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  • LIVE Brentford v Yeovil League One play-off final

    Kick off 1.30pm. Brentford start as bookies favourites but Yeovil beat them twice this year. Greg Dyke's final game as Brentford chairman before becoming FA ...

  • Road still closed following serious crash this morning

    By Rachel Bishop A road beside Mitcham Common is still closed due to an incident this morning where a car smashed into a speed camera. A man was rushed to hospital with serious injuries following the crash in Croydon Road, which is still being investigated by the ...

  • Anyone for tennis at Reigates Gatton Park

    News Gatton Park in Reigate will hold its next open day on Sunday, June 2, from 1pm to 5pm, when there will be traditional games played there, including croquet and lawn tennis. The gardens and grounds will be open to visitors to enjoy and take in the features, including a bird hide, a restored Victorian parterre at the centre of the estate, and restored rock and Japanese gardens, situated in ...

  • Bank robbed by three men

    A bank in Edgware was robbed by three men on Friday morning. Police were called at 9.43am on May 17 to the Britannia Building Society, in Station Road, after the bank robbers burst in and stole some cash. Two of the men jumped over the counter before one of them pinned a member of staff against the wall. The second man grabbed the money while the third suspect stood guard by the ...

  • Outgoing governor of the Bank of England Sir Mervyn King issues warning over Help to Buy scheme

    The outgoing governor of the Bank of England has warned that George Osborne's plan to boost the housing market is "too close for comfort" to a general state guarantee for ...


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Return of the Fly [DVD]

Return of the Fly [DVD]

Although no one really expected it, The Fly (1958), a thriller in which a scientist accidentally mixes his atoms with those of a housefly, became a significant box office success during its theatrical release despite the already overwhelming number of horror and sci-fi flicks ... ...

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  • Awareness event by Alzheimers Society

    By Amy Dyduch The Alzheimer's Society has invited Richmond people to learn about dementia. People are invited to visit us at various awareness raising events throughout the week, from May 19 to 25, where they can meet staff and volunteers from Alzheimer's Society for information, guidance and support. Lynn James, Alzheimer's Society support services manager for ...

  • College seeks permission to build new teaching facility for disabled students

    News A two-storey classroom block for students with learning difficulties and disabilities could be built at Barnet and Southgate College. The Enfield campus of the college, in High Street, Southgate, has applied for planning consent to build the new facility, which would cater for up to 150 students and 26 full-time carers and staff. Planning officers have recommended the ...

  • School no longer failing but still needs to improve

    By Daniel Binns A primary school is no longer failing but still requires improvement, according to Ofsted. Inspectors who visited Thomas Gamuel School in Colchester Road, Walthamstow, said it was improving but that teaching was not consistently good enough yet. The school was placed in special measures after a previous inspection last April, largely due to concerns that ...

  • Council to introduce borough-wide 20mph speed limit

    Cllr Nilgun Canver and council leader Claire Kober standing in 20mph zone Haringey Borough Council is planning to introduce a borough-wide 20 mile-per-hour speed limit. The proposed limit, which has previously been rejected twice by the authority, will be applied to all council-maintained roads in Haringey. Plans will be presented to the council's cabinet on June 8 before a ...

  • New mayor names Riding for the Disabled his charity for the year

    Charity appeal: The new mayor Councillor Mike Bennison The new mayor of Elmbridge was unveiled at the annual council meeting on May 15. Councillor Mike Bennison, who served as the deputy mayor for the past municipal year, launched his charity for the year on his first day. Coun Bennison has selected Riding for the Disabled Leatherhead and Horsley and Bookham, which takes riders from ...

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