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Climbing wall opens
Updated 12:20pm Sunday 12th October 2008
More than 100 people turned out to pit themselves against the highest challenge in Chessington during the official opening of the new climbing wall at the town’s sports centre.
Rail cops stop drug dealer in his tracks
Updated 9:19am Sunday 12th October 2008
A student from Battersea has been jailed for nine months after a routine stop by officers at a south London railway station linked him with drug crime.
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Lithuanian burglars face deportation
Updated 10:37am Sunday 12th October 2008
Two Lithuanian men who burgled a Surbiton house have been jailed and told they face automatic deportation after serving their time.
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Updated 10:55pm Saturday 11th October 2008
Terry Brown warned his team they must get better if they are to progress in the FA Cup - then hit out at referee David Rock.
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Scarlett's mother summoned to court
Updated 11:57am Sunday 12th October 2008
A mother who is campaigning for justice after the rape and murder of her teenage daughter in India is being summoned to answer allegations of neglect, her lawyer has said.
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Clapham skyscrapers a step nearer
Twin skyscrapers, taller than the London Eye, could be built above Clapham Junction Station if ambitious plans submitted to Wandsworth Council are approved.
Escaped convict has links to Wandsworth
A convicted prisoner with mental problems - who has links to Wandsworth - has escaped from custody.
Free nursery places could create 'institutionalised children'
Gordon Brown's plan to provide free nursery places for two-year-olds risks creating a generation of institutionalised children, a child psychologist from Roehampton University has warned.
Special constable saves suicidal man
A young special constable from Clapham has told how he saved a suicidal man from jumping in the river.
Train death man identified
A man who is thought to have jumped to his death in front of a train at Earlsfield overground station last week has been identified.
Woman refused drink 'because she is black'
Racist pubs in Hungary refused to serve a woman from Balham because she was black, she told the Borough News this week.
Crane group win victory
The grieving mother and girlfriend of a man who was killed when a crane fell on him in Battersea have welcomed news there will be tighter guidelines on crane safety.
Celebrities to take part in charity Question Time
A panel of celebrities and MPs will take part in Question Time: Putney’s Perspective, to be held at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability (RHN) next Friday (October 10).
'Money doctors' to help students
Students are to be offered the help of ‘Money Doctors’ to help manage their finances better after research at Roehampton University revealed that young people are the worst at handling their finances.
Dry cleaner receives fine for fly-tipping
The owner of a Battersea dry cleaner's has received a £500 fine for fly-tipping.
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