Remembering the Wombles at AFC Wimbledon
Wimbledon FC fans have collaborated to ensure a much loved 70s TV show lives on.
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Author: James Twomey
Mayor of London speaks out on ‘deep cultural problems within the Met’ as search for new commissioner continues
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has said that a series of recent scandals had “exposed deep cultural problems” within the Metropolitan Police force.
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Hammersmith and Fulham council at ‘fault’ over development with view into woman’s home
A town hall has had to pay for a screen to be put up after a new development was built looking straight into a woman’s home.
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Brixton bus fire: ‘We panicked, there was smoke everywhere’
A double decker bus caught on fire in the middle of Brixton this morning causing panic and sending plumes of smoke in the air.
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A palace fit for heroic soldiers back from war
Like some of the other great historical masterpieces in the capital, such as Hampton Court and Eltham Palace, Fulham Palace looks like it has not changed since Doomsday
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Charity Commisssion blasts church which spent £180K on business class flights
A church has been blasted by the charity watchdog after spending over £180,000 on business class travel in five years.
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Protesting neighbours halt officers taking away man believed to have overstayed visa
A protest that blocked immigration officers from transporting a man who had been arrested on immigration offences was down to a “strong community”, neighbours have said.
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Following in grandad’s gardening footsteps…
For Michael Lee – known to his friends at Ricky – last week’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations could hardly have felt more poignant.
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Book returned to Wandsworth Library 48 years and 107 days overdue
The identity of the person who returned a book to a South London library from thousands of miles away, 48 years and 107 days after it was taken out, has been revealed.
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Wandsworth waste collection centres set for four days of industrial action
A “stinking summer” looms as strikes by refuse workers and employees at waste collection centres could spark months of bin chaos.
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Further rail and Tube strikes on the horizon
Three days of national strikes have been planned across all rail and London Underground lines later this month, writes James Twomey.
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Home care owner ‘honoured’ to be jubilee Platinum Champion
Fatta Thapa, who owns care home Home Instead in Greenwich and Bexley, was made a Platinum Champion for his dedication to voluntary service and helping older people living with dementia within his area.
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“Life will never be the same for any of us. Nothing will ease pain”
Stewart Grainger, 49, from Crawley, West Sussex, was found in the early hours of Monday, May 30, after reports of a car collision outside the BP garage in Mitcham Road, Thornton Heath.
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Remembering victims of the London Bridge terror attack
A memorial plaque has been erected following a commemorative service to remember the victims of the London Bridge terror attack five years ago. Friday June 3, 2022, marked five years since the attacks which saw eight people killed and 48 people injured.
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St George’s University students help run test centre for fellow students to get home for Christmas
Second year students on the university’s Clinical Pharmacology course are helping to manage the ‘lateral flow’ swab tests for students who do not have symptoms.
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Two men arrested in Deptford on suspicion of people and drug smuggling
The two men, both Vietnamese, were stopped in the Deptford on Wednesday with five Vietnamese migrants, four men and a woman, who police suspect had been smuggled into the country just hours before.
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Hammersmith and Fulham first borough in London to see rapid Covid-19 tests in care homes
Health Secretary Matt Hancock promised the lateral flow tests would be given to care homes across England to end restrictions on visits in time for Christmas.
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Friendship of two Camberwell women blossoms in time of lockdown
Paola Kellman, 60, has lived next to Jackie Thorpe, 85, for 30 years. The women were friends before Covid-19, but the pandemic has made it a special bond.
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Lewisham leisure centre reopens for first time since March
Most of the council-run leisure facilities were closed during the pandemic, with the exception of Downham Health and Leisure Centre, which opened with limited services in July.
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