Brad Halford has warned rival Shane Graham that he has the power to end their upcoming battle with just one punch, when the pair collide for the vacant Queensbury English Light Welterweight title. Thirty three year old Halford originally from Epsom
Leatherhead may have had to deal with traffic chaos this week, but the Tanners still left manager Richard Brady purring over their best performance since he took charge two years ago. Tailbacks on the M25 on Saturday meant Brady had just seven
Danny Connor and Tony Owen are putting friendship aside and promising fireworks at the 02 Arena on Saturday night. The pair both hail from Sutton and have known each other for more than 10 years having trained together at Rosehill ABC. But
A "different picture" of Epsom Hospital has emerged in the last 12 months, according to its chief executive who highlighted the organisation’s achievements at the trust's annual public meeting last week. Members of the public were invited to a
A lively, fun and colourful dance production based on a story of powerful tribal dynamics is coming to the Leatherhead Theatre. Love, envy, friendship, anger and lust all come together in For The Love of Hawazian Husna. Zulu tribal elders and
A mum-of-two who was bitten by a false widow spider in 2010 said she has been plagued by the mini-beasts ever since. It comes after several sightings by local Guardian readers since the first report at a nursery yesterday. Lena Axelson, 27,
A business has had to employ a security guard at night after travellers moved in next door to their lorry unit. Industrial service providers, Hydro Cleansing, have experienced numerous problems since the travellers arrived - including a colleague
A proposal has been submitted to transform an office block and shopping parade into 32 apartments. Justin Plaza, in London Road, Mitcham, currently houses takeaways, convenience stores, office space and some flats on the upper floor. Developers
Crystal Palace legends past and present took part in a charity game to raise money for the Geoff Thomas Foundation on Sunday. More than £1,500 was raised for charity as a group of Eagles legends took on a team from the White Horse Pub in Selhurst
The Croydon Guardian’s Champions Award nominations close this week. Those who would like to nominate someone for the award have until this Friday to send in who you think deserves an accolade. The awards were launched by the Croydon Guardian
The first UK tour of William Finn’s Tony Award-winning musical comedy kicks off this autumn writes Andy Bloss. Darren Day and Niki Evans star in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, a musical comedy that centres on the lives of six quirky
Up to 40 people a day are being fined by new enforcement officers for dropping litter on town centre streets. In August Croydon Council brought in four Environment Enforcement Officers to catch those who drop litter, cigarettes or do not clean
Leaseholders in a block of council flats have raised a series of concerns after potentially lethal asbestos was discovered during refurbishment works. Sutton Council started work at Grange Court, Wallington, at the beginning of July when they discovered
If you think being 40 years old is over the hill then think again and get involved with a new sport programme. The Crystal Palace Foundation have set up the Eagles Fitter Fans programme which is aimed at any men aged 40 or over. The course
Club Soda returns with a unique night of live music, writes Andy Bloss. The group, which is made up of artists with learning disabilities, produce a number of live events throughout Croydon including DJ nights at the Bad Apple. They also produce
It was an extraordinary afternoon at The Reeves, where Sutton played like angels in the first half, but were then bemused by a vivid Staines backlash before emerging 41-26 winners. Never has the cliché ‘a game of two halves’ been more potently
Breagha Campbell gained two personal bests as she powered to a bronze medal at the English Schools pentathlon final. The 14-year-old Herne Hill Harriers’ athlete placed third in the U15 junior pentathlon at the ESAA English Schools Combined Events
Aaron McKibbin’s European Para Table Tennis Championships ended in disappointment despite a strong start. The 21-year-old from Wandsworth won all three of his round-robin games to top his class 8 group but then found himself drawn against former
by Pippa Field Alex Codling wants even more from his Rosslyn Park team despite seeing them extend their unbeaten start to the National One season with victory over Blaydon on Saturday. Second-half tries from Charles Gower, Dominic Shabbo, Henry
More than 100 people attended a health and well-being coffee morning hosted by Tooting MP Sadiq Khan. The event took place in the Mushkil Aasaan centre, in Upper Tooting Road, Tooting, on Friday. Visitors welcomed by Mr Khan and deputy mayor
A parade of businesses affected by road works in summer will receive a discount on their business rates. It comes after traders in Old York Road, Wandsworth, suffered a downturn in trade when Wandsworth Council closed the road for improvement works
A new project which is helping unemployed people find work has already helped six people find careers. Wandsworth Workmatch, organised by Wandsworth Council, was launched on September 24 and aims to find jobs, apprenticeships and training roles
The spread of venomous false widow spiders across Sutton seems to have been worse than first thought with people reporting sightings all over the borough. As of yesterday, Sutton Council said it had two reports of false widow spiders, which are
Things aren’t going quite as smoothly this time around for Chelsea’s charismatic manager. Jose Mourinho is affected by life’s ups and downs like anybody else, and sometimes the relaxed and calm exterior can crack. It happened when he took exception
Sewer repairs in Surbiton will disrupt traffic for four weeks. Concrete debris has restricted flow in a pipe under Victoria Road, and repair work means the street will flow one way only until October 29. Traffic can only go up the hill towards
A rejuvenated Jonny Parr is ready to step straight back in to the Crystal Palace team and help plug their leaky Premier League defence. The Norwegian’s appearance on the bench at Southampton on Saturday was the first time he has made a matchday
Council bosses defended their £121m spend on their controversial new HQ as the building opened to the public this week. Bernard Weatherill House, which is due to open officially on November 19, is being presented as a facility for the community
An Islamic group are proposing to convert the Worcester Park Tavern into a centre for their community. The South West London Ismaili Community have purchased the old Worcester Park Tavern which closed in August 2012. They want to use the property
A Christian minister has been banned from unsupervised contact with children amid a police investigation into claims he convinced churchgoers to undress before spanking them. Rev Howard Curtis, senior minister at the Coulsdon Christian Fellowship
Kingston Council has been criticised in a report examining how two troubled teenagers were left with potentially life threatening injuries after a triple stabbing in Chessington. The serious case review, published today, outlines how police and
Derek Osbourne's former Liberal Democrat colleague, Kingston and Surbiton MP Edward Davey says his actions were 'appalling'. Former Kingston Council leader Mr Osbourne faces prison after yesterday admitting possessing and distributing more than
"What happened last week is something I will never forget. It has been brilliant and I have loved every minute of it." That is how young cricketer Dominic Sibley feels about becoming the youngest double centurion in County Championship History.
If you have ever wondered about the skeletons which lie beneath Crystal Palace Park then now might by your time to find out. Tom Brown, 34, of Upper Norwood, has published his second novel this year called Strange Air which is all about Crystal
A six-year-old girl is giving away her toys to the hospital that saved her life. Babette Morton, her brother Sonny, 10, and sister Stevie, 3, want to give something back to the Royal Marsden Cancer Hospital where Babette was treated for leukaemia
Quins chief executive David Ellis has hailed the club's new £1million training centre as an important step on the road to maintaining the club's place at the top table of European rugby. Harlequins officially opened their new state-of-the-art facility
On behalf of Residents Against Fast Food (RAFF), I would like to thank all those involved in opposing KFC’s plans to open as a fast-food take-away restaurant at the site of the Organ and Dragon. Whether you signed the petition, placed an
There is nothing wrong with charity shops in Epsom, anything is better than an empty shop. Crossing the road is a nightmare. The lights are green for so long it takes ages to cross the road! The market needs to have stalls all week to get it
Kingstonian striker Ryan Moss persuaded new boy Charlie Knight to switch to Kingsmeadow and history reveals it is not hard to see why. Knight, who found the net via an apparent free kick fluke in his second appearance for his new club at Met
St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust faces a difficult winter after losing out on £2.5m of vital cold weather funding from the Government. The announcement at the trust's annual general meeting last week means, unlike last year, the trust will not
A probe for an ultrasound machine which will help diagnose deep vein thrombosis has been donated to Epsom Hospital. The £4,000 equipment was presented to the radiology department last Tuesday, September 24, by Epsom borough and Surrey county councillors
A mistake by Elmbridge Council in its planning appeal over the Jolly Boatman site has cost taxpayers thousands, the leader of the council said. The council refused the travel plan condition of the controversial planning application in February
A lifesaving hero was chosen to cut the ribbon and open a new mini-supermarket this week. Former-army-Major-turned-G4S worker Noah Price has saved three people lives in the last year so supermarket chain Morrison's picked him to open its new M
Animal lovers got a real treat when dogs, ferrets and birds of prey all turned up to a charity event in aid of the Diamond Riding Centre. The Carshalton-based centre, for disabled riders, held its Autumn Fair on Sunday, September 29. Six-year-old
A schoolgirl with hair so long that other youngsters would tread on it has had it chopped off for charity. Libby Ayling, 6, from Woodmansterne, in Banstead, had hair which reached her bottom that had never been cut. But her mother
A new shared legal service between Merton, Kingston, Sutton and Richmond Councils launched yesterday. The South London Legal Partnership (SLLP) is the first UK borough-shared legal service and is based in Merton. It is set to save £600,000
A charity that helps homeless people in Elmbridge find somewhere to live has been named a private renting champion by national charity, Crisis. Elmbridge Rentstart, which runs from its High Street office in Esher, has helped 36 people find and
Students at Hollyfield School were given trophies and certificates for their hard work in an awards ceremony. During the evening titled Celebrating Success, accolades were given for best GCSE results, great fundraising initiatives and subject prizes
A grandmother was the oldest person to take part in Cancer Research UK's night time walking marathon Shine. Doreen Offredi, 85, of Wimbledon, donned fairy-lights and glowsticks to join 16,000 people at the event running overnight from September
Firefighters were called to a burning skip in the small hours of this morning. A Surbiton crew responded to the fire in Fassett Road, where the skip was well alight, at about 3.30am. Firefighters said they brought the blaze under control in
A butcher has complained after Transport for London (TfL) dug a trench across the road outside his shop – at the end of a long-overrunning spell of roadworks. Steve McManus, who runs Surrey Premier Meats in Hook Parade, said: “They decided to dig
Local government minister Brandon Lewis has awarded Surrey County Council £750,000 of funding. The funding will help drive forward joint work being by the county council with emergency services and to build of existing initiatives with East Sussex
A group of elderly people usually stuck at home were treated to afternoon tea on Wednesday. The Woolpack, in Banstead High Street, served free afternoon tea to the group who have difficulty getting out. Sally Pulsford, secretary at Age Concern
