Ealing ready to choose its new youth mayor

This is Local London - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Public face: This year's youth mayor will attend numerous public events HOPEFUL teenage candidates are preparing for the election of a new Ealing Youth Mayor at Westside Young People's centre at 6pm this Monday. The Youth Mayor represents the views of young people to the full council, as well as making public appearances at dinners, awards evenings and celebrations. ...

Giant shoe for Epsom Derby

This is Local London - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Centre manager David Beddows said: "This massive shoe really has to be seen to be believed." The run-up to the Epsom Derby is being marked at the Ashley Centre with a 10ft tall pink shoe and several children's workshops. From Monday, May 20, for one week, shopping centre visitors will have the opportunity to marvel at the shoe, win tickets for a day at the races, have a ...

Shared services are key to saving borough millions insists Ealing

This is Local London - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Shared services are key to saving borough millions, insists Ealing MILLIONS of pounds may be saved by awarding contracts for shared delivery of library and leisure services in Ealing. A meeting this Tuesday will recommend awarding contracts to private companies in a joint venture between Ealing, Harrow and Brent. Ealing Council was required to reduce its 2012 budget by 85m for ...

Listed allotments site bid was prompted by a play

This is Local London - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Plot thickens: The Glebe site is now protected. Cllr Bianco is pictured, second right, with allotment holders PRODUCE growers in Ickenham are rejoicing after their allotments were given legal protection this week. The site in Grebe Avenue has been granted Statutory Allotment Status, which stops the area being developed without the formal consent of the Secretary of State. Margaret ...

The Queen to make first foreign visit for two years

Telegraph.co.uk - Sunday 19th May, 2013

When Buckingham Palace said the Queen would not attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka in November, it was widely assumed that the announcement heralded the end of her travelling abroad. ...

A coronation for OUR Times

Telegraph.co.uk - Sunday 19th May, 2013

There are some things you just don’t talk about, and the crowning of the next king is one of them. It would be "impolite" to start planning a coronation while the existing monarch is still alive, I was told last week by one of those who may be involved when the time comes. Quite right, too. As the Queen prepares to celebrate the 60th anniversary of her Coronation on June 2 ...

Prince Charles puts heat on ministers over climate change

Telegraph.co.uk - Sunday 19th May, 2013

The Prince of Wales, who has warned about irreversible damage caused by global warming, holds private meeting with the Energy Secretary and climate change ...

Award for man who saved stables

This is Local London - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Livery staff Helen Buckman and Ria Ward (17) with Philip Buckman, who has been nominated for an English Heritage award A man has been nominated for an English Heritage award after the restoration of a 19th century livery and grade II star listed indoor riding school in Epsom. Businessman Philip Buckman and his family acquired the Durdans stables in 2010, a livery yard set on 55 acres of ...

Henry Winkler announced for Richmond Theatre panto

This is Local London - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Villain: Captain Hook is thankfully a far cry from OBE Winkler Happy Days legend Henry Winkler will star in this year's Peter Pan Christmas pantomime. The pantomime will run at Richmond Theatre from December 6 to January 12, with Winkler, aka the Fonz, taking on the role of villain Captain Hook. "Captain Hook, with his sword-fighting, singing off-key, and a crew that ...

Comedy duo get shared blue plaque

This is Local London - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Dual recognition: Morecambe and Wise One of Britain's foremost comedy duos, whose career and friendship lasted more than 40 years, will be commemorated by a blue plaque. Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, also known as Morecambe and Wise or Eric and Ernie, worked together in variety, radio, film and television from 1941 until Morecambe's death in 1984. The Heritage Foundation ...

Donkeys talk to be given to Outwood Womens Institute

This is Local London - Sunday 19th May, 2013

News "My Life With Donkeys" is the intriguing title of a talk to be given to members of Outwood Women's Institute in Lloyd Hall, Brickfield Road, Outwood, on Tuesday, July 2, at 2.30pm. Website: ...

Hinchley Wood School student brushes up nicely for art prize

This is Local London - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Cool work: Rowena Fry, 15, got the top prize, while fellow students Lucy Ashworth and Rhiannon Pritchard-Wood were runners up A student from Hinchley Wood School has been named as the winner of the SHL Art Prize 2013. The competition, sponsored by Thames Ditton-based SHL, gave year 10 students a chance to create a piece of artwork suitable for display on the walls of the company's ...

Brooklands College named Surreys best

This is Local London - Sunday 19th May, 2013

By Laura Proto Brooklands College has been named the best further education college in Surrey. The national success rates tables for 2011/12 revealed the college, which has a campus in Weybridge, has overall success rates for all its students of 84.1 per cent. In comparison with other Surrey colleges, Brooklands is achieving a 16 per cent higher success rates than the lowest ...

Teenager lands coveted spot at top drama school

This is Local London - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Mitcham teenager lands coveted spot at top drama school An aspiring actress had said her dreams have come true after landing a place at an exclusive drama school which has produced some of the country's finest actors. Sadie Pepperell, 19, of Commonside East in Mitcham, will be following in the footsteps of Judi Dench, Lawrence Olivier and Vanessa Redgrave when she takes up a coveted ...

Pensioner banned from running company after helping rogue builders

This is Local London - Sunday 19th May, 2013

By Khaleda Rahman A 72-year-old man has been banned from running a company for 12 years after laundering money from rogue builders who targeted elderly homeowners. Michael Anthony Joyce, of Wimbledon, director of a cheque converting business, cashed cheques totalling at least 224,631 for the builders. The group of builders targeted vulnerable homeowners, by coldcalling them and ...

MLS New England 2 Houston 0

Middle East Times - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Diego Fagundez scored in the 51st minute Saturday and the New England Revolution handed Houston a second straight home loss, 2-0. After getting a pass ...

Mums the Word with Angellica Bell Looking for the perfect double buggy

This is Local London - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Angellica Bell: Looking for the perfect double buggy When I started researching all the products I needed for my first child, I seriously thought I needed a degree, but now another is on the way, a PhD is definitely a prerequisite. The problem with having two close together is that you have to look for new bits that cater for two. For instance, which double buggy is the best? This ...

Unsung Hero Working with people makes my day happy’

This is Local London - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Cheery: Felix Duyilemi was studying to become an engineer when he decided he needed a job helping others A ticket office worker at Kingston train station has been nominated as an unsung hero by his colleagues. Supervisor Felix Duyilemi, 46, from Strood, in Kent, was training to be an engineer at Lewisham College when he decided to find a job where he could work with the public. He ...

Secret Curmudgeon Yes I’m going to Hell but at least it’s warm down there

This is Local London - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Secret Curmudgeon: 'Yes, I'm going to Hell; but at least it's warm down there' Wouldn't it be great to be able to take bikes on trains during rush hour? I mean full-sized bikes - not the folding variety that can transform into a lump of metal the size of a postage stamp. No, I mean the bigger beasts that don't make a grown Englishman look ridiculous ...

Late New Zealand rally rocks England

Sportal - Saturday 18th May, 2013

England suffered a late batting collapse against New Zealand on day three of the first Test at Lord's on Saturday.The hosts appeared to be in complete control as Joe Root and Jonathan Trott forged a fruitful partnership to move England to 2-159.But they lost four wickets for just 12 runs to leave the match evenly poised with two days still remaining, the home side leading by 205 runs with ...

Soccer star David Beckham earns assist in likely final game

Middle East Times - Saturday 18th May, 2013

David Beckham assisted on a goal Saturday in what was likely the final game of his career, a 3-1 win by Paris Saint-Germain over Brest. Beckham, who was given the captain's arm band prior to the contest, set up a Paris Saint-Germain score in the 31st minute with an accurate pass to Blaise Matuidi, who fired it into the back of the net. The former England captain helped PSG claim the Ligue ...

When off the record becomes on the agenda as swivel-eyed loons furore grows

The Independent - Saturday 18th May, 2013

A couple of hours earlier, 114 Tory MPs had voted against the Queen's Speech in protest over an EU referendum. The discussion reportedly ended with an extraordinary attack on the "mad, swivel-eyed loons" in the grassroots of the party who had forced the backbenchers to rebel against the Government.Lord Feldman denies it is he who said those words, and the newspapers, who ...