Merton

A stunning rainbow has landed in Wimbledon to celebrate the town’s inclusivity, welcoming its first LGBT+ bar, and support for this year’s Pride in London events. Merton council has installed

A man has been killed after a collision with a police vehicle in Mitcham. At around 11:30 on Wednesday, 05 June, a marked police vehicle responding to an emergency call

A motorcyclist is in a critical condition after a collision with a bus. Police are investigating after being called at 10.55am on Thursday, 30 May to reports of a collision

A tennis tournament has hailed the wartime exploits of an RAF pilot who was awarded France’s highest honour three years ago, writes Toby Porter. Wimbledon Tennis Club last weekend remembered

An announcement by the local police chief of a review into the provision of emergency response units across Merton and Wandsworth has raised hopes amongst campaigners that Wimbledon police station

A man and a woman have been charged by postal requisition with the murder of a one month old baby. Clare Sanders, 42, and Tomas Vaitkevicius, 44, both of Streatham

A man has admitted making 500-mile round trips to carry out a string of burglaries on Wimbledon homes over more than a decade. Asdrit Kapaj, 42, from Woodfield Road, Altrincham,

Club’s sporting programme to tackle child poverty AFC Wimbledon aims to use the power of football to beat child poverty. The AFC Wimbledon Foundation is launching a summer programme to help disadvantaged children in

Councillors in Merton voted on Wednesday to join a national campaign calling for the abolition of Section 21 – the law which allows landlords to evict tenants with just two months’

A man has admitted to planning a terrorist act on a mosque in South London after he was found to be gathering together fireworks and other components to make a

The Wimbledon Foundation, the charity of The All England Lawn Tennis Club and The Championships, hosted its annual reception last week celebrating the work of local charities supported by the

A giant and potentially dangerous lizard has been found roaming in a park by a member of the public. National pet charity Blue Cross is issuing renewed warnings against buying

BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk A casual conversation has transformed Kerrie-Anne’s life. She learned to sing in a Battersea Pentecostal church and a friend one day asked her, as they chatted

A Wimbledon pub is starting the New Year in pride of place as the regional winner and national finalist in the inaugural Parliamentary Pub of the Year competition. Launched in

Young Muslims from Putney, Raynes Park and Wimbledon joined members of the local community this morning to help keep Britain’s streets clean after the new-year festivities. Youth from the Ahmadiyya

Officers are appealing for witnesses following a collision between a car and a cyclist in Merton. Police were called by the London Ambulance Service (LAS) at 7.08am on Thursday, 20

Detectives are appealing for information and witnesses after the man, aged 76 was involved in the collision at 5.40pm on Saturday, 24 November in Colliers Wood High Street, at its

Detectives from the Met’s Flying Squad have charged a second man with conspiracy to commit robbery. The charges follow a police sting – where shots were fired -and the arrest

AFC Wimbledon invited residents living with dementia and their carers for a special tour of Kingsmeadow stadium. The residents are part of a dementia support group which meets monthly at

BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk It’s a tough life being a milkman. Say what you do for a living, and, through no fault of yours, people snigger. For some reason, any

BY CALUM FRASER calum@slpmedia.co.uk A concerned father is calling on better health and safety standards at funfairs after his daughter allegedly snapped her leg flying off an inflatable slide. Mark Harmon

BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk A man who got into a row with another outside a bookmakers has admitted manslaughter after kicking him so hard in the chest, as he lay

Officers investigating a fatal road traffic collision in Morden are appealing for witnesses to come forward. Police were called at 2.12am on Tuesday, 25 September, to a car in collision

Detectives investigating a robbery at a jewellers in Wimbledon are renewing their appeals for information and witnesses after a group of four suspects carried out an armed robbery. At approximately

The owner of a German shepherd puppy called Nova is appealing for help after she slipped her lead at Wimbledon Station. She went missing on September 7 when she slipped

The Wimbledon Disarmament Coalition/CND organised it’s s annual gathering in August, to remember the hundreds of innocent civilians who were killed and maimed by the dropping of the nuclear bombs

A month on from The MoonWalk London, Caroline Geraerts from Wimbledon, reflects on her experiences of the original and best night-time Marathon, and encourages Londoners to sign-up for next year:

BY CALUM FRASER calum@slpmedia.co.uk A couple who cooked the body of a French nanny on a barbecue after murdering her have been sentenced to life in prison. Sabrina Kouider, 35,

BY CALUM FRASER calum@slpmedia.co.uk A South-east London footballer has started a charity to give children in Africa a chance to play the beautiful game. AFC Wimbledon footballer Kwesi Appiah says that

BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk A dog had a narrow escape after sniffing out a tasty treat while out on a walk and getting a fish hook embedded in her jaw. Schnauzer

A police officer has been sacked after allowing her car to be used by an uninsured driver and for breaking the speed limit. PC Yasmin Norris, who was an officer