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  • Lionesses set to boost crowds

    Lionesses set to boost crowds0

    England Women’s success so far in the FIFA Women’s World Cup in France looks set to boost attendances at all Women’s Super League matches next season. The quarter-final victory against Norway – by an unexpectedly high 3-0 margin – sets up a crunch semi-final for the Lionesses against the USA on Tuesday in Lyon. The

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  • Karate kid has the Abi habit

    Karate kid has the Abi habit0

    Eleven-year-old Abi Kearnes, pictured, is as pleased as punch. She’s gained her karate black belt. But the Holy Cross pupil, who lives in Berrylands, isn’t stopping there. After her 1st dan, she’s after more. “I want as many dans as possible,” she said. Abi, who also plays rounders, hockey, football, athletics and netball, has been

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  • Village people, this is your town

    Village people, this is your town0

    We need to talk about something that’s been bothering me. Apparently, within our humble town, we have a village. Its exact boundaries are unclear (I’m waiting for a call back from the Ordnance Survey), but it appears to be the bit of Maple Road between Gordon Bennett! and The Grove pub. It’s a small village,

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  • The Boys’ Own record-breaker

    The Boys’ Own record-breaker0

    Noel Pope, Surbiton’s forgotten record-breaker, was fastest around the famous banked Brooklands circuit – an achievement which can never be bettered. His 124.51mph lap on a supercharged Brough Superior motorcycle on July 4 1939 will stand for all time, as the track near Weybridge never reopened after the war. He is also a key figure

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  • Erin’s the one to fear

    Erin’s the one to fear0

    She’s growing up quickly. A few days after the Women’s World Cup in France ends, Erin Cuthbert gets the key of the door. The mighty atom of Chelsea Women’s attacking line turns 21 next month… and she’s the threat that the Lionesses fear as kick-off approaches in the England v Scotland game at 5pm London

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  • Chelsea’s poster girl

    Chelsea’s poster girl0

    She’s one of the Lioness poster girls as England’s women’s team head to France at the start of the World Cup… Carly Telford now greets commuters using Kingston station, just down the road from the Blues’ home ground of Kingsmeadow. The poster carries a message from Carly’s family which reads: “Congratulations on being selected for

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