Sadiq pledges to tackle violence against women on anniversary of Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman murder
Officers in a police WhatsApp group were sent images of Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry taken by two colleagues.
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Author: Claudia Lee
About 2,000 people evacuated from buildings after suspected gas leak
At around 5pm the LFB said the gas board was on site “working to isolate the gas leak”.
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‘We are not seen or heard’: 61% of people in temporary accommodation for more than 10 years are female
Of the 982 people in temporary accommodation for more than 10 years in Lambeth, 604 are women and girls.
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‘It has humbled me’: Homeless charity volunteer describes benefits of offering help
Emmaus Greenwich is seeking volunteers interested in retail, van driving, and outreach services.
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Hundreds of residents move into £400m development
Once complete, the scheme will be one of the largest rental developments in the country.
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Electricity firm goes green for day supporting Croydon’s biodiversity
Staff spent a day tending the land around one of its Croydon substations to encourage biodiversity and attract wildlife.
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‘I just want my bike back’: Man searching for penny farthing stolen from Streatham
The 56” Trotts and Son’s penny farthing with a distinctive red rear tyre.
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Son calls on next Government to commit to pancreatic cancer research in dad’s memory
Mr Rogers said the General Election in July as a “unique opportunity” for party leaders to pledge their support.
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‘Help make a difference’: Reading charity seeking volunteers
For new volunteers, Coram Beanstalk’s recruitment process takes about one month.
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Cops searching for ‘dangerous man’ in connection with attempted murder of woman
Mateo Valencia Cano is considered dangerous and should not be approached, police said.
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Procedures reportedly cancelled after cyber attack hits South London hospitals
According to the Health Service Journal (HSJ) the system has been the victim of a ransomware attack.
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Council teams up with Met for fly-tipping and illegal drug crackdown
Greenwich council’s Operation Stop It initiative aims to conduct one operation a month.
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Former student, 99, returns to primary school for first time in 80 years to celebrate birthday
Mrs Bailey attended the Catholic school in the 1930s, when it was called Flint Street School.
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Community group granted funding for projects to cut health inequality
Streatham Action Grant Scheme’s 12 new community projects are aimed at reducing health inequality in the area.
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Southwark council home building drops by 96 per cent
Only 45 per cent of the council homes started since 2017/2018 had been completed by last year.
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Boxing club dedicated to Henry Cooper threatened with closure by ‘extortionate’ rent
Coopers Boxing Academy currently trains 35 junior and senior boxers three days a week.
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London Bridge terror attack victims remembered on seventh anniversary
Yesterday afternoon family and friends of the victims and survivors laid flowers at the Memorial Plaque.
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Residents call to protect borough’s green spaces after festival fiasco at Brockwell Park
Rebecca Tamás said music festivals are ‘great events’, but shouldn’t come at the expense of public parks.
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‘People need to know who the Windrush generation are’: Teenager dedicates college project to great grandmother who founded Brixton housing project
The documentary was inspired by Ms Gifford’s great grandmother, Lee Samuel, who came to the UK from Guyana in 1949.
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