A man has been jailed for 25 years for sexually abusing five boys after using his position as a caretaker and Scout leader to groom them. Victor Jacob, 76, was found guilty of 36 offences at Woolwich Crown Court on Friday, 24 September.
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Herne Hill Harriers teenager Katie Snowden won a gold medal in the women’s 800m at the Commonwealth Youth Games.
Two tone ska legend Neville Staple was born to be on stage, writes Alexandra Warren.
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Personal experience of life behind bars as a gay man led a former retail manager to set up the country’s first project to support homosexual men in prison.
Architecture festival Open House London is in full swing, opening doors all across the city for the public. The festival this year is focusing on local and global architecture, showcasing libraries, pubs and other community buildings, as well as architects, art and culture from around the world and its influence in London. Alexandra Warren picks out some South London highlights for this weekend
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A council has announced plans to bring the management of its leisure centres in house when the current contract expires. Southwark council’s eight leisure centres are currently run by leisure provider Everyone Active, but the contract will end in June 2023.
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A family from Camberwell have been forced out of their home after their ceiling fell in because of a sewage leak. Amina Abdi, 46, reported the damp patches in her flat on Southampton Way in 2015 – but nothing was done until the start of 2021.
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More than 60 residents have joined a protest against a council’s controversial housing plans. A newly set up campaign group, Yes to Fair Development (YFR), marched from council offices in Tooley Street to the Elim Estate on Tuesday to protest Southwark council’s “infill” policy.
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A Westminster man has been convicted of a hate crime after racially abusing an antisemitism activist. Piers Portman, 50, from Marylebone, called the Campaign Against Antisemitism’s CEO “Jewish scum” at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on June 14, 2018.
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Delivery drivers based in a depot in Thamesmead have voted unanimously for strike action over a pay dispute. More than 1,500 convenience stores in London and the South East could face disruptions to deliveries if the strike goes ahead.
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A hospital has opened an indoor garden to support the cognitive function, wellbeing, and rehabilitation of patients in intensive care. Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and its charity CW+ unveiled the new indoor botanical Sky Garden today.
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A Lewisham restaurant has been given an award for their work with homeless people during the pandemic. Sujan Katuwal, owner of the Panas Gurkha restaurant on Lee High Road near Blackheath, has been donating hot meals to the Woolwich Service User Project (WSUP) since March 2020.
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A South East London man has been jailed for sharing extremist material encouraging violent Jihad. Fahd Ismail, 33, was charged following an investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command.
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Police have arrested six people at a home in Brixton after finding a revolver and ammunition during a search of the property. On Monday, September 6, police carried out an operation targeting individuals involved in the use and supply of firearms within London.
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Tributes were paid to a mother of 10 who also provided a home for dozens of foster children. Mary Field, of Ardgowan Road, Catford, died aged 90 on August 19 after suffering a stroke.
A South London university is asking members of the pubic what they think should happen to four statues on a campus building that have links to colonialism. Goldsmiths, University of London launched a public consultation today on the future of statues of Sir Francis Drake, Cromwellian admiral Robert Blake, Lord Horatio Nelson, and an anonymous representative naval figure on the front of Deptford Town Hall.
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A couple from Lewisham will be completing a marathon challenge to raise money for three London charities that cared for their baby before she died. Wayne Flanagan and Claire Nash’s daughter, Jade Peacock Nash, was born on January 9, 2021, but died just ten days later.
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A 27-year-old man was taken to hospital last night after being stabbed during a suspected robbery. Police were called to Balham High Road at 11:30pm last night.
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Police have issued a photo of a car believed to have been used in connection with an arson attack at a house in Welling. The Fiat Punto – believed to be a Grande model – is light blue with a noticeable dent in the front right wheel arch.
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