A scheme offering social enterprises in Croydon up to £30,000 in interest free loans opens for applications tomorrow. SE-Assist is an initiative that brings together social enterprises and large businesses to help charitable groups access capital
Carshalton and Wallington MP Tom Brake has praised the work of British Heart Foundation volunteers during a visit to two of the charity's stores in Wallington. Mr Brake stopped by the high street shop and the furniture and electrical store, both
A new survey asking residents how they would like to receive information about key services has been launched by Sutton Council. Advice on who is eligible for social housing, what childcare services are available and who can help with caring for
Going down to Margate was unthinkable for Kingstonian’s play-off hopes on Saturday and Alan Dowson’s side duly recorded a crucial 2-1 victory at Hartsdown Park their first away win since mid-January. Even a draw would have been damaging, given
Surbiton Ladies secured a top four WHL Premier Division finish with a 4-1 triumph over league leaders Canterbury on Saturday. An Abi Robinson brace added to goals from Sarah Page and Sophie Fisher-Norton – her first in the first team – at Sugden
I’ve had a great week and hope you have too. It began with me getting stuck into my new exploit, bikram yoga, and I’ve finally started to feel my body returning to its former pre-baby self. I had to work on Saturday and, while away, my toddler
An association for young Muslims in Colliers Wood has raised more than £2,000 for an older people's charity. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) presented a cheque for £2,200 to the Asian Elderly group of Merton, alongside Merton councillor
Former Hampton School student Alex Lundberg came off the bench to score his first England U20s try on Friday night. The Ham-based 19-year-old London Wasps prop, who made his first U20s international start against Ireland last month, notched one
Aspiring young actors are being invited to perform in one of Shakespeare’s greatest works. Theatre education company Pull The Other will be running a five-day workshop on King Lear at Epsom Playhouse, for children aged nine to 15. The course
Firefighters in Sutton believe a spate of recent fires have been started deliberately. Crews were called to a block of flats in Thicket Road at about 5am today, to a fire started in a brick-built bin area - the second night in a row they were called
It is time for all budding athletes to sign up for the P&G Surrey Youth Games and fire Epsom & Ewell to glory for a second year running. Last year, the team won the overall borough trophy for the first time in the games’ 17-year history
Britons will finally get to enjoy some warm weather today, as temperatures in the south are expected to top those in parts of Mediterranean Europe. London and the south east will bask in balmy 16 degree heat on Sunday - a welcome respite from the
Wandsworth fire station has been without one of its two fire engines for almost seven months, due to the ongoing row over pensions. Now union representatives at the station in West Hill, Putney, are calling for the appliance to be returned, as
Many youngsters dream of becoming a footballer and now, thanks to an American football scholarship, one Croydon boy is a step closer to that becoming a reality. Isaiah Kossinne’s, who studied at Coulsdon College, moved to New York two years ago
The hard hitting national bangers roll into the capital tonight to compete for the London Open. As well as the racing for the accolade of being the 2014 champion, the evening will end in time-honoured fashion with a destruction derby. With
From March 12 2004 Kingston man Sidney Scales, who uttered the words "Sie sind verhaltet" (you are under arrest) when he detained the German cabinet at the end of World War II, died ten years ago this week. The former army sergeant passed away
New riverside restaurant Lobster House is adding a touch of class to Wandsworth. And by now you should know I am a classy lady so I was there within a flash a week after it's opening. The restaurant is located in the Point Pleasant development
Five years ago, Jill Lawrence was a newcomer to Surbiton, with no friends and little to do with her time. Then she spotted an advert for the YMCA’s senior walking group asking for new members to come and join. “I moved here from Cambridge five
Young police cadets gave up their weekends to raise more than £1,000 for Help for Heroes. Adult volunteers joined ten youngsters from the Volunteer Police Cadets to collect donations at Debenhams in Centre Court Shopping Centre in Wimbledon.
Sporty and active youngsters are being sought to represent the borough at the P&G Surrey Youth Games. The games, the largest annual youth sports festival in the county, are open to children and teenagers aged between seven and 16 who go to
A race night will be held in Weybridge this month to raise funds for the RNLI Byfleet and Weybridge branch. Rik Sands, a master at running race nights, will host the eight-race event, with profits going to the branch of the RNLI. The event
A daredevil aims to raise more than £1,000 for the Princess Alice Hospice by skydiving from 10,000ft. Robert Haigh, 28, of Montfort Road, Sunbury, has strong personal connections to the Esher hospice after it looked after his brother Leigh two
