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School helping autistic children reach their potential
6:11pm Thursday 20th November 2008
A special school in Battersea is developing its focus on autistic spectrum disorder, ELEANOR HARDING reports.
Comments (0)Girl guilty of throwing cat from Thames warship
12:22pm Thursday 20th November 2008
A girl has been found guilty of animal cruelty after she threw a Battersea rescue cat overboard from the Thames warship that had adopted her.
Battersea Power Station in miniature
10:21am Thursday 20th November 2008
Construction students took on the iconic architecture of Battersea Power Station during a challenge to reconstruct one of its chimneys.
Blind man sees 'ghosts'
12:05pm Thursday 20th November 2008
Seeing a 1940s schoolboy creeping out of your fireplace is a frightening hallucination by anybody’s standards.
Kingston rainbows, brownies and guides celebrate 20 years
10:49am Thursday 20th November 2008
Rainbows, brownies and guides from across the borough of Kingston gathered on Saturday to celebrate 20 years since the opening of their headquarters.
Car crash gun battle
8:10am Thursday 20th November 2008
A gunman opened fire at rival gang members in a car chase which turned Sutton Common Road into a scene reminiscent of a Hollywood action movie.
Council rejects late night McDonalds bid
7:40am Thursday 20th November 2008
Councillors have rejected plans that would have allowed the Tooting Broadway branch of McDonalds to stay open into the early hours of the morning at weekends.
Conservation area consultation
11:12am Thursday 20th November 2008
Residents living in nine conservation areas in Wandsworth have the chance to say what they think is special about their neighbourhood - and how it should be looked after.
Cyclist suffers serious head injuries in crash
5:48pm Wednesday 19th November 2008
A cyclist has suffered serious head injuries after a collision involving a van in Weybridge this afternoon.
Man charged with murder escapes from mental hospital
3:47pm Wednesday 19th November 2008
A man charged with murder and another with aggravated burglary have escaped from a Wandsworth mental hospital.
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Raids find £1.2m cash and 50 kilos of cannabis
Two safes cemented into the floor of a Kingston lock-up and stuffed with £1.2m of cash were seized in police raids.
Baby P killer attended Croydon College
The lodger convicted of the killing of Baby P attended a Croydon College construction course while on bail earlier this year.
Mental patient commited suicide on day release, inquest hears
A mentally ill man on day release from Tolworth Hospital had attempted suicide just weeks before he jumped to his death from the Bentall Centre car park, an has inquest heard.
BBC success for Tooting playwright
A playwrite from Tooting proved every cloud has a silver lining after turning the global financial crisis into a BBC Radio 4 play
Multimillion pound cannabis gang raided
Police have raided homes in Surbiton, Kingston and Worcester Park and seized £1m cash and kilos of drugs in connection with a multimillion pound cannabis operation.
Balham shop rumbled for illegal software
A computer shop in Balham was caught installing illegal software onto computers for customers to buy, it was announced this week.
Fudge wins award for Biccies
An entrepreneur from Claygate has made it to the finals of a national awards for her edible gifts company.
Library fines hit £100,000
The council has been accused of “making a quick buck” from the borough’s readers after raking in more than £100,000 in library fines.
Blind man sees 'ghosts'
Seeing a 1940s schoolboy creeping out of your fireplace is a frightening hallucination by anybody’s standards.
Benefit cheats to repay £15,000
Two housing benefit cheats will have to pay back more than £15,000 in fraudulent claims and carry out over 300 hours of community service after they were taken to court by the council.
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