‘Why didn’t anyone check on him?’: Man lay dead in flat for five years
A man lay dead and undiscovered in his flat for five years and was only found when bailiffs came round because the council tax had not been paid.
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Author: James Twomey
Crystal Palace FC’s stadium plans given two week setback
Crystal Palace’s plans to revamp Selhurst Park have been set back another 2 weeks as locals have been given more time to oppose the blueprint.
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Thames Water blasted as 635 million litres of water wasted per day
The water company has enforced a hosepipe ban today (August 24) on 15 million customers due to droughts but it has been found to waste 365 million litres of water per day from leaks in pipes.
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Plans for 24-storey block of flats thrown out for zero affordable housing provision
Wandsworth Council threw out the proposal last night after hearing the block would not include any affordable homes.
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Sewage dumped in stream where children play and ‘smells like drains’
Residents are now calling on Thames Water to stop letting raw sewage into the South Norwood waterway.
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‘We wear masks in the house’: Family suffering breathing problems in house full of dust
Rashiemo Edwards lives in a house in Varcoe Road, Bermondsey, and claims that she and her two daughters have developed breathing problems from the amount of dust generated in there.
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Alex Ajanaku killing: Met offer £20K reward for information leading to a conviction
Alex was from South London, was fatally shot on the Beaumont Estate in Leyton, at around 1:30am on Wednesday September 1, 2021.
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Archbishop of Canterbury to get solar panels in £2m Lambeth Palace makeover
Local government officials have waved through the Church of England’s proposals to put panels on the roof of Grade-I Lambeth Palace as part of an eco-makeover.
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London Bridge and Tower Bridge temporary cycle lane to stay
Temporary segregated cycle lanes linking London Bridge and Tower Bridge are to be made permanent following a public consultation held by TfL, it has been announced.
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Residents ‘unlawfully locked’ in bedrooms and water supply cut at care home
Rosebank Lodge in Mitcham Park, Mitcham, which provides care to people with a learning disability and autistic people, was given an ‘inadequate’ rating.
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Thornton Heath motorbike crash left pillion passenger with serious injuries after rider ‘wheeled away’
Metropolitan Police are appealing for witnesses to the crash that took place on Sunday August 13 at around 6.20pm in Beulah Road, where the the motorbike collided with a white Renault Clio.
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Lambeth residents told to run taps to remove lead from drinking water
Lambeth Council made the suggestion in a letter telling families in Dorchester Court that it no longer felt there was a risk to their health and safety.
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BREAKING: Missing Owami Davies has been found ‘fit and well’
The Metropolitan Police confirmed this afternoon that Owami was located in Hampshire on Tuesday August 23, as a result of a call to police from someone who had seen media appeals.
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Bank holiday bus strikes to affect routes serving Notting Hill Carnival
Unite union said drivers at London United garages across West London had voted for industrial action that could affect service to Notting Hill Carnival.
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Bank holiday train disruptions in South-east London
Network Rail have confirmed a major project to replace worn-out points and track at New Cross.
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ITV Studios tower South Bank development to go ahead despite hundreds of objections
The former London Television Centre site at 72 Upper Ground, Southbank, is set to have an extension which would see the height of the building increase from 85 metres to 109 metres.
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Consulate General of Brazil slams plans to put strip club underneath building as ‘inconsistent’ with Vienna Convention
Plans to hold late-night strip teases under the Brazilian diplomatic building were dubbed “absolutely inappropriate” by the country.
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Man to run 200 miles without food or sleep for three days to raise money for human trafficking victims
Aaron Robinson, who grew up in Mitcham and Wimbledon, will run for three days and nights with no breaks for meals or sleep.
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Woman fined for using dead mum’s disabled parking badge
Dagenham resident Krassimira Choutova, 40, used her late mum’s blue badge to park on a yellow line in Bexley.
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