Ofsted blasts nursery where plastic bags left out near children
Rising Stars School in Southwark was rated inadequate in all areas for the second time in six months by Ofsted following an inspection in July.
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Author: James Twomey
Town hall slammed for for agreeing to build new homes on two school sites
Hammersmith & Fulham Council plans to redevelop Avonmore Primary School and Flora Gardens Primary School with money generated by building new homes next to them.
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Elderly woman ‘careered’ through two walls in car at cemetery
The woman “careered” into the cloister which forms part of a Garden of Remembrance at North East Surrey Crematorium in Lower Morden Lane.
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ULEZ consultation ‘manipulated’ by motoring lobby, claims MP
Janet Daby told the Local Democracy Reporting Service that she was aware of a “nationwide campaign” orchestrated by FairFuel UK.
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Wandsworth traffic warden strike ends with pay rise offered
The wardens are set to receive a pay rise of 11.5 per cent, plus guaranteed pay rises for the next two years.
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‘Bitterly disappointed’ organisers of Bermondey Square Jazz Day forced to end event after lack of funding
Bermondsey Square Jazz Day had been running once a month but had its final show on Sunday September 4.
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Rat-infested home gave special needs teacher bacterial disease that can kill
A special needs teacher, was diagnosed with Weil’s disease after her home has been infested with rats for three months.
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‘King of Mayfair’ billionaire refuses to remove windows at £40m house he did not have permission to install
Kensington and Chelsea council asked billionaire nightclub and restaurant entrepreneur, Richard Caring to take the windows out of his £40million home in South Kensington as he did not have planning permission to install them.
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‘Love letter to London’ calendar snapped by homeless on the capital’s streets
One hundred one-time use cameras, provided by Fujifilm, were handed out in July. The photographers had seven days to capture the London they love.
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‘Bigger crisis than pandemic’ facing London’s pubs and clubs
London’s pubs, clubs and restaurants are facing a “bigger crisis than the pandemic” due to soaring energy bills, an industry chief has warned.
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Halifax bank to close branch in Merton
The branch, in Majestic Way, confirmed it will close its doors in the neighbourhood this November.
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Tory leadership announcement disrupted by Animal Rebellion
Protesters from Animal Rebellion blocked the road near the Houses of Parliament as Tory MPs made their way to the centre to learn who their new leader would be.
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Sir Mo Farah and Eilish McColgan star in The Big Half 2022
In total, 12,612 participants, of all ages, backgrounds and abilities, wound their way around the 13.1-mile course, starting by Tower Bridge and finishing at Cutty Sark.
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E-bikes left on pavements causing havoc for blind people
The National Federation for the Blind (NFB) said visually impaired people are being put off going to museums and theatres in the capital as the streets are littered with abandoned cycles for hire.
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‘It’s like a ghetto’: Residents fear estate left to rot before redevelopment
Lewisham says it wants to increase the number of social rent homes on the estate with the redevelopment.
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New Lewisham art studio opens for young people to ‘reboot’ their lives
Charity Talk About Art has had its new project Studio Reboot approved by Lewisham Council as an alternative provision of art education.
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Science superheroes need at London’s tiny forests during carbon week
A carbon week is taking place this month in order to record the ways that tiny forests are storing carbon, which shows how these trees are positively impacting their environment.
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Duo jailed after attempting to pickpocket 10-year-old child
Daniela-Catita Bobocel, 35, and Narghita Iancu, 41, both of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to attempted theft at Central London Magistrates’ Court on August 18.
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Extinction Rebellion protesters glue themselves to Speaker’s chair inside House of Commons
The climate action group had three people book an official tour of the building, then glued themselves in a chain around the Speaker’s Chair inside the Parliamentary Chamber.
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