Gary Lineker in Tesco?
January 22, 2009 by Rob
According to the celebrity gossip newsletter, Popbitch:
Gary Lineker was spotted shopping in New Malden’s Tesco superstore “buying economy cupcakes and a copy of Hello! magazine”.
Admittedly, as celebrity gossip goes, it’s pretty tame.
New Malden in the FT
Matthew Engel from the Financial Times has been to New Malden. In his report on the town, which he calls a “bland and discreet commuter suburb”, he discusses the Korean community and the reasons why it exists in New Malden, and why community cohesion has worked better here than it has elsewhere
Whilst describing New Malden as a success story, Engel remarks:
“It is easy to forget the low-level irritation felt by the locals every time a long-established shop closes and gets replaced by yet another Korean business. That does seem to be as bad as it gets, though. As one woman put it to me, “If you’re going to have an ethnic group in your community, I recommend the Koreans.”"
Promote Your Local Business
January 15, 2009 by Rob
NewMalden.co.uk is busy putting the nuts and bolts together for its New Malden Business Directory. This will be a chance for local businesses to promote their goods and services on New Malden.co.uk
It will take us a few weeks yet to finish work on it, but if you’re a business owner and would like to express preliminary interest in being listed, do email us.
Hays Employees Allege Racist Bullying
January 12, 2009 by Rob
Three New Malden employees of global recruitment firm, Hays, are alleging that they were the victim of racist bullying and taking the company to an industrial tribunal. The story surfaced in yesterday’s Sunday Mirror, which also claimed:
The pair say that after arriving at the Lal Akash curry house in New Malden a white work colleague made a Ku-Klux-Klan-style hood out of napkins, started racist chanting and turned to them saying: “I hope this doesn’t offend you.”
Hays, which houses its company service centre in St George’s Square, New Malden, says that the allegations are “completely untrue”.
Woolworths in New Malden Closes
The New Malden branch of Woolworths closed its doors for good on Saturday December 27th. The famous chain - part of the fabric of the UK High Street - announced its closure after failing to find a buyer to take on the troubled stores.
A closure timetable was announced, with the New Malden branch being in the first tranche of closures on Dec 27th, with all the remaining stores to close by Jan 5th.
The branches in Hook (Chessington), Guildford and Wimbledon also closed last Saturday. Epsom and Kingston branches are due to close today (Jan 2nd).
Fatality at New Malden Train Station
January 1, 2009 by Rob
It has been reported that a woman died at New Malden train station on Monday lunch time after appearing to jump in front of a speeding train. The woman jumped from the London bound platform in front of a train not due to stop there. Her injuries caused her to die at the scene.
New Malden Woman Receives MBE
January 1, 2009 by Rob
The Queen’s New Year’s Honours list has been published and a resident of New Malden has been recognised with an MBE.
84 year old Irene Clark received the award for voluntary service to the Royal British Legion in Worcester Park.
See the full Honours List here.
UPDATE - I was reading through the Honours and found another New Malden connection. Singer-songwriter John Martyn was apparently born in New Malden, according to a profile on the BBC website, and has received an OBE.
Do you know Irene Clark or John Martyn? Post your messages of congratulations in the comments box.
Car Crash At Fountain Roundabout
A car crash at the Fountain roundabout on Thursday lunch time left several people injured and caused traffic chaos for some time. The three vehicle pile-up involved two cars and a lorry, and required firefighters from nearby stations to come and cut one of the victims free.
Find out more about this story
First Post
October 12, 2008 by Rob
Welcome to the new New Malden blog. This inaugural post is a simple introduction to the website and to the blog.
The purpose of the NewMalden.co.uk website is to become a useful local resource, for sharing and finding information on a truly local level. The purpose of this blog is to give a flavour of what’s happening locally. To do that, we need to find people who would like to contribute postings to the blog.
So if you’re in New Malden and have a flair for writing and opinions about the town, and would like to be able to use this record you thoughts and news on local events, please get in touch by emailing newmalden@uretopia.com. We can’t pay you, but we can give you a coveted newmalden.co.uk email address, the chance to become a powerful voice in the community and the occasional treat to make you want to carry on with it.
So if you think you can write - and maybe want a chance to demonstrate that - get in touch by email (newmalden@uretopia.com) today.