‘It wasn’t her time to go’: Father of Johanita Dogbey speaks out as murderer is jailed for life
Outside court, Johanita’s father said “we are the ones with the life sentence now”.
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Author: Claudia Lee
Sex offender jailed after 4,233 images and videos of children found on devices
Charter had previously been sentenced to seven years in prison for rape in July 2018.
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Diamond Days: Looking back at Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee
To mark the jubilee, the Queen bestowed royal borough status on Greenwich.
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Cabaret, comedy, music and dance: What’s on at Wandsworth Arts Fringe 2024
WAF is showcasing 130 arts events from more than 40 venues between June 7 to 23.
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Camberwell Arts Festival celebrates 30th birthday
Head down to Camberwell Green on June 8, to celebrate 30 years of Camberwell Arts Festival.
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Park left in ‘shocking’ state as council searches for contractor to undertake repairs
Residents said the park has been in a state of decline for several years.
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New cafe set to replace only public toilet in busy road that ‘smells like urine in summer’
The public toilets have been shut since 2021 after becoming a popular hangout for public sex.
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Peckham Perspective: Community art exhibition celebrates Peckham’s voices
All the prints will be for sale, with 50 per cent of the profits donated to directly to PECAN.
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New drama and theatre summer camp comes to Croydon
Acting For Stage will run one day a week from July 29, until August 2, at The Shoestring Theatre in South Norwood.
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Former Victorian factory to be transformed for festival and outdoor party
Ugly Duck Bermondsey has announced the first ever summer edition of Disturbance.
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Ban on ‘illegal encampments’ could make travellers homeless, councillor says
Cll Liam Shrivastava said the restrictions could even lead to the Labour-led council facing a legal challenge.
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Residents ‘outraged’ at council plans to fell 86 trees for 500 new flats
A teacher at a nearby school claimed no staff members or pupils were contacted by Berkeley Homes over the project.
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Croydon sees increase in enquiries from foster carers despite London-wide shortage
The council said it still must recruit 20 new carers to meet demand.
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Woman caught shoplifting demands biscuits at police station before kicking officer
Leah Layton was handed a community order at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.
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Council development scheme takes major step forward
The scheme was approved by the council in July 2023, with work to begin this summer.
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Exclusive: Detective speaks out as repeated sex offender sentenced in ‘horrific’ case of child exploitation
Tyler Charter was found in possession of 4,233 indecent images of children.
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Waiting time targets missed every month since 2015 by two South London Hospital Trusts
Across the country, 22 trusts failed to treat patients within 18 weeks at any time since 2015.
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Landlords set to require £923 license to let flats
Lambeth is the latest of a string of councils in South London to introduce a licensing scheme.
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Update: Smoke remains in Charlton area after blaze in derelict warehouse
Local traffic is impacted, including on the A206 Woolwich Road in both directions.
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