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Cobham Free School secondary gets go ahead
By Guardian Reporter A free primary school which is still teaching pupils in temporary accommodation has been given permission to open a secondary school in September 2014. Cobham Free School was given the green-light by the Department for Education which would make it the first secondary school in the town since the 1980s. An alternate bid by neighbouring state school St ...
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Parents fight plans to turn Carshalton school into Harris Academy
Tom Brake MP and numerous parents are supporting Greenshaw High School to take over Camden Junior School, instead of Harris Parents are fighting plans for a primary school in special measures to become a Harris academy. Camden Junior School, in Carshalton, has been told by the Department for Education it must become an academy - with the preferred sponsor being the Harris ...
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St Georges Hospital scoops Chelsea Flower Show award
The concept of the garden is inspired by cells, the building blocks of life A garden created to recognise the work of a neonatal unit charity at St George's Hospital has been awarded a gold medal at the Chelsea Flower Show. Designed by landscape architect Patrick Collins (below), the First Touch garden was one of six recipients of the gold medal in the Best Fresh Garden ...
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Prince Harrys Chelsea Flower Show garden is brave says Prince Michael of Kent
After the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, the couple were given her walled garden at the Palace. When they discovered that one of her godchildren was buried there, they cancelled plans for a complete relandscaping of the garden in order to preserve the consecrated ...
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Intelligence files Edward VIII bugged by own Government as he prepared to abdicate
Edward VIII was bugged on the orders of the Home Secretary in the days before his abdication as part of a wider Government campaign to control the impending ...
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In 2015 Nick Clegg may be in the right place at the right time again | Martin Kettle
'Nick Clegg's speech was a much firmer in defence of the coalition it was Clegg who sounded more like a statesman.' Photograph: Dan ...
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Dont delay on renewable energy government told
Investing in new renewable power generation, rather than a "dash for gas", will be the lower-cost option for keeping the lights on while cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the government's climate change watchdog has said.The sooner the UK makes large investments in low-carbon generation - including offshore and onshore wind, nuclear power ...
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Boy 2 has emergency surgery after savage attack by family dog
Emergency services were called to an address in Gilbert Road, Cummersdale, near Carlisle, at around 2.40pm yesterday, Cumbria Police said. The toddler had suffered serious facial injuries and was taken to the Cumberland Infirmary where he underwent surgery. Officers said the dog was placed in kennels pending a joint investigation with social services. Its breed was not ...
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Two arrested after Braintree and Gillingham mosque attacks
A 43-year-old man is in custody on suspicion of attempted arson after reportedly walking into a mosque with a knife in Braintree, Essex. Local MP Brooks Newmark tweeted last night: "Local mosque in Braintree attacked by man with knives and incendiary device. Man arrested. No one injured." Mr Newmark added: "Just met with leaders of local mosque in Braintree which was attacked ...
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Calls to bar Alice Cooper from UK - from the archive 23 May 1973
Alice Cooper , the rock musician and millionaire, to this country. Mr Leo Abse MP, who wants to spare Britain from Cooper's "culture of the concentration camp," said yesterday that "his incitement to infanticide and his commercial exploitation of masochism is evidently an attempt to teach our children to find their destiny in hate, not in love."These are severe charges, ...
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Leatherhead councillor and retired chemist made Mole Valley Council chairman
Chairman Councillor David Sharland and vice-chairman Councillor Emile Aboud A Leatherhead councillor and retired chemist has expressed delight at being made chairman of Mole Valley Council. Councillor David Sharland, who represents Leatherhead South, paid tribute to outgoing chairman Councillor Caroline Salmon on Tuesday night. Coun Sharland told the council: "She has ensured ...
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Attenborough delights with butterfly talk
Sir David Attenborough wowed a packed crowd in Richmond last weekend when he delivered a speech about butterfly migration. The world-renowned naturist spoke in the Duke Street Church on Saturday, May 18, as part of the Environment Trust for Richmond's Lifecycles talk. The 87-year-old, a patron of the trust, then signed books for hundreds of fans who queued outside the door to meet ...
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Wacky Tolworth food festival could be next on the menu
Robin Hutchinson, the man behind 'Community Brain' Foodies hope to take over Tolworth and Thames Ditton next year as plans for the second Surbiton Food Festival take off. The inaugural event culminated with racing sardines and a tug of war between ancient 'clans' on Saturday, May 18. It was followed by a 'Big Brunch' throughout Surbiton on the ...
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Tenants champion and deputy mayor visits Mulberry
Richmond Council's deputy mayor has been raising awareness of a cancer charity based at West Middlesex Hospital after her own experience with the disease. Councillor Lisa Blakemore shared a cuppa, a cake and a chat on May 17, at the Mulberry Centre, to raise money for people who have been affected by cancer. Coun Blakemore, who is also the tenants' champion for the borough, ...
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Michael Portillo visits Ewell for womens rights exhibition
An exhibition examining women's struggle for the vote has attracted national media attention from the likes of politician-turned-journalist Michael Portillo. Dying for the Vote, which opened at Bourne Hall, in Spring Street, Ewell, last Tuesday, marks the centenary of the death of suffragette Emily Davison, killed when she ran out in front of the King's horse at the Epsom Derby in ...
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Deen City Farm farm hosts bee friendly fun in bid to boost population
A 'bee-friendly' day of action took place on Sunday to help boost the dwindling population of bumble bees. Friends of the Earth hosted the event as part of the 'Bee-Cause' campaign at Deen City Farm with visitors planting bee-friendly wildflower seeds and learning about why the number of bees is in decline. Loss of habitat is one of the main causes for the decline ...
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Haikus written by seven-year-olds go on show at Bentalls
(left to right) Katherine Hall, Bentalls, Stuart Bird, writer in residence at Surbiton High School, Erin Crombie, 7, Nancy Bucke, 9, and Sam Wakefield, 8 displaying their haikus Haiku poems written by children went on display at Bentalls this week Children between the ages of 7 and 10 have been exploring Japanese short poems over the last few months as part of 'Haiku ...
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Drop in police numbers has not resulted in a worse service says Boris ally
Drop in police numbers "has not resulted in a worse service" says Boris ally Losing the equivalent of 44 full-time police officers over three years has not resulted in a worse service, Conservative London Assembly member Tony Arbour has said. And he said the perception that there were fewer police on the street was not necessarily correct. The AM for South West London, ...
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Elmbridge Community Hub opens to great fanfare
Voluntary groups and councillors toasted the new Elmbridge Community Hub at its official opening this week. Elmbridge mayor Councillor Mike Bennison unveiled the hub as well as a plaque at the old Walton library site on Monday. The 800,000 refurbished building will now house voluntary groups including Walton, Weybridge and Hersham Citizens Advice Bureau, the Counselling Partnership, ...
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PICTURES Cheam goes barking mad for canine fashion
How much is that doggy outfit in the window? The dogs of Cheam can now dress as well as their owners after women's clothes ...
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Guardian Program Seeks Volunteers
Volunteer guardians help represent the best interest of children who are involved in court proceedings.For more information about the Guardian ad Litem program, call Diane Schmelz at ...
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Epsom sight loss charity wins silver at Chelsea Flower Show
Garden designer Darren Hawkes in the SeeAbility Garden. A garden themed around sight loss has won a medal at the Chelsea Flower Show. Epsom eye care charity SeeAbility won the silver gilt medal for its garden, which included landscaping and plants to represent four sight conditions. On Monday the charity's patron the Duchess of Gloucester visited the award-winning garden. ...
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Free guided walks through Common and Wimbledon Park on bank holiday weekend
Walkers can enjoy the beauty of Wimbledon Common on Bank Holiday Monday Bank holiday revellers can enjoy London with a spring in their step this weekend with a free guided walk. Merton residents can take advantage of Walk England and Transport for London's Spring into Summer weekend offering 35 free walks with an expert guide to help Londoners discover the wealth of hidden gems ...
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Cheam Rotary holds annual village fair
Cheam Village Fair is organised by Cheam Rotary Club A fair including birds of prey and go-karting will take place on bank holiday Monday. Cheam Village fair, which first started in 1977 in celebration of the Queen's Silver Jubilee, is organised by Cheam Rotary Club. Thousands of people are expected to attend the event which will be held in Cheam Recreation Ground from ...
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PICTURES Riverside Animal Centre in Beddington opens its doors
Summer Chapman says hello to Daisy the fox An animal centre held an open day to raise vital funds for new enclosures and vets bills. The Riverside Animal Centre in Beddington Park invited people to come along and meet their residents including Bonnie the badger, Daisy the fox and a hedgehog on Sunday, May ...
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Britain losing interest in leading?
Britain was once the most powerful country in the world, it ran an empire that was the envy of every other colonial power, and gave the world a number of modern institutions that are still widely used today, most notable in the realm of political systems and democratic checks and balances. But Britain today is a shadow of what it once was, some might say it is just another country, nothing special.
Perhaps it’s a little harsh to say there’s nothing special about the UK. The United Kingdom remains an influential country in international politics, especially throughout the Commonwealth, and the capital city, London, is headquarters to some of the world’s biggest companies and home to one of the largest stock exchanges in the world. Read more
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