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  • How to be organised

    Organisational skills they seem evade us, always trying to keep on top of the seemingly endless amount work and always looking towards the next deadline even before you’ve met the first one. Not only do students need to ensure they stay organised

  • Burgled man hopes security cameras will help find culprits

    A burgled man is hoping CCTV images taken from his own security cameras will help to track down those responsible. Thieves escaped with a large sum of cash and precious gold jewellery within minutes of breaking in through a ground floor window

  • Puncheon fined for Twitter spat with Neil Warnock

    Crystal Palace winger Jason Puncheon has been slapped with a £15,000 fine from the FA. The 27-year-old was hit in the pocket after posting derogatory comments about his former boss Neil Warnock on Twitter. The spat began when Warnock, who signed

  • Man struck by Wimbledon train named by police

    A man hit by a train at Wimbledon station has been named today by police as 41-year-old Zane Phillips from Wimbledon. The emergency services were alerted after he was struck by a train on Saturday, February 22 at about 10pm. The death is not

  • Oscar win for Southfields producer's documentary

    A Southfields film producer is celebrating after his film won an Oscar. The Lady In Number 6: Music Saved My Life scooped the prestigious gong in the best short documentary category at the weekend for the three man team, including Chris Branch,

  • Push for more recycling from Sutton flats

    More than 30,000 Sutton people living in flats will be given a new way of recycling waste. Sutton Council will distribute new reusable recycling bags to 34,000 flats after receiving a £100,000 grant from the London Waste and Recycling Board

  • Teenager charged following New Malden stabbing

    A teenager has been charged with the stabbing of a schoolboy found slumped outside KFC in New Malden last summer. The 17-year-old who was arrested at the time was charged on February 26 with wounding with intent and threatening a person with an

  • Paramedic asks "am I going to prison?" after A3 death crash

    An apprentice paramedic who parked his ambulance on the A3 asked a police officer, “Am I going to prison?” after a motorcyclist crashed into it and died. Dentist Rajesh Parkash 43, from Sunningdale, died after hitting the ambulance near Claygate

  • Man charged with waving fake handgun at police and passersby

    A man was leapt on by undercover police officers after he allegedly threatened police and members of the public with a fake gun. James Quinn, 23, appeared at Wimbledon Magistrates Court on Friday to face one charge of possessing an imitation firearm

  • Crystal Palace dive into the medals

    Crystal Palace diving club made a big splash at the London region skills diving competition last weekend, winning nine medals, including four golds. The competition, held in Waltham Forest, is a qualification event of the national skills competition

  • Aerosmith to headline festival on Clapham Common

    Veteran rock act Aerosmith are to headline a major outdoor festival on Clapham Common. The band will play their first date in the city for four years at the Calling Festivao on Saturday June 28. The event was formerly known as Hard Rock Calling

  • Epsom Guardian online audience more than doubles in a year

    The number of people using our websites in south west London and Surrey passed the million mark for the first time last month. In February they read a total of 3.67m pages on EpsomGuardian.co.uk and its sister titles - everything from news, sport

  • Man taken to hospital following Surbiton crash

    A pensioner has been taken to hospital after a crash involving a car and a bus in Surbiton this morning. Paramedics were called to Upper Brighton Road at the junction with Victoria Road just after 9am following reports of the accident.

  • Number of people visiting Surrey Comet website hits new high

    The number of people using our websites in south west London and Surrey passed the million mark for the first time last month. In February they read a total of 3.67m pages on surreycomet.co.uk and its sister titles - everything from news, sport

  • Kitchen set on fire in breakfast mishap

    An elderly man set fire to his kitchen while cooking breakfast. Firefighters were called to Wolftencroft Close, Battersea, at 7.25am today. The blaze was put out within minutes and the 70-year-old man did not require hospital treatment.

  • Wandsworth girls rule the roost at the home of cricket

    Wandsworth’s young players triumphed at the home of cricket on Sunday as the girls’ team won the Balfour Beatty London Youth Games indoor cricket title. On a great day for the borough, the boys also performed creditably, taking a fine fifth place

  • Twenty third betting shop set to open in Tooting

    A 23rd betting shop could be set to open up in Tooting, despite a public outcry opposing the plans. Wandsworth Council granted Coral a license to allow gambling in the former H Samuel's Jewellers building in Mitcham Lane, Tooting, at a meeting

  • Kingston's best looking pooches get ready for Crufts

    At least nine of Kingston's best-looking and smartest pet pooches are gearing up to parade their skills on television for the annual Crufts competition this week. Retrievers, king charles spaniels and bull dogs from the borough will show just how

  • Attacked dog owners tell others to beware

    Dog owners whose pets have been injured in attacks by another man's dogs have warned others of the dangers they pose. Robert Doughty, from Station Avenue, West Ewell, called on dog walkers to take care at the scene of the attack, a field between

  • Kingston mayoress to walk borough boundary for charity

    The mayoress of Kingston is getting ready to walk the circumference of the borough in a single day for her sister’s mayoral charities. Hilary Saw, sibling of borough mayor Penny Shelton, will cover approximately 27 miles when she takes a ramble

  • VIDEO: School exhibits new artwork about Tudors and Stuarts

    A collection of sculptures and 3D work depicting the political life of the Tudors and Stuarts has gone on display at Trinity School. The Shaw Gallery is exhibiting work by Martha MacDonald whose ceramic, plaster and wooden sculptures offer a contemporary

  • Perfect pooches prepare for Crufts

    Pooches from across the borough will switch their regular walks along the Thames for an arena in Birmingham this week, as they do their best to be crowned a winner at Crufts. Dog owners from Elmbridge have been working hard to help their four-legged

  • Primary school children send books to Africa

    Primary school children have been busy gathering books to send to children in Africa.  Cuddington Croft Primary School, in Cheam, has been helping the charity Hope4Malawi with their Gift of Reading project. The school is raising funds

  • Councillor perplexed by MP's stance on Headley Court

    A councillor urging the Government to consult over the possible closure of the UK’s leading rehabilitation centre for injured servicemen is perplexed at the lack of support for the issue from Mole Valley’s MP. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) plans

  • Burglars strike in Elmbridge, stealing cash

    Police are appealing for information after money was stolen from a house in Hersham. Burglars are believed to have gained entry to the home in West Grove by forcing entry through a window sometime between 5pm on Tuesday, February 25, and 9.20am

  • Walton to Barcelona charity ride raises money for Macmillan

    Two cyclists from Walton will embark on a nine-day journey through the Pryanees mountains for Macmillan Cancer Care. Dean Beckett and Martin Wells will set off from Walton on April 12 and ride 940 miles before arriving in Barcelona on April 20.

  • Businesses invited to cash in on £8m contract pot

    Businesses have received a £8m boost thanks to an online initiative launched by Surrey County Council last year. The scheme called BuildSurrey helps small construction firms bid for council contracts. More than 700 firms have registered so