Police are searching for the driver of a car which struck a PCSO in Kingston today. The officer was injured while attending reports of a suspected burglary in Tudor Drive at about 5.15pm. The PCSO, a man, is understood to have collided with
Commuters will be forced to find alternative routes to work and play this week as tube strikes disrupt the northern line at stations including Colliers Wood and South Wimbledon. Strikes on London Underground are due to cause major disruption with
A psychotherapist who threatened to set her car on fire with her inside after parking it by the hospital where she used to work has been given a restraining order. Mary-Jo Maher, of Rydons Lane, Coulsdon, says she was fired from Farmfield Hospital
Crystal Palace have announced their 25-man squad for the remainder of the Premier League season. Glenn Murray, out for eight months with a knee injury, is included, as are the new signings Joe Ledley, Wayne Hennessey and Scott Dann. As U21
Fans could be toasting Palace’s survival with a pint of ale at this year’s CPFC Beer Festival. The event, which is now in its fourth year is expected to be the biggest one yet since its inception in 2011. More than 150 beers and real ciders
One of Strictly Come Dancing’s most popular dancers, known for pushing the boundaries, is bringing his new tour to Croydon, writes Andy Bloss. Brendan Cole presents his latest show Licence To Thrill which is the follow up to his debut theatre tour
A cyclist sustained serious head and leg injuries in a crash with a white transit van this afternoon. The cyclist, in his 40s, was taken to St George’s Hospital in Tooting after the crash at 2pm on an uphill section of the A24 Leatherhead Bypass
Paramedics and police were called after a man collapsed in the street in Wallington. The man collapsed in Woodcote Road near the junction with Beddington Gardens shortly after 2.30pm today. London Ambulance Service was called to the scene and
Could health and social care services in Kingston be better? Kingston's new health watchdog is inviting members of the public to come and give their views on the borough's services during an outreach session tomorrow, February 5. Healthwatch
A singer-song writer is hoping to put a country folk twist on Valentines Day this year, writes Andy Bloss. Nashville-born and New York City-based singer Laura Cantrell is releasing her new album in February before embarking on a UK tour. Her
Being an opponent of mixed martial arts fighter Jimi Manuwa to date appears to involve spending a lot of time lying on your back, counting the stars spinning before your eyes, writes Jim Palmer. The Croydon wrecking ball, who trained at Keddle’
A Crystal Palace singer is looking forward to the future after her band’s latest single reached the top five of the charts, writes Andy Bloss. Neon Jungle, a group made up of four girls from London, Suffolk and Scotland, released their new song
Surrey Downs GPs are telling patients about a scheme to make their medical records more widely available to aid research and develop services. A spokeswoman for Surrey Downs Clinical Commissioning Group (SDCCG) said residents may have received
A motorist did not curry any favour with an Indian eatery in Croydon when they crashed through the front this morning. The collision in South End at around 12:30am caused significant damage to the Vael-n-Dine restaurant, and it is not yet known
Merton Abbey Mills hosted a buzzing live music festival in an attempt to revive the historic arts village on the bank of the River Wandle. Live music and world food on Sunday afternoon drew around 400 people of all ages to enjoy cooking demonstrations
Health campaigners want MPs to block a new law they think could leave St Helier Hospital in ‘serious danger’. The Carshalton and Wallington Labour party are petitioning MP Tom Brake to oppose and vote against clause 118 of the Care Bill, which
More than 10 tonnes of litter is due to be dumped in the town centre on Thursday. Usually Sutton Council would be tasked with clearing such a mess up - but in this case it is the council putting it there. The idea is a stunt to encourage people
A date has been set for the retrial of the men accused of hacking to death Woodside father-to-be Danny Gough in his bedroom. Steven Dougherty, aged 35, Samuel Monteith, 32, and Paul West, 29, will stand trial for murder at the Old Bailey on October
A local charity featured on a new stamp released today is hoping it will help boost its profile. The Royal Mail stamp depicts a long-serving pony and a young rider from Epsom Riding for the Disabled Association (ERDA). The stamp shows a young
A property developer has taken crowd funding one step further by taking on the world’s biggest peer to peer loan of £4.15m to turn a Croydon office block into flats. While bands use fans cash to produce albums and movie audiences pay to help directors
A special needs college will not be making way for adult education services at its New Malden site, it has been confirmed. Kingston Council has found an alternative site for some of its adult education services, in the form of former care home
A mum is baffled after receiving 25 letters through her door in two days warning her about a cough medicine she does not use. Sharon Goodwins, 51, of Aragon Road, St Helier Estate, was annoyed after 15 identical letters were posted through her
Ant and Dec are coming to Wimbledon tomorrow morning to film a Flashmob for the opening sequence of this year's Britain's Got Talent. The cheeky duo will descend on Wimbledon Studios, 1 Deer Park Road, with filming to start at 9.30am. Crowds
Police are hoping to speak to this man after a charity money box was stolen from a travel agents. While staff at Thomas Cook travel agents on Wimbledon Hill Road were distracted by customers at around 3.45pm on Wednesday, January 22, the charity
Detectives have released CCTV footage today of a man they wish to trace following the murder of a woman in Earls Court. Officers continue to appeal for information to trace the whereabouts of Robert Richard Fraser following the murder of Maria
A man been arrested after a number of small fires were set around New Malden High Street last night. Firefighters said engines from several stations had to be called at about midnight in order to keep up with the fires, started in wheelie bins.
An air ambulance landed in Christchurch Park, Sutton, after a man fell from a ladder. London Ambulance Service was called to the incident at Elmhurst Lodge shortly after 11am and the air ambulance has been sent out to help. Elmhurst Lodge
The mayor of Wandsworth's official car was papped parked up in a restricted zone outside a school. Two images show the car parked illegally on zig zag markings outside John Burns Primary School, Wycliffe Road, Battersea, this morning. The
Your newspapers and websites have repeatedly published letters and articles criticising the proposed energy from waste incinerator plant to be located in Beddinton. I am a chartered engineer and fully understand the details of the scheme. I
It can be a special and memorable day…or it can be a day from hell. You get the wrong presents it could cause tension in relationships, may cause you to receive the silent treatment, or even worse…completely end the relationship all together.
Police want to track the rightful owners of this suspected-stolen jewellery, seized during a raid on a High Street pawn shop. The items, which include a watch and several bracelets, were seized when police raided an exchange store in Sutton High
Almost all of Broad Green is to fall under a dispersal order to give police power to banish "intimidating" youths from the area. A six-month order will target key roads and hubs including London Road and West Croydon station in response to concerns
Primary school children helped to open the doors of supermarket chain Morrisons's new South Croydon store on Saturday. Pupils from Normanton Road school St Peter's cut the ribbon on the branch convenience store M Local. The store, at
Tesco has withdrawn its application to build a supermarket, a hotel, and flats on the old Toby Jug site in Tolworth. A spokesman confirmed the supermarket giant has scrapped its plans as they stand, and will consider its options regarding the land
Epsom Men returned to winning ways in Surrey/Hants Regional Division One with a 5-2 thumping of Hamble. Epsom took control of the game from the fifth minute, when centre-half Oli Hildrey fired home a deflected short-corner dragflick. Soon after
A brilliant flamenco dancer who worked with Diaghilev and Picasso and reportedly died in Spain, was actually incarcerated in an asylum in Epsom from 1919. Nearly a century later, a Spanish musician wants to create a memorial to Felix el Loco, or
We are delighted to welcome two students from Africa who are joining the Young Reporter Scheme. Abdoulie Jammeh is a 17 year old student from Nusrat High School in the Gambia in Western Africa and Abdulaziz Momba is 18 years of age and joins us from
A new law which could see Croydon University Hospital downgraded with minimal public consultation has been branded as ‘simply unacceptable’. The Government is facing political pressure over Clause 118 of the Care Bill, which is currently going
Damien Delaney left the Emirates in philosophical mood after Crystal Palace went down 2-0 to Arsenal. A double strike from England international Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain did for the Eagles, leaving them fourth from bottom, while Arsenal returned
Snappers have been out taking photos of the borough's newest river. Recent heavy rains mean the Wandle now once again runs through Carshalton Park, from its historic source at the Grotto, and in the Grove park behind Westcroft Leisure Centre.
Tayo Andrews took a massive leap forward in his high jump career as a personal best moved the teenager into the echelons of Britain's best athletes in the discipline. In jumping 2.01m, the 17-year-old Herne Hill Harrier rose to 21st in the national
Wielding a fake gun and wearing a motorcycle helmet a robber who targeted bookmakers, including the same William Hill twice in the same month, has been jailed. Gary Lovett, 49, of Roehampton went on a crime spree in July last year targeting a William
Croydon Harrier pole-vaulter Ned Quiney kicked off his 2014 indoors campaign with a silver medal winning performance at the Scottish National Indoor Championships in Glasgow. The 22 year-old has been beset by injuries for the past 18 months, but
Councillors have been asked to refuse Tesco’s application for a supermarket, a hotel, and three blocks of flats on the old Toby Jug site in Tolworth. Kingston Council officers made the recommendation in a report saying the supermarket giant had
Kingston Council has published draft plans to ban u-turns in Tolworth Broadway after drivers were spotted crossing the Greenway. The ban is intended to keep other vehicles and pedestrians safe, according to the draft traffic management order.
Chemmy Alcott’s battle to make her fourth Winter Olympics was the toughest of all but she insists with the right conditions she can overcome the odds and leave a mark at Sochi 2014, writes Pippa Field. It was feared that the Twickenham alpine skier
London mayor Boris Johnson has encouraged councils to do all they can to protect pubs following pressure from a Sutton and Croydon politician. The role pubs play in communities has been recognised for the first in Mr Johnson's latest London plan
Three men have been charged following an alleged daylight raid at the Apple store in Kingston last week. Yannick Domingos, 24, of no fixed address and Perry Jackson, 18, of Grange Park Road, Waltham Forest have both been charged with shoplifting
Amenity groups have joined forces to tackle the high levels of air pollution in Battersea. The Battersea Society and the London Sustainability Exchange conducted a study to measure air quality in Clapham Junction, Nine Elms Lane and Battersea Park
The mum of a child who broke her leg after colliding with a cyclist outside the school gates is among those calling for new safety measures in a petition. Olivia Kelly-Hicks was just five-years-old when she was playing with a friend on a pathway
A former international cyclist and Kingston mayor brought along her own Olympic torch during a special ceremony commemorating the borough’s role in the 2012 Games. Eileen Gray, 93, was joined at New Malden Library on Thursday by councillors and
Kingston could be home to the likes of the All Blacks, Australia or South Africa when the Rugby World Cup comes to England next year. A bid by Kingston Council to be home to one of the 20 nations competing in the tournament has been accepted by
A suspected car thief who was arrested after a high-speed chase ended with a crash in Carshalton has appeared in court. Simon Daniels, of Highbury Avenue in Thornton Heath, appeared in front of Croydon magistrates to deny aggravated vehicle taking
A Walton Charity resident played a part in history by becoming the first man to celebrate his 100th birthday at their residential home. Centenarian Jim Turner, a resident at Sherwood House, enjoyed a tea party on Friday, January 31, with the High
A petition with more than 700 signatures opposing the introduction of parking charges at Cowey Sale was handed to Elmbridge Council this week. Walton Central councillors Chris Sadler and Melvyn Mills handed the petition to Ray Lee, the council’
A youth centre in Weybridge is set to re-open later this month after closing for refurbishment. To celebrate the opening, a relaunch event will be held to allow the public to view the new facilities and meet the staff at Weybridge Youth Centre,
