Local news from Sutton and the surrounding area.

Woman with FOUR kidneys stuns doctors

5:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

Doctors got a shock when a woman who came into hospital with a suspected water infection turned out to have four kidneys.

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Council pumps 'astronomical' further £200,000 into town hall refurb

3:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

Councillors are demanding to know why and how the council is spending another £200k on refurbishing its offices.

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Brother and sister wine traders 'conned investors out of £4.5m'

2:09pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

Brother and sister fraudsters conned £4.5m out of investors through a vintage wine scam, a court heard.

Sutton shopping centre buyers look at turning Times House into flats

1:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

The future of Times Square in Sutton town centre is up for discussion this week.

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Scout groups in crisis as new leaders urged to come forward

12:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

Cub Scout and Beaver groups are in crisis and could face closure if new leaders do not come forward.

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Award for Worcester Park PCSO after five-year fishing lake project

10:30am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A police officer who spent five years setting up a fishing lake for children has been given and award for his work.

• PCSO's fishy project aims to tackle anti-social behaviour

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Secateurs being sharpened as Sutton in Bloom launched

9:51am Tuesday 21st May 2013

It is that time of year again when the borough's horticulturalists proudly prune their paonias ahead of the Sutton in Bloom competition.

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Sutton's unemployment figures fall

8:51am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Unemployment in the borough has fallen by more than the national average despite the difficult economic climate.

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Police open cells to public where killer Stuart Hazell sat in custody

7:30am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Innocent people will experience the sparse isolation of a police cell and find themselves in an interview room next week.

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Carshalton's very own King of Rock returns to Boom Boom Club

5:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

Sutton’s very own King of Rock is coming home.

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Guitarist who played with Springsteen is coming to Sutton

6:34am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A guitarist who has played with Bruce Springsteen is coming to Sutton.

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Sutton Council to fight Government inquiry into town centre eyesore

3:30pm Monday 20th May 2013

Criterion Capital, the developers of Sutherland House in Brighton Road, Sutton, has launched an appeal against the council over the stalled project.

• Government asked to intervene over Sutton tower block 'eyesore' Sutherland House

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PICTURES: Japanese culture comes to Sutton

3:35pm Monday 20th May 2013

A Japanese cultural day was held in Sutton.

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VIDEO: Cheam celebrates Charter Fair

2:24pm Monday 20th May 2013

The 754th Cheam Charter Fair went off with a bang on Saturday.

• Show goes on for Cheam singers, In the Mix, despite rain
• Cheam Charter Fair 2013 promises to be 'bigger than ever'
• Cheam Councillors square up in battle of wits
• Cheam Charter Fair looks for help

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Grey-haired man could have seen child snatch attempt

10:45am Monday 20th May 2013

A grey-haired witness could hold the key to tracing the man who tried to abduct a girl last week.

• Police on high alert after attempted child abduction
• 30 officers join child snatch manhunt
• First image of child snatch suspect

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Late night bonfire in Sutton fuels house fire fears

9:08am Monday 20th May 2013

A gardener having a late-night bonfire sparked fears of a house fire yesterday.

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Cause of fire that killed pensioner still a mystery

7:10am Monday 20th May 2013

The cause behind the fire which killed a well-loved pensioner in his flat will not be revealed until an inquest is held.

• Pensioner dead in flat fire was 'wonderful' snake man Jed Edge
• investigation launched into 'at risk' snake man's death
• Archive: Indiana Jones' snake man immortalised in National Gallery

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Jeremy Hunt 'considering' NHS Croydon finances report

7:00am Monday 20th May 2013

The Secretary of State for Health is still considering a report into financial mismanagement at NHS Croydon, his department has said.

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Lionel Blair makes appearance at Collingwood fun day

12:00pm Monday 20th May 2013

Actor and dancer, Lionel Blair, joined police officers at a fun day.

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