Soft top season is here and MINI has two drop-top models that offer wind-in-the-air-motoring as standard. Of course, deciding on what model is the more appealing open-top driving experience is down to you. The Roadster MINI is the first open-topped
Kingstonian made it two wins out of two in the Ryman Premier Division after seeing off Enfield Town 3-0 at Kingsmeadow on Monday night. A Michael Ewang own-goal, Ryan Moss’s first goal of the season and a last-minute Peter Sweeney strike were the
A woman whose husband was being treated for cancer by an acclaimed healthcare organisation in Epsom - until its clinic was forced to shut today - said the couple is shocked and devastated at the loss of its "excellent care and staff". Maureen Addison
Crystal Palace finished off their pre-season friendly schedule with a 1-0 defeat to Italian giants Lazio on Saturday. Before the game against the Serie A outfit from Rome, the Eagles paraded their Championship playoff trophy, won in May at Wembley
The campaign to have the streets outside Clapham Junction rightly named as Battersea has gained momentum with the arrival of new bins. Bins labelled as Battersea appeared in St John's Hill, Battersea, last Thursday. The area is regularly
Croydon Harriers will compete in the top tier of the Southern Athletics League after battling to promotion at Kingston on Saturday. To ensure promotion as Division Two South runners-up, Croydon needed to finish second out of the four teams and
bu Jonny Muir Katie Snowden smashed her personal best and the Herne Hill Harriers club record in a scintillating 1,500m performance on Sunday. In a solo front-running effort, the 19-year-old from Balham clocked four minutes, 27.15 seconds to
GPs have pulled the plug on a pioneering healthcare organisation providing specialist care and advice to NHS patients. The move has forced the closure of a clinic in the Ebbisham Centre this morning with a loss of 50 jobs. Epsom Downs Integrated
A pensioner has issued a heartfelt plea after someone shot her elderly cat in a “cruel and deliberate act”. The woman in her 80s is calling on people to help the police find the callous person who shot her beloved 18-year-old cat with an air rifle
Kingstonian have announced that Music Week's independent retailer of the year, Banquet Records, has signed a new sponsorship deal that will see their logo on the back of the team playing kit for this season. Kingstonian chairman John Fenwick said
The streets of Wimbledon were awash with colour this weekend as a Hindu chariot festival passed through the town. Hundreds turned out to take part in the annual Ratha Yatra, chariot festival, of the Shree Ghanapathy Temple in Effra Road on Sunday
The proposed Beddington incinerator has now been licensed by the Environment Agency (EA), but that is no guarantee that it will be built, or that it would be harmless to health. Air monitoring in the UK does not test for tiny nano-particles, so
A three-year project has been drawn up to help people in Sutton live longer and healthier lives. Despite having a life expectancy above the national average it varies across the borough by about eight years between the poorer and wealthier wards
Battersea Power Station was covered in clouds of rainbow colours during a weekend long festival. The Holi Festival of Colours, which took place on Saturday and Sunday, saw revellers fill the sky with powder paint. Holi is traditionally
Beddington and Old Whitgiftians could secure their Surrey Championship Division One status for another season this weekend - while Dulwich could be relegated. Wins at the weekend for Beddington and Old Whit moved them 37 and 35 points clear of
A former community centre has been torn down to make way for a temporary car park. The Wimbledon Community Association (WCA), who ran the Sir Cyril Black community centre in St George’s Road in Wimbledon, closed in 2012 after it was unable to keep
Kingston AC & Polytechnic Harriers missed out on promotion to the top tier of the Southern Athletics league by just two points. A final meeting victory at Kingsmeadow on Saturday was not enough as the Harriers finished third in Division Two
An armed robber held up a travel agents this morning armed with an axe or a machete. Police were called at 10.09am to a report of an armed robbery at Thomas Cook, Wallington Square, off Woodcote Road, Wallington. A lone man held up staff in
By James Barrett Carshalton Athletic boss Tommy Williams was left “bitterly disappointed” after his side’s Ryman Premier Division opener ended in defeat. The Robins travelled to Wingate & Finchley after a pre-season full of positive results
Thousands of Muslims celebrated the end of Ramadan at Western Europe’s largest mosque this weekend. Up to 15,000 people packed the Bait-ul-Futuh Mosque in Morden to celebrate Eid al-Fitr marking the end of Ramadan. During the celebrations his
An estate agent's board and two bins were targeted in a spate of suspected arson attacks at the weekend. Firefighters were called to a bin on fire in Kingston Road, Leatherhead, at 1.15am on Saturday. Just 10 minutes later a For Sale sign
Anyone with the surname Turner has been warned not to fall for a scam that looks too good to be true. Residents with the surname in south London have been targeted by a letter claiming they are the beneficiary of an unclaimed $16.4million investment
Police and paramdedics have been called to a collision in West Croydon. The accident involving a motorcyclist happened about 12pm at the junction of London Road and Hathaway Road. A spokeswoman for the London Ambulance Service said one ambulance
A known gang member has been found guilty of shooting a nightclub bouncer who threw him out of a popular nightclub. Jerome Marshall, of Kirtley House, Thessaly Road, Battersea, shot the security staff member outside the White House, in Clapham
Straw fuelled a fire which spread across five acres of a field yesterday. Firefighters were called to tackle the flames at Langley Bottom Farm, in Langley Vale, at 2.30pm. A Leatherhead firefighter said the cause was not yet known but a combine
A family with young children was stuck inside a lift after it broke down in a block of flats in Wallington. Firefighters from Wallington fire station had to free the group of three young children and their mother from a lift in Chatham House, Melbourne
A monkey was named after the royal baby Prince George as Chessington zoo experienced a boom in births. New arrivals include meerkats, a sitatunga, a tamarin monkey and squirrel monkeys, gentle lemurs and a Standing’s day gecko. The tamarin
Toddlers can learn simple sign language while singing and having fun at a community cafe this summer. Charlotte Millar, 22, from Native Tongue in Epsom, said she came up with the idea of teaching Makaton and singing nursery rhymes to babies and
A 75-year-old woman had to be cut free from her car after a crash in Cheam on Saturday. The woman, driving a Honda Jazz, collided with a BMW containing two adult women and two teenage girls in Northey Avenue shortly after 9.30am. Firefighters
Drivers are being warned to avoid a road in Whitton, which is shut after an accident this morning. Warren Road is closed to traffic at the junction with Nelson Road after a crash at about 8.40am. Bus route 281 is being diverted. A London
A group of elderly sheltered housing residents are protesting against plans to knock down a family house opposite their homes. 47 residents of Richard Sharples Court, in Cavendish Road, have signed a petition which Sutton South councillors Heather
Jonny Williams is happy to be Ian Holloway's midfield utility man at Crystal Palace. The diminutive 19-year-old has found himself in a number of positions under Holloway's management at Selhurst Park - starting in the hole behind striker Aaron
Businesses in Surrey have been awarded contracts worth more than £1.5m after a new online initiative was launched by Surrey County Council. BuildSurrey was created by the council to help companies secure work after it pledged to ensure 60 per cent
Oxshott Squash Club have received £50,000 of funding from Sport England to keep the Olympic legacy alive. The club, based at Oxshott Village Sports Club, Steels Lane, is one of more than 1,300 sports projects across the country to receive the National
By Bruce Archer Brentford manager Uwe Rosler says despite the 3-1 victory against League One rivals Sheffield United, his side can do better. Summer signing Will Grigg struck twice in the second half after United’s Neil Harris headed equaliser
James Dasaolu felt he gave it all he could in his first 100m World Championship final in Moscow yesterday. The 25-year-old Croydon Harrier sprint sensation and Team GB representative will not be ashamed of his achievement despite finished eighth
Crystal Palace co-chairman Stephen Browett has moved to calm fans’ fears that Selhurst Park is to be renamed. Online betting company 12Bet.com were tipped to be buying the naming rights to Crystal Palace’s stadium. But Browett told
Whyteleafe 2 Rochester United 2 Roscoe D'Sane missed a 90th-minute penalty as Whyteleafe drew their Southern Counties East Football League opener 2-2 with Rochester United. Both teams will be wondering how they managed not to claim all three
By Mervyn Rees Michael Blount’s remarkable goal four minutes from time looked to have given Walton & Hersham an opening day win in Ryman Division One South at Peacehaven & Telscombe. However, a last minute equaliser from the league's
Dwain Chambers is determined to end his World Championships in Moscow on a high with a medal-winning performance in Sunday's 100m relay. The 35-year-old Belgrave Harrier and Team GB representative missed out on the opportunity to mix with the likes
Five people including four young children have escaped a fire in New Addington. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) were called at 8.45am to a fire at a semi-detached house in Gascoigne Road, New Addington. One adult and four children had escaped
Three benefit fraudsters have been sentenced after stealing more than £20,000 from taxpayers. Jacqueline Rayne, formerly of Nash Close, Sutton, Natasha O’Callaghan of Park Road, Wallington, and Daniel Taylor of Cleeve Way, Sutton, all
A dejected Harry Aikines-Aryeetey of Sutton & District AC launched a scathing attack on his own performance after a semi-final exit in the men's 100m event of IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow, branding it as 'embarrassing'. The
By Paddy von Behr Harlequins centre Harry Sloan is eager to forget the disappointment of the JP Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series Finals by immediately bouncing back at Twickenham. Quins travelled to the Rec in Bath as group
IAN Holloway believes he can resurrect Marouane Chamakh’s career after a nightmare spell with Arsenal. Chamakh joined the Eagles at the weekend on a free transfer after struggling to make much of an impact during a three-year spell with the north
AFC Wimbledon began their home campaign in League Two with all three points thanks to a Luke Moore header. The midfielder's second goal in as many games secured a 1-0 win over 10-man Wycombe Wanderers at the Cherry Red Records stadium on Saturday
A superb Matt Smart volley gave Leatherhead a winning 1-0 start to the new season at Ramsgate on Saturday. A new-look Tanners line-up took time to settle before Allan Tait created the first chance for the visitors after 19 minutes. Deren Ibrahim
As we celebrated Olympic success in the summer of 2012, our butterflies were experiencing their worst season on record. Two poor springs were partly responsible and with the possible exception of grassland species such as meadow browns, most others
By Peter Dyke Epsom & Ewell saw off SCR Mole Valley on Saturday to make it three wins out of three, and to move into second place in the Combined Counties Premier Division. The Salts wore down the challenge from the SCR side, who kept Epsom
A council has made a u-turn on its plan to cut £3,500 from the budget of a charity that helps elderly people. In December Reigate and Banstead Council decided to cut funding for Age Concern Banstead from £18,500 to £15,000 amid
By Jamie Cutteridge Kingstonian’s new assistant manager, Gary Abbott, hailed a "magnificent" defensive effort as his side held on for an impressive 1-0 opening day win at Canvey Island. Despite playing with 10 men for most of the second half
Hampton & Richmond Borough paid the price for allowing Margate back into the game after half time to end up conceding a last-minute winner at the Beveree. Both teams looked to be trying to play some attractive football in the summer sunshine
A parking campaigner has praised Richmond Council after the changes he demanded helped make Richmond the fairest borough for fines. Nigel Wise, 62, campaigned for parking enforcement changes in Powder Mill Lane after he noticed drivers were receiving
A new reward scheme in the town centre has been launched with shoppers set to benefit from a number of offers. The Check Out Croydon Loyalty Scheme is open to residents, visitors and employees alike. Shoppers will be able to gain access to
When TMS first aired in 1957, the only way to listen was via the medium wave of BBC Radio 3. Nowadays, TMS is inundated with emails and Tweets from fans listening online all around the world. And while Agnew loves the show’s immense reach,
A director of the healthcare review proposing frontline closures at Epsom and St Helier Hospitals is going to answer your questions in a filmed interview with the Sutton Guardian. We are asking our readers to send in questions they would like to
Ryman Premier Division Dulwich Hamlet made a triumphant return to the Ryman Premier Division when goals from Ellis Green and Erhun Oztumer sealed a 2-1 win over Lowestoft at Champion Hill. There was less good news for Carshalton Athletic –
An elderly couple are still catching rats in their back garden, despite a council investigation to tackle the vermin. Anita Simpson, 70, and her husband Victor, 86, had caught 22 rats in their well-kept garden in The Glebe, Worcester Park, by the
Kingston police have warned residents to be wary of cold callers after a man claimed to be doing a survey for the Metropolitan Police. The alarm was raised when a New Malden resident became suspicious after a man who door knocked him asked various
A family is furious after a housing association took away their bikes and “disposed” of them as part of a clean-up session. Bus driver Andrew Weems, 40, from Radcliffe Gardens, Carshalton, could not travel to his job as a bus driver in Epsom on
World renowned comedian Eddie Izzard has backed Crystal Palace to mix it with the big boys ahead of their first Premier League campaign in eight years. Izzard has supported Crystal Palace since the 1960s when he went to games with his father and
Croydon is to share in a £1.9m Government cashpot to help it "raise its game" in dealing with homeless families. The council is to receive a £265,166 grant from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to drive down the number
Work to build a new multi-million pound fire station in Mitcham will start in September. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) officially signed a £51m private finance initiative (PFI) with contractors Blue3 this week to build nine new fire stations across
Cycling campaigners are calling on the council to improve road signs, after a cyclist was hit by a lorry in a busy road. The accident, in Garratt Lane, Earlsfield, on July 16 resulted in the front wheel of the bike getting trapped under a HGV.
A woman who got rid of her diabetes and dropped five dress sizes has won an award for her weight loss. Linda Barton, 51, from Ashtead, was presented with the South East Weight Watchers Cover Star award by celebrity Patsy Kensit last week. Mrs
Surrey Police have united with two other forces to transform their telecoms technology and make savings of up to 20 per cent. Surrey, Thames Valley and Hampshire Police have signed a seven-year £37.4m contract with BT aiming to transform the telecommunications
Parents have been left in the dark and unable to plan ahead after backers of a new free school refused to say where it would be located. Chapel Street Community Trust won a bid to fund a new primary school on the Kingston and Merton borough border
Staff at Kingston Hospital have been given anti-terrorism training to help prevent people being seduced by radical groups. The training was given to a test group as part of a government strategy called Contest, created to protect the country from
If you are an aspiring actor, director, playwright or filmmaker then you may want to get down to a community centre near you this week. Two filmmaking sessions and three sets of theatre workshops will be taking place at different locations around
Someone in Sutton has won £1million - although they may not know it yet. The National Lottery is searching for the Sutton person who won £1million on the Euromillions Millionaire Raffle on July 26 but has not yet claimed the prize. A 'Euromillions
Last month, a group of secondary school students performed their own gothic adaptations of Sleeping Beauty at the New Wimbledon Theatre, thanks to a project organised by the Wimbledon Civic Theatre Trust – a charity working to inspire and motivate
Victims of burglaries in Epsom, Mole Valley and Banstead are being urged to visit a new police website to identify and reclaim their stolen property. Surrey Police has set up a page on website Pinterest in a bid to reunite stolen items with their
