Sutton councillors criticise manhole thieves More than 50 manhole covers have been stolen in the space of a week in Sutton.
"Gaping holes" had been left in roads in the borough, a council spokesman said.
Almost £2,500 has been spent on plastic covers to replace missing metal ones weighing up to 80kg. These can be sold for scrap at £100 a tonne.
Police have been liaising with local scrap-metal merchants to tell them about the problem.
And they asked anyone who saw a manhole cover being lifted on to a truck or into a van to note the registration number and dial 999. posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 6:27 pm
Friday, 18 February 2011
Fulham fit and ready for cup clash
Fulham have no new injury worries ahead of their FA cup clash with Bolton on Sunday.
At a news conference which is currently underway Manager Mark Hughes says he will field a strong side for the clash.
He also says its a case of 'wait and see' to find out if Eidur Gudjohnson makes his loan deal permanent.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 2:19 pm
Man jailed for sex attack in Fulham
A man’s been jailed for six years at Isleworth Crown Court after being found guilty of a violent rape in Fulham.
Babashola Ogunnaike approached the 19-year-old at a bus stop on Fulham Broadway last October.
After getting on the bus with her the 38-year-old followed her Lurgan Avenue where he punched, throttled and raped her.
Ogunnaike was later traced following a description from the victim and using CCTV images.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 2:16 pm
Two seriously injured in Wandsworth attack
Police are investigating a violent robbery in Wandsworth which has left two women in hospital with serious injuries.
The attack happened on Tuesday evening in Chillington Drive.
A 48 year old victim was grabbed from behind and placed in a headlock before being robbed - a passerby who tried to help was also badly injured.
A 33 year old is in intensive care with serious facial fractures and lacerations.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 2:15 pm
England's Tom Palmer looks ahead to the game with France in the Six Nations
It's two wins out of two for England in the Six Nations Championship.
Next at Twickenham will be France next Saturday.
Jackie's sports reporter Jake Robson caught up with England lock Tom Palmer at the team's training camp in Surrey:
Jobs to go at St George's..?
St George's hospital in Tooting is to axe 500 jobs, including nurses and consultants, according to a union.
Unison claims wards will close and 100 beds cut at St George's as it tries to save more than 50 million pounds.
The hospital says it's "not immune from the financial challenges facing the wider NHS".
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 3:00 pm
Stabbing Update: Kingston
Police are investigating a double stabbing in Kingston.
Officers were called to residential Frances House off Wheatfield way just before 10 o’clock last night.
They found a 43 year old man and a 30 year old woman, both suffering minor stab wounds.
The injuries are not life threatening.
The area remains sealed off.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 1:42 pm
Appeals after crash in Woking
A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after a crash near Woking.
The collision with a car happened in the centre of Knaphill yesterday afternoon.
The 21-year-old motorcyclist was initially taken to St Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey but was later transferred to St George’s Hospital in Tooting.
Surrey Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 1:14 pm
Suspected stabbing in Kingston
Police are investigating a suspected stabbing in Kingston.
Officers sealed off a car park on Wheatfield Way, near Brook Street.
The area is very close to both Kingston College and University.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 1:13 pm
A first for Surrey police
Surrey Police is set to become the first force in the UK to pilot a mobile phone app as a tool to help distribute information.
Currently under development it will soon allow people to see what action their local officers are carrying out and what crime is happening in their area.
It will be used in Runnymede first and then if successful rolled out across the County.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 1:11 pm
Police investigate a suspected stabbing in Kingston
Police are investigating a suspected stabbing in Kingston.
Officers sealed off a car park on Wheatfield Way, near Brook Street, just before 10 o’clock this morning.
The area is very close to both Kingston College and University.
We’ll bring you more details as we get them.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 12:47 pm
Wednesday, 16 February 2011
Two more arrested in Surrey on suspicion of drug offences
Two more people have been charged in connection with a large scale Surrrey police operation into suspected drug dealing.
23 year Roger Gabohumise and 19 year old Ashton Gordon from Merton have both been charged with supplying class A drugs and possession with intent to supply.
Gabohumise has been remanded into custody and Gordon released on conditional bail.
Both will appear back in court in March.
Approximately 200 officers took part in early morning raids at properties across Surrey, Sussex and London last week arresting 18 people.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 3:19 pm
Update on Croydon shooting
One of the two 17 year olds shot in Croydon yesterday, has been released from hospital.
Police were called to Armistice Gardens just before five o’clock after being alerted by the public.
No arrests have been made but police are appealing for help in finding two youths –
who were seen heading off in the direction of Penge Road after the shooting.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 3:18 pm
Manhole problem in Sutton
Road users in Sutton are being put at risk by gangs of thieves who are stealing manhole covers.
That's the warning from the Council after more than 40 manhole and gully covers have been taken in the last week.
The council is now replacing the stolen covers with onesw made from recycled plastic which have no scrap value.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 3:17 pm
Police name man who died in Addlestone
Murder sqaud detectives say the body of the man found in a flat in Addlestone has been formally identified.
56 year old John Gerrard Dowling, an unemployed local man lived at a property in Brighton Road.
Enquiries are continuing and the area is still secured by officers as the forensic examination is ongoing.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 3:16 pm
Teenagers hospitalised after Croydon shooting
Two 17 year olds are in hospital after being shot in Croydon.
Police were called just before five o’clock yesterday afternoon to reports of a shooting on Armistice Gardens.
One of the teenagers is in a serious, but stable condition, while the other was shot in the legs.
No arrests have been made.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 8:16 am
Amanda Knox parents to appear before Italian court
The parents of the woman convicted of murdering Meredith Kercher have been ordered to stand trial – after claiming their daughter was beaten by Italian police.
Amanda Knox's mum and dad are accused of slander.
The trial's been set for July 4th, based on allegations Curt Knox and Edda Mellas made to the Sunday Times.
Coulsdon student Meredith was killed in her apartment in Perugia in 2007.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 7:10 am
Tuesday, 15 February 2011
Cech admits a point isn't enough
Chelsea keeper Petr Cech conceded a point was not enough in their quest to win the title.
It's despite his last-minute penalty save that earned a draw at Fulham last night.
The blues now trail leaders Manchester United by 12 points with 12 games remaining.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 2:27 pm
Moggy starts work at number 10
The PM's rat catcher has started work today at Downing Street.
He's a cat called Larry from the rescue centre at Battersea.
David Cameron's bringing the 4 year-old tabby into Number Ten to help with pest control.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 2:25 pm
'Harrowing' NHS treatment revealed
The Government Care Services Minister is encouraging nurses to whistleblow on their colleagues - after a shocking report into NHS standards.
The watchdog found instances of care of the elderly that it called 'harrowing'.
In one instance an elderly man was left in a waiting room for three hours at Ealing Hospital, before he was told his wife had passed away.
He’d been forgotten.
In another a man known as Mr L was given the wrong medication at Epsom’s West Park Hospital.
His condition deteriorated and he eventually died of pneumonia.
Director of Communications for the Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman Claire Forbes spoke to Jackie.
In one case a man known as Mr W was discharged from St Peter’s Hospital in Ashford despite being malnourished and suffering an infection.
Investigations found staff had no right to discharge him and that they felt he was a ‘nuisance’ taking up a much-needed bed.
Director of Communications for the Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman Claire Forbes told Jackie things have to change. posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 10:52 am
Men charged following Surrey police drug raids
Eleven people have been remanded in custody charged with supplying Class A drugs.
That’s after 200 police officers raided homes last week as part of an investigation into a suspected Surrey drug dealing ring.
36 year old David Hiller, from Dorking, is among a number of men from the Redhill and Guildford area due to appear in court.
Five men, including 26 year old Marlon Brown from Brixton, have been bailed to appear in March and April.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 8:17 am
Monday, 14 February 2011
David Luiz starts for Chelsea tonight
Chelsea have the chance to move into fourth place in the Premier League this evening with victory at Fulham in the west London derby.
Blues manager Carlo Ancelotti's confirmed new signing David Luiz will make his first start.
Fulham are unbeaten at home since the start of the year.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 5:35 pm
Carnage on the M3 as tarmac lorry sheds its load
Police are still trying to clear a load of tarmac off the M3 at Junction 2.
A lorry toppled onto a car just before ten o’clock this morning.
Around 15 cars then went into the back of the lorry – luckily no-one was injured.
Diggers have been called in to try and remove the tarmac that has begun to set on the road.
Were you stuck in the jams? send your pictures to [email protected]posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 4:01 pm
Man in court accused of damaging a building
A man's due in court accused of driving a stolen car into an estate agents in Knaphill.
The building on the Broadway was extensively damaged last November.
The car had allegedly been taken during a burglary in Goldsworth Park the day before.
The 21 year old will appear before Woking Magistrates.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 2:28 pm
Amanda Holden thanks fans
Amanda Holden has thanked fans for their offers of "support and love" in her first public comment since the loss of her baby.
The Britain's Got Talent judge who lives in Barnes posted a comment on Twitter saying she had received thousands of messages.
The actress was seven months pregnant when her baby boy, with music executive husband Chris Hughes, stopped moving and was later stillborn at the West Middlesex hospital.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 2:27 pm
Zac Goldsmith tops poll for looks
They're not generally thought of as someone you'd want to cosy up to on Valentine's Day.
But Sky News has done a survey to find our most fanciable MPs.
Top of the list of men is Tory MP for Richmond Park Zac Goldsmith - the brother of socialite Jemima Goldsmith.
Esher’s MP Dominic Raab came in joint 8th – along with Deputy PM Nick Clegg.
And on the list of women, it's Labour's Luciana Berger, who was once rumoured to have gone out with Tony Blair's son.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 2:25 pm
Sutton mother issues a warning
A mother from Sutton who's daughter died from a drug overdose is trying to warn other families of the dangers of GHB.
58 year old Kate Borau says he world fell apart when her daughter Emily died.
She'd already lost 2 other daughters to suicide.
Kate says many people don't realise the risks of GHB.
At a recent inquest a coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 2:22 pm
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