A terrorist who stabbed two people in Streatham said he wanted to kill the queen, join ISIS and an become a suicide bomber while in prison, an inquest has heard. Sudesh Amman was shot dead by police on Streatham High Road on February 2, 2020, after injuring a man and a woman.
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Producer and rapper Dizzee Rascal has been charged with assault following a domestic argument at a house in Streatham. Police went to a residence on June 8 where a woman was reported to have “minor injuries”.
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The Diocese of Southwark has appointed an ex-police officer as their new safeguarding advisor. Pamela Chisholm will be leaving her post as Acting Detective Chief Inspector with the Metropolitan Police Service to take up the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser role.
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Merton council are providing a free summer holiday programme for children, as part of a national government programme to help children from low income families. The Summer of Food and Fun 2021 will be delivered to schools, community and youth centres across Merton, with free activities and healthy meals available.
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More than 40,000 people in Croydon, Merton, Greenwich, Bexley, and Bromley are set to receive support to overcome barriers, retrain and find work. The Restart Scheme offers Universal Credit claimants who have been out of work for 12 to 18 months support to find jobs in their area.
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The premiere of …cake by award winning playwright babirye bukilwa has opened at the Theatre Peckham. Written by the Women’s Prize for Playwriting 2020 finalist, …cake forms part of a trilogy of plays and is a prequel to the critically acclaimed …blackbird hour.
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Activists have been seen carrying a coffin through Wandsworth as part of a protest against council’s lack of action about climate change. The pallbearers formed part of Extinction Rebellion’s “March for Life” which saw residents join forces with activist groups to protest against Wandsworth council’s failure to address the problem of toxic air.
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Children in care of Lambeth council were subjected to levels of cruelty and sexual abuse that are “hard to comprehend”, a new inquiry has found. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse found that the council had received complaints of sexual abuse from 705 former residents of Shirley Oaks, South Vale and Angell Road care homes.
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Disgruntled estate residents are calling on a council to return a valuable sculpture that has been in storage for a decade.
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Residents, business owners and campaign groups have come together to call for the council to rethink developments in the Old Kent Road area. The area was designated an opportunity area by the GLA and since 2015 planning permission for 8,000 homes has been approved.
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A Lewisham Homes tenant is living with funghi on her walls after the housing association failed to repair an ongoing leak. Iva Leacock, who lives in Egmont Street, New Cross, said she started to have problems with her bathroom in 2005.
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The family of an eight-year-old Greenwich boy with a rare terminal disease are raising money for a medical trial that could help save his eyesight. Kavyansh Dubey, known as Kavy, was diagnosed with Battens Disease when he was just four years old.
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A plaque is planned and a statue being considered as a memorial to one of South London’s most famous sporting sons.
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Police are appealing for help in finding a teenager from Lewisham who has been missing since Thursday afternoon. Isaiah Aderiye, 16, was reported missing to police on Thursday, July 1 after last being seen in the New Cross area at around 2pm.
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Refuse staff in Bexley are set to strike for two weeks over poor pay and treatment – meaning the borough will be hit with a “summer stink”. About 140 staff will take part in the strike action from July 12 to 25 to protest their treatment by Serco, who run the contract on behalf of the council.
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Balham Comedy Festival is back this summer, with sets from some of the biggest names in comedy including Ed Byrne, Maisie Adam and Jane Godley. The festival will run from July 9 to 18 at the iconic venue The Bedford, with shows from 24 comedians over the nine nights.
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A youth club in Kennington has had new security doors installed as part of an initiative by the Met police to protect young people from violent crime. The security system installed at Alford House on Aveline Road includes two sets of heavy duty doors, which can only be unlocked by staff.
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The family of a Crystal Palace fan and former ITV News editor have completed the grueling challenge of running 460km in one month – and raised almost £30,000 for charity. Lee Roberts and Jordan Smith were cheered over the finish line on June 30 after running the equivalent distance between Selhurst Park and Paris.
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A South London hospital trust has apologised after their charging practices caused patients to feel “uncomfortable, scared or unable to seek timely treatment”. A report, published on June 25 and compiled by an independent panel, shared details of how patients who were not eligible for free healthcare, many of whom were vulnerable, were treated by Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust.
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