With exam season looming, student stress is at its peak. Although surveys show that stress among students is bubbling up, our exclusive interview with English teacher extraordinaire; Mrs Afriyie ,proves there is yet hope for this year’s examinees.
With exam season looming, student stress is at its peak. Although surveys show that stress among students is bubbling up, our exclusive interview with English teacher extraordinaire; Mrs Afriyie ,proves there is yet hope for this year’s examinees.
Stand-off Dan Newton aims to put last weekend’s B&I Cup exit behind him on Saturday when London Scottish return to Championship action against Cornish Pirates, writes Andy Weston. The Scots let slip an 18-3 advantage, eventually losing
This year the hugely popular yearly tradition of the Wallington County Grammar School Fashion and Talent show returned and came with a bang, attracting viewers from not only my school but also St. Philomena’s and Woodcote, as well as many more. The
A controversial Charlie Collins goal proved the difference as Met Police beat Ryman Premier League leaders Kingstonian at Kingsmeadow on Monday. Collins raced away to fire the opening goal on 40 minutes when the referee appeared to have awarded
A Romanian tourist missing who went missing for three days while visiting Sutton survived on just £20 - and still had change left after the ordeal, his family have revealed. Vasile Belea, 63, walked the streets of the London for 84 hours before
Nearly 1,000 Muslim's and non-Muslims came together to celebrate the birth of the Prophet of Islam. The annual Eid Milad Un Nabi event took place in Tooting Leisure Centre, in Greaves Place, Tooting, on Saturday. A holy relic, containing
Women in Wandsworth are less likely to attend a screening for breast cancer in south west London. Figures show only 66 per cent of women aged 53 to 70 attended a screening last year, lower than the national target of 70 per cent. However, the
Throughout the course of the time GCSEs have been in place, controlled assessments have also been introduced, into subjects such as science, languages, English, and geography, and are a large percentage of the final grade. Changes to the GCSE examination
Leatherhead maintained second place in Ryman Division One South with a comfortable 4-2 win at Worthing on Saturday. Two goals from Darren Smith and a goal apiece from Tom Bradbrook and Mohamed Eisa proved too much for the hosts to handle. Tanners
The boyfriend of Beckenham woman Paula Newman - who died in New Addington in November - overdosed in prison as he was set to face court this morning charged with her murder, it has emerged. Kane Boyce, 33, had been due to apply for bail at the
By Jack Miller Epsom faced rivals Reigate Priory on Saturday in the first of a series of important games for the side in a tightly packed Surrey/Hampshire League One table. A 3-1 win - thanks to goals from Mike Atkinson, Steve Turnbull and
A beyond the grave confession by former Croydon North MP Malcolm Wicks has solved one of the great political mysteries of the 20th century. In 1976 he was the man who leaked Cabinet minutes detailing a plan to shelve the introduction of child benefit
The road where a teenager was stabbed this morning has been labelled a ‘war zone’ by a witness who saw the gangs clash. An 18-year-old was found in Queen’s Road with stab wounds, at the junction with Pawsons Road, at about 1.45am this morning.
Shoppers flocked to buy fresh produce from a farmers' market. The market took place in the playground at Chestnut Grove School, Chestnut Grove, Balham, on Saturday. Visitors snapped up seasonal vegetables such as brassicas, kale, cabbages
Paul James McIntosh was caught out in a step up in a police sting operation. The operation was assisted by SmartWater, which has an invisible anti-theft liquid which is used to protect all valuables. Every piece of liquid has a different forensic code
Kingston Hospital has apologised after a damning three-day inquest into the death of four-year-old Freya Wells, from Wallington. Freya’s death was the result of “flagrant and extreme” failures by staff to spot that she was in septic shock both
Armed police swooped on an innocent man onlookers claimed was trying to sell a gun at a Wimbledon Stadium car boot sale. Firearms officers sped to the scene and surrounded grieving Clive Terry, who was unpacking bags full of the belongings of his
Cheam netball ace Eboni Beckford-Chambers says her England colleagues will be going out to defeat the might of New Zealand this evening at Copper Box Arena. The English Roses prepared for their big clash with the defending Commonwealth Games champions
A 25ft motor boat was found capsized in the Thames beneath Kingston Bridge this morning. The Metropolitan Police's marine unit was called shortly before 11am after the fibre glass vessel was found drifting towards London bottom-up. Tweeting
Lambeth Police appeal: Police were called at approx 06:35hrs on Wednesday, 8 January to reports of a robbery and assault in Auckland Hill at the junction with Norwood High Street SE27. The 33-year-old victim was on his way to work, he was walking
The family of four-year-old Freya Wells, who died of septic shock at Kingston Hospital after “flagrant and extreme” failings, have paid tribute to a “happy, playful little girl”. The inquest into Freya’s death was concluded this morning, with coroner
Palace are out of the relegation zone! For now... Nevertheless, if you had to predict Palace under Tony Pulis verses Mark Hughes’ transformed-but-not-really-transformed Stoke, the game lived up to expectations pretty accurately. It was a fairly
A witness has described a gang related fight which led to a teenager being stabbed in the early hours of this morning. The 18-year-old was found with stab wounds in Queens Road, at the junction with Pawson's Road near Queens Road cemetery,
London Welsh head coach Justin Burnell heralded his side’s figting spirit after watching them overturn a 15-point deficit to beat London Scottish 21-18 at the Athletic Ground on Saturday. It wasn’t enough to prevent Welsh from bowing out of the
Cops found themselves on a police chase with a royal twist when they were called to track down a winged creature. Like a scene from the 2007 film Hot Fuzz, Sutton’s safer transport team found themselves chasing the bird down the street after it
A23 Purley Way Southbound partially blocked, slow traffic due to accident at Waddon Park Avenue, congestion to Mill Lane / Waddon Road. Keep up to date with this incident with our live traffic and traffic page.
A group of campaigners have expressed disbelief after Croydon South MP Richard Ottaway called the police about them delivering a petition to his office. The Conservative, who was awarded a knighthood this month for his services to politics, asked
A 35-year-old man had a 'lucky' escape when his kitchen caught fire last night. The man had started cooking after coming home from the pub at about 9.45pm yesterday but the food started burning after he fell asleep. His neighbour
An armed robber who mugged and threatened a taxi driver with a gun has been sentenced to five years behind bars. Danny John Young, 25, of Gatley Avenue, in Epsom, appeared at Guildford Crown Court on Friday, January 17, for sentencing after pleading
The common lime is Britain's tallest broad-leaved tree and the specimen seventy metres away from my garden is no exception, being indeed the loftiest tree in the vicinity. I wrote recently how the lime is used by goldfinches but I call it the '
Never getting to see the real Simon & Garfunkel on stage – live, just two men and a guitar – is a regret I shall take to my grave. So to Fairfield Halls in Croydon I went, knowing The Simon & Garfunkel Story featuring Dean Elliott (Simon
The United Nations has extended the contract of a Weybridge company that modifies vehicles for people working in war zones and other dangerous places. To celebrate the news, Philip Hammond, Defence Secretary and MP for Runnymede and Weybridge,
The Walton Business Group holds a special connections lunch later this month to help businesses get off to a flying start in 2014. Held at the new digital work hub facilities in New Zealand Avenue, Walton, on Friday, January 31, businesses will
A coroner has "for the first time ever" called for a doctor's licence to be suspended. Coroner Dr Sean Cummings made the indication when delivering a narrative verdict on the death of Freya Wells, from Wallington, at Kingston Hospital. He called
Victims of further flooding at the weekend have demanded to know why they weren't given more warning by the Environment Agency. The River Mole burst its banks at Leatherhead on Friday evening with floods hitting roads, stables, homes, a football
It was more a case of substance over style for Neal Ardley last weekend after AFC Wimbledon held League Two Scunthorpe United to a 0-0 draw at Glanford Park. After a disappointing home defeat to Torquay United, where Ardley questioned the appetite
Croydon Harriers Stevie Lawrence put herself in the frame for county selection for the English Schools Championships thanks to a seventh place finish at the Surrey Schools Cross-Country Championships at Reigate, Priory Park on Saturday. The 16-
Rosslyn Park closed the gap on the National League One leaders Doncaster Knights to three points thanks to a 37-13 win over Old Albanians on Saturday. Despite treacherous underfoot conditions and a slippery ball two good sides tried to play open
Sittingbourne Striders and Stragglers Running Club star Anthony Jackson beat a field of more than 1,000 athletes at Saturday's Bushy Park parkrun. The 27-year-old clocked 16 minutes 31 seconds to claim his third win of 2014 and his 11th triumph
A Chessington man is due to appear in court this morning accused of robbing a woman at a cashpoint after threatening her with a knife. David Mortimer, 24, of Newlands Way, Chessington will appear in custody at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court.
On Wednesday I sat down for my regular online read of the Croydon Guardian but when I got to the story, “Council’s Heartfelt Plea to Prevent Even More Deaths” I truly believed my computer monitor was on the blink. When asked about
Last Thursday I sent the following email to the head of St Philomena's but have not received a reply. I pass the Carshalton Station bus stop, on the side travelling into Wallington, every day at about 3.15pm. The pavement there is not particularly
Wimbledon completed a league win double over old rivals Sutton & Epsom, despite having to forego the home draw because of their waterlogged pitch. The 22-10 win lifted the Dons to fifth in London Division One South. But it was hard work
Ryman Premier Andre McCollin fired Kingstonian to the top of the Ryman Premier League with all three goals in a 3-1 win at struggling Carshalton Athletic. Ks took the lead only for Tommy Bradford to level for the Robins from spot, before McCollin
A teenager is in hospital after being stabbed in Croydon this morning. The 18-year-old was found in Queen’s Road at the junction with Pawsons Road suffering from stab wounds at around 1.45am. His condition is not thought to be life-threatening
Two teenage boys arrested in connection with an alleged sex attack on a schoolgirl at the 2012 Epsom Derby have been bailed again. The pair, both 16, from Kent, were arrested in November after a 15-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted
The Lawn Tennis Association’s head of men’s tennis Leon Smith has warned three Wandsworth youngsters they are only at the start of a long journey to the top. Lara Bakhaya, 10, Catherine Blayze, 15, and Katarina Weymouth, 16, have been selected
Originally a Swedish dish, this celery rosti has been spiced up with some coriander and sweet chilli powder providing a tasty new take on this traditional recipe. Serves: 4 Preparation time: 7-10 minutes Cooking time: 25 minutes You
Fresh from his brave appearance on ITV’s Splash with Tom Daley on Saturday (18/1/14) comedian Patrick Monahan is looking forward to coming to the Epsom Playhouse Myers Studio on Friday 21 February with his family friendly show ‘Cake Charmer’.
A series of events are taking place to support established and start-up businesses. Wandsworth Enterprise Week, an initiative organised by Wandsworth Council, is taking place from February 3 to 8. The event aims to help businesses flourish,
The fight to save St Helier Hospital is by no means over, an MP has warned. Carshalton and Wallington MP Tom Brake visited the hospital on Friday, January 10, to hear an update on the hospital’s performance and be interviewed on Radio St Helier
Brentford boss Mark Warburton has been impressed with the way new signing Chuba Akpom has settled in to his high-flying squad. The on-loan Arsenal youngster, who joined the club for a month last week, made his Bees debut as a 68th minute substitute
A special needs college could be allowed to stay in New Malden after its year-long lease expires – if councillors can thrash out a deal with officers at Kingston Council. Orchard Hill College is due to move out of the Beaconsfield Centre in July
A Kingston charity is under investigation for failing to file its accounts for more almost four years. African Families Support Services is part of an inquiry by the Charity Commission into organisations with annual incomes between £250,000 and
The father of murdered South Norwood schoolboy Kevin Ssali has said he forgives his son’s teen killer. Roree Cox, 18, from New Cross, was found guilty of murdering the 14-year-old after stabbing him on a bus in Lee Green in a dispute over a woolly
Business rate payers are being asked to give their views on council plans for the next four years. A consultation meeting between business owners and the leader of Merton Council, Councillor Stephen Alambritis will be held on Thursday February
After his brother's suicide, his wife's miscarriage and a knifepoint mugging, Stewart Bridgman finally has something to smile about. Mr Bridgman, 29, of Gibraltar Crescent, Epsom, has just had his stolen wedding ring replaced for free by a pawnbrokers
The owner of a Kingston pizza restaurant chased a food hygiene inspector down the road shouting at him after being told his dirty eatery breached food hygiene laws. Daniele Ragona, who owns Bruschetta in London Road, was told in June 2012 to improve
Catchment areas of two high schools in the borough could be changed to help children living in Claygate gain places at their preferred schools. A consultation has been launched on plans to amend the catchment areas for Esher Church of England High
Plans to build a new 472-pupil primary school in Earlfield have been strongly criticised by residents in the surrounding area. The planning application for a new 472-pupil school on the now vacant site of the Atheldene Centre was submitted in December
Firefighters were called to a car fire in Belmont this morning. It took them five minutes to tackle the blaze in a Chrysler Voyager in Hulverston Close which happened at about 12.10am. They then waited for the police to arrive as the fire is
