Crystal Palace sign striker
Crystal Palace have signed striker Jermaine Easter from MK Dons.
The Welsh international has signed a 2 and a half year deal.
He’s previously played at Championship level for Plymouth Argyle.
The 28-year-old will be available for tomorrow’s game against Swansea City.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 4:24 pm
Ancelotti: Chelsea's confidence will return
Confidence will return - says Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti.
The Blues have only won one league game in eight – and that’s prompted Midfielder Frank Lampard to say his teammates are lacking belief.
But, the Italian says last weeks 7-0 FA Cup win over Ipswich will help his players regain their form.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 4:23 pm
Chelsea won't be signing Steven Pienaar
Steven Pienaar will not be coming to Chelsea.
The Everton Midfielder has been strongly linked with a move to Stamford Bridge in the last few months.
But, boss Carlo Ancelotti says no offer has been made for the South African International.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 4:21 pm
Surrey low on salt stocks
Surrey is treading on thin ice after the Department for Transport turned down a request for more salt.
The County Council applied for more stocks after the last cold snap used up nearly three-quarters of supplies.
The area is not believed to be a priority and the plea was rejected
Gritters will use the limited reserves to treat A-roads and routes to hospitals in the event of any more snow and ice.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 4:18 pm
Car jacking in Banstead
Police are hunting two men who attacked a woman and car-jacked a vehicle in Banstead.
The robbery happened in Sandersfield Road on Tuesday morning – but police have only just released the details.
Two men approached -punched the victim and threw her out of the black polo.
Police believe it was an unplanned robbery perhaps providing the suspects with the means to get home.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 4:09 pm
Purley stabbing update: man arrested
A man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing in Purley this morning
A 17-year-old boy was stabbed in the chest while on the bus to Oasis Academy in Coulsdon where he is a student
He is being treated in hospital. His condition is serious but not thought to be life-threatening
Multi-million pound refurbishment for Carshalton leisure centre
A leisure centre in Carshalton is to be given a £10 million makeover.
Facilities at the Westcroft Leisure Centre will include new swimming pools, a sports hall, gym, six massage and treatment rooms and two dance studios.
But opponents say it is the right thing at the wrong time as Sutton Council struggles with funding cuts.
They are looking to save £35 million over the next four years.
This comes in light of the Coalition's Comprehensive Spending Review which was launched last October and has led to many local government's having to tighten their belts with grants slashed.
Surrey make speedy signing
Surrey have signed Australia paceman Shaun Tait for this summer's FP Twenty20.
The 27-year-old will be available for the entire duration of the tournament.
That will include the quarter-finals and finals day should Surrey qualify.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 10:19 am
Police try to piece together events in Ewell
Police are appealing for information after a man was found in a Ewell alleyway suffering from serious facial injuries.
On Monday morning the man left his house on Stoneleigh Broadway to buy cigarettes and woke up an hour later a mile from his house.
When he woke up he knocked on the door of a nearby house and was taken to Epsom Hospital, where he was treated for eye socket injuries.
Detectives would like to hear from anyone walking along or near Snakey Alley between 9 and 10 am.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 9:38 am
Thursday, 13 January 2011
Twickenham MP under pressure
Twickenham MP's has continued to get a rough ride in the commons after his revelations about life inside the coalition.
Vince Cable, whose the business secretary, was caught by undercover reporters.
His opposite, Labour's John Denham, said that Mr Cable was “hanging on by a thread waiting for the Prime Minister to cut it.”
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 11:36 pm
Two men charged with trespassing at Buckingham Palace
Two suspected anti-Government protesters have been charged with trespassing at Buckingham Palace.
Matthew Bellis from Hayes and Laurence Flanders were arrested yesterday morning as they tried to talk their way inside.
It's understood they were carrying banners criticising cuts and accusing politicians of lying.
They've appeared in court and been remanded in custody until next Thursday.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 6:24 pm
A man is attacked in Woking
A man has been attacked and robbed whilst travelling along a towpath in Woking.
The 30 year old was kicked and punched as he cycled alongside the Basingstoke canal on Saturday evening.
The suspects are all believed to be in their twenties.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 5:40 pm
Sex offender jailed after attacks in Surrey
A man's been jailed for 11 years for child sex offences.
72 year old Eric Ardie from West Sussex was convicted of 10 counts of indecency with a child.
The offences were committed against three girls in Surrey and Hertfordshire over a 16 year period.
His conviction follows an investigation by Surrey police.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 5:26 pm
Kauto Star is expected to shine at Kempton Park
Kauto Star remains odds-on favourite for Saturday's rescheduled King George VI Chase at Kempton Park.
The three-mile race postponed from Boxing Day, will feature nine runners.
The Paul Nicholls-trained 11-year-old seeks a record fifth win in one of the most prestigious races on the calendar.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 5:10 pm
Increase in the price of scrap metal sparks a series of battery thefts
Police are investigating a series of vehicle battery thefts in West Surrey
Over 200 car and lorry batteries have been stolen from sites in Farnham, Woking and Ripley over the past week
The thefts follow a recent increase in the price of scrap metal
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 3:03 pm
New entrance and ticket office for Wandsworth Town Station given the go ahead
Wandsworth Town Station has been granted permission to build a new entrance on Old York Road
The approved ‘stopping up Order’ represents the final hurdle for the scheme
Ravi Govindia from Wandsworth Council says that the new building will provide a brand new ticket office and improve station security.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 1:14 pm
AFC Wimbledon sign a new defender
AFC Wimbledon have boosted their defence.
The club's signed left back Gareth Gwillim from Dagenham and Redbridge until the end of the season.
He replaces Chris Bush who's been recalled to Brentford.
AFC played out a goal-less draw with Luton last night to cement their place at the top of the table.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 12:49 pm
Investigation after Brixton house fire
Firefighters tackled a blaze in a three storey house converted into flats in Brixton last night.
Part of the first floor was damaged by fire on Kingswood Road and three people were treated for smoke inhalation.
The cause of the fire is under investigation
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 12:13 pm
Unlicensed boaters caught on the Thames have been fined more than £4000
Five boaters caught using their vessels without licenses have been convicted by Staines magistrates.
The unrelated cases were all caught on the Thames with incidents in Kingston, Teddington and East Molesey
They were ordered to pay a total of more than £4000 between them
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 11:43 am
Attempted vehicle theft in Putney:
Police are appealing for help after thieves attempted to steal a car in Putney.
They took the Audi from a property on Charlwood Road in the early hours of Saturday morning.
While making their getaway the suspects crashed the car on Lacy Road – where they escaped in another vehicle.
Anyone who may have seen the Audi or the grey VW Golf it’s thought they made their escape in should contact police.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 11:31 am
Hounslow's West Thames College has secured a lease to keep its site
Hounslow Council has granted a new fifteen-year lease to the West Thames College.
The de Brom Site is currently used by the college to provide specialist vocational training for more than 500 14-19 year olds.
The college’s principle, Marjorie Semple, says they are delighted by the decision.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 11:14 am
Police are giving out a warning to residents
Con artists are operating in Kingston by offering residents tax rebates.
Scammers have been ringing people telling them they are owed money because their tax band has changed.
They then ask for bank account details.
Police say under no circumstances should you give your personal details over the phone.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 11:09 am
Tributes paid to Richmond College student
A ceremony to mark the life of a 17 year old sports enthusiast will be held in Tooting tonight.
Richmond college student Sylvester Akapalara was found with gunshot wounds to the neck in Peckham on December 29th.
Two teenagers who appeared at the Old Bailey charged with his murder last week, have been remanded in custody.
The ceremony will be held at the Holy Trinity Church at 7.30.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 11:05 am
Drink related injuries at Kingston hospital were down this festive season
It seems the wishes of Kingston Hospital bosses came true this Christmas.
The amount of people attending A&E with drink related injuries over the festive period was down on last year.
Just before Christmas, the hospital sent out a plea to residents to only use A&E in a real emergency.
Officials say the drop in cases was probably down to the freezing weather and snow.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 10:59 am
Surrey seals 740 million pounds of Olympic deals
Surrey appears to have struck gold ahead of the Olympics.
New figures show a 164 firms have negotiated deals linked to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
They include security and construction firms, management consultants and caterers working on projects including the Olympic Stadium and velodrome.
Surrey County Council says the deals are worth almost 740 million pounds.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 10:47 am
Crossrail boss quits
The Chief Executive of London’s £16 billion Crossrail project has resigned.
Rob Holden, who’s given no reason for his departure, has been in charge of the project for two years.
The proposed 72-mile rail line will connect Maidenhead with Shenfield, passing through the West End and Heathrow Airport.
The line is expected to open in 2018.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 10:04 am
Flyer campaign targets shooting witnesses
Flyers have been posted around a Peckham estate, where a Streatham teenager was shot dead, telling people not to talk to police.
17-year-old Sylvester Akapalara was shot dead on a stairwell on the Pelican Estate on 29th December.
But now flyers linked to the website ‘Stop Snitching’ – are telling people not to trust the police operation investigating gun crime in the black community.
Two 18-year-olds and a 17-year-old, arrested by officers from Operation Trident, have been charged with Sylvester’s murder.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 9:19 am
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
England cricket stars give their support to Australia flood victims
England’s cricketers are doing their bit to help the victims of the Queensland floods on their tour Down Under.
New Surrey signing Kevin Pietersen’s offered to auction off the bat and shirt he used in the Ashes.
The players also collected money from supporters during today’s Twenty20 game and donated part of their match fees.
The crowd at Adelaide gave up nearly 25,000 Australian dollars, while Cricket Australia has donated 100,000.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 1:36 pm
Police ask for help after double robbery
Police are asking for help to trace a man they want to speak to in relation to burglaries in Chertsey and Weybridge.
The first incident happened on 27th December on Chertsey Bridge Road when money and a Blackberry were stolen from a flat.
The next day a silver Vauxhall Astra and a small purple suitcase were stolen from a commercial property on Brooklands Road.
Detectives would like to hear from anyone who may have been offered the stolen goods.
Merton's petition scheme
Merton council is making it easier for residents to get their views heard with the launch of an online petition system
Now live on the councils Website, the new scheme allows local people to submit new petitions, sign existing ones and view old ones.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 12:33 pm
Blades sign Chelsea midfielder
Sheffield United have signed attacking midfielder Danny Philliskirk on a one-month loan deal from Chelsea.
The 19-year-old has captained the Chelsea youth team and made his full league debut on loan at Oxford United this season.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 12:32 pm
Investigation into Chelsea house fire
Investigations are continuing after a fire at a three storey house in Chelsea in the early hours of Monday morning.
The ground floor of the building on Cremorne Road, which has been converted into flats, was damaged.
A man was rescued and taken to hospital where he’s recovering.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 12:31 pm
Car rammed by thieves in Ashford
A car containing a mum and her two young children has been rammed by desperate thieves in Ashford.
The 28 year old arrived back at her home only to discover another car already in her driveway with a woman sitting inside.
Moments later a man came out of her house carrying two laptop. He got into the vehicle and then sped out of the driveway ramming the woman’s car as he left.
It happened in Park Road.
Police are trying to trace the thieves
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 12:30 pm
BAA passenger numbers down
Heathrow operator BAA has announced losses of 24 million pounds in December.
Passenger numbers were down by nearly 11 percent – the company’s blaming the bad weather.
The news will come as a further blow to BAA.
Earlier this week Virgin Atlantic announced they were withholding their fees because of the disruption at Heathrow due to snow.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 12:29 pm
Brentford lose out
There was heartbreak for Brentford in League 1 last night.
An injury time winner from Jonathon Obika earned Peterborough a 2-1 win.
Marc Laird looked to have done enough to earn the visitors a point when he scrambled home a 74th minute equaliser.
But Obika’s late goal earned promotion-chasing Posh all three points.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 12:28 pm
AFC team news
AFC Wimbledon are boosted by the return of winger Rashid Yussuf from a virus for their top of the table clash with Luton tonight.
Winger Kirk Hudson and midfielder Ed Harris have also been suffering with the virus but may start, while defender Ismail Yakubu is a major doubt.
Luton if they win will go top.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 12:27 pm
Monday, 10 January 2011
Drivers soon to pay more in Kensington and Chelsea
Motorists in Kensington and Chelsea could soon have to pay more for parking.
Council bosses claim they need to make up a cash shortfall after the western extension of the congestion charging zone was scrapped at the end of last year.
At the time London Mayor Boris Johnson said the abolition was his gift to Londoners.
But officials say 4 million pounds needs to be made up in lost revenue.
This will be done by increasing pay and display charges by around a pound an hour.
The council has already suffered a 15 million pound cut from its grant this year – and was relying on the extra cash a congestion charge extension would bring.
22 million pounds is already generated by motorists in the borough annually.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 2:46 pm
Fire at waste centre in Croydon
Firefighters battled a blaze in Croydon this morning.
They were called shortly after 7 this morning after a machine caught fire at the Veolia waste management centre.
The blaze was put out just before 8 o’clock.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 2:45 pm
Police in Wallington issue appeal to trace man
Police are searching for a man they’d like to speak to in connection with an alleged assault in Wallington.
21 year old Joshua Kelly is white, about 5 foot 7 and has brown hair and eyes.
Officers believe he often frequents the Sutton area.
The alleged incident happened at a Tesco Express on Woodcote Road on Friday.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 2:44 pm
Battersea calls for new dog laws
Battersea dogs home has called for more legislation to support responsible dog ownership.
The historic animal rescue centre is supporting potential legislation that will tackle irresponsible dog ownership of any breed through the use of ‘dog asbos’ or dogsbos.’
The charity maintains that more effective controls will tackle the numerous societal problems and dangers created by irresponsible owners
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 2:43 pm
House damaged in Wandsworth fire
40 firefighters tackled a blaze at flats in Wandsworth overnight.
The fire damaged the ground, first and second floors of the converted three storey terrace house in East Hill.
A staircase between the ground and first floor was also destroyed.
One person was rescued and four firefighters were taken to hospital suffering from burns to their arms.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 2:42 pm
Virgin Atlantic refuses to cough up for Heathrow snow debacle
Snippets of the letter Virgin Atlantic sent to BAA Heathrow in which they say they will withhold landing fees following the snow debacle.
"Heathrow's handling of the snow fell well short of what is expected of an international airport. We believe there were numerous shortcomings in the way in which HAL (Heathrow Airport Limited) delt with the disruption.
1. HAL's failure to have a proper contingency - insufficient capacity of equipment, staff and quantity of available materials.
2. HALs failure to communicate information to the airlines and passengers
That mistakes were made by HAL is evident from the fact that the other London airports coped far better.
The failings by HAL had a profound effect on airlines.
We are still quantifying our exact losses, but we estimate them at this stage to be in the region of GBP10m. If HAL had acted properly, the damage and disruption to VAA could have been significantly reduced or avoided altogether.
We understand that BAA has announced an 'independent external inquiry. VAA does have reservations about the approproprianess of the proposed process given that we understand for instance that it will be chaired by one of BAA's own non-executive directors."
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 2:34 pm
Sunday, 9 January 2011
Kingston's MP speaks out over mail protest
A protest against the proposed Royal Mail privatisation has been held in David Cameron's constituency.
Around 500 people marched through Witney, in Oxfordshire, carrying placards and a coffin painted with the slogan "Here lies the remains of Royal Mail."
The Postal Services Bill will be debated in parliament later this week.
Minister for postal affairs, Ed Davey, says privatisation is one of the options to raise money urgently for the beleaguered company.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 8:53 pm
Chelsea not so blue
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti hopes his side can continue with winning ways after thumping Ipswich in the FA Cup.
The holders were 7-0 winners at Stamford Bridge, with Frank Lampard and Daniel Sturridge scoring two goals each.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 8:53 pm
Jo Yeates detectives draw on methods used in hunt for Sally Anne Bowman's killer
The Bristol East MP Kerry McCarthy says she supports calls for detectives to carry out DNA testing of all men in the city in a bid to track down Joanna Yeates' killer.
Avon and Somerset Police have used mass screenings in the past - but they haven't indicated if they are considering it in this case.
Ms McCarthy thinks most men would understand and cooperate.
The murder of 18 year old Sally Anne Bowman in Croydon in September 2005, prompted police to ask for all men in the area to provide a DNA sample after bite marks were found on the teenager's body.
Over 3,000 men were screened voluntarily, and after nine months, her killer Mark Dixie was brought to justice.
He was jailed for life with a minimum term of 34 years - one of the longest minimum terms imposed on a single murderer.
Sally's mother Linda has since called for a National DNA register, and says without the DNA samples, Dixie may never have been caught.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 8:44 pm
Ashes hero touches down at Heathrow
England's Ashes hero Alastair Cook has arrived back in the country.
The batsmen was named man of the series as England won in Australia for the first time in 24 years.
Speaking to reporters on his arrival the modest batsmen says he's still letting it all sink in. posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 11:18 am
Harlequins win London derby
In Rugby Union Premiership action yesterday Harlequins came out on top in the London derby with a 17-10 victory over Wasps.
Leicester are six points clear at the top of the table after their 27-16 win against second placed Northampton.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 1:47 am
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