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Parliamentary praise for Guardian
MPs congratulate 25-year-old title on its “high standard of local reporting” and campaigning work
Suffering in silence
When Sutton Guardian reporter Richard Lyons was asked if he would like to experience being deaf for the day, he was quick to accept. But what would it be like to lose one of your senses, if only for a
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Eight computers, worth around £12,000 in total, were stolen from the Kent and Sussex Courier offices after a break-in.Police were alerted at around 1.40am but found nothing suspicious and left. When a member of staff arrived again at 2am it
It's more than spandex suits and cheesy grins
“Standing in the big top of the Moscow State Circus, preparing to step from the dubious safety of a 40ft platform not much bigger than a skateboard and launch myself into the air, I began to realise it takes a
Victims fears eased after Guardian intervention
A deaf mugging victim is feeling safer at home after the Sutton Guardian launched a search for a doorbell aid to ease her fears. The woman appealed to the Guardian to find the device – which vibrates when the doorbell
Night moves for Comet
Seven South London Guardian/Comet editorial staff raised more than £2,000 for breast cancer research by running a moonlight marathon. Reporters and subs Rachel Gibbons, Paula Dear, Natasha King, Jenny Vereker, Marie Jackson, Diana Worthy and Jo Parkes took to the
Volunteers plea saves city farm
The Wimbledon and Sutton Guardians have stepped in to help save a city farm. The gates at Deen City Farm have been closed for weeks because of thenationwide foot and mouth epidemic and it is feared the popular attractionwill never
Bosom buddies in bra walk
A group of journalists from Newsquest South London will be walking thestreets of London in decorated Playtex Wonderbras to raise money for breastcancer research. Six women from the Guardian/Comet North Cheam office will be joining up to8,000 other women (and
Guardian's fight for Cheam gathers support
The Sutton Guardian’s campaign to put Cheam back on the map has reached the top of the political ladder, with mayoral candidate Simon Huges taking its fight to the House of Commons. The North Cheam-based newspaper launched its Proud to
Base sale growth main feature in latest ABCs
Latest circulation figures show that almost all regional newspapers are “actively purchased”, with figures no longer taking into account bulk drops and free copies. The Audit Bureau Circulations data for January to June this year shows that 80 per cent