An Elmbridge councillor was among more than 100 guests as a hospital's new £2.5m cardiac unit was officially opened. Christine Elmer was among the dignitaries as the cardiac catheterization laboratories were opened at St Peter's Hospital in Chertsey
Popular kids television presenter Sid Sloane entertained children at a leading charity. Sid Sloane, known for CBeebies and Let’s Play, stopped by The Children’s Trust, in Tadworth, a charity for children with multiple learning disabilities and
A special constable from Wandsworth will appear in court later this month accused of harassing a 19-year-old woman. Harpreet Singh, 25, was charged on Friday with harassment between April 4 and July 11 this year. Mr Singh works as a staff member
X Factor contestant Lorna Simpson says she is ready to win the hearts of the public ahead of the first round of live shows tonight. The 26-year-old is the bookies favourite to be the first person eliminated from the show despite her strong performances
Kingston Council will enlist the help of one of the borough's outstanding academy schools to support inadequate Tolworth primary Knollmead, after Ofsted inspectors found “serious weaknesses” in both teaching and student achievements. The primary
A warm-hearted aunt has died just months after celebrating her 95th birthday with friends and family. Edith “Rixie” Nunn, of Canbury Court in Lower Ham Road, died at Kingston Hospital last month. Her nephew Geoffrey Scordia paid tribute to
Drop-in drawing classes will be held at the Rose Theatre in Kingston over the next two months. Starting on Monday, classes will include life drawing and clothed model sessions in both the theatre gallery and circle bar. The classes will take
Budding historians can soon research the names of Sutton schoolchildren from as far back as 1891 thanks to a new online register. As part of a national consortium, Sutton Archives has linked up with digital publishers Brightsolid, which runs findmypast.co.uk
Croydon residents can now recycle food and drink cartons instead of sending them to landfill. Croydon Council has added the packaging to the list of items that can be included in residents' green recycling boxes for kerbside collections. Residents
A faulty electrical intake exploded in a flat in Clapham this morning. Firefighters from Clapham and Battersea were called to the ground floor property in Wandsworth Road at about 7am. The intake had exploded and started a small fire inside
TV star Amanda Holden has become an ambassador for Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. The Britain's Got Talent judge has become the home's fourth ambassador, joining supermodel David Gandy, TV presenter Paul O' Grady OBE and writer Dame Jacqueline Wilson
From its humble beginnings in south-west London, parkrun has sparked a world-wide phenomenon. The Bushy Park parkrun celebrated its ninth birthday on Saturday, an occasion celebrated around the world by international parkrun day. The
Wimbledon’s annual BookFest will welcome its final literary events this weekend. The two-week-long festival has already staged a variety of events to entertain audiences including Michael Palin exploring Brazil, Joanna Tollope with her adaption
The world's most environmentally friendly lawn-moo-wers have returned to Roundshaw Downs. Five Sussex cattle with their shaggy coats and horns have returned to the park for the second year in a row to keep the grass in check of the winter.
Don’t miss an action-packed evening where you will have the chance to meet some of the biggest names in LDN Wrestling after they go head-to-head in battle. Top names appearing at the event at Epsom Playhouse will include British heavyweight champion
Two students at Walton Oak School have flown the Nest, a year after the nurture room was set up to enhance the children’s social skills and build confidence. Every day a small group of children aged five to seven spend the morning in The Nest,
Merton has the best food in London according to a new report. Islington and Merton were named as the only two boroughs in the capital to achieve top marks for the quality of its food in the Good Food for London report. Among those singled out
One of the rarest Superman comics ever printed is to go up for auction in Croydon. Daniel Bradman fulfilled the dream of many a teenage boy when the 13-year-old played a starring role alongside his hero in a special edition commissioned by his
Movember is coming to Sandown Park racecourse for Gentlemen’s Day. To promote the event, the Esher racecourse has had a Movember makeover, thanks to world renounced street artist Mr Shiz. Commissioned by Movember, Mr Shiz has designed a graffiti
A group of talented guides from the 1st and 5th Sutton Guide Company (Trinity Scout and Guide Group) are one step away from performing at the O2. The group has reached the regional finals of the annual Jack Petchey Glee Club Challenge and will
As part of domestic abuse awareness week Elmbridge Community Safety Partnership is running information sessions in Walton. Officers from the Elmbridge Community Safety Partnership and Surrey Police will be at the Heart, Walton, on October 17, from
A carer is helping her 102-year-old client knit woolly hats for charity Age UK. Lois York, who lives independently in her own home in Wandsworth, enjoys knitting but struggles to use her hands. She has paired up with her carer Rasa Taraseviciute
An author who left his hometown Surbiton to be a Devonshire farmer, a Yorkshire television writer and then an Irish crime writer has just published his second book in a historical thriller series, writes Aniqah Choudhri. Michael Russell grew up
