WORKERS fighting to save their jobs at two courthouses threatened with closure have intensified their campaign after being granted a short reprieve. For the past nine months staff have been on tenterhooks after learning of the Greater London Magistrates
FURIOUS residents took to the streets this week to stop a unit for convicted paedophiles opening next to a school and disabled children's centre. Outraged parents have been gathering at the site in Holloway Hill, Chertsey since Home Office plans to move
Crystal Palace smashed Wolves's confidence and grabbed first place in Division One at Molineux, as a superb strike from Jovan Kirovski claimed all three points. Much of the pre-match hype focused on speculation linking Steve Bruce with Birmingham and
The Wolvercote Clinic: Furious residents took to the streets this week to stop a unit for convicted paedophiles opening next to a school and disabled children's centre. Outraged parents have been gathering at the site in Holloway Hill, Chertsey since
Poor finishing cost Crystal Palace the chance to progress in the Worthington Cup last week as Sheffield Wednesday went through on penalties. Palace had chances in normal time, through Jovan Kirovski and Clinton Morrison, to have been back on the M1 and
Crystal Palace smashed Wolves's confidence and grabbed first place in Division One at Molineux, as a superb strike from Jovan Kirovski claimed all three points. Much of the pre-match hype focused on speculation linking Steve Bruce with Birmingham and
Security was tight as the Queen made a surprise visit to Hendon on Thursday to pay tribute to the work of the emergency services. She visited the Metropolitan Police College in Aerodrome Road to open a memorial garden. It honours the 876 London officers
Councillors have backed a scheme to install a £200,000 temporary railway station to serve Borehamwood and Elstree. Railtrack hopes to replace the station's current makeshift buildings with a new temporary structure by Easter. A company spokeswoman said
Finchley: Two Palestinians jailed for the 1994 North Finchley bombing will find out next week if their appeal has been successful. Jawad Botmeh, 31, and Samar Alami, 33, claim they were wrongly convicted of car bomb attacks on Balfour House and the Israeli
Coming next week to a newsagents near you, a new, brighter, bigger, better Wandsworth Borough News a guaranteed 56 pages of news, sport, leisure, heritage and information all for just 25p. In the first edition on Friday, November 2, many of the boroughs
Wandsworths elderly population are being urged to take up offers of free flu vaccinations as winter approaches, in order to avoid the epidemics of previous years. Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth (MSW) Health Authority is warning flu can have serious consequences
A hotline has been launched for residents to report vacant properties after new figures showed Lewisham has more than 4,000 empty homes. London Mayor Ken Livingstone launched the hotline with national housing charity the Empty Homes Agency. Government
Tooting residents can have their bikes, mobile phones and other property security tagged at a crime prevention day this Saturday outside Sainsburys. Police and council crime prevention officers will be on hand to give advice about home, car and personal
More than 50 toddlers raised money for their Southfields primary school by going on a fancy dress walk last week. The youngsters, aged between three and five, from Albemarle School, in Princes Way, circled the school hall 15 times dressed as Dalmatians
A government inspector has shot down plans by developers to flatten a Southfields rifle club and build homes in its place. The inspector ruled the development of six houses and seven flats would have meant the unacceptable loss of a sporting facility.
A father and son walked 60 miles from Henley Bridge to Putney Bridge and raised £8,000 for an ex-servicemens charity. Francis and Elwyn Gladstone, the great grandson and great-great grandson of former prime minister William Gladstone, were repeating the
An attempt by Ken Livingstone to secure more affordable homes in Wandsworth by negotiating a deal with developers could prove to be worthless, councillors have been told. The bungled deal could lead to luxury homes being built and sold at Falcon Wharf
Battersea trades unionists are appealing for funds to restore the grave site of a founding father, strike leader and former cabinet minister. Organisers hope Labour veteran Tony Benn will attend the ceremony to unveil the restored monument on January
Fears about the state of the London Underground network and the funding available for improvements have been voiced by Brentwood and Ongar MP Eric Pickles, who fears the Tube could be starved of much-needed investment. The Shadow Transport Minister feared
Arsenal footballers will be helping school children with reading and maths as part of a string of lottery-funded schemes in Wandsworth. The football club has teamed up with Wandsworth Council to send players into nine schools to help youngsters with their
Halloween fun is coming to Wandsworth Shopping Centre tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday when visitors will be encouraged to dress-up in ghoulish garb for a fancy dress competition. Anyone who turns up in fancy dress and fills in the entry form will be in
Fears about the state of the London Underground network and the funding available for improvements have been voiced by Brentwood and Ongar MP Eric Pickles, who fears the Tube could be starved of much-needed investment. The Shadow Transport Minister feared
A 12-year-old boy has started a drama school in Battersea to motivate his peers to try other things apart from watching television. Young star of the stage Tosh Wanogho-Maud started the school, based at the LARA community centre, in Clapham Junction,
London: The Metropolitan Police Service says more than 40 per cent of class A drug dealers have been taken off London streets this year. Met Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Tim Goodwin said: "We've achieved some spectacular results in our operations
Wandsworth Council has given the go-ahead for more than 150 trees to be planted in Battersea Park, part of its ongoing £10 million refurbishment programme. The planning committee gave the green light last Tuesday for the planting of 164 semi-mature trees
Transport for London is carrying out a review of bus routes operating outside the capital to see where improvements can be made. Routes such as the 107 and 292, which are based in London but serve Borehamwood and Elstree, are being included in the review
Hendon: Hendon MP Andrew Dismore is hoping his campaign to help Jewish women obtain religious divorces will be successful at the third time of asking. Mr Dismore's Divorce (Religious Marriages) Bill, which has received the backing of the Board of Deputies
The Fab Four filled Fairfield Concert Hall on Friday night with fans that ranged from tots to the, frankly, tottering. A real blast from the past that looked like the real thing, from a distance, and sounded incredibly authentic. The Bootleg Beatles proved
Soft, stirring, harmonious and soaring, that's the sound of Ladysmith Black Mambazo. The singing stems from a harsh regime that stifled the migrant workers' weekend celebratory singing and dancing. In their hostels, miles from families and their homeland
AWARD-WINNING youth choir Cantate was runner-up in the World Cup of choral singing. The mixed voice choir was the UK's only choir to make the finals of Let the People Sing, held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. Cantate was denied first place in
HUNDREDS of people are unknowingly walking around with death traps in their pockets. Dangerous, cheap cigarette lighters have been found on sale throughout Harrow and a Stanmore resident is lucky to be alive after one of the lighters exploded on a table
X-rated comedy duo Armstrong and Miller will soon be streaking onto the stage of the Fairfield Halls, bringing with them the unique characters from their sketch show and, of course, plenty of nakedness. Success for the talented comic-actors has not come
It was a weekend of fun-filled celebrations, exhibitions and vast merriment as crowds flocked to the streets for the Harrow Arts Festival. The yearly event continues until Sunday, November 4 with salsa dancing, Diwali, Halloween activities and much more
A CONTROVERSIAL police station will remain open despite its trial being an 'absolute' failure, the borough's top cop said this week. Chief Superintendent Duncan Jarrett reaffirmed his commitment to keeping Pinner station open, at least temporarily, despite
A woman who has lived in Addiscombe for 70 years is pouring out her memories to the authors of a new history book about the town. The Addiscombe community has been invited to help write its own history. Steve Collins and Anne Bridge have requested submissions
A teenager was seriously ill at Mayday Hospital on Tuesday after being stabbed in the back under the paralysed gaze of onlookers gathered outside Croydon's Home Office building. At about 8pm on October 22, the 18-year-old was set upon by three youths
A Thornton Heath resident was car-jacked by a gang of eight men who unlocked his car and stole his jewellery whilst he was giving way to pedestrians at a zebra crossing. The 22-year-old man had been waiting at a zebra crossing outside Thornton Heath railway
Your article in the Guardian on October 11 incensed me enough to write to you. On September 11, at 1.15pm, I posted a letter in the mail box at the corner of Battersea Park Road and Falcon Road. First class postage and clearly addressed with post code
Im Pauline Quirke and Id like to invite your readers to take part in an amazing cycle ride across Russian next July. The 10-day event is being organised by the charity Scope, which raises money for adults and children with cerebral palsy. Cyclists will
BRAVE police officers and members of the public were commended by Bexley's police commander. Chief Superintendent Chris Cerroni presented certificates at the ceremony. Four men were rewarded for disarming and detaining a violent youth on a B16 bus in
THE misery of a power cut in a tower block bridged the generation gap after a young girl's birthday was ruined and a pensioner was left cold and hungry. The blackout on Sunday night meant the seven-year-old schoolgirl had to wait until the next day to
Made for and set in Richmond, Whispers Along the Patio is little more than a rendition of sex, shouting and people who go to Kew Gardens. Five sex-craved characters - a Yorkshire man, a hung-up Macedonian, an old pervert, his annoying niece and her side-kick
HAVEN House children's hospice is being threatened with eviction by Waltham Forest Council. The charity, based in Woodford Green, has just weeks to pay off the lease as the council's lawyers prepare repossession papers. A letter informing the children's
A BARMAN who was left badly burnt after being hit by a petrol bomb thrown through the window of the pub he was working in has spoken out about his terrifying ordeal. Dave Mardle, 19, was the only person injured when thugs hurled three Molotov cocktails
A MOTHER is in hiding after death threats were made against her baby . Intruders broke into her home and placed a knife and clock on top of her 20-month-old son's clothes. She made the chilling discovery when she returned home from holiday and found that
October 31 is a time when children go around "trick or treating" dressed as witches and ghosts and threatening to play a trick on those who do not give them sweets. But this custom is not a commercialised American import. In fact, Hallowe'en celebrations
IT'S been almost a year and a half since Ken Livingstone took up his post as Mayor of London. In his role as mayor, Red Ken is able to set policies for London for transport, buildings and land use, economic development and regeneration, culture and a
HAVEN House children's hospice is being threatened with eviction by Waltham Forest Council. The charity, based in Woodford Green, has just weeks to pay off the lease as the council's lawyers prepare repossession papers. A letter informing the children's
HUNDREDS of people were seated, heads down, pens poised patiently, waiting. Some spoke in whispers, others said nothing, not daring to miss out on something which could change their lives. The men and women, some with coloured pens, others with clipboards
A LARGE group of young high flyers are kitted out and preparing to take to the skies in Woodford Green. Overseeing the 160 fledgelings and making sure they don't get into a flap is someone who sees them as his extended family. For squadron leader Chris
REDBRIDGE postal workers have been put on full anthrax alert following the recent cases in the US. There have already been two scares at the mail centre which delivers letters to the Woodford Green area, and precautions are now being put in place. Police
A TEAM of South Woodford physicians and consultants will be flying out to the USA in a few weeks to help their American counterparts treat people with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The group, led by Dr Michael Lytton of the Life Care health clinic
Tories on the GLA have slammed the Government after it was revealed £10 million pounds has been spent so far this year on the failed Millennium Dome. English Partnerships, the government agency in charge of the dome, spent the cash in less than five months
A QUIZ SHOW contestant has put his £500,000 win down to a history lesson at Forest School in Snaresbrook. Peter Spyrides, 33, who now lives in Brentwood, struck it rich on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire last week. Despite almost losing it on the £16,000
PIANO prince and local hero Jools Holland has been rewarded with an honorary doctorate in music. The blues maestro was given the award at a ceremony at the Rococo Chapel of the Old Royal Naval College, in Greenwich. Deptford-born Jools was handed his
LIQUOR THIEVES: Burglars took some refreshment when taking their stash from a Shooters Hill home last Saturday evening. Two bottles of boxed Johnny Walker and an unusual Middleton Whiskey thought to be worth around £80 were among other items of sentimental
WATFORD players are having problems with the Vicarage Road pitch. In recent home games, the incidence of players slipping for no apparent reason, has prompted some to reason they are wearing the wrong studs. Said Vialli this week: "I haven't actually
FOREST boss Paul Hart was delighted with their first away win of the season, and also encouraged that both strikers have ended a barren spell. "We have been threatening all season and been unlucky on occasions and caused our own problems on others, but
THERE was no hiding the disappointment for Luca Vialli after Tuesday night's (October 23) defeat by Nottingham Forest. "It is quite disappointing because we thought we had turned the corner and that we are on our way up," he said. "I think we did not
AFTER Watford's best away display for a year, Luca Vialli was suitably pleased at Grimsby. "It was a good performance and a big improvement again. That is the way up. We were quite solid at the back and always a threat when we went forward. I was very
VIALLI warned that the convincing away win at Grimsby may be slightly misleading. The Watford boss pointed out his team was fresh and rested, as opposed to coming to the game after playing in mid-week. Vialli pointed out: "We had not been playing away
Jeepers Creepers 15 3/5 THE latest rehash of a Stephen King novel delivers just what you would expect though that's not necessarily a bad thing. Jeepers Creepers gets going pretty quickly. A brother and sister are making their way home to see their parents
A FREEZE is being imposed on non-urgent requests for highway schemes across the Epping Forest district, so that council officers can concentrate on projects already in the pipeline. The moratorium which will be reviewed in six months has been sparked
EDUCATION chiefs are being urged to put off any move to close Matching Green Primary School until it has had a chance to prove itself. Ongar county councillor Gerard McEwen who is supporting the save our school campaign says the whole process, which follows
TOWN councillors are seeking more information before considering Robert Brothers' request to bring its circus to Epping next year. The recreation and amenities committee want to know the size, content and animals involved in the circus which is planned
HACAN ClearSkies has called for supersonic jet Concorde to be scrapped and replaced with a more economical plane after the aircraft made its first full transatlantic test flight for 15 months on Monday. The flight was the first to New York since Concorde
A HASTINGWOOD woman is fighting on for "justice" after twice being told by Epping Forest Council that she cannot park her coaches outside her home even though she owns the land. The council's area plans sub-committee turned down Ann Mingay's application
October 31 is a time when children go around "trick or treating" dressed as witches and ghosts and threatening to play a trick on those who do not give them sweets. But this custom is not a commercialised American import. In fact, Hallowe'en celebrations
THE BEST: Bromley Mayor John Holbrook and Councillor Joan Wykes (seated) with the winners of prizes for Bromley in Bloom 2001. The competition, launched in April, had more than 150 entries in 11 categories. Royal Parade in Chislehurst beat stiff competition
SIX ANGLERS have been brought to book by the Environment Agency for illegally fishing in Frant Lakes, Frant, and Tan Yard Fishery, Danehill, both in Kent. They were prosecuted and fined at Lewes Magistrates' Court for fishing without licences between
Battersea: People have been warned not to leave any powdery substances lying around following a spate of anthrax scares. Battersea fire stations fire rescue unit, the only one in south west London, has been called out three times in the past week. In
Anita Lane was born in the wrong era. She should have been around in the Sixties, when heavy lidded purring sex kittens were all the rage. The Next man that is see', and its B-side, The wildest dream', are seductive battle cries for every woman who has
October 31 is a time when children go around "trick or treating" dressed as witches and ghosts and threatening to play a trick on those who do not give them sweets. But this custom is not a commercialised American import. In fact, Hallowe'en celebrations
Criminally ignored by the media, Cinerama continues to belt out smashing string-laden tunes. Health and Efficiency' is a naughty little song, evoking images of misspent youth , long walks and young love. Powerful, lyrical and easy to listen to, this isn't
COMPENSATION is being sought to boost the flagging local economy, which has been rocked by severe job cuts and the air industry recession. Feltham and Heston MP Alan Keen has joined fellow member John McDonnell from Hayes and Harlington ward in calling
ASHFORD and St Peters Hospitals Trust received a welcome boost to its morale after being given the thumbs up in a major independent health watchdog report. After an appalling no star rating in the NHS's review of national hospitals, staff were anxious
Ellen kent & Opera International returns to the Orchard Theatre, Dartford, with the spectacular and enriching traditional production of Bizet's Carmen, performed by the full company and orchestra of the critically-acclaimed Chisinau National Opera
Pinner: A controversial police station will remain open despite its trial being an 'absolute' failure, the borough's top cop said this week. Chief Superintendent Duncan Jarrett reaffirmed his commitment to keeping Pinner station open, at least temporarily
OWNED and managed by child protection charity the Lucy Faithful Foundation, the Wolverton Clinic is a secure unit that aims to treat and rehabilitate paedophiles who have abused children in their care. The centre, which treats up to 25 men at any one
Heathrow: Compensation is being sought to boost the flagging local economy, which has been rocked by severe job cuts and the air industry recession. Feltham and Heston MP Alan Keen has joined fellow member John McDonnell from Hayes and Harlington ward
Security was tight as the Queen made a surprise visit to Hendon on Thursday to pay tribute to the work of the emergency services. She visited the Metropolitan Police College in Aerodrome Road to open a memorial garden. It honours the 876 London officers
The Wolvercote Clinic: The school which backs onto the site proposed for a paedophile centre will be forced to close if the plan goes ahead, a school governor revealed exclusively to The Guardian. Frances Barden of Lyne and Longcross Primary School said
The Wolvercote Clinic: Owned and managed by child protection charity the Lucy Faithful Foundation, the Wolverton Clinic is a secure unit that aims to treat and rehabilitate paedophiles who have abused children in their care. The centre, which treats up
AWARD-WINNING youth choir Cantate was runner-up in the World Cup of choral singing. The mixed voice choir was the UK's only choir to make the finals of Let the People Sing, held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. Cantate was denied first place in
Crystal Palace smashed Wolves's confidence and grabbed first place in Division One at Molineux, as a superb strike from Jovan Kirovski claimed all three points. Much of the pre-match hype focused on speculation linking Steve Bruce with Birmingham and
The Bishop of Croydon announced his retirement last week and plans to hang up his cassock next year. Retiring to Barbados may seem like the ultimate wind-down, but not for the Bishop of Croydon. The Rt Reverend Wilfred Wood has no intention of saving
A packed house at Selhurst Park was treated to a two-goal win against Bradford last Tuesday but the victory was made possible by some world-class saves from Matt Clarke, writes Ryan Huckle. Clinton Morrison scored his 10th and 11th goals of the season
Palmists, astrologers and Reiki healing were just a few of the alternative therapies on offer when the Fairfield Halls hosted a holistic health and beauty fair earlier this month. Convention was left at the door of the Arnhem Gallery at the October 3
Joran Kirovski inspired Palace to a fine 4-0 win against an in-form Wimbledon side and send the Eagles soaring into the play-off positions. After the game, manager Steve Bruce sang the praises of his USA international midfielder, who was the main architect
Poor finishing cost Crystal Palace the chance to progress in the Worthington Cup last week as Sheffield Wednesday went through on penalties. Palace had chances in normal time, through Jovan Kirovski and Clinton Morrison, to have been back on the M1 and
Tories on the GLA have slammed the Government after it was revealed £10 million pounds has been spent so far this year on the failed Millennium Dome. English Partnerships, the government agency in charge of the dome, spent the cash in less than five months
Epping Forest: The district's three flood alleviation schemes prevented serious flooding during Sunday's continuous downpours, according to Epping Forest Council chief executive John Burgess. Other work carried out since last year's floods was also a
Enfield: Nuisance neighbour asylum seekers placed in Enfield by another London borough have been warned to keep the peace. An investigation by the Independent found that a property in New River Crescent, Palmers Green, is used by Camden Council for housing
Fireman Geoff Etheridge led fire safety demos at Norbury Fire Station last week as part of Croydon Fire Safety Month. Geoff joined the Norbury team highlighting dangers such as of chip pan fires, flat smoke alarm batteries, firework storage and high occupancy
Enfield: A rainy weekend put Enfield Council officials on flood alert as waters rose to dangerous levels. An emergency control room was opened and gully machines rushed to the Montagu Road area in Edmonton after the council received a flood watch notice
A group of Shirley air cadets have been awarded a prize for being the smartest unit in the county. The 1924 Squadron, based in The Vale, was thrilled to receive the Croydon Times Cup, a Surrey area competition, for its immaculate display of precision
Security was tight as the Queen made a surprise visit to Hendon on Thursday to pay tribute to the work of the emergency services. She visited the Metropolitan Police College in Aerodrome Road to open a memorial garden. It honours the 876 London officers
Plans for a huge new riverbank football stadium for Premiership club Fulham have been delayed again after the adjournment of a vital High Court hearing. Protesters asked for a judicial review in a last-ditch attempt to halt the new Fulham stadium but
Children at a Roehampton primary school had a whale of a time wearing funny hats to school to raise money for charity. Youngsters and staff at Sacred Heart Primary were asked to choose the funniest and most unusual hat they could find and bring in £1
People have been warned not to leave any powdery substances lying around following a spate of anthrax scares. Battersea fire stations fire rescue unit, the only one in south west London, has been called out three times in the past week. In one case someone
Police are warning women to be extra vigilant at night after a series of indecent assaults near Battersea Park. Three women, all walking on their own after dark, have been attacked since last Thursday in the area from Battersea Park Road towards Battersea
Finchley: Finchley Police Station will not reopen until March 2003 at the earliest, due to budgeting problems. Work on the £1.7million refurbishment was due to start at the end of this year, but the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) has already used
Wandsworth volunteers took part in a clean up of The Causeway Island ecology area, off Armoury Way, on Sunday. They were provided with cleaning equipment to clear rubbish from the area, which is adjacent to the mouth of the river Wandle. Wandsworth Council
In a concert that ended like biggest, hottest, sweatiest disco in town at Fairfield, Errol Brown proved he's Still Sexy . That's the title of his new album, which caused him some embarrassment, he claimed the title was his record producer's idea not his
After Defending the Caveman, Mark Little has embarked on a new one-man play The Whingeing POHM. This is another step back in time, not so far as the cave dwellers, but back to the days when convicts from Great Britain were transported to Australia as
The show must go on. That's been the code of entertainers all over the globe since the earliest days of showbiz. Having read the recent tabloids' accolades on the two part drama played out on BBC's EastEnders between Zoe and Kat and their acclaimed performances
How offensive can one comedian be? As offensive as Jerry Sadowitz. How brilliant can a magician be? Same answer. While Sadowitz has been ranting his way through the bowels of comedy for years he has also built a respected reputation as a stage-magician
A nightclub, notorious for having the most police call-outs last year, had an eleventh hour change of heart over its application for a 3am closing time seven days a week. Residents were hostile to Club Moonlight's licensing application for an extra hour
I am writing with regards to the letter ( 'Disaster in the making' Guardian, October 4), and I am surprised by M Riley's comments. I have no vested interest in Heathrow and yes, aircraft do fly over my house. Surely, it must be realised that current take-off
The Gilbert and Sullivan classic operetta The Mikado, is being presented by CODA (Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association) at The Ashcroft Theatre, Fairfield, from Wednesday, October 31 to Saturday, November 3. For times and bookings call the theatre
Croydon Arts Society will be having its 112th annual exhibition in the Sun Lounge at the Fairfield from October 28 to November 10. It will include more than 100 works of art from Croydon's oldest society. Open daily, admission free. October 25, 2001 10
I was deeply concerned by the article concerning the European Court ruling regarding night flights at Heathrow ( 'Night flight victors tell all' Guardian, October 11). My family moved to this area in the early 1950s first to Hounslow West, and now we
A FAST food drive-thru restaurant under fire for not clearing up rubbish dropped around its premises has had its night cafe licence renewed for just an extra six months. KFC in High Road, Harrow Weald has also been ordered to define exactly where it needs
HUGE-hearted bargain hunters flocked to grab their Christmas goodies and help their favourite charities at Trinity Church in Hindes Road, Harrow on Saturday last week. More than a dozen popular charities including Save The Children, St Luke's and Relate
A HOUSING association at the centre of reports alleging it had collapsed with debts and hundreds of homes were threatened, has slammed Tory councillors for spreading false rumours. West Hampstead Housing Association (WHHA) denied the allegations that
The drinking companions of a Waddon man, killed in a road accident identical to another friend's death seven years earlier, now say they are too scared to cross at the junction. Bob Smithwhite is the second regular from the Wandle Arms to be killed at
THIS week, the Haven House Foundation has had a massive blow. Despite having caught the imagination and hearts of local people, businesses and celebrities alike, the children's hospice charity is now facing the daunting prospect of being evicted from
Below is a letter to your correspondent Mrs Volk: I read with interest your experience with the foxes in the Guardian a few weeks ago. We have exactly the same problem here and it is getting worse year on year. I can relate to all your complaints. The
I read a report in your paper recently which mentioned that St Georges Hospital, Tooting, had been criticised and only awarded one star for poor performance. However, I had the misfortune to suffer a massive heart attack in January this year and my wife
The last weekend of BACs Octoberfest is a veritable garden of delights with many eclectic treats in store, writes Yvonne Gordon. The mesmerising Frantic Assembly returns with Paines Plough and Contact to stage the London premiere of Tiny Dynamite, hot
I would like to turn the spotlight on Wandsworth Councils indefensible decision to charge weekday parking rates in Battersea Park last August Bank Holiday Monday. We spent an enjoyable day in the park with our little boy, visiting the zoo, taking a boat
A HEROIC dog has been praised by its owner for saving the life of a man who was lying unconscious in a front garden. Three-year-old German Shepherd Kimber, who attends a weekly dog obedience class in Daws Hill, Chingford, raised the alarm, Lassie-like
A COURT has heard how a brave Highams Park postmaster caught two armed robbers after chasing them from his shop. Perminder Dhesi, or Bob as he is better known, who manages the Hale End Road post office in Chingford, was robbed at knifepoint in front of
A STREAM which was once known as Leyton's Green Jewel is being ruined by pollution and litter. The Dagenham Brook goes past the Lammas school in Seymour Road, Leyton, and a number of the pupils have joined with the New Lammas Lands Defence Committee to
A NEW fitness centre will open in the sports fields next to the Morrisons supermarket in Chingford. The site will be developed by Darlington-based Bannatyne Fitness Ltd, which owns a large chain of health centres around the country. Councillors last week
VULNERABLE children in Redbridge receive some of the best care in the country, according to a recent government report. The Department of Health has released performance figures for England's 150 local authorities charting their success at caring for
THE former award-winning beer garden of the Wakefield Arms in Park Road, Leyton, has been invaded by travellers. The group have been at the pub, which closed earlier this year, for more than a month but have not been asked to leave. Liberal Democrat councillor
TOUGH-TALKING television actors and the Leader of the Opposition have joined forces to fight Waltham Forest Council over Haven House's eviction notice. Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith, London's Burning Glenn Murphy and Ray Winstone, best known
HOUSEHOLDERS along the river Roding could face a second year of flooding after nearly half of October's average rainfall came down in one day. Some 26mm of rain fell on Sunday, prompting the Environment Agency to put the River Roding on flood watch. By
A TEENAGE motorist involved in a one-and-a-half mile police chase in Epping was told by a judge on Friday that he had "come within a whisker" of being locked up. Chelmsford Crown Court heard that at 1.10am on June 26, Mark Bines, 18, from Woodford Green
POLICE are warning people to be vigilant following the attack that left a young woman for dead in Woodford Green. They are no closer to finding out how Yvonne Newham, 24, ended up with a fractured skull and blood clot that could have killed her after
LENNIE LAWRENCE warned of a season battling against relegation after Grimsby's defeat on Saturday, Otcober 20. "Certainly I am struggling since I have been here to remember a more lacklustre performance. The players seemed drained of confidence, nervous
WATFORD RESERVES lost 2-0 to Chelsea at Aldershot on Monday, October 22, but there were no complaints about the performance from boss Ray Lewington. "I was pleased with the performance. In the first half we were cancelling each other out. I imagine from
GRAHAM Taylor and former directors paid tribute this week to Bertie Mee the experienced backroom boy behind Watford's rise up the divisions. Mee, 82, has died after a brief battle against cancer. A former double winner with Arsenal, Mee came to Vicarage
AWARD-WINNING youth choir Cantate was runner-up in the World Cup of choral singing. The mixed voice choir was the UK's only choir to make the finals of Let the People Sing, held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. Cantate was denied first place in
THE district's three flood alleviation schemes prevented serious flooding during Sunday's continuous downpours, according to Epping Forest Council chief executive John Burgess. Other work carried out since last year's floods was also a major factor in
ALTHOUGH George a Cavalier King Charles spaniel did not win the World Agility Championships in Portugal, his owner, Richard Wagner, is not complaining. Mr Wagner, of Lincolnsfield, Epping, said: "I'm very pleased about his performance as he ran two clear
THE council this week defended its decision to axe funding to Drugline Spelthorne, blaming key failings in the voluntary organisation's management and administration. In the same week that Drugline Spelthorne was evicted from its council-owned offices
COMPENSATION is being sought to boost the flagging local economy, which has been rocked by severe job cuts and the air industry recession. Feltham and Heston MP Alan Keen has joined fellow member John McDonnell from Hayes and Harlington ward in calling
Tories on the GLA have slammed the Government after it was revealed £10 million pounds has been spent so far this year on the failed Millennium Dome. English Partnerships, the government agency in charge of the dome, spent the cash in less than five months
It was a bad day at the office for Fulham striker Luis Boa Morte against Ipswich Town last Sunday. The Portugese player missed a first-half penalty which would have put Fulham 2-0 ahead and then just before the break he was sent off after receiving a
HARROGATE 29 ROSSLYN PARK 36 A totally committed Rosslyn Park performance in which the back row were out-standing put an end to Harrogates 100 per cent home record in a tense but entertaining match, writes Charles Addiman. Gate had run up 99 points in
GRASS cutting is to be doubled in many of Bromley's parks after residents bombarded the council with complaints. A change of contractors in Mottingham and Chislehurst means the cutting frequencies in those areas will increase from 16 to 32 times a year
A LEAFLET is now available to gauge reaction to the amalgamation of two Orpington schools. Bromley Council has launched the consultation to canvass the public on the proposal to merge Blenheim infant and Blenheim junior schools which are both on the Ramsden
Dr Amrit Bindra (pictured back row, left) and staff from Derry Downs Surgery, in Derry Downs, St Mary Cray, joined 200 other supporters of South Bromley HospisCare for the annual Bluebell Walk, postponed from May due to the foot-and-mouth epidemic. The
BROMLEY schoolchildren won an award for being model pupils on their way to school. Children from Eden Park Primary School, in Upper Elmers End Road, Beckenham, won the competition to build a model for a road safety competition to demonstrate how roads
A CHARTER mark for excellence in public service has been awarded to Bromley's leading housing association. The Broomleigh Environmental Services Team (BEST) of more than 70 staff received the award for providing a good quality service to residents. The
EUROPEAN co-operation could have a major impact on planning in Bromley after a team of councillors met their EU counterparts. The problems faced by boroughs on the edges of major cities were the subject of Metrofringes, a scheme involving Bromley councillors
LONDON Fire Brigade has warned bonfire revellers to avoid having firefighters turn up at their fireworks parties. Stations are urging families to go along to properly-organised displays but have issued advice to those staying at home. Do not leave bonfires
Senior citizens in Wandsworth have been urged to take up offers of free flu vaccinations as winter approaches, in order to avoid the epidemics of previous years. Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth (MSW) Health Authority is warning flu can have serious consequences
An attempt by Ken Livingstone to secure more affordable homes in Wandsworth by negotiating a deal with developers could prove to be worthless, councillors have been told. The bungled deal could lead to luxury homes being built and sold at Falcon Wharf
I am writing with regards to the letter ( 'Disaster in the making' Guardian, October 4), and I am surprised by M Riley's comments. I have no vested interest in Heathrow and yes, aircraft do fly over my house. Surely, it must be realised that current take-off
I was deeply concerned by the article concerning the European Court ruling regarding night flights at Heathrow ( 'Night flight victors tell all' Guardian, October 11). My family moved to this area in the early 1950s first to Hounslow West, and now we
A 12-year-old boy has started a drama school in Battersea to motivate his peers to try other things apart from watching television. Young star of the stage Tosh Wanogho-Maud started the school, based at the LARA community centre, in Clapham Junction,
The publicity for Lorien warned us that they were "fragile". The dictionary defines the word as "in a weakened state", and I can't think of a better description for their debut single, Shivering Sun'. There is nothing wrong with the band or the music.
It's been almost a year and a half since Ken Livingstone took up his post as Mayor of London. In his role as mayor, Red Ken is able to set policies for London for transport, buildings and land use, economic development and regeneration, culture and a
Wandsworths elderly population are being urged to take up offers of free flu vaccinations as winter approaches, in order to avoid the epidemics of previous years. Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth (MSW) Health Authority is warning flu can have serious consequences
HACAN ClearSkies has called for supersonic jet Concorde to be scrapped and replaced with a more economical plane after the aircraft made its first full transatlantic test flight for 15 months on Monday. The flight was the first to New York since Concorde
Redbridge: Redbridge postal workers have been put on full anthrax alert following the recent cases in the US. There have already been two scares at the mail centre which delivers letters to the Woodford Green area, and precautions are now being put in
THE council this week defended its decision to axe funding to Drugline Spelthorne, blaming key failings in the voluntary organisation's management and administration. In the same week that Drugline Spelthorne was evicted from its council-owned offices
TRAFFIC officers this week launched an investigation into speeding police cars after an elderly woman was hit by an out-of-control response vehicle. The 80-year-old woman was waiting on a road island at the junction of Hounslow Road and Harlington Road
Take a break from the real world and enter the world of Constance Viola Weber (Nenagh Watson). She believes she is from Venus and, via hyperspace, has a direct line to the Ultimate. Live computer bugs, an autonomous borg, webcam sex changes and heavenly
RAM-RAIDING thieves tried to steal a cash dispenser on Friday last week (October 19) by smashing a van repeatedly through a wall until it caved in. At approximately 10.40pm, two male suspects drove into the side wall of Budgens store on Staines Road,
THE school which backs onto the site proposed for a paedophile centre will be forced to close if the plan goes ahead, a school governor revealed exclusively to The Guardian. Frances Barden of Lyne and Longcross Primary School said moving the Wolvercote
