Canada Water coppers evicted from base, leaving residents fearful of crime
The current patrol base at Seven Islands Leisure Centre, has been evicted due to the building’s closure.
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Author: Claudia Lee
Fewer delays for train passengers after major works completed
Upgrades included rebuilding the junction at Battersea, installing a new signalling system at Lewisham and new track on the Bromley North branch line.
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Croydon residents offered training for trauma support
More residents can take part in the council’s free accredited sessions that will help them to support people they know who have experienced trauma.
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‘Do something different!’: Streatham man bringing fun to London Marathon
Tristan Walker-Buckton, 43, from Streatham, will be hitting the streets of London for the 26.2 miles this Sunday to raise money for Independent Age.
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Campaigners say no to ‘top down gentrification’ of Deptford High Street
From an angry conversation in a church crypt, a community campaign has sparked outrage against council plans to pedestrianise a market high street.
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Listed dinosaur sculptures to be restored as part of £22m Crystal Palace Park upgrade
The upgrade will be paid for by the long-anticipated sale of land next to the park for affordable housing, Bromley council has announced.
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Woman takes on London Marathon to support victims of domestic violence
More than one in four women in England and Wales experiences domestic abuse at some point in their lifetime.
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MP launches political summer school to ‘supercharge’ work experience
Marsha de Cordova, MP for Battersea, will welcome 18 to 24 year olds into Westminster with sessions being held in Parliament as well as in organisations within the constituency including Penguin Random House HQ.
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Lewisham man living with prostate cancer inspired by Trisha Goddard’s Celebrity Big Brother appearance
Trisha Goddard’s appearance on Celebrity Big Brother while undergoing palliative treatment for stage 4 metastatic breast cancer struck a chord with Claus, a 58-year-old from Lewisham, who is living with stage 4 prostate cancer.
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Key river crossing no longer London’s “most boring” bridge
Wandsworth bridge has received a major glow up with fresh new exterior lighting.
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‘They’re going to trample over us’: Community locks horns with council over ‘dramatic’ changes to street
Plans will also see the removal of parking bays from the street with businesses loading bays restricted to 30 minutes.
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Councillors launch help with housing booklet for struggling residents
Bexley’s Labour councillors created the Help with Housing information booklet to help residents, charities and voluntary groups during the current housing crisis.
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Southwark Lib Dems slam council for using fossil fuel vehicles
The local opposition party has hit out at the council after a decision to spend up to £8.7million on a new fleet of cars came to light.
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Young Black Filmmakers Fund launches with £10k up for grabs
A competition exclusively designed to support young Black filmmakers with a prize fund up to £10,000 has just launched.
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Friday night summer series of Jazz in the gardens kicks off
World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens in Nine Elms, Battersea, welcomes its first ever Jazz in the Gardens concert series.
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‘A riot of sound story and spirit’: Incredible true story of Brixton Academy takes to the stage
The incredible true story of Brixton Academy will be brought to the stage this summer at Southwark Playhouse Borough.
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Croydon XL Comedy Club brings a night of standup heavyweights to Fairfield Halls
XL Comedy’s upcoming show at Fairfield Halls in Croydon will star Maisie Adam, Aurie Styla, Angelos Epithemiou, and Mark Simmons
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Christopher Walker reviews Speed at the Bush Theatre
Speed by Mohamed-Zain Dada at the Bush is all about just such a cringe-making session.
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‘This is now an epidemic’: Grassroots organisation calls for action after fatal Walworth stabbing
Mark Rodney, founder of Project Lifeline said: “Sadly, we are losing our children every day. This is now an epidemic and needs to be treated as such.”
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