A woman with mental health issues has now been missing from Epsom for more than a week. Tsion Dessalenge, 38, was last seen at 11.30am, on Tuesday, September 17, in the Long Grove area. She is black, with brown eyes, and was last seen wearing
The headmaster of a private boy’s school has agreed by mutual consent with the governors to leave the school. Robin Mowbray is leaving Homefield Preparatory School, in Sutton, to devote himself to commercial writing and gaining a PhD. A letter
Lotte van Rooij was toast of Teddington Ladies on Saturday as she ensured her side started the South League Division One unbeaten. Van Rooij deflected in a shot at a short corner as her side – who go to Tulse Hill & Dulwich tomorrow –
Tommy Brewer believes Hampton & Richmond Borough are finally getting their act together – and just in time with a £4,500 FA Cup bounty up for grabs this weekend, writes Sam Elliott. Brewer knows all about the famous competition after reaching
Banstead’s MP has expressed his disappointment at not being endorsed by his local Conservative association for the next general election. Reigate and Banstead Conservative Association’s executive voted on Tuesday not to automatically reselect MP
A brothel running from a single bed flat above a Rose Hill shop was shut down by police yesterday. Officers entered the flat to find two Brazilian women aged 33 and 40 at 4.30pm. One said she was married, the other was wearing a towel. A pornographic
For the second time in a fortnight, Leatherhead surrendered a two goal lead and took only a point from a Ryman Division One South match when three were seemingly in the bag. Richard Brady's men were 3-1 up against Walton & Hersham at Fetcham
Only a few days remain to enter this year’s Epsom and Ewell business awards. With entries closing on September 30, more than 50 businesses and individuals have already been nominated for the 2013 Business Excellence Awards, which are sponsored
Shappi Khorsandi, the Iranian-born British comedienne, will be leading the laughs next month at Wimbledon Bookfest. She is known for her regular appearances on Live At The Apollo, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
From the group that brought the popular Dick Barton series to Croydon the Warehouse Phoenix group are back with a brand new play. After the closure of the Warehouse Theatre, the Warehouse Phoenix theatre company are making sure the spirit of the
This housing plan on Green Belt land is flawed but residents concerns are being dismissed. These include the scale, location, environmental impact, extra traffic and pressure on local schools. Can the plan revitalise Coulsdon and provide affordable
The biggest drawing festival in the world invites families to free practical workshops at Wandsworth Museum and the De Morgan Centre. The workshops will take place on October 29 and 30 and offer both adults and children a chance to explore art
Campaigners expecting a fight against a proposed cycle path through Fairfield recreation ground were surprised when the plan was rejected out of hand - before anybody had said a word. Last night's Kingston Town Neighbourhood Committee was packed
Police are urgently trying to locate a moped linked to thefts across Wandsworth. The Aprillia Sport City moped has been involved in a series of thefts and snatch offences in the area over the past 72 hours. It has the registration number LD11BUE
AFC Wimbledon boss Neal Ardley admitted he did not expect to be sitting in the League Two automatic promotion places so soon in the season. Saturday’s 3-1 win over 10-man Burton Albion maintained the Dons 100 per cent home record, as well as lifting
KFC has lost an appeal to the Government’s planning inspectorate to turn a historic Ewell pub into a fast-food restaurant and takeaway. At a meeting of Epsom Council’s planning committee on December 6, councillors voted to reject an application
A primary school is under investigation after allegations of ‘maladministration’ resulted in a batch of exams results being annulled. South Norwood Primary School informed parents last week that children who took SATS maths tests in May have had
Leatherhead boss Richard Brady is looking for a run in the FA Cup, but not at the expense of their Ryman Division One South campaign. The Tanners go to Binfield on Saturday in the second qualifying round having beaten Carshalton Athletic two weeks
The governing body of Surrey Downs Clinical Commissioning Group will be meeting tomorrow in Elmbridge. The GPs' group is in charge of commissioning healthcare services for people living in Epsom, Ewell, Banstead, Ashtead, Bookham, Dorking, Esher
Rival gang members are set to start mediation sessions to stop tensions spilling over into violence. Croydon Council and police, who are working together under the Safer Croydon Partnership, want to bring gangs to the discussion table to diffuse
Get ready to rock out as a Led Zeppelin tribute band play the all time classics. Hats Off to Led Zeppelin set up three years ago and since then have performed at venues around the world, released a DVD and won the National Tribute Awards 2013.
I’m sorry that your correspondent Mr Barltrop thinks I have been ‘lured into a bear trap’ by politicians. As I’ve said previously, I actually think some politicians are putting much-needed improvements in the quality of healthcare at risk in campaigning
Sutton United boss Paul Doswell was thrilled at his side's ruthless demolition of Havant & Waterlooville last weekend. Two goals from Jamie Slabber - his first of the season - and strikes from Kane Haysman, Anthony Riviere and Criag Dundas
A plan to open a 'car-free' mosque in Worcester Park was rejected after councillors dismissed the idea no-one would drive to it. Sutton Council refused planning permission for a mosque to be opened in the old Bank Chambers building in Green Lane
The former headteacher of 17-year-old Fico Dougan, who was stabbed to death in Broad Green yesterday, this morning led tributes to a popular boy with "a big heart" and "a big grin on his face". Richard Parrish, Fico's head at Archbishop Tenision's
We’ve reached the halfway point of the Sutton, Cheam & Worcester Park Independent Shops competition and the response by local shoppers has been fantastic. With one voter being picked at random to win £100 to spend in the winning shop there is every
Craig Whyatt is going for his sixth consecutive professional win this weekend, and he does not care who he faces. The 24-year-old Carshalton-born bruiser is due to face Jack Heath [0-1-0] at the Camden Centre on Saturday, although there is every
Paul Doswell takes a confident Sutton United to Whitehawk on Saturday to start their FA Cup campaign. After last year’s disappointing exit at home to Bromley, the boss is keen to reach the first round proper for more reasons than one, and having
The man killed by a lorry next to Carshalton Ponds has been named as 54-year-old Paul Ludgate from Purley. Flowers have been left in Pound Street where the 54-year-old Paul Ludgate, from Purley, stepped out to cross the road on Monday, September
Families could face mansion tax bills averaging nearly £2,000 a month if the levy is brought in, according to new research. Estate agents Knight Frank claim that rising property prices mean that thousands of homeowners across the borough could
Wimbledon stadium is about to come alive again, as a new season of stock car and banger racing in the capital starts its collective engine this weekend. Every Sunday evening (starting on September 29), Spedeworth Motorsports will be showcasing
A motorcyclist was taken to hospital by air ambulance with head and face injuries after a crash in North Cheam. The biker was injured in London Road after collding with a kerb outside St Anthony's Hospital at just after 6pm yesterday. Several
A murder investigation has been launched after a 17-year-old was stabbed to death in Broad Green yesterday. The teenager was stabbed four times in Ockley Road and was rushed to hospital by air ambulance, where he later died. Police and paramedics
Pooches and their owners are being asked to put their best paw forward and go for walkies to help raise funds for Woking and Sam Beare Hospices. The Paws in the Park event, a one-mile dog walk, will be held for a second year at Brooklands Community
When it comes to superstitions and competitions, Wandsworth star Aaron McKibbin will never be offering anyone the shirt off his back. McKibbin, who won table tennis (class six to eight) team bronze at the London 2012 Paralympics, goes to Italy
A woman has denied assaulting a disabled man and damaging his electric wheelchair near a river in Tolworth. Amy Lawrence, 21, of Sheephouse Way, Old Malden, appeared at Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday morning wearing
The borough’s tree wardens fear a recent decision to cut down nine mature lime trees at Roehampton University is the “tip of the iceberg”. Wandsworth Council’s planning department has given permission for the nine trees to be cut down to make room
Wimbledon Hockey Club player/coach Ben Marsden could not hide his delight after his charges picked up their first ever win in the Premier Division of the Men’s Hockey League. After an opening day 3-1 defeat to reigning champions Beeston, Wimbledon
A former community theatre in New Malden looks set to be sold off after falling into disrepair. Barton Green Theatre, in Elm Road, will go on the open market if Kingston Council agrees to dispose of the mock-Tudor building as a surplus asset.
The spirit of the Blitz will be alive in Chessington during a 1940’s-themed evening for charity. Yorda Adventures is hosting a Blitz and Buffet night at Surbiton Golf Club in Woodstock Lane, Chessington, on Saturday, October 12. The event is
Expensive car parks, residents’ parking zones and a possible ban on parking on grass verges could soon suck the life out of Epsom town centre, according to worried retailers and residents. Parking for just half an hour in Epsom's town
More than £2.5m is being spent to prepare Surrey for severe winter weather, Surrey County Council has announced. The winter service plan was approved at a meeting of Surrey County Council’s cabinet on Tuesday, September 24. Under the plans,
Car cruisers will face serious penalties including prison if they are caught racing or performing stunts after the council obtained an injunction. Croydon Council have been granted the order by the High Court which will prevent car cruises, where
A credit union boss will be pounding the streets of Kingston wearing her bridal gown – after forgetting the event coincided with her first wedding anniversary. Michelle Boundy, chief executive of Surrey Save, agreed to take part in the Garman Run
Friends of teenager Fico Dougan, who was stabbed to death in Broad Green on Wednesday, today expressed disbelief at the killing of a boy who "put a smile on everyone's face". More than 70 mourners yesterday gathered outside the house where the
Council delays in redeveloping one of Epsom's most deprived areas are "absolutely disgusting" and are fuelling an increase in crime, according to its councillors. Epsom's Court ward councillor Sheila Carlson believes a lack of
A vigilant security guard helped catch three burglars who now find themselves in jail for trying to steal from a Beddington warehouse. David Petengell, 32, and Nicholas Petengell, 38, both of Amity Grove, Raynes Park, and homeless 22-year-old Reece
A mother has posed naked in a charity calender to raise awareness of the BRCA breast cancer gene. Frances Howarth, of Tooting, joined 24 other women who have all had mastectomies to reduce their risk of developing breast cancer. All of the
The alternative choice of theatre is continuing to grow with the opening of a new studio theatre, writes Andy Bloss. The Spread Eagle Pub is opening a new 50 seat studio theatre which opens on October 2. The theatre will open on the pub’s first
A 93-year-old man who escaped from an Italian prisoner of war camp during the Second World War has published his memoirs. Former Wallington Grammar School boy Gordon Huntington has released his first book, Seize the Day, chronicling his life and
The Epsom and St Helier trust are holding their annual public meeting tonight. The event will give the public a chance to have their say, question hospital bosses and hear all about how their hospitals have been performing. The event will be
Bees were buzzing after their honey broke tradition and took the top prize at a garden centre awards. Every year to date at the Woodcote Green Horticultural and Cookery show, plants or flowers take the top honour of the weekend and are crowned
Thousands of youngsters are set to get a free hot school meal from next September. Almost seven thousand children in the borough will receive a free school lunch following an announcement by the coalition government. . The measure, which will
Carshalton Boys Sports College hosted its first School farmers market this week. The joint venture with the Food for Life Partnership and the Soil Association saw ten local producers selling goods along with four stalls manned by students selling
A daughter has paid tribute to her father – a former editor of a railway publication and Bentalls security guard. Surbiton man Cecil James Pitt, known as “Jim” died aged 96, from bowel cancer, earlier this month. He was born in Alton, Hampshire
In the dead of the night 170 yellow wigged people were spotted walking around North Cheam. It was all part of St Raphael’s Hospice Midnight Memories walk which took place on Saturday, September 21. The annual five-mile event was opened by British
An 88-year-old actress who has performed with the likes of Dame Judi Dench and Orson Welles is proof that age need not be an obstacle to living life to the full. Thelma Ruby, who has lived in Wimbledon for more than 50 years, was evacuated to New
Diners celebrated local produce by enjoying a meal made from food produced less than 50 miles away and cooked by a top chef. Sutton's Brasserie Vacherin hosted the Less than 50 Dinner last week. Food rans enjoyed a feast with the majority of the
The crowds turned out for the borough’s annual fun day on Sunday at Hook Road Arena where they were treated to entertainment galore. The event, organised by the rotary clubs of Epsom and Ewell, boasted 120 stalls, dance presentations, vintage cars
Apprentice numbers in Surrey are rising at a faster rate than the rest of the south-east, new data has revealed. In April this year, 1,747 young people aged 19 to 24 in the county had signed up to apprenticeship schemes in nine months, a rise of
