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Golden oldies show tennis skills in Sutton

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 09:27:29 +0100

Sutton's more senior residents were offered a helping hand last week with a tennis-themed event in Sutton town centre.

Remembering the 1910 Belmont workhouse porridge riot

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:00:00 +0000

Doing porridge is synonymous with imprisonment and the breakfast was one which actor Ronnie Barker’s character Fletcher regularly found revolting in the hit TV series of the same name.

BUCKS: Wycombe's top cop praises Christmas card warning

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:16:02 +0000

A scheme in which police sent out warning Christmas cards to known trouble makers has been branded a success by Wycombe's top policeman.

Mixed sex hospital wards still exist despite Labour pledges

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:48:07 +0000

Seven London hospital trusts are still treating patients in mixed-sex wards, despite government’s decade old promises to stop the practice, according to research by the Conservative Party.

BARNET: Anti-Semitic attacks fuelled by Gaza conflict

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:57:03 +0000

The current crisis in the Middle East has led to violent reprisals against the Jewish community in the borough of Barnet.

SUTTON: Police follow snowy footprints to apprehend bungling burglars

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:29:20 +0000

Bungling burglars were quickly apprehended after cops followed a trail of footprints they unwittingly made in the newly laid snow.

SUTTON: Carshalton College investigates 'staff sex romp'

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:25:43 +0000

Two senior staff members have been suspended from a Sutton college following sex romp allegations.

LEYTONSTONE: Fourth ward closed at Whipps Cross as norovirus continues to spread

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:18:03 +0000

A fourth ward has been closed at Whipps Cross Hospital in east London as fears mount over the continuing outbreak of the winter vomiting bug.

WOODFORD GREEN: Biker is killed by cricket star's dad

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:39:02 +0000

The father of England cricket star James Foster has been told he could go to prison for killing a motorcyclist.

WALTHAMSTOW: Council leader apologies to pensioner left without heating

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:23:31 +0000

Waltham Forest Council leader Clyde Loakes has apologised to an elderly woman who was left without heating for three days.

CROYDON: Bus jumped red light before fatal tram smash, says report

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:18:11 +0000

A bus which collided with a tram resulting in the death of a man did jump a red light, an official report has revealed.

LEYTONSTONE: Headteacher and daughter rescued from icy pond

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:02:39 +0000

A headteacher and his daughter were rescued by boat after risking walking over a frozen pond.

CROYDON: Jamaican burial for murdered Ricardo Cox

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:52:11 +0000

The body of murdered student Ricardo Cox is to be repatriated to Jamaica for burial, the Croydon Guardian can reveal.

MERTON: Wimbledon to become ghost town?

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:54:50 +0000

The recession will hit Wimbledon harder than almost any other high street in Britain as major retailers fight closure, business experts have warned.

Rail chiefs promise end to chaos

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:44:38 +0000

Passengers have been promised a return to near-normal train services on a major line after problems saw London's Euston station brought to a virtual standstill on Wednesday.

DEPTFORD: Six teenagers deny murder of Shakilus Townsend

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:06:14 +0000

Six teenagers have denied murdering Shakilus Townsend who was beaten with a baseball bat and stabbed.