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Firefighters save a cat called Tiger from Roe Way house blaze
Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters were called to a fire at an end-of-terrace house on Roe Way in Wallington yesterday.
Woodcote garden centre gives away Christmas trees to schools
Four local primaries and pre-schools have each received large, and free, Christmas trees for children, staff and parents to enjoy, all thanks to a community giveaway organised by Dobbies Garden Centre at Woodcote Green. Sunflowers Pre School on Brabazon Avenue, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Schools, Sutton Council
Tagged Carshalton, Christmas, Christmas trees, Dobbies, Roundshaw, Sutton, Wallington, Woodcote Green
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Terrorism charges for Wallington teen linked to Islamic State
A teenager from Wallington has been arrested under the Terrorism Act. Chafik Aziz, 18, was charged on November 11 with, according to the Metropolitan Police, “an offence contrary to section 5 (1)(a) of the Terrorism Act 2006”. Aziz’s charges state … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Sutton Council
Tagged Chafik Aziz, Islamic State, Metropolitan Police, Sutton, Syria, terrorism, Terrorism Act, Wallington
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Wallington Animal Rescue Festival, Cryer Arts, Sun Oct 5
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Posted in Activities, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Charity
Tagged Carshalton, Cryer Arts, Wallington, Wallington Animal Rescue
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Walcountians to celebrate Clockhouse’s diamond anniversary
One local rugby club will be celebrating a special anniversary next month. Here, OWRFC President STEVE SIMMONDS outlines the plans, recalling the day that a future Lions captain came down to Woodmansterne to help open their clubhouse Wallington County School … Continue reading
Posted in History, Old Walcountians, Rugby Union, Schools, Sport
Tagged 60th anniversary, Beddington Park, Clockhouse, Mike Campbell-Lamerton, Old Walcountians, Old Walcountians Association, Old Walcountians RFC, OWRFC, Steve Simmonds, Wallington, Wallington County Grammar School, Woodmansterne
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Pirates staging a festival of baseball at Roundshaw, July 5-6
This weekend, national champions the Croydon Pirates are hosting the London Tournament baseball festival at Roundshaw Playing Fields. The event is free and open to all, inviting the local community and baseball fans from across the country to enjoy a … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Croydon Pirates, Sport
Tagged baseball, Croydon, Croydon Pirates, Major League Baseball, Roundshaw, Waddon, Wallington
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Digital booking system adds 24% extra doctors’ appointments
South-west London’s community doctors are providing thousands of additional appointments through using improved technology. There were more than 738,000 GP appointments in south-west London, including Sutton and Croydon, in March 2025 – up nearly 20,000 on the same period a … Continue reading
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Tagged Croydon, GP surgeries, Merton, NHS, NHS London, NHS South West London Integrated Care Board, Sutton, Wallington
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Firefighters welcome Brigade’s new team of wellbeing dogs
The London Fire Brigade has welcomed six furry, four-legged recruits this week, Mental Health Awareness Week, to join their wellbeing dog team. Members of staff volunteer with their own dogs to participate in the project. The team is available to … Continue reading
Posted in Health, London Fire Brigade
Tagged LFB, London Fire Brigade, Wallington, Wallington Fire Station, Wellbeing dogs
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Free beer! Market Tavern to celebrate 10 years of Craft Union
A pub company is celebrating its 10th anniversary tomorrow where the drinks will be on them – for a limited period, terms and conditions apply, etc and so forth… On Wednesday, May 14, Craft Union is giving away 10,000 free … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Pubs, Surrey Street
Tagged Bromley, Craft Union, Market Tavern, Surrey Street, Sutton, Wallington
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Hero Hirai joins the Pirates’ perfect pitch for women’s baseball
Croydon Pirates Baseball Club is launching its first women’s programme, aiming to start playing in the 2025 season. As part of this initiative, the Pirates will be hosting a “Intro to Baseball” session on Saturday, February 1, from 6pm to … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Croydon Pirates, Sport
Tagged baseball, Croydon Pirates, Roundshaw, Wallington
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Wallington garden centre offering free houseplant workshops
Dobbies Garden Centre at Woodcote Green is planning to start the new year offering free workshops on houseplants, and special sessions for younger gardeners, too. The workshops are open to people of all ages, and all levels of skill – … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Business, Gardening
Tagged Coulsdon, Dobbies, Free workshops, Garden centre, Gardening, Wallington, Woodcote Green
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Croydon Road’s sewer works completed ahead of schedule
Emergency road works to fix a broken sewer on the A232 Croydon Road have been completed ahead of schedule, with the major road set to re-open to all traffic as soon as tomorrow, Sunday October 20. Inside Croydon reported at … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Purley Way, Sutton Council, Thames Water
Tagged Beddington Park, Croydon Road, Purley Way, Sink hole, Sutton, Thames Water, Wallington
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Sutton Literary Festival, Carshalton and Wallington, Oct 12-13
Posted in Art, Sutton Council
Tagged Carshalton, Sutton, Sutton Literary Festival, Wallington
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Sink hole forces Thames Water to close A232 for four weeks
A main road linking the Purley Way to Wallington, past Beddington Park, is closed for emergency sewer repairs expected to last for four weeks, Thames Water has announced. Croydon Road, the A232, has been closed to traffic after a sink … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Purley Way, Sutton Council, Thames Water
Tagged Beddington Park, Croydon Road, Purley Way, Sink hole, Sutton, Thames Water, Wallington
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Fire Brigade issues safety warnings ahead of further flooding
The London Fire Brigade has issued warnings about keeping safe during flooding after downpours saw roads and properties affected across the capital throughout the night. Further heavy rainfall has been forecast for the next 24 to 36 hours. Morden Hall … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues, Merton
Tagged Carshalton, flooding, floods, Heavy rains, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Morden Hall Park, Wallington, Wimbledon
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Louise Minchin heads author line-up for Sutton Literary Festival
Louise Minchin, the author and former BBC News presenter, will be headlining Sutton’s first literary festival next month, which will focus on providing access to literature and culture to people of all ages and backgrounds. Organisers behind the female-led event, … Continue reading
Marathon star helps Wallington school go the extra mile
His legs still aching from the ordeal of racing more than 26 miles through the streets of London the day before, Marc Scott turned out at a Wallington primary school yesterday morning, possibly to inspire the next generation of champion … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Health, Schools, Sport, Sutton Council
Tagged Foresters School, London Marathon, Marc Scott, Paris Olympics, Paris Olympics 2024, Wallington
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How TfL’s changes to 10 Croydon bus routes will affect you
There’s major changes coming to 10 bus routes serving the south of Croydon, including Purley, Coulsdon, Kenley and South Croydon, as well as Sutton and Wallington, coming into effect on Saturday March 2. Here’s TfL’s blow-by-blow breakdown of their bus … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon Council, Environment, KENDRA, Kenley, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Purley, Purley Way, Schools, South Croydon, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Charles King, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Surrey Transport Committee, Kenley, Kenley Residents Association, London, London Buses, Neil Garratt, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Purley Hospital, Purley Way, Route 455, South Croydon, St Helier, Sutton, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport for London, Wallington
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Goodbye Route 455… it’s been a long, long journey. Too long
EXCLUSIVE: There’s more than a touch of an old Morecambe and Wise gag about the extensive changes to 10 bus routes in Croydon and Sutton: ‘TfL has chosen all the right routes, just not the right roads’. By JEREMY CLACKSON, … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon Council, Environment, KENDRA, Kenley, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Purley, Purley Way, Schools, South Croydon, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Charles King, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Surrey Transport Committee, Kenley, Kenley Residents Association, London, London Buses, Neil Garratt, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Purley Hospital, Purley Way, Route 455, South Croydon, St Helier, Sutton, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport for London, Wallington
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Colburn’s emotional speech to Commons: ‘Help is out there’
Carshalton and Wallington MP Elliot Colburn received thanks from his own party leader and a handshake from Labour’s Keir Starmer in the House of Commons yesterday, as he bravely fought back the tears and gave a moving speech to a … Continue reading
Warm yourself this winter with Wassailing at community farm
Sutton Community Farm will open its gates later this month to welcome the public to its Winter Warmer event. There will be a Bar-BQ, and hot food, cakes and drinks will be available to buy. And the ancient community practice … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Business, Community associations, Environment, Gardening, Sutton Council
Tagged Little Woodcote, Sutton Community Farm, Wallington, wassailing
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Sunny outlook as champ gets off the canvas from first defeat
Profile by Steven Downes Tomorrow is Sunny Edwards’ birthday. It will be the first he has celebrated for three years when he has not been a world champion. Yet he has won greater acclaim from his first, bloody defeat than … Continue reading
Posted in Boxing, Sport, Sunny Edwards
Tagged Arizona, Beddington Lane, Boxing, Charlie Edwards, Croydon, IBF, Jack Dempsey, Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez, Norman Mailer, Sunny Edwards, Sutton, Wallington, WBO
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Community farm struggling, caught in a council no man’s land
Sutton Community Farm, just outside Wallington, is struggling for financial survival, saying that is running at a “significant loss”. Run as a co-operative, the farm has attracted 450 community shareholders since it was established in 2010. The farm receives most … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Environment, Gardening, Surrey, Sutton Council
Tagged Surrey County Council, Sutton, Sutton Community Farm, Sutton Council, Wallington
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Man in his 40s stabbed and killed on Roundshaw Estate
A man, believed to be in his 40s, was killed in a stabbing in Beddington last night. The Metropolitan Police has been approached for a statement. The murder took place on Typhoon Way, part of the Roundshaw Estate in Sutton. … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Brittain, Crime, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Policing, Sutton Council
Tagged Ch Supt Andy Brittain, Chief Superintendent Andy Brittain, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon schoolgril murder, Elianne Adnam, knife crime, London, Metropolitan Police, murder, Roundshaw Estate, Sutton, Wallington, youth knife crime
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