A goal in each half from Jonathan Douglas and Marcello Trotta sent Brentford back to the top of the League One table with a 2-1 win over Gillingham. Midfielder Douglas volleyed home Jake Bidwell's cross on 22 minutes before Trotta doubled the advantage
Britons have a certain talent for complaining about the weather, and rightly so. The winter rains have flooded the local roads and train-tracks making travel, when it’s actually possible, a hassle. The floods have worsened the potholes in the roads
A teenager who was arrested during a police raid where a dog was shot dead by armed officers has appeared in court. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found in a house in New Addington on Wednesday afternoon. He has been charged
Police are appealing for information after men in a van pulled up next to school boys and drove off. Two boys had just left St Elphege’s School, in Wallington, after an athletics club meeting on Tuesday at 4.50pm when two men pulled up near them
Cantopop star Eason Chan returned to Kingston today, to receive an honorary degree for his outstanding achievements in music from his old university. The multi-award winning singer, who quit his architecture course in 1995 to pursue a music career
Police are to install temporary knife arches in schools in response to the recent spate of stabbings, that police have described as "an unfortunate blip". Five teens have been stabbed in four incidents within an eight day period. Arrests were made
Moped-riding thieves robbed a group of teenagers of a £1,600 bicycle and their iPhones in Carshalton. Two robbers riding a silver and black moped approached a group of three 15-year-old boys and robbed them of the bike and their phones in Dale
Carshalton and Wallington's MP is planning to call betting shop bosses to the House of Commons to discuss our Safe Bet campaign. The Sutton Guardian launched the SafeBet campaign in the wake of the murder of North Cheam man Andrew Iacovou at the
Officers investigating a rape where the attacker pretended to be a council worker have thanked the public for their help but are yet to make a significant breakthrough. A woman in her 40s was raped by a man claiming to be a council worker who called
A mystery buyer has pulled out of a deal to purchase an "incomparable" historic house and stables right next to Epsom Downs Racecourse. The late 18th Century listed, five bedroom Downs House, on Epsom Downs, has 10.6 acres of grass and woodland
'Give us permission to build a retirement village and 91 homes or run the risk of having a giant supermarket on your doorstep when we will sell off the land.' That was the stark warning today from Nescot college which submitted revised plans to
Police have arrested four youths in connection with two seperate stabbings within six days. Two boys, a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old, were detained yesterday on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm after two teenagers were stabbed in
A post-mortem examination has failed to establish what caused the death of Daniel Spargo-Mabbs, the Croydon schoolboy who died on Monday after taking ecstasy. Police are awaiting the results of further tests after the examination at Uxbridge mortuary
Out of 123 teams in the 10 London rugby divisions, only three can still boast a 100 per cent record. Unsurprisingly Harrow and Gosport & Fareham top their respective tables, but the other, New Malden-based KCS Old Boys, remain second in
Carshalton Athletic’s new manager Stuart Massey is all about three words – youth, talent and loyalty. Massey took over the reins from Ian Hazel prior to Tuesday night’s 2-1 defeat at Harrow Borough, which kept the Robins second from bottom of the
A police officer is recovering in hospital after accidentally shooting himself in the leg. The male officer was holstering a police issued firearm at the police station in Putney High Street when it went off. An investigation has been launched
Scoring sensation Charlie Moone says his best ever season is down to the unity and togetherness of the Hampton & Richmond Borough squad – just do not mention the play-offs. Tuesday night’s 2-0 win over Wingate & Finchley extended the Beavers
‘Garlic sauce? Chilli sauce?' Possibly the most pertinent questions to ask anyone under the influence at 2am on a Friday night. The only acceptable answer to which is of course, ‘both’. Plus extra pickled chillies. Few would dispute the kebab has
Diners at a New Malden Chinese restaurant found themselves in the middle of an immigration enforcement raid last night. Police and Home Office officials raided Noodle Express in Coombe Road, moving on two workers before arresting another. Confused
Walton Athletics Club’s young throwing star Sam Mace proved age is no barrier as he struck U15s shot put gold on Sunday at the South of England Indoor Championships. The 13-year-old threw 11.85 metres – a new personal best – in his first competitive
Stragglers Running Club’s Jessica Draskau-Petersson admitted pocketing more than £900 in prize money was all the motivation she needed to win PF Chang’s Rock ’n’ Roll Arizona half marathon on Sunday. The 36-year-old London 2012 Olympian, a late
As the high spirits from Christmas begin to fade and the blues of going back to work and school become more daunting, charities across the UK are working together to change this. The first Monday is seen as the most depressing day of the year, followed
More power cuts have hit properties in Ewell Village as the flooding situation there shows no sign of improving. Flooding remains outside Bourne Hall Park in the High Street and there are now fears a large tree, affected by the bad weather, could
Princess Anne visited Kingston yesterday to officially open the headquarters of development charity VSO. The Princess Royal met staff, trustees and volunteers and watched a volunteer assessment session. VSO chief executive Marg Mayne said:
Morrisons is the latest supermarket to back a mum’s campaign against sexual and violent images at children’s eye-level. Kathy McGuinness, from Carshalton, who fronted the Child Eyes campaign, has already forced the Sport, Nuts, Zoo and Front off
The mystery of personal items discovered at the bottom of a 'Jimmy Choo' bag donated to a Wimbledon charity shop has been solved. Charity shop volunteers were bemused to discover a child's South African passport and gold and silver jewellery inscribed
Two South Croydon secondary schools are among the 20 most improved in the country, according to the latest GCSE league tables. Thomas More Catholic School and Harris Academy Purley have both seen the number of students passing the exams with top
People in Sutton value pints over parks according to new research. People looking for a home in Sutton place more importance on whether it is near a good pub than whether it is near to a park, according to research from kitchen specialists Hygena
Kingston's Borough commander Glen Tunstall has officially earned his stripes seven months after his promotion. His elevation to the top in July despite being a superintendent, only the second highest rank in the Metropolitan Police, was said to
A vicar accused of conducting nearly 500 sham marriages at a Thornton Heath church has had his trial date put back until September. Reverend Nathan Ntege is charged with 14 immigration offences in relation to 492 marriages held at St Jude's and
Excited students from Epsom are going to join a 7,000-strong choir at the O2 Arena on Wednesday. Singer Stacey Solomon, who rose to fame on the X Factor, will sing with the choir at the concert organised by Young Voices. Twenty-nine choir
A 14-year-old girl who went missing from Mitcham after a Scouts meeting has been found. Louise Hurley did not return home after the meeting in Mitcham Park Road yesterday evening. Police said the disappearance was "out of character"
The artist behind the iconic red telephone boxes sculpture in Kingston considered legal action over damage from a Cath Kidston-branded snowflake Christmas makeover. David Mach, the sculptor behind “Out of Order”, installed in 1989, did not know
Two people were taken to hospital with minor injuries after a three-car crash on the A3 at Tolworth. Ambulance crews were called just before 6pm yesterday and took two patients to Kingston Hospital, a London Ambulance spokeswoman said. Traffic
Neighbours are being encouraged to get together and spruce up an area of parkland and woods by St Helier Hospital. Sutton Council and the Safer Sutton parks police team are inviting people to go to a public meeting with the aim of setting up a
A man was rescued by police and the lifeboat service after jumping into the river from Putney Bridge. The man, believed to be in his 40s, threw himself off the bridge into the River Thames at about 11pm yesterday. A tweet from MPS Helicopters
Harlequins hooker Dave Ward has been rewarded for back-to-back Heineken Cup man of the match awards with an England Saxons call up. The 28-year-old, and centre Matt Hopper, received late calls this week to join both Luke Wallace and Charlie Matthews
A 13-try blitz led by England number eight Becky Essex and centre Jo Watmore saw Richmond win the Women’s Premiership title in style on Wednesday. Essex and Watmore both scored hat-tricks and prop Ellisha Dee notched a brace as the Athletic Ground
The last Chelsea player to score a hat-trick against Manchester United before Samuel Eto’o was… Romelu Lukaku, eight months ago, after coming on as a second-half sub. Trouble was, he was on loan to West Brom at the time. The last player to net
Saturday’s win over Old Albanians takes Rosslyn Park within three points of League leaders Doncaster, who lost to Fylde - and Doncaster have yet to visit Priory Lane. Defeats for most of Park’s rivals gives them a seven-point cushion in second
Surbiton’s Laura Unsworth and Georgie Twigg have been cut from the 12-man England squad travelling to Prague for the EuroHockey Indoor Championships, which start today. Surbiton captain Sarah Haycroft and Giselle Ansley make the trip after all
Sutton United defender Mitchell Nelson is feeling the frustration after yet another Skrill South match at Gander Green Lane was postponed due to the weather. United have played just once this year after the games at Hayes & Yeading and Dover
A man is due to appear in court today accused of attempting to murder a fellow drinker at an Elvis night. John Clifford Thorp, 48, from Essex, is accused of slashing the throat of Gino Taffurelli at the Chessington Oak pub on Friday
Police are appealing for help to trace a missing teenage girl from Mitcham. Louise Hurley, 14, is believed to have last been seen at 9pm yesterday (Thursday, January 23) at a scout meeting in Mitcham Park Road and has not returned home. She
Brentford boss Mark Warburton has warned Gillingham they will have to deal with more than just the threat of in-form strike pair Clayton Donaldson and Marcello Trotta. The Bees were held 1-1 at promotion rivals Walsall on Saturday, ending a
What will the new building earmarked for Kingston University look like? The architects behind the eye-catching University of Limerick medical school, a school in an olive grove in Rome and the University of Toulouse business school are set to unveil
Tomorrow’s talk on Sir Robert Hunter (1844-1913), inventor of the National Trust and a key player in the successful campaign to preserve Wimbledon Common, will be the first free lecture of 2014 organised by the Wimbledon Society. Ben Cowell, National
Nevermind Kingstonian, Met Police front man Charlie Collins believes he and strike partner Bradley Hudson-Odoi can tear up the Ryman Premier League. The pair marked boss Jimmy Cooper’s 10-year anniversary at Imber Court with both goals in Monday
"It’s so nice to be back" was the message from patients attending clinics in Epsom town centre which were controversially axed last summer. Miles Freeman, chief officer of Surrey Downs Clinical Commissioning Group (SDCCG), decided not to renew
Police raids in Mitcham have resulted in the recovery of 13 stolen bikes, with one worth over £1000 being reunited with its owner. Officers arrested a 20-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman after recovering the bikes from their garage on Phipps
A brand new Wimbledon loop train will be showcased to the public for the first time next week. One of the 115 state-of-the-art high capacity trains set to pass through on the Wimbledon loop will be unveiled at the ExCel exhibition centre in London
An upscale pizza chain will not be coming to Surbiton after councillors rejected its plans for a new shop. Basilico, which has shops in Canary Wharf and Islington, was blocked for a second time at Wednesday’s Surbiton planning committee. It
Students from Harris Academy Merton have scooped top prizes in the BT Athena Cup photography competition. London school and college students aged 14 and over were invited to enter one of four categories: 'people', 'places', 'on the move' and 'working
Artistic images of women posing nude for legendary photography pioneer Eadweard Muybridge could soon become a familiar sight along Kingston’s riverside. The company behind the new Riverside Kingston restaurant development, next to Kingston Bridge
A scout leader who joined the movement in 1936 was the first to scale a new climbing wall he helped built in Tolworth. Alan Thomas, president of 1st Tolworth scouts and formerly a keen mountaineer, had donated money to the group to spend on keeping
Wandsworth Council leader Ravi Govindia has offered his congratulations to a Battersea based eco-company that has been awarded a prestigious Royal Warrant by Prince Charles. The Prince of Wales has awarded the warrant to Delphis Eco, which is a
Three men have pleaded not guilty to conspiring to kidnap and rob a Cobham jeweller. Damon Denham, 26, of Kingsbury Drive, Old Windsor, Eugene Gunderman, 26, of Queens Close, Old Windsor, and Stephen Evers, 42, of Burns Avenue, Feltham, entered
Tenants who illegally sub-let their properties are being given a chance to admit their deceit without fear of prosecution as part of a four-month campaign. Paragon Community Housing Group and Elmbridge Council have teamed up to tackle the problem
Woking and Sam Beare Hospices want volunteers to follow in the footsteps of their first retail apprentice. Jade Blackwell, 19, started as a volunteer in her nearest Sam Beare Hospice shop and has now signed up to a year of training, including working
A Battersea man has been fined just £1,375 despite admitting to illegally trading ivory, whale and dolphin bone and marine turtle shell online. Detectives from the Met Police's Wildlife Crime Unit began investigating Alick Brown, 30, from Worfield
