellery in New Malden. A Tomtom sat-nav system, a video camera, a digital camera, £1,200 in cash and house keys were also stolen from the home in Bodley Road on Thursday, May