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Bird-loving pest controller wants parrot to return to Coulsdon

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000

A bird-loving pest controller hoping to breed rare African Grey Parrots is appealing for help after the male escaped his aviary in Coulsdon.

New police boss set to box former heavyweight champion

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:03:48 +0000

Detective Chief Superintendent Darren Williams, who took over as Merton's Borough Commander from Dick Wolfenden last week, will box former champ Tim Witherspoon in a charity bout.

Not my drugs and not my trousers, ex-addict explains

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:50:00 +0000

An ex-drug addict from Wimbledon caught having sex on a car in Putney was cleared of possessing hard drugs because he picked up someone else's trousers, a court heard.

"One plane naan please pal"

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000

What do the Da Vinci code, an Indian restaurant and a Wallington garage have in common?

Library book 80 years overdue returned

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:20:00 +0000

A library book has been returned to Thornton Heath Library 81 years after it was borrowed.

Store's champion earns bargain win

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:50:00 +0000

VIDEO: A competition crazy mum who even won her wedding dress in a prize-draw enjoyed a 99-second trolley dash to mark the opening of a new discount store.

Palace Puma spotted for first time this year

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:30:00 +0000

A mother believes her daughter has spotted the elusive Palace Puma.

Student attempts to make balloon an internet sensation

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000

VIDEO: A student from Tooting has embarked on an unusual way to win herself a place on a graduate scheme, by asking people to help trace a yellow balloon.

Absolute Radio airs out of Croydon gran's home

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

VIDEO: A retired grandma swapped muffins for microphones and hash browns for headphones as a breakfast radio show broadcast from her front room.

Shop sets up CCTV to watch for traffic wardens

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:30:00 +0000

A Colliers Wood business owner has resorted to installing his own CCTV camera to watch out for a traffic warden who penalised him for parking in his own loading bay for longer than two minutes.

Eel overheads put Cockney favourite in jeopardy

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:50:00 +0000

VIDEO: A shortage in eels is driving up the cost of the cockney favourite, with fears they might be off the menu soon.

GCSE and A-Level league tables released

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:20:12 +0000

LEAGUE tables showing a full breakdown of how schools are performing in GCSEs and A-Levels is now available for readers to view.

Covert operation saves £4m of jewellery from riot rubble

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:10:00 +0000

In a secret police operation, gold jewellery worth £4m has been recovered from the ruins of a pawnbrokers destroyed in the Croydon riots.

Obscured window poster turns message blue

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:33:26 +0000

A supermarket poster in Croydon caused some unplanned laughter from shoppers...

Green light for Kingston's first 'zero carbon' home

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:40:00 +0000

A couple are celebrating after getting the go ahead to build Kingston’s first “zero carbon” home.

Top Gun-ge: Oven cleaner tackles jet engines

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:40:00 +0000

An oven cleaner had a plane crazy job when he agreed to clean a fighter jet’s engines.