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Sunday, 15 September 2019

Police have now arrested 19 people believed to be involved in a climate change protest at Heathrow Airport.

Heathrow Pause activists threatened to fly drones in the exclusion zone, but no flight disruption was reported. The group claimed the air...

The NHS are opening walk in clinics in Croydon and Hammersmith for women affected by female genital mutilation.

The illegal practice of FGM is carried out for cultural and religious reasons in certain communities. A victim who sought an FGM reversal...

Detectives investigating a stabbing on Friday the 13th in Ealing have charged a teenage boy with attempted murder.

The boy, aged 15 was charged yesterday, the14th of September with attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon. He has been rem...

Works to improve the look of Putney High Street are due to get underway.

Construction work is scheduled to start outside Putney Station at the end of the month. It will be done in phases lasting about a year. ...

Crime data reports from the Met Police show there are around 2 and a half times more offences in Croydon than there are in Kingston.

Between the start of August 2018 and end of July 2019, it revealed that just under 63,000 offences happened in Croydon. Violence against ...

The Liberal Democrats are pledging to cancel Brexit altogether if they win the next election.

There are concerns that such a policy would be undemocratic because it would reverse the result of the 2016 referendum. But former party ...

Police are appealing for witnesses following a stabbing in Englefield Green.

Officers were called to St Jude’s Road on Friday night to reports of a large party. On arrival they found a man in the nearby South Road ...

The artwork that will adorn the entrances of the new Battersea and Nine Elms Tube stations has been chosen.

The Northern Line extension is due to open in Autumn 2021. It’s the first major underground extension since the late 1990s. The commis...

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard says Tammy Abraham has a great chance of being picked for the next England squad.

The 21-year-old became the youngest Blues’ player to ever score a Premier League hattrick in the 5-2 thrashing of Wolves yesterday. Now L...

The MP for Kingston and Surbiton has welcomed former Conservative Sam Gyimah to the Liberal Democrats.

Ed Davey says his new colleague will be a “huge boost” to their bid to keep Britain in the EU. Mr Gyimah was one of 21 Tories to be kick...

Surrey Police is cracking down on fly-tippers.

Surrey Police is cracking down on fly-tippers. Officers will be stopping people at roadsides and carrying out joint patrols with the coun...

Sutton Council has bought the long lease of David Lloyd’s club in South Beddington.

Sutton Council has bought the long lease of David Lloyd’s club in South Beddington. It’s spent over £21 million on the acquisition in ord...

A woman from Epsom has been nominated as a finalist in the Brilliance in Blogging Awards.

A woman from Epsom has been nominated as a finalist in the Brilliance in Blogging Awards. Catherine Boardman writes about arts, culture a...

19 people have been arrested in connection with a Heathrow protest

19 people have been arrested in connection with a Heathrow protest that threatened to use drones to cause disruption to flights. One of t...

A Judge has ordered the eviction of a woman whose Battersea flat was being used as a crack cocaine factory.

A Judge has ordered the eviction of a woman whose Battersea flat was being used as a crack cocaine factory. Benedicta Osei-Ababyo permitt...

Major works to improve Putney High Street will start at the end of this month.

Major works to improve Putney High Street will start at the end of this month. The council aims to improve traffic flow and safety, with ...

Saturday, 14 September 2019

Mole Valley Council is postponing a public consultation due to Brexit

The Future Mole Valley Local Plan had been due to launch on October the 21st and run for two months. The authority says if a general elec...

The Police’s national anti-knife crime campaign took another step forward as Surrey police received delivery of new amnesty bins.

The bins located across the county including Woking and Reigate are designed for people to drop off knives with no questions asked. The a...

Kingston University has been shortlisted for the UK Social Mobility Awards

The nomination recognises its sector-leading approach to championing fair access and inclusivity in higher education. Kingston is one of ...

Dylan Munro of Harlequins appeared before an Independent Judicial Officer this morning.

He was shown a yellow card 7 seconds into the Premiership Rugby 7s match between Harlequins and Northampton Saints on Friday. This was fo...

Epsom’s MP says he has personally lodged objections to two proposed developments in Epsom.

Chris Grayling says he doesn’t agree with plans to develop the Wells Community Centre. The MP says plans to build homes on the site, whic...

A women from Claygate been telling her story to the Daily Mail in the hope it will save others from her fate.

Sally Challen killed her husband then had her murder conviction quashed by proving his psychological torture drove her to it. She was rel...

Detectives are appealing for information following a fatal collision in Feltham.

Two cars came together at the Clockhouse roundabout at around 9-thirty last Sunday night. A 23-year-old man was pronounced dead at the sc...

The MP for Hayes and Harlington has called for a public inquiry after a man died in a detention centre near Heathrow.

John McDonnell says he is extremely concerned about another death at the Harmondsworth detention centre. Nigerian national Oscar Okwurime...

A scheme aimed at encouraging youngsters to swap clothes instead of bin them has been launched at a school in Tooting.

“SwopItUp” is the brain-child of 16 year old Zaqiya Caje. It allows young people to upgrade their wardrobe for free whilst also reducing ...

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard says he is impressed with how Wolves have started the season.

He says they have coped well with having to juggle playing in Europe and the Premier League. When the Blues travel to Molineux this after...

Moped gangs have started a craze of knocking people off their bikes and filming it.

The Times is reporting that motorbike riders are kicking and pushing moving cyclists over after driving alongside them. They are then upl...

Croydon is to be among 69 high streets across England which will benefit from a 95-million-pound fund to revive historic shopping areas.

The government says the investment will support regeneration in the area and also help attract more commercial investment. The money is...

A woman who allowed her council flat in Battersea’s York Road estate to be used as a drugs factory has been evicted.

53 year old Benedicta Osei-Ababyo permitted her two sons to store, manufacture and deal class A and class B drugs. A few months after the...

A young Walton girl is a serious fundraiser.

A 5 year old Walton girl has raised more than £2,000 for the Princess Alice Hospice by having her waist length hair cut. Iris Hayes wanted...

Protesters are arrested at Heathrow.

Eighteen people have been arrested at Heathrow in connection with an attempted drone protest. Members of Extinction Rebellion intended to ...

Police appeal for information relating to a fatal collision in Feltham.

Two vehicles collided at the Clockhouse roundabout near the A30 on Sunday 8th September when a 23 year old man died. A second man, a 32 ...

Friday, 13 September 2019

A fishmonger from Chelsea who’s had his Instagram posts censored has received an explanation from the social media site.

Rex Goldsmith told the BBC his posts had been “greyed out” twice in the space of a fortnight. A warning message had also been placed over...

A private hire taxi driver who used a fake blue badge to park in Croydon has been fined hundreds of pounds.

29 year old Josh Elvin used a counterfeit permit to park his black Toyota Auris in Derby Road and Leighton Street in January. When interv...

Police are asking anyone who has CCTV footage of Monday’s fire in Worcester to hand it in.

The blaze gutted a block of flats on The Hamptons estate in the early hours. No one was injured.

Today is the last day to respond to the consultation about Heathrow expansion.

Councils supporting it say that the work will create jobs, and will act as a hub for business connectivity. However, the increased number...

Esher’s Princess Alice Hospice says Brexit and Donald Trump have led to some very “turbulent times” for the charity.

A Met Police officer has been allowed to keep his job despite being found guilty of using unnecessary force while carrying out an arrest.

Glen Cheal was under investigation following an incident in Tooting in June 2014. A hearing found him guilty of using “unnecessary, unrea...

Another family is calling for tougher rules on food labelling.

A coroner has decided Owen Carey was misled into thinking a Byron Burger buttermilk coated chicken was safe to eat in 2017. The firm says...

September the 25th marks National Fitness Day

National Fitness Day is being described by organisers as "the most active day of the year." The aim is to get people across the...

The number of people killed as a result of domestic violence in the UK is at its highest level in five years.

That’s according to new research carried out by the BBC which has spoken with 43 police forces across the UK. 173 people were killed in d...

Climate change campaigners say they've successfully launched a drone intended to ground flights at Heathrow Airport.

The group Heathrow Pause also claims 10 people have now been arrested as it protests against a third runway. This was the video Heathrow ...

People in Thornton Heath affected by the Windrush scandal are being urged to get their claims for compensation in.

A public information event is being held tomorrow at CACFO UK between 11 and 1. It’s one of a series being held by the Home Office acro...

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard believes Mason Mount will only get better and better now he's playing regularly in the Premier League.

The midfielder made his England debut in last week's Euro 2020 qualifier against Bulgaria. Lampard says the more to come from the you...

The newly renovated Richmond Theatre will get its big reveal tonight as it opens its doors for Autumn.

The Victorian building has undergone two months of extensive refurbishment works in time for its 120th birthday celebrations. Theatre Dir...

Climate change activists say they've successfully launched a drone intended to cause disruption at Heathrow Airport

The group Heathrow Pause has tweeted that 11 people have now been arrested over the action - which has yet to cause any issues to flights. ...

BP have been fined £400,000 after a four tonne crude oil leak in the Shetland Isles

The Health and Safety Executive found that the Sunbury-based Exploration Operating division failed to take necessary measures to prevent ac...

Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust has apparently agreed to “hold fire” on discussions to create a new hospital next to the Royal Marsden

That’s the news from Epsom’s MP Chris Grayling. The Trust is working on plans to consolidate acute and emergency services at one new site...

A dispersal zone has been put in place around Heathrow Airport, in an attempt to deter protesters

Two people have been arrested so far have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a public nuisance. They were arrested within...

A brand new public Question Time could be coming to council meetings in Kingston

It's hoped to expand resident participation and improve engagement with residents and businesses alike in decision making. The propos...

Climate change activists are aiming to disrupt Heathrow this morning even though five of their group were arrested yesterday

They're planning to fly drones just above head height in an exclusion zone - which would be enough to ground flights. "Heathrow ...

British Airways is cancelling hundreds of flights ahead another planned strike by pilots

Tens of thousands of passengers are expected to be affected two weeks today. Heathrow based BA and the pilots' union Balpa both say t...

Thursday, 12 September 2019

Hounslow council has backed a proposal to launch a workplace parking Levy within the Great West Corridor

It comes after a public consultation inside the western section of the corridor between November and January. If given the go ahead the p...

Climate change activists are vowing to still disrupt Heathrow with drones tomorrow, despite police arresting five of their colleagues

Three men and two women have been detained on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a public nuisance. The group "Heathrow Pause" s...

A CCTV image has been released of a man suspected of tampering with an ATM in Fetcham

A card scanning device was placed on the cash machine at the Sainsbury’s Local on Cobham Road on Saturday afternoon.

Hayes and Harlington's MP John McDonnell says he has little trust in PM

The Prime Minister's denied lying to the Queen. Boris Johnson says he absolutely did not cover up the real reason he wanted to suspen...

UPDATED: Five people have been arrested by police attempting to prevent a planned climate change protest at Heathrow tomorrow.

Three men and two women were detained by officers trying to stop drones being flown near the airport. Heathrow and the Metropolitan Polic...

An affordable housing scheme in Roehampton has won a top prize at this year’s National Housing Awards.

The development, on the site of the former Pocklington Court in Alton Road, has been named “Best Scheme in Planning.” The vacant 1960s ...

A man who was shouting racial abuse at two women in hijabs is being hunted by police.

It happened on a Northern Line train last Sunday just before 10am. A fellow passenger who tried to intervene was pushed and allegedly spa...

Extinction Rebellion says two men have been arrested by police as part of efforts to prevent a planned protest at Heathrow by climate change activists.

It's understood the pair had threatened to fly drones near the airport tomorrow, as part of a demonstration against the airport's e...

Women are more likely to die from heart attacks than men because they don’t recognise the symptoms

That’s according to new research out today by Healthspan. Most associate the signs of a heart attack with a crushing pain in the chest. ...

Two men have been jailed for over 7 years after admitting burglaries in Esher, Oxshott and Cobham.

Jewellery was taken from homes in Manor Road South, Eaton Park Road and Manor Way in May. 29 year-old Juan Salas-Alfaro and 25 year-old...

A woman who was involved in a collision with a motorbike in Balham on Tuesday has died.

Police are asking drivers who may have dash-cam footage of the incident in Bedford Hill to come forward. The pedestrian, a woman aged in ...

There’s just hours left until a number of toy drones are expected to go up at Heathrow.

It’s as part of a campaign by climate change group Heathrow Pause. They’re threatening a week’s worth of disruption, which will close the...

Police are investigating two stabbings in Putney and Roehampton

Police were called to Burston Road in Putney just after 10.30, but the alleged victim had already left the scene. Officers were then call...

Reports of a person stabbed in Roehampton

Police have confirmed they have been called to The Alton estate in the last hour. There are no confirmed reports, but witnesses have been...

Richmond Park MP Zac Goldsmith says he’s “thrilled” to become a cabinet minister.

Despite already being a minister at International Development, he’s now part of the Environment office. He says he’s “so delighted we hav...

A network of clinics is being launched by England's NHS to support victims of female genital mutilation

FGM is often discovered when a woman gets pregnant, but it's hoped the new centres will help identify it earlier. Eight of them will ...

England's cricketers will hope to avoid a series defeat against Australia when the final Ashes Test starts later

Joe Root's side trail the tourists 2-1 and have already failed to win back the famous urn. Cricket at this level ripples throughout t...

Primary school children across Richmond are being urged to show their creative side for the environment.

Primary school children across Richmond are being urged to show their creative side for the environment. The council has launched a flag ...

People in Hounslow are being asked for their views about the environment.

People in Hounslow are being asked for their views about the environment. The council declared a climate emergency in June, and is now lo...

A fashion show celebrating diversity is coming to Croydon on Saturday.

A fashion show celebrating diversity is coming to Croydon on Saturday. It’s being hosted by charity Models of Diversity, which campaigns...

Police are investigating a suspected arson attack at a former hairdressers in Worcester Park

Police are investigating a suspected arson attack at a former hairdressers in Worcester Park Emergency services were called at 5pm on S...

England have dropped Jason Roy for the fifth Ashes Test against Australia

England have dropped Jason Roy for the fifth Ashes Test against Australia. The one-day star - who attended Whitgift School in Croydon - h...

Hounslow Council has announced is announced its “Plogolution” campaign as part of its “Cleaner Greener” campaign

Hounslow Council has announced is announced its “Plogolution” campaign as part of its “Cleaner Greener” campaign. Plogging is the latest ...

Wednesday, 11 September 2019

Two cats feared dead following a major fire in Worcester Park have been found safe and well

The blaze tore through a four-storey block of flats in The Hamptons in the early hours of Monday morning. No one was injured and the cats...

A deaf cat from Colliers Wood has been reunited with its delighted owner

Diana Jaleru had been hunting for Basti with a Bluetooth tracker but there had been no sign of her. She finally received a call from Tham...

Employment is up in Richmond thanks to a new “back to work” scheme

Better Working Futures, which launched in May last year, is a £14m programme. The aim is to help unemployed residents in Richmond, Croydo...

The Met Police have issued a statement ahead of the planned protest by the climate change activists known as “Heathrow Pause"

The group is planning a demonstration against Heathrow’s expansion on Friday by flying drones near the airport. The statement says the de...

A private taxi driver from Croydon has been fined hundreds of pounds

29 year old Josh Elvin used a fake blue badge to park his black Toyota Auris in two locations in January. He claimed the badge belonged t...

A 40-year-old woman has gone missing from Woking

Melanie Harding was last seen on Saturday the 7th of September and has made no contact with her family. She’s described as white with b...

The Great River Race returns on Saturday.

Also known as London’s River Marathon, it will see over 300 crews from all over the globe compete along a 21-mile-route. They’ll start a...

A public event is being held in Thornton Heath this weekend for residents affected by the Windrush Scandal.

The event is being held by the Home Office and will provide information on who may be eligible for compensation. The Croydon African Cari...

Lib Dem deputy leader and MP for Kingston Sir Ed Davey thinks the Prime Minister is causing chaos in the country:

The SNP wants the House of Commons to be recalled after a court in Edinburgh ruled the decision by Boris Johnson to suspend Parliament was ...

There have been more than 50 flight cancellations to and from Heathrow today.

The most damaging strike in British Airways history ended at midnight but the disruption has continued. Many short haul flights have been...

A man's been jailed for at least 31 years for murdering a former Bond film actor from Chessington.

Gerald Matovu met up with Eric Michels after chatting on the gay dating app Grindr in August last year. He then gave his victim a fat...

Esher and Walton MP Dominic Raab has met with Iranian officials in his new role as Foreign Secretary.

He has been raising concerns over the amount of dual nationals currently being held in jail. Two more British-Australian women are curren...

A type of caterpillar that can devastate garden hedges may have finally met its match.

Until now, the Box Moth Caterpillar had no known predator in the UK, and only a type of wasp in China is known to eat it. However, garden...

A week-long drone protest is due to start at Heathrow on Friday.

It’s being conducted by climate change group Heathrow Pause. If drones are flown, they’re expected to ground a number of flights. Jonat...

A convenience store in Wimbledon Park was robbed by two men on Sunday.

Police are appealing for information after they smashed their way into McCluskey’s on Revelstoke Road around 10:30 in the morning. The me...

Wandsworth Council is urging teenagers heading off to university later this month to get immunised before they go.

The authority has taken the step of issuing the advice following the news Measles is on the rise nationally. The highly infectious viral ...

The trial continues today of a man charged with murder in Kew.

34 year old Laureline Garcia-Bertaux was found dead in the garden of her home in March. The prosecution alleges she was killed by her ex-...

The Royal Marsden is looking for developers for a £50m research centre at its site in Sutton.

The six floor Oak Cancer Centre will allow over 300 researchers to work closely alongside patients with rare forms of the disease. It’s ...

Today marks 18 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America.

2,996 people died, including 19 hijackers on 4 planes. One of the British victims was 35 year old Sarah Ali from Balham. She was at a c...

Sexual grooming crimes against children in England and Wales have risen by a third in the past year.

Figures published by the NSPCC show more than 7-and-a-half-thousand crimes have been recorded in the two years since the offence came into ...

Sutton’s Council leader has thanked everyone who has donated clothing to residents affected by Monday’s fire in Worcester Park

The blaze tore through a four-storey block of flats in The Hamptons in the early hours. No one was injured, but many have been displaced....

Grimsby Town have set themselves up a third-round League Cup tie with Chelsea after they edged past Macclesfield Town on penalties

The game finished nil-nil after regulation time. Michael Jolley's side will travel to Stamford Bridge later this month.

Domestic violence campaigner David Challen is among the women’s charities and opposition parties urging Boris Johnson to withdraw Geoffrey Boycott’s knighthood

Over his conviction for domestic violence and the former England cricketer’s response to criticism. Challen’s mother Sally Challen from C...

Tuesday, 10 September 2019

A Met police officer, who downloaded pornography from a grieving family’s TV account while on duty, has been sacked from the force

44 year old PC Avi Maharaj, was jailed for 12 months following his guilty plea last week. He used the family’s cable TV account to downlo...

Former JLS star Oritse Williams has spoken out for the first time after he was cleared of rape

The singer from Croydon has told ITV's Good Morning Britain he's been through an "horrific" experience. He was unanim...

The Duchess of Cambridge was at Wisley Gardens today

Kate was there to officially open the Back to Nature garden. Her Royal Highness originally co-designed the garden for the Chelsea Flower ...

A 36 year old woman has gone missing from Sunbury

Emma Carter has not been seen since yesterday evening at around 7:30. She is described as skinny with light brown long hair. It is beli...

Five star Carshalton march on

(Photo credit: Chris Bushe). Carshalton Athletic’s recent good form continued last weekend as the club progressed in the FA Cup. Jacki...

The funeral of Nora Quoirin has been held in Belfast.

The 15 year old, who attended a special needs school in Wandsworth, died after vanishing on a family holiday in Malaysia. She was missing...

Chelsea will find out their opponents for the third round of the League Cup tonight.

Grimsby host Macclesfield, with the winner making the trip to Stamford Bridge later this month.

A terrorist who vowed to "kill all Muslims" before trying to murder a man with a 12 inch kitchen knife in Stanwell has been jailed for more than 18 years.

Kingston Crown Court heard 50 year-old Vincent Fuller carried out the attack a day after the Christchurch mosque shootings. The judge d...

Richmond Council has joined up with the NHS and other organisations to promote World Suicide Prevention Day

Every year, organisations and communities around the world come together to raise awareness of how we can create a world where fewer people...

Detectives investigating a two year old murder case in Clapham have made an arrest.

A 29 year old was taken into custody yesterday in connection to the death of Piotr Woroneicki. He’s the third person to have been arreste...

Firefighters are going to remain at the scene of a major fire in Worcester Park over the coming days.

Around seventy people were left homeless after the fire in The Hamptons yesterday. The brigade is still damping down on "hot spots.&...

A best-selling author from Clapham is delivering his latest novel with an historical twist

“Our Man in New York” by Henry Hemming is about the British plot to take America into the Second World War. Fake British documents, suppo...

Former JLS star Oritse Williams says he went through a "horrific" experience when he was accused, before being cleared, of rape

Jurors unanimously acquitted the 32 year old from Croydon in May. He's told Good Morning Britain he wasn't able to work for th...

Theresa May has included some controversial names in her resignation honours list

Her chief EU negotiator Olly Robbins, blamed by many for her rejected Brexit deal, is getting a knighthood. Former Housing Minister and C...

Hounslow Council has dropped plans for an additional licensing scheme for landlords

The Residential Landlords Association threatened them with a judicial review; on the basis that key information wasn’t given. David Smith...

A pilot scheme to run early morning “flexible” hearings at Brentford County Court for civil cases is being criticised

Hammersmith and Fulham Law Centre have been protesting the plan, saying “how are 8am hearings ‘flexible’ for families with childcare respon...

The funeral of Wandsworth schoolgirl Nora Quoirin will take place in Belfast later after she was found dead in a jungle in Malaysia

Police there say the 15-year-old, who attended a special needs school in Wandsworth, starved to death after going missing while on holiday ...

People with mobility problems in Elmbridge are being urged to take advantage of a free taxi service

The Elmbridge Taxi Voucher Scheme provides funding for any type of trip including shopping and hospital and GP journeys. The council will...

Environmental activists from Heathrow Pause will meet with police today ahead of their plan to fly toy drones in the Heathrow exclusion zone

The group’s non-violent direct action is planned to start this Friday morning. Its members say they’re highlighting “the grave risk of ai...

Boris Johnson's bid for an early general election has been defeated

Opposition parties voted against the PM's motion. In response, he insisted he won't postpone Brexit past the 31st of October, eve...

Monday, 9 September 2019

The pilots' union says support for British Airways staff who've walked out for 48 hours is virtually 100%

Members of the BALPA union want a bigger share of the company's profits, after they say they suffered during the airline's hard tim...

Sutton Council says it will remain on the site of a fire for as long as residents need

A massive blaze gutted a four-storey block of flats in The Hamptons in Worcester Park overnight. No one was injured, but a number of resi...

Police are appealing for information to find a group of youths who were seen throwing rocks at cars in Shepperton last night

A number of motorists were targeted by the group who were hiding in bushes in the area around Chertsey Bridge and Littleton Lane. They al...

A man, wanted since 2012 in connection with a sex assault in Leatherhead, has been arrested in Ibiza

The extradition process is underway to return 60 year old Arik Amir to the UK to serve his prison sentence. He was found guilty of five...

A man's died after two men were pulled from the River Thames at Kew

Emergency services and the RNLI were called to Kew Bridge just after 12.30 this afternoon. The other man has been taken to a major trauma...

A number of trees including one that survived against all odds in Richmond Park are in the running to be crowned England's Tree of the Year.

Ten have been shortlisted by the Woodland Trust altogether with the aim of the competition to protect as many trees as possible. The old ...

The first ever strike by British Airways pilots is causing disruption for tens of thousands of travellers at Heathrow and elsewhere

Nearly all the carriers' flights are cancelled as the 48-hour walkout, in a row over pay, got under way at midnight. Secretary genera...

A man blinded in his right eye after an acid attack in Sutton more than 20 years ago has regained his sight thanks to pioneering new surgery.

James O'Brien had a corrosive substance thrown in his face when he was in his 20s. He is the first NHS patient to receive the new tre...

A child’s been left with facial injuries after being bitten by a dog in Chertsey.

Details of the incident at The Bridge Hotel on the 28th of August have just been released. The dog was one of three French bull dogs whi...

British Airways says it's had to cancel almost all its flights as the company's pilots are on their first ever strike.

Members of the Balpa union are staging the 48-hour industrial action in a row over pay. Nearly all British Airways flights to and from ...

Croydon’s putting a surge in household recycling down to new collection arrangements.

The borough’s achieved a 9% increase on recycling rates over the past year. The council says new bin collections, designed to boost its r...

An inquest has heard a child TV star hanged herself after suffering exam stress, but she didn't intend to end her own life.

Mya-Lecia Naylor died after being found in a marquee at her home in Croydon in April. Assistant coroner Toby Watkin concluded the CBBC a...

A new clean air campaign called STEPtember has been launched across London

East Sheen based Mums for Lungs is asking for people to ditch their cars and reduce the number of home deliveries for the whole of Septembe...

Around 150 cannabis plants have been found on a plot of disused land in Berrylands

Kingston Police’s drone team surveyed the area in Lower Marsh Lane for further fields, and found three patches where they were growing. ...

Hounslow Council thinks Heathrow expansion will have positive effects.

The authority’s approved its draft response on expansion after a number of consultation events earlier this year. Councillor Steve Curran...

Tooting is set to be part of a new three-year Healthy Streets project.

It’s after a successful bid for funding from Wandsworth Council. The project, which is run by the Cross River Partnership, aims to reduce...

Two men who ambushed a 15 year old in Chessington have been jailed

17 year old Jay Reilly and 19 year old Harry Rawlings followed the boy on a moped, before Rawlings stabbed him in the chest. It was only ...

British Airways says the company remains "ready and willing" to return to talks with the pilots' union over pay and conditions

Members of BALPA have walked out for 48 hours, grounding virtually all of BA's flights. The airline's chief executive Alex Cruz h...

Worcester Park MP Paul Scully speaks to us about a major fire in The Hamptons

Paul Scully speaks to Radio Jackie's Henry Riley about the blaze.

Anyone who wants to give aid to victims of a fire in Worcester Park is asked to check the notice board in Maple Lodge in The Hamptons for what's needed

Fire crews are expected to remain at the site of a major fire in Worcester Park for the rest of the day. The brigade has been tackling ...

Fire crews have been tackling a “well developed and intense” blaze in Worcester Park

The brigade says the fire is now under control. Around 125 firefighters were at the four storey building in The Hamptons area, where al...

A man will be sentenced later for the manslaughter of his girlfriend's three-year-old son in Croydon

Stephen Waterson, who's 26, pleaded guilty to the charge over Alfie Lamb's death. He was crushed to death in the rear footwell of...

St Lukes are the 2019 Surrey Cricket League Premier Division champions

They clinched the title following their win over Clapham Old Xaverians at the weekend. Ahmed Hussain, 126, and Naresh Kumar, 54, piloted ...

125 firefighters and 20 fire engines are currently tackling a large blaze at a flat in Worcester Park

London Fire Brigade were called to reports of a fire in Sherbrooke Way at 1.27 this morning. The ground, first, second and third floors a...

Sir David Attenborough's picked up the TV Choice lifetime achievement award

The Richmond resident is being recognised for his contribution to natural history television. He's described it as an "honour an...

Chelsea started their Women’s Super League campaign with a 1-nil win over newly promoted Tottenham

The game at Stamford Bridge was watched by over 24,000 spectators. Arsenal Women began their title defence with a hard fought 2-1 win at ...