Four libraries in the running for Library of the Year award 2025
Entries from all over the UK have been whittled down, with finalists selected for their innovation in supporting the needs of their communities.
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Author: Claudia Lee
Owner of pub believed to be linked to Kirsty Allsopp’s husband withdraws planning application
In July, the Local Democracy Reporting Service discovered the only person to support the application appeared to be a Wentworth Andersen employee.
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Breast cancer survivors join call to save lives in national campaign
Around a third of women are still not attending breast screenings, which increases to 46.3 per cent of those invited for the first time.
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‘A dangerous precedent’: Council insists it will not sell historic manor house to service debt
Andrew Hicks signed the petition with the declaration: “This house and grounds was given to the people of Croydon, not grasping politicians to fund their own remuneration.”
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Three in hospital after Kensington flat fire
Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters tackled the blaze at a terraced house in Kensington Court, Kensington.
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‘A severe miscarriage of justice’: Case of last woman hanged in Britain called into question
Ruth Ellis, was 28 years old when she was hanged on the morning of July 13, 1955, at Holloway prison, north London.
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Latino Weekends: Series of workshops, live music and street food
Kicking-off on March 1, the outdoor market in Elephant & Castle will offer workshops, live music performances and delicious street food.
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Crystal Palace International Film Festival is back with 18 nights of screenings
The CPIFF is an annual event showcasing a diverse portfolio of independent films from across the globe.
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Biographic play celebrates life of rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Wilko Johnson
Jonathan Maitland’s biographic Wilko: Love and Death and Rock and Roll will run at Southwark Playhouse Borough from March 20 to April 19.
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Wigs, Weddings, Powder and Palaces: Old Royal Naval College celebrates 100 years of filming
To mark the centenary of on-site filming, the Old Royal Naval College welcome the public for a series of film and TV tours starting in April.
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Learn what keeps London moving at the London Transport Museum this Easter
This Easter head to London Transport Museum for a parade of family friendly activities celebrating TfL’s journey so far.
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Arts venue to host two weeks of events to honour Windrush Generation
Woolwich Works will host everything from readings to exhibitions and jazz nights in this curated series taking place across March and April.
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Council could face more than 100 civil cases from child abuse victims after time limit scrapped
Earlier this month the government announced that it will remove a three year time limit on child sexual abuse claims.
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‘We warned over and over again’: Prison crisis caused by Government’s tough on crime drive, report says
Restorative Justice For All (RJ4All), based in Rotherhithe, “welcomed” the findings.
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Charity which supports critically ill children announces latest hospital partnership
Spread a Smile, which offers entertainment to children and young people receiving care in hospitals, will partner with Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich.
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Birds coated in oil after major diesel spill in River Wandle
Attempts are being made to clean up around 4,000 litres of diesel which reportedly leaked from a bus depot storage tank in Thornton Heath, Croydon.
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Better Bankside voted in for another five years
Votes were cast by 51 per cent of Bankside businesses, with 91 per cent in favour of Better Bankside’s manifesto for the area.
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Council promises to invest in social housing despite government bailout
Croydon council said it will increase budgets on maintenance, with a targeted investment of £820million over a 30-year period.
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Domestic abuse victim felt ‘helpless’ after temporary accommodation locked down by armed police
A victim of domestic abuse has warned that councils are not taking the safety of survivors into consideration when housing them in emergency accommodation.
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