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Cops swoop on car theft gang
Updated 12:33pm Tuesday 7th October 2008
Police swooped on homes in Stanwell, Feltham, Ashford and Addlestone this morning in a string of dramatic dawn raids in a bid to bust a gang of professional car thieves.
Wandsworth and Clapham house prices defy slump
Updated 8:40am Monday 6th October 2008
Property prices between Wandsworth and Clapham common have remained high despite the rest of the borough’s house prices plummeting in the credit crunch.
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Hospital praised despite being £7m off target
Updated 1:00pm Tuesday 7th October 2008
Days after Kingston Hospital revealed it was £7m away from hitting this year’s savings targets and will have to accelerate its cuts regime, it has been praised as one of the top performing cash managers in the country.
More stories like this »Garrard troubled by Dons defensive woes
Updated 10:51am Tuesday 7th October 2008
With AFC Wimbledon suddenly shipping goals at an alarming rate, right-back Luke Garrard admits he is struggling to get to grips with the reasons why.
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Appeal to cut UK greenhouse gases
Updated 12:07pm Tuesday 7th October 2008
The UK should cut its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by mid-century, the Government's climate change committee recommended.
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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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