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Squatters removed from estate
5:42pm Wednesday 27th August 2008
Squatters who took over a whole housing estate have finally been evicted, two days after we highlighted the occupation.
Comments (0)Star's absolutely fabulous nursing home visit
4:19pm Wednesday 27th August 2008
Actress Helen Lederer, best known for her roles in TV sitcoms French and Saunders and Absolutely Fabulous, delighted residents of Nightingale care home when she dropped in to speak about her life in TV and radio.
Revellers get loaded in the park
3:10pm Wednesday 27th August 2008
Forget Reading -thousands of revellers enjoyed some festival fun much closer to home over the bank holiday weekend, as Clapham Common played host to an annual two-day music event.
Hope for near-blind pensioner
1:42pm Wednesday 27th August 2008
A near-blind pensioner could soon get sight-saving treatment after a change in NHS guidelines.
Rider remembers mum
11:25am Wednesday 27th August 2008
An intrepid cyclist from Earlsfield has finished a 3,000 mile ride across America in memory of his mum.
Chariot Festival brings music and worship to Tooting
4:55pm Monday 25th August 2008
Tooting was bought to life with colour and music today thanks to a stunning spectacle of Hindu worship.
Investigation launched after Balham man dies in custody
3:42pm Sunday 24th August 2008
An investigation has been launched following the death of a Balham man in police custody.
Will Self and Ruth Rendell to support SW11 Literary Festival
11:09am Sunday 24th August 2008
Book lovers are in for a treat next month thanks to the SW11 Literary Festival.
Bogus builder jailed for conning pensioner
9:50am Saturday 23rd August 2008
A bogus builder has been jailed after conning a pensioner out of more than £21,000 of his life savings for work that was not even needed.
Anger at antisocial behaviour on leisure centre's roof
5:55pm Friday 22nd August 2008
Balham Leisure Centre has angered residents by failing to stop teens from waging a campaign of antisocial behaviour from the building’s roof - despite being urged to do so by police and the MP for Balham and Tooting.
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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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