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Young troublemakers need help
4:35pm Wednesday 27th August 2008
Volunteers are needed to give young offenders a wake-up call and stop them re-offending.
Comments (0)Family friend rallies to raise funds for beaten footballer
6:00pm Tuesday 26th August 2008
A family friend of a footballer beaten and left for dead while on holiday is launching a bid to raise money to support him if he survives an operation and returns home.
Surfer braves current to save children from sea
6:04pm Monday 25th August 2008
A surfer has been hailed a hero after risking his own life to save a teen and two children from drowning – and then unwinding with a cup of tea.
Not-for-profit loans to be extended to Sutton
1:18pm Monday 25th August 2008
Sutton Council is planning to launch a not-for-profit savings and loans co-operative in the borough.
Pervert claimed he had satanic powers during abuse
2:50pm Thursday 21st August 2008
A pervert from Sutton who claimed as he sexually abused a young girl in West Malling 20 years ago he had Satanic powers was jailed for 14 years today.
Councillor quits over 'backstabbing and general bitchiness'
9:10am Thursday 21st August 2008
The most outspoken member of Sutton Council is retiring from local politics to escape the climate of “general bitchiness”.
Man's body found in Sutton road
9:05am Thursday 21st August 2008
A man died 30 feet from his front door as he made his way to work this morning.
Family keep attack secret from bashed footballer
6:50am Thursday 21st August 2008
A footballer beaten and left for dead while on holiday has not been told of the attack that left him in a coma for two weeks.
Spin doctor bill up by £200k
6:40am Thursday 21st August 2008
Sutton Council is spending almost £200,000 more on spin doctors than last year, despite pledges costs would not rise.
Dalek bin exterminates compost
3:10pm Wednesday 20th August 2008
A family have begun exterminating garden waste after converting a dull compost bin into a fearsome Dalek.
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UK condemns Russian military action
Updated 3:34am Thursday 28th August 2008
Britain has condemned Russia's "excessive use of military force" in Georgia.
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Britain's Olympic heroes reunited with families at Egham hotel
Egham’s Runnymede Hotel welcomed Britain’s returning Olympic heroes today.
Surfer braves current to save children from sea
A surfer has been hailed a hero after risking his own life to save a teen and two children from drowning – and then unwinding with a cup of tea.
Chariot Festival brings music and worship to Tooting
Tooting was bought to life with colour and music today thanks to a stunning spectacle of Hindu worship.
A 20-mile ‘super sewer’ will start in Chiswick
A huge crater may be dug in Chiswick to make way for a massive underground “super sewer” entrance.
Frying tonight: Fire crew tackles blaze in chippy
An investigation has been launched after a fire broke out in a fish and chip shop causing staff and nearby residents to be evacuated.
‘The public should have a say in park’s future’
A Brentford resident who has seen Gunnersbury Park go from riches to rags has accused Hounslow Council of being undemocratic, after meetings on the park’s future have been held in secret.
‘PCT ignored my letters’
A campaigner for the Stroke Association has criticised what he described as the “rudeness and callous indifference” shown by Hounslow Primary Care Trust (PCT) towards the charity.
Merton exhibition will bring out the child in you
Visitors to Merton’s Heritage Centre will have the opportunity to get in touch with their inner-child thanks to a new exhibition.
Only one per cent of you know MPs...
An investigation by the Croydon Guardian has revealed that 99 per cent of Croydon residents do not recognise their local member of Parliament is and 100 per cent have no idea what their European parliament representative looks like.
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