Woolwich town centre gets knife bin after spate of teen stabbings
Knife bins in Woolwich have taken 214 weapons off the streets since July 2024.
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Author: Claudia Lee
Tooting Market traders fear being ‘pushed out’ by rent rises
Ernest Nelson-Homiah, 67, who has run Maat African Art from Tooting Market for 13 years, was locked out of his unit last month.
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Squatters move into Catford Mews as cinema remains empty months after closure
Squatters are now occupying the building and have pinned up a legal notice warning that they can only be removed if the owners obtain a county court order.
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Bin lorries run on vegetable oil in new pilot
Kensington and Chelsea council launched the pilot in a bid to cut carbon emissions from the fleet of waste collection vehicles by 90 per cent.
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Food banks join forces to meet growing demand in community
Lambeth South and Croydon Foodbank, formerly Norwood and Brixton Foodbank, has announced its merger with Waterloo Foodbank.
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Residents fearful after woman stabbed heard ‘screaming’
The incident came one night after a number of cars were vandalised on the road.
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Council staff pay reaches record levels, with Westminster topping ‘rich list’
The ‘Rich List’ shows 73 staff at Westminster council received at least £100,000 between 2023 to 2024, 13 more than the previous year.
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‘I don’t feel like a human’: Mothers in temporary accommodation say children suffering from overcrowded, flooding flats
Zaria Williams, 28, was moved into temporary accommodation in Hamilton Lodge, Conor Oak Road, by Lewisham council three years ago.
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South Londoners captivated by partial solar eclipse
More than 100 astronomy enthusiasts, families, and children bustled around telescopes at Riddlesdown Common Car Park, Purely, at 10am.
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Bromley celebrates 60 years as a London borough
On 1 April 1965, the local government map of London was set, establishing the capital’s 32 boroughs.
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Croydon boxing group tackling youth crime receives ‘lifeline’ £80k grant
Formerly known as Gloves Not Gunz and Urban Yogis UK, the group runs programmes to help young people develop life skills, social awareness and self-discipline.
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Eight-year-old Leo smashes 5km swim as part of mammoth fundraiser
Leo Garnett, from Nunhead, took the plunge at Dulwich College indoor pool on Friday, as part of the world’s largest fundraising swim – Swimathon 2025.
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Croydon student with ‘perverse fascination for murder’ jailed for life over stabbing
Nasen Saadi, 21, was sentenced to a minimum of 39 years in prison for the murder of Amie Gray, 34, and attempted murder of Leanne Miles, 38, last year.
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‘A disgraceful decision’: Labour council votes against calls to scrap two-child benefit cap
Southwark’s Labour Party unanimously voted to block calls from the Liberal Democrats to scrap the cap during a council assembly on March 19.
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Witnesses sought after man bottles cops in Westminster
The incident took place at around 6pm on March 18, when the two cops approached a man who was acting aggressively and waving an empty alcohol bottle near Buckingham Palace Road, Westminster.
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Fifteen community heroes awarded for ‘passion and selflessness’
Rohan Mehta, founder of voluntary initiative ‘In the Bag’ was awarded the Young Achiever’s award for helping the homeless with his free hygiene kits.
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Popular Notting Hill Carnival sound system banned after reveller bottled
The Volcano Sound System’s (Volcano) has been banned from Notting Hill Carnival after a man was reportedly bottled at the venue and left on the street without help.
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Safer cycle lanes and crossings set for Streatham Hill this summer
TfL will begin construction work in summer between Sternhold Avenue and Holmewood Road.
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RSPCA appeal after dead puppy found in park
The week old pup, which the RSPCA said was underweight, was found lying on a path in Betts Park near Seymour Villas, Beckenham, by a resident, on Tuesday morning.
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