Hundreds gather to celebrate new library opening in Catford
The Mayor of Lewisham, Damien Egan, cut the giant red ribbon held up in front of the new library by the children of Rathfern Primary School Holiday Club.
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Hammersmith man jailed for 12 years for rape and assault
Ashley James Barton, 39, of Bute Gardens, Hammersmith, was jailed for two counts of rape and one count of assault by beating.
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Wandsworth prison slammed for ‘violence and overcrowding’, with some prisoners locked up for 22-hours-a-day
HMP Wandsworth, an inner-city male reception prison serving the London courts, is one of the oldest in the country and has more than 1,400 adult and young adult prisoners.
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Man jailed for life after stabbing to death ‘bedbound’ grandfather
Ben Oliver, 25, of Lion Road, Bexleyheath, appeared at the Old Bailey on July 28, where he was sentenced to life imprisonment, to serve a minimum of nine years.
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Prostate Cancer UK march returns to London
For a sixth time, the leading men’s health charity will visit football hotbeds and iconic venues across the nation, and is calling on fans to join four 26.2-mile walks across Greater Manchester, the South Coast, the West Midlands before the London finale.
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Summer of culture: City Hall and Art Fund create pass for free entry to ‘hundreds of museums, galleries and historic places’
A special three-month National Art Pass has been launched to provide free or reduced-price entry to hundreds of museums, galleries and historic places.
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Renowned jazz pub The Junction forced to shut down
One of the owners, Paul Canton, who lives Vicarage Grove, Camberwell, said the decision had come “completely out of the blue”.
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Ukrainian refugee who fled war with three children now volunteering at food bank
Kateryna Nechyporuk, 32, came to the UK in April with her husband, two young daughters and stepson. They travelled via Poland and Germany to live with extended family in Orpington.
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Kids Against Racism sets up pen pal scheme to connect migrant and UK-born children
Kids Against Racism, who are based across southeast London, was founded by Massy Spencer and Helen Valentine.
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Metropolitan Police forced to pay £5K for arrest on picket line
Franck Magennis was arrested by police outside St George’s University Hospital in Tooting during a strike by workers at the hospital on January 13, 2020.
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London Underground workers announce new strike date in August
Tube workers will take strike action in an ongoing dispute over pensions and jobs on August 19.
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Greenwich council calls on Government to expand Free School Meals to those on Universal Credit
A child stops being eligible for free school meals when their household earns more than £7,400 in Universal Credit.
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Landlord fined £4K after their tenants’ ceiling collapsed
The collapse made it impossible for the tenants to enter the bathroom and also cut off power to the lights in the flat, forcing them to be moved into temporary accommodation.
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Windmill Gardens in Brixton recognised as one of country’s best parks
A park in Brixton has won a Green Flag Award, an international mark of quality for parks and green spaces.
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University of Roehampton make ‘devastating’ decision to axe 64 academic jobs
More than 100 staff at the University of Roehampton could be made redundant and rehired under new contracts as part of the plans, the University and College Union (UCU) has said.
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Queen’s Gardens in Croydon reopens after two-year revamp
The Queen’s Gardens, between Park Lane and Fell Road, closed for a revamp in 2020 and the project was hit by numerous delays after it was first expected to be completed in the autumn of 2021.
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Historic England announces grants to explore London’s working class communities
Eight projects across London will receive grants from the scheme which focuses on heritage that links people to overlooked historic places.
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64-year-old man jailed for life after ‘horrific’ murder of woman
Neculai Paizan, 64, of Peel Street, Notting Hill, was sentenced today after he was charged with the murder of 20-year-old Agnes Akom.
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Balham boy beats cancer on 10th birthday
The brave Balham boy, Patrick McCarthy, turned ten just hours before proudly ringing the bell while his jubilant parents looked on.
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