Police today said they were increasingly concerned for a 15-year-old girl who has been missing for nearly a week Melissa Attard, 15, was last seen in High Holborn at 4.50pm on October 4. The teenager, from Bexley, is known to spend time in
Chimichanga is the latest restaurant to open in the expanding Wandsworth Southside shopping centre. The Mexican promises a fiesta every day so I thought I would pay a visit and join in the party. It really helps brighten up the front of the
Kingston Council “could face a legal challenge” over its plans to review the location of drug rehabilitation services in Surbiton. Users of the community wellbeing service at Surbiton Health Centre, including a needle exchange, and mental health
The former chairman of Kingston Hospital, Ian Reynolds, has died aged 69. Mr Reynolds stepped down from the role, to which he was appointed in November 2011, earlier this year due to ill health. Hospital chief executive Kate Grimes said: &ldquo
The leader of Wandsworth Council has warned of “difficult times ahead” after tough measures to slash millions from the budget were approved. Last Thursday, during a meeting of the finance overview and scrutiny committee, the council approved plans
A teenager was threatened with a knife and robbed on a train in Croydon. Police today released images of a man sought in connection with the robbery, in which a man stole an iPhone from a 19-year-old before running off the train at Thornton Heath
A man who admitted sexually assaulting a woman in a nightclub queue has been placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register for five years. Mihaulas-Codrut Lacatus, 28, from East Ham, who used to work in Epsom, appeared at South East Surrey Magistrates
Grieving friends of Fico Dougan have recorded a music video paying tribute to the Thornton Heath teenager, stabbed to death last month. The song, Why Feecz, features three rappers known as Y Sleeks, Metz and Kwarmz remembering the popular 17-year-old
A business man from Wimbledon has shelled out nearly £40,000 for a number plate spelling out his name. Robert Hollamby bought the plate for a staggering £37,600 at an auction held by the DVLA at the Mercedes Benz World in Surrey over three days
Police are appealing for witnesses after a schoolgirl had her mobile phone snatched from her hand as she walked home from school. The 16-year-old was at the junction of Flaxley Road and Love Lane in St Helier near Rose Hill roundabout, on October
A "toxic combination" of slashed budgets and rising demand for children's services could result in tragedy among Croydon's youngsters, the chairman of Croydon's Safeguarding Children Board has warned. Paul Fallon, the board's independent chairman
Leroy Griffiths may be 36, but Leatherhead manager Richard Brady insists you could still mistake him for an academy player. The veteran former Sutton United forward joined the Tanners last week and made his debut in the 4-0 FA Trophy preliminary
Epsom must have a new primary school according to councillors who accuse education chiefs of failing to adequately plan for massively increasing demand for school places. Surrey County Council (SCC) said it has embarked on "its biggest schools
Quins director of rugby Conor O’Shea has backed winger Tom Williams to have a long career in coaching once he has called time on playing, writes Stuart Amos. The 28-year-old made his 200th competitive appearance for the club in last week’s
Regarding the issue to why Councillor John Keys switched parties from the Liberal Democrats to the Labour party, I believe he did so because he opposed the incinerator on Beddington farm lands and other issues that he disagreed with. I should imagine
A man threatened to jump from the roof of a block of flats this morning. Police officer and fire crews were called to Badric Court, in Yelverton Road, Battersea, located within the York Road estate, at 1am this morning. It is believed
A football-mad Croydon girl turned to coaching after being told she would never play football again. Deborah King, 18, suffered severe ligament damage in both her knees two years ago and was forced to give up the game she loved. But 18 months
Sutton & Epsom’s return to London One South has so far been a good one, but head coach Jeff Parsons knows it could have been a great one. Sutton have won three of their five games but, bar a late mistake against Sidcup and some poor decision
Jamie Harper is a theatre director whose theatre credits Invasion (Tooting Arts Club) and Roundabout (Bush Theatre). His latest production Heaven in Berlin is being performed at TestBed1 this month. He spoke with Alexandra Rucki. AR: What
Firefighters are warning people to not leave cooking unattended after they put out a chip pan fire. They were called to the blaze in Connor Court, Alfreda Street, Battersea, just after 9pm yesterday. A 25-year-old woman was cooking chips when
Joe Joyce was not even on England’s radar two years ago when the last Amateur Boxing World Championships were held – but next week in Kazakhstan he will be going for super-heavyweight gold. Since winning the Amateur Boxing Association of England
A Weybridge restaurant could be fined £30,000 after three men were found working there illegally. Home Office immigration enforcement officers visited Shanti Tandoori in Queens Road at 8.45pm on Friday, October 4, after receiving information some
Kingston Council has handed pay-offs to seven former staff members worth an estimated total of more than £52,500 since January, the Surrey Comet has learned. In each case, the employee signed a confidentiality agreement forbidding details of the
Kingston Council will cut its telephone helpline and advice centre’s opening times by two hours a day from next week. From Monday, residents will only be able to contact the council between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday, instead of the current 8am
A dog that attacked a pregnant woman and caused her to fear for the life of her unborn child has been spared destruction by a judge. Rebekah Sutton was seven months pregnant when was savaged by a Japanese Akita owned by Francis White, of Waterfall
A school has dug deep and come up with an innovative way to expand without taking valuable playground space - going underground. Finton House School, Trinity Road, Tooting has just opened The Emma Thornton Building, created completely underground
A hospital lost a filing cabinet containing vulnerable patients’ confidential details in a major security breach, it has emerged. Documents, containing data on 63 patients - who could be from anywhere in south-west London - disappeared from Sutton
Respectful remembrance has been paid by a vicar and his congregation to a World War I soldier annually for 20 years at the behest of an anonymous note - now an appeal has been launched to find the author. Reverend Dr Roger Ryan, vicar of St Mary's
Aged just 19, singer-songwriter Olivia Sebastianelli has already experienced life signed to a major label and the pressure to conform. That did not suit the independently-minded Croydon teenager, so she quit, took control of her own music and released
The lead singer of legendary Scottish pop group the Bay City Rollers is rolling back the years on his solo tour. Les McKeown became the frontman of the group just a few days after his 18th birthday and now at the age of 62 he is continuing to wow
Disabled residents of Worcester Park have complained to the council after their only parking bay on the high street disappeared. Despite spending millions of pounds on redesigning and resurfacing Central Road in Worcester Park, Sutton Council has
A Cobham cafe has been thrust into the spotlight after Katie Piper used it as the location for her new television show. The Hothouse cafe, based in the Medicine Garden, welcomed the inspirational 30-year-old last week as she began filming for Undo
A community farm has secured its future by smashing its fundraising target. Sutton Community Farm, based in Wallington, grows a variety of organic vegetables and fruit and distributes them in a delivery scheme. Six weeks ago the farm launched a
A flirty Kingston University student turned nasty when his advances were spurned. Charles Marshall, a second-year sports analysis and coaching student, tried to chat up two women near the Hippodrome club in March. He started hurling insults
A historic building in Carshalton has been saved from falling into the hands of developers and is to become a hub for Sutton's voluntary sector. Sutton Council plans to cut the number of buildings it uses and has decided to stop using the Grove
A teacher from Cobham walked all over cancer to celebrate her survival of the disease at a night-time walking marathon. Emma Johns, 35, had triple negative breast cancer diagnosed in September 2012 and underwent a double mastectomy in February
Youngsters inspired by cyclists from the London 2012 Olympic road race and Prudential RideLondon event have the chance to join a new cycling club. The Elmbridge Eagles Bike Club will let young people get a taste for all disciplines of cycling,
Members of an anti-trafficking group formed a chain gang as part of a 10km walk to raise awareness of human trafficking. Dressed in black and tied together with red plastic chains, eight members of Croydon Community Against Trafficking (CCAT) walked
A Thames Ditton health club has been overhauled and donated its old equipment to a nearby school. Colets gave Hinchley Wood School thousands of pounds worth of equipment, after collaboration between staff at the club and the school’s business development
The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability is hosting an event aimed at improving the lives of people with communications difficulties. The charity has joined forces with TfL and other local businesses to learn how they can make themselves more accessible
A group of Putney shop owners have blasted Wandsworth Council after “Boris Bike” docking stations were installed to replace a row of parking spaces outside their businesses. The docking stations are replacing six parking spaces near to the junction
