The beginning of this year has been welcomed with some of the worst weather many of us have ever seen in the UK. Torrential downpours and gales have made it very unpleasant to be outside and records regarding rainfall and wind have been broken. This
A women's refuge will celebrate 40 years of help for domestic violence victims and their families with a comedy night in Balham. Comedians John Moloney, Jason Patterson and Harriet Kemsley will perform at the Bedford pub in Bedford Hill for Hestia's
Work to repair a bridge in Colliers Wood in memory of Merton councillor Gam Gurung got underway this week, watched by members of the former Ghurka soldier's family. Contractors moved in to finally complete Bewley Bridge, the so-called 'bridge to
Events industry experts visiting an international exhibition in London will be able to sample a true taste of Croydon thanks to the borough's first commercial brewery for almost 60 years. The Cronx Brewery will be among the stalls at the International
Walton Casuals' Ryman Division One South play-off hopes lie in tatters, while Corinthian Casuals have thrown themselves a survival lifeline. Mark Hams' Stags crashed 3-2 at home to Horsham on Saturday, having battled back from 2-0 down through
A popular vicar held his last communion in front of a congregation of more than 250 people, before leaving his Ewell church after almost 20 years. Canon Stuart Thomas celebrated his last Sunday at Ruxley Church, in Ruxley Lane, with an upbeat sermon
Students from Carshalton High School for Girls came top of the league in an enterprise challenge hosted by Crystal Palace Football Club. The Crystal Palace FC Foundation held its club heat of the Premier League' s National Enterprise Challenge,
A faulty microwave caught light at a home in Malden Rushett last night. Fire crews from Leatherhead and New Malden were called to Kingston Road at 9pm to reports of smoke coming from a home. The cause of the fire was an electrical fault in
England U20s centre Harry Sloan marked his Aviva Premiership debut with a try as Harlequins to a narrow 21-20 victory at the Twickenham Stoop on Saturday. Worcester-bound winger Sam Smith and 19-year-old Sloan both crossed the whitewash as director
Many professional sports club make star signings a badge of honour. It's not quite correct to say that Harlequins take the opposite stance – but it's not far off. Quins chief executive David Ellis got in early by indicating that there won’t be
There have been some very healthy crowds at Plough Lane recently treated to some wonderful close racing and wrecking, and tonight's promises much of the same under the floodlights. Talk on the terraces has centred on the bangers competing in the
A man escaped unharmed from a flat fire in Battersea in the early hours of this morning. Firefighters were called to Park Court, off Battersea Park Road, at 4am today. A small fire had broken out in the living room of a flat. Eddy Russell
How would you like a world where its people have to wear gasmasks and bodysuits to survive? Well me neither, you might be wondering where this is leading. Well I’ll tell you. Albert Einstein once said "Look deep into nature, and then you will
A faulty dishwasher caught fire inside an empty flat in Thornton Heath last night. Firefighters from Norbury were called at 8pm to Bensham Grove, following reports of smoke coming from the property. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus
A flat in Tadworth has been destroyed and two pensioners hospitalised following a fire caused by a cigarette left alight. Fire crews were called to Hatch Gardens, off Marbles Way, just after 12.30am to reports of a ground floor flat fire. Two
Wheelchairs and rugby may seem an odd combination, but the rough and tumble of the sport is attracting fans, and you can have a go too. London Wheelchair Rugby (LWR) and the Weir Archer academy are running free taster sessions for people looking
A pensioner is in a critical condition after colliding with a car as he crossed a road in Carshalton yesterday afternoon. The pedestrian, described as a 70-year-old man, was crossing Acre Lane at 4.15pm on Saturday when a black Mercedes 200 CLK
25 years ago this week from March 3, 1989 Police were stripped of the ability to patrol the Eden Walk shopping precinct, the Surrey Comet reported 25 years ago this week. The shopping mall had become a no-go area for uniformed police after being
The Fab Four will be back working a hard day's night for one night only in Epsom. The Magic of the Beatles will see a tribute band perform a show packed with the iconic group's biggest songs. Dave Peterson, a Geordie who impersonates Scouser
Oil paintings, watercolours and prints by Jane Atkinson are being exhibited. Atkinson is a painter and printmaker who continues to work between her London home and studio in Kent. The artist was born in 1927 and studied fine art at the Central
A former traffic cop who has saved vintage police cars and motorbikes, lovingly restoring them to the roads is this week’s Unsung Hero. Jon Dorsett not only rescued the collection from being crushed, but refurbished and expanded it. Speaking
Actress and former Coronation Street star Annie Hulley, best known for her role as Gwen Loveday, has now turned her hand to writing. She spoke to Reannon Licorish before the upcoming performance of her debut play Dog Days at the Theatre503, in
A dynamic, all-singing, all-dancing, live music celebration is rocking ‘n’ rolling into town. Bobby Socks and Blue Jeans will feature more than 40 smash hits from the fabulous 50s and 60s. Starring Kytsun Wolfe, The Pony Tails and The Five
his week I’ve burnt my forehead with the curling tongs, grated my finger and bruised my leg against the kitchen table. Yes, just another week in my hectic life and I can’t blame anyone for it but myself. When people see my smashed iPhone, they
A star-studded preview panel will follow two days of racing at Sandown Park. The weekend will get off to an early start with the Grand Military Gold Cup Day at the Esher racecourse, which is an important landmark in the jumps season. The day
A financial firm specialising in pensions has been named corporate adviser of the year for the third year in a row. The Eurofinance Partnership, based in Mulgrave Road, received the award from Dominic Holland at the Sesame National Awards Dinner
Inner creativity is being celebrated at Silvermere Care Home through a new art club. Residents get together at the Cobham home every fortnight to discuss artistic mediums and decide as a group a project they would like to work on, with the support
Students at Brooklands College became fire investigators for a day as they helped determine the cause of a blaze. Staff set fire to a mattress inside a room of the specially designed burn house at the college, which was created to help students
Every day there are a number of complaints about the amount of litter and animal wastage in local streets, but each day the government fails more and more to respond and take action against these complaints. Local Street Bedford Road, in Worcester
Since it was introduced in 1995, over five million CR-Vs have been sold across the world and the new, fourth generation has been comprehensively redesigned for the European market building on the success of its predecessors with greater quality, practicality
The latest Mark VII incarnation of VW’s potent GTD diesel hatch has the same brief as its predecessor: to offer ‘GTI performance’ coupled with regular diesel frugality. So, how does it fare? Although styling remains conservative for a hot-hatch
March 1st marks National Pig Day which is an event held annually in the United States to celebrate the pig. Started in 1972 by sisters Ellen Stanley and Mary Lynne Rave, the event is most celebrated in the Midwest. Mary Lynne Rave stated that the purpose
