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Epsom fashion students develop a passion for paper

11:30am Tuesday 9th February 2010

Fashion Students at the University for the Creative Arts at Epsom have designed a series of eye-catching dresses made of paper.

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Police Officer rescues woman from Thames in Kingston - despite fear of water

2:02pm Friday 5th February 2010

A police officer with a fear of water has been praised for his quick-thinking, after commandeering a boat to save a drowning woman from the freezing River

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Meet the Surbiton man with many, many names

9:42am Friday 5th February 2010

Meet Levi Samuel Matthew McBride Hanna Bailie Hamilton Martin Jarvis Whitmey Leggett Karoubi Mesguich Chouraqui Chouraqui Ferguson Miller Grimshawe.

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Monkey talk is short and sweet, say researchers

7:00am Friday 5th February 2010

Monkeys like to keep their conversations short and sweet, very much like humans, researchers at Roehampton University have found.

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Missing 'Houdini' from Sutton spotted but not found

12:20pm Wednesday 3rd February 2010

A distraught pensioner’s dog, dubbed ‘Houdini’, which vanished again last week has been spotted near the Collingwood Road area of Sutton.

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Pet Shop Boys perform gig in fan's front room

2:01pm Tuesday 2nd February 2010

A Pet Shop Boy fan from Whitton saw her dreams come true after members of the band played an exclusive gig - in her front room.

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Survey reveals worst Valentine's Day presents

7:35am Tuesday 2nd February 2010

Some of the worst Valentine's day present men questioned at Centrale admit to buying include a four-pack of alcopops.

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And your specialist subject is... man chooses his home town on Mastermind

11:30am Saturday 30th January 2010

What would be your specialist subject if you were to appear on Mastermind? One man chose his home town of Wandsworth...

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Earlsfield gran hooks record breaking 8ft fish

10:21am Friday 29th January 2010

An Earlsfield grandmother broke a world record after catching a gigantic freshwater fish.

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Cheryl Cole spoof is huge internet hit

1:00pm Wednesday 27th January 2010

Cheryl Cole had better watch her back as a dancing Welshman could be about to steal her limelight.

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Boss drives Sutton fencer's coffin to funeral on back of work van

7:00am Friday 22nd January 2010

Fencer David Jessup’s dying wish was to be carried to his funeral on the back of a lorry driven by his boss.

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Am-dram group's poster banned by council

12:20pm Thursday 21st January 2010

A bawdy poster publicising an am-dram group’s new comedy has been banned by the council.

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Carshalton kids build their own igloo

10:00am Thursday 21st January 2010

The housing market may be wobbling a little bit at the moment but these three Carshalton kids are already planning for the future.

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Croydon have-a-go granny video becomes internet hit

6:30am Wednesday 13th January 2010

A swearing grandmother hitting a man with her handbag outside Mayday Hospital has become the latest internet sensation.

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