Pimlico fire: 25 people forced to evacuate hotel
Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters have been called to a fire on Hugh Street in Pimlico.
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Author: James Twomey
‘When they still come back to see you after 19 years, it’s so rewarding’: Foster carer says goodbye after 20 years of service
Linda Eddison has fostered for Greenwich council since the late 90s but is now saying goodbye as she prepares to retire after more than two decades of caring for local children and young people.
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Southwark and Lambeth launch £200k anti-misogyny campaign
The council said it will work with Lambeth council to introduce a network of “safe havens” across both boroughs where businesses are trained to offer support to anyone who feels unsafe or has been harassed.
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Four-year-old ‘lord of litter’ wins award for volunteer work
Isaac… goes litter picking with his mum, Jade, three times a week to help keep the neighbouring streets clean and tidy.
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Man jailed for 10 years for string of betting shop robberies using walking stick
Brett Mullan, 50, of Wellington Street, Gravesend, stole a total of £2,780 in April this year from five bookmakers in Lee, Sutton, Norwood Junction and Crayford.
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Two men arrested on suspicion of murder as Owami Davies search continues
Yesterday (August 1) two men aged 27 and 23 were arrested in the “Croydon area” in connection with the investigation, the Metropolitan Police have confirmed.
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Elephant Park slammed by architecture group as ‘social cleansing’
Elephant Park, which controversially replaced the Heygate estate when it was demolished by 2014, has seen hundreds of previous tenants, many of them social renters, forced to leave the area permanently while it was regenerated.
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Lambeth mental health hospital shortlisted for art award
Cygnet Churchill, on Lambeth Road, was shortlisted for the awards which are designed to celebrate service user led initiatives in mental health, learning disability and autism services across the country.
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New playground opens in Wandsworth
The improvements will cater for all ages and provide a diversity of play experiences and development of skills, offering play for children of all abilities.
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Fake Shell adverts pop up across South London blaming them for climate breakdown
The satirical adverts, claiming to be from the energy giant Shell, have been spotted in bus stops across the city, taking aim at the company’s role in driving climate change.
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Erith chef through to semi-finals of national culinary competition
Louisa Budds, Head Chef at The Bookstore in Walnut Tree Road, is one of 40 chefs still in the running to take the most sought-after title in the British culinary scene.
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Brixton lawyer raises cash for sister who had brain tumour operation while awake
Kate Boakes, age 33, will be cycling to Paris to raise money for The National Brain Appeal.
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Student nurse missing for three weeks last seen in Croydon
The Met have put out a public appeal to help find 24-year-old Owami Davis who went missing on July 7.
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Two jailed after man stabbed in the head
They approached a group on Potter Close and a violent altercation began shortly afterwards. James drew a large knife which he used to threaten a man during the altercation.
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T-levels: Clapham student one of first national cohort to complete new qualification
Shechinah Asomaning- Ashmead, 17, studied a T Level in Digital Design and Development at La Retraite Catholic School for Girls in Clapham.
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Wandsworth stabbing victim named as man arrested at Gatwick Airport
Metropolitan Police have confirmed that 49-year-old Errol McKay was stabbed to death in Trinity Crescent.
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London Fire Brigade raises the heat on supermarkets selling disposable BBQs
The brigade has asked the public not to use them and has slammed major supermarket chains such a Sainsbury’s, Lidl, Tesco and Marks and Spencer.
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Cost of living crisis sees spike in homelessness on London streets
The figures also reveal that he 2,998 individuals seen sleeping rough in London is an increase of 16 per cent on the previous three months and a 23 per cent increase on the same period in 2021.
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Block of flats with 58 new homes to be built in Greenwich
The new scheme is set for construction at 141-143 Woolwich Road and will redevelop a
brownfield site into new homes and 890 sq m of flexible commercial space.
