Marching into spring
It's only the second day of March but, if you forget the massive downpour on Sunday evening, it's been sunny and spring-like. Let's keep it that way...
It's only the second day of March but, if you forget the massive downpour on Sunday evening, it's been sunny and spring-like. Let's keep it that way...
An "obsessive and violent" man has been jailed for life after being found guilty of murdering his girlfriend by stamping on her head in New Addington after a row about her Facebook password. Kane Boyce, 34, was found guilty by an Old Bailey jury
An army sergeant will stand trial after being accused of raping and sexually assaulting women and girls as young as 15 at barracks in Croydon and Cheam. Edwin Mee, a 45-year-old father of five, currently serves in the British army. He will
The legacy of a teenager killed outside her home by a speeding driver on cannabis will live on after her parents achieved a law change in her name. From today, drivers will be prosecuted if they are caught exceeding new legal limits which have,
Having watched Mitcham fire station being built over the last year and a half I was almost as excited as the fire fighters moving in to have a look around the new facility this morning, writes Wimbledon Guardian chief reporter, Becky Middleton.
Rosslyn Park head coach Alex Codling has admitted they will not topple league leaders Ealing Trailfinders. His side are second in National League One, nine points behind Ealing after their nemesis won their game in hand last weekend. They have
Five people from the same estate have appeared at a magistrates' court on separate charges in just seven days. The men and a woman all live in Sadler Close in Mitcham, an estate which residents say is plagued with drug-dealing and anti-social behaviour
AFC Wimbledon goalkeeper James Shea is out for at least two weeks after scans revealed a fractured ankle. The 23-year-old shot-stopper has been in excellent form for the Dons having started every League Two game. Assistant manager Neil Cox
Croydon Harriers enjoyed three parkrun wins on Saturday. Omar Harhara warmed up for the English Schools championships in a fortnight’s time with a solid victory at Riddlesdown in 18 minutes 46 seconds. At Crystal Palace, Jake English notched
Sad news about the legendary Leonard Nimoy who died on Friday February 27 from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at his Bel Air home in Los Angeles. He was 83 years old. I remember seeing Leonard Nimoy in his final (frontier) turn as
A lorry crashed into a town centre bus shelter this morning, injuring one person and causing traffic chaos. A person was reportedly "grazed" when the shelter was hit in Waterloo Road opposite Nando’s in Epsom town centre in the past hour. The
Fire ripped through and destroyed a St Helier flat on Sunday and left a man requiring hospital treatment. The blaze, in Flaxley Road, took hold at about 1.40pm on March 1 with strong winds causing the fire to spread through the property, the London
Candles in a teenager’s bedroom are being blamed for a house fire in Croydon last night. Firefighters were called to Strathmore Road at about 8.10pm yesterday after tea lights placed on the floor near a bed caused the bedding to catch fire.
Carshalton Athletic boss Rob Scantlebury praised both his own medical team and that of Faversham Town after Robins midfielder Jerome Walker suffered a broken leg on Saturday. The Ryman Division One South game in Kent was abandoned after 33 minutes
Leatherhead extended their unbeaten run to six matches with an impressive 2-1 win against East Thurrock United on Saturday. Goals from Mark Nwokeji and Kiernan Hughes-Mason gave Tanners a two-goal advantage before Sam Higgins pulled one back for
Wimbledon edged closer to the London Division One South title on Saturday after a 40-7 win over Twickenham at Beverley Meads. With five games remaining, Wimbledon sit five points clear at the summit - a spot they have held for most of the season
Twickenham captain Carlos Nunes has fired the first shot in this summer’s Middlesex County League Premier Division title chase. Nunes’ men, runners-up to champions Teddington last season, confirmed former New Zealand U19 captain Leo Carter as their
Bradley Skeete took just 114 seconds to announce his return to the ring and claim the vacant WBO European welterweight title. The Tooting man beat Anzor Gamgebeli in the opening round of Saturday’s bout, putting the Georgian on the canvas twice
Saturday's disappointing defeat to bottom-placed Hartlepool means our (already slim) hopes of stealing a play-off place look to be slipping away - and if we do miss out, it seems it will be our failure to properly replace Matt Tubbs that is at fault
Kingston Council has backtracked on plans to install more lucrative traffic cameras that would potentially have raked in an extra £380,000 in one year. The council’s draft budget, released earlier this year, outlined plans to spend £140,000 on
Mobile phone giants Vodafone and O2 have angered residents in north Kingston by digging a test hole for a new phone mast before planning permission has been granted. The two phone companies applied to Kingston Council to install the mast at the