A MOTHER of two young boys is warning men to take their health seriously after losing her husband to kidney cancer.

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Sarah Ridley's husband Rob, known to everyone as the Ginger Prince, was remembered on Saturday as footballers battled it out in an annual charity match held in his honour.

"It is brilliant, there are always so many stories about him and it is like he is there with us," said Sarah.

Rob lost his battle in June 2008, just 15 months after discovering he had tumours on his kidney, coccyx and lungs.

In his prime Sarah, of Runwell, Wickford, said: "He was in his prime, 37 and had two young sons."

But Rob had dismissed a nagging pain in his back and carried on until his wife insisted he saw a doctor.

She said: "Kidney cancer is a silent killer - you don't know you have got it until it is too late but if you pick it up early you give yourself a bigger chance."

Warning men to be more aware of their health, she said: "One of the signs is blood in your urine, so don't dismiss it as a football injury and get yourself checked out."

Rob went through weeks of tests before doctors came up with the diagnosis of renal clear cell carcinoma.

"They told him he had multiple tumours and that he had 12 months to live," said Sarah.

The devastating news came wholesale lingerie as a complete shock to the couple and their twins, Thomas and Ben, now six.

Rob had a kidney removed and was given life-extending treatment but was too ill to undergo a bone marrow transplant.

Sarah spent the last months of his life trying to ease his pain.

Things took a turn for the worse when the twins caught chickenpox, and it was too much of a risk to have him at home.

"Rob went to stay at his mum's and Replica Watches once it was safe, the boys went to see him for an hour a day," she said. "At night I would ring him so they could say good night. " Rob was taken into Basildon Hospital with a chest infection and his family were by his side when he passed away.

"The hospital were amazing at that point in time," said Sarah.

Just months after his death, his friends, former work colleagues, players from local teams Wickford Dynamo and Enterprise, and family came together for the now annual event.

"We raised around Pounds 4,000 last year," said Sarah.

The cash is donated to Kidney Cancer UK and St Luke's Hospice.

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THE west London suburb of Kingston upon Thames occupies an enviable position between two of the capital's greatest assets: the river and Richmond Park. This ancient "town of kings" possibly witnessed the crowning of as chronograph watches many as seven Saxon kings on its famous coronation stone, which still sits outside the Guildhall.

Today, the traffic roars around the edge of Kingston's bustling modern shopping centre, but the shape of the medieval town can still be seen in the fine old market square and the surrounding warren of little streets and alleyways. The famous tumbling phone boxes, an artwork called Out of Order, has been a famous landmark in Old London Road since 1988.

Kingston only became a London borough in 1964, when the GLC was formed and London's regional government expanded into the capital's suburbs. Before then, Kingston was in Surrey, and in a strange geographic quirk, Surrey county council still has its headquarters there and remains the town's largest single employer.

A plentiful supply of houses rather than flats, low crime levels, attractive conservation areas, good schools and an easy commute by train to Waterloo has made Kingston a popular choice for families whose budgets don't stretch to other nearby property hotspots such as Wimbledon and Richmond.

PROPERTY CHOICE The Coombe Estate, between Kingston Hill and Coombe Lane West, is the exception to the cheaper than Wimbledon or Richmond rule. This is an enclave of expensive, often gated houses, sitting on large plots. Like a smaller St George's Hill in Weybridge or Wentworth Estate in Virginia Water, many of the older-style houses are being knocked down and rebuilt in footballers' wives style. The most expensive house currently for sale on the Coombe Estate is Telegraph Cottage, in Warren Road. It has eight bedrooms, five reception rooms and staff accommodation. Estate agent Knight Frank (020 8946 0026) is selling it for Pounds 10 million. Before this, the most expensive house on the estate was The Vineyard, which sold for Pounds 5.7million earlier this year.

Most of the rest of Kingston's houses are Victorian. In the Liverpool Road conservation area close to Richmond Park, which takes in Crescent Road and Queen's Road, there are fine five-and six- bedroom Victorian houses that sell replica rolex watches for between Pounds 1 million and Pounds 2.15 million. The Richmond Road conservation area, which straddles Richmond Road, is close to the Thames, running north from the town centre. Albany Park Road has large, doublefronted houses that sell for between Pounds 1.75million and Pounds 2.15million if they are detached, and between Pounds 1.2million and Pounds 1.5 million if they are semidetached.

On the eastern side of Richmond Road there are more modest, gablefronted houses that start at about Pounds 400,00, or Pounds 475,000 with a roof extension. South of the town centre in the Fairfield/Knights Park conservation area there are two-bedroom cottages with prices about the Pounds 350,000 mark. In the Grove Crescent conservation area, close to the university, there is a real mix, ranging from large, detached family houses selling for between Pounds 750,000 and Pounds 1.25million, to houses that have been divided into flats and are now rented out to students.

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A TEENAGE boy was stabbed to death in an ambush by suspected rival gang members as he arrived at school yesterday.

The 15-year-old, named locally as Zac, was attacked by up to four young men at the gates of Park Campus School in West Norwood, south London.

Witnesses said the attackers laid in wait in a car parked close to the school for youngsters excluded from mainstream education.

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Saima Sadfdar, who runs a nearby convenience shop, said the boy collapsed in the arms of a teacher who ran out to help him.

She said: "I was told there were three or four people with a big knife.

"Apparently one of the teachers realised something was going on and ran out to help.

"She had her hands open but it was too late and he collapsed in her arms. I knew the boy, he was no trouble."

Emergency services including an air ambulance were called to Gipsy Road Gardens, a short distance from the school, at 8.50am.

It is believed the victim staggered into the residential cul-de- sac after he was repeatedly stabbed at the school.

A second boy, believed to be 14 years old, was receiving hospital treatment after being stabbed in the arm during the fight.

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Police confirmed one line of inquiry is that the murder was motivated by gang rivalries.

The road was cordoned off by police and blue-suited forensics officers are examining a stretch of pavement.

Four boys, three of whom are around 14 years old, were being questioned today by murder squad detectives.

All pupils at the school, which has 80 places, were being kept inside yesterday for questioning by teachers and police.

Tributes were paid to the dead boy on Twitter and Facebook.

Jesse Gassongo-Alex, an aspiring actor, said he had known the victim since they were aged six.

He said they both went to the Brit School in Croydon but the dead teenager was "kicked out".

Writing on Twitter, Mr Gassongo-Alex said: "Love you my boy, l'il Zac. Still can't believe you gone Zac."

Another former school friend added: "Just heard the news about Zac getting stabbed to death in West Norwood.

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Just tragic, another young life wasted."

On Facebook, one friend claimed the victim was stabbed up to 15 times.

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Hundreds of motorcyclists, above, make their way along Route 30 East in Gap at the start of the fifth Cpl. Brandon Hardy Memorial Ride, Saturday.

More than 240 riders - including Hardy's parents, Jill and Warren Hardy, right - participated in the event that began at Gap Fire Replica Blancpain Watches Hall and followed a route of more than 100 miles.

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The scholarship was established in memory of Hardy, a Marine killed in Al Anbar, Iraq, five years ago, for young men and women entering all branches of the military. The money goes for nonissued supplies.

For more information, visit cplbrandonhardy.com. Replica Bedat & CO Watches All proceeds benefit the Cpl. Brandon M. Hardy Memorial Scholarship Fund c/o Octorara Area School District, 228 Highland Road, Suite 1, Atglen, PA 19310.

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A Former police inspector has dedicated his retirement to ensuring the heroic actions of Leek's war dead are never forgotten.

Chris Sheldon's first book, Roll Of Honour, chronicled the stories of 419 men from Leek who fell during the First World War.

The 62-year-old, of Moorland Road, Leek, has since gone on to write a further three books about servicemen from the Staffordshire Moorlands who died during both world wars.

It was his determination to discover more about his uncle's death which inspired his pain-staking research into the town's war history.

Mr Sheldon said: "I realised not enough recognition was given to the people who gave their lives and thought that they should be identified properly to keep their memories alive.

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"It is not just a matter of researching and bringing these things out, it has a tremendous impact on the families, particularly older people who had little or no idea what happened to their relatives.

"They were just told they were lost at sea or shot down but knew nothing of the circumstances surrounding their death or other people who died with them.

"I've found that it helps bring closure. My mother never knew what happened to her brother until I researched it and had always been plagued with questions about his fate."

Mr Sheldon's second book, In Name Only, gives a full account of the 101 soldiers, sailors and airmen who died during the Second World War.

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He then jointly penned A Debt Of Honour which chronicles the stories of young men from Cheddleton and Leekbrook who gave their lives during both wars.

His most recent book, Longnor's Hero Of Telemark, tells the story of 26-year-old Vernon Belfield, who was one of 30 specially-trained commandos flown to Norway in a vital mission to destroy a factory producing heavy water for Hitler's atomic bomb research programme in November 1942.

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Geoff Robinson, chairman of Leek Royal British Legion, has nominated Mr Sheldon for the Adult Achiever of the Year award to recognise his achievements.

He said: "He has done such a lot of invaluable work. His research has helped get some missing names put onto the war memorial which would otherwise have been forgotten. "He is thoroughly deserving of this award."

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