Pancake flippers raise cash for Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice
Pancake flippin’ skills were in evidence at the Greenwich Market Pancake Races on Saturday and Tuesday. Clive Bennett, Pearly King
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Couple stand trial accused of £47k housing fraud over claim they were living with friend at Grenfell Tower on night of tragedy
By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter A couple who claimed they were living in Grenfell Tower with a friend on the
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Two men and dog stabbed at wake in Peckham
Two men and a dog were stabbed in Peckham last night after a fight reportedly broke out at a wake.
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Man stabbed to death in Croydon
A man was stabbed to death in the early hours of this morning in Croydon. The 24-year-old man was found
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The Albany in Deptford given £4k by Tesco to fund theatre trips for children
A theatre in Deptford has received £4,000 from the Tesco Bags of Help scheme for its ‘Theatre trip for Every
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More than 3,000 children experienced “multiple traumas” in one year
More than 3,000 children suffered multiple traumas across London in 2017-18. The report, from the London Assembly Health Committee, focused
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Disabled Lewisham woman who has suffered three strokes pleads to be moved from “unsuitable” home
A woman with 10 severe health issues has been left in an “unsuitable” flat where she has suffered three strokes,
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“Terrible” plan for new flats in Deptford slammed as “act of violence” against children’s play
A proposed block of flats which opponents say will plunge a playground into darkness has sparked a backlash in Deptford.
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Greenwich council unmoved over controversial plans to hike cost of adult social care
By Lachlan Leeming, Local Democracy Reporter A last-ditch attempt to sway Greenwich council away from new social care charges has
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Lewisham man held on suspicion of murder after man stabbed to death in Cricklewood
A Lewisham man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 42-year-old man was stabbed to death in north
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Families left in limbo as nursery set to become Met counter-terrorism base
By Owen Sheppard, Local Democracy Reporter Dozens of families’ lives have been devastated by the sudden announcement that their nursery
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Hundreds of thousands of EU citizens living in south and west London apply to stay in the UK after Brexit
Hundreds of thousands of EU citizens living in south and west London have applied to stay in the country after
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Lewisham’s Broadway Theatre in Catford expected to close for more than a year
By Grainne Cuffe, Local Democracy Reporter The Broadway Theatre in Catford is expected to close for more than a year
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Man due in court charged with Chelsea murder
A man will appear in court today charged with the murder of James Dowdell who was found dead at a
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Woman killed by car being chased by police in hit and run in Brixton
A woman has died after she was hit by a car which was being chased by police in Brixton Hill
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Inmate at HMP Belmarsh dies from head injuries
An inmate at HMP Belmarsh in Greenwich has died after he was taken to hospital in a critical condition suffering
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Man jailed after head-butting Transport for London worker at Bank Tube station
A man who headbutted a Transport for London (TfL) staff member has been jailed. Christopher Howell, 50, from Upper Tulse
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Rapper Dave from Streatham gives shoutout to South London before calling prime minister racist at Brit Awards 2020
The Brit Awards were set alight with political statements and a shoutout for South London from an award winning rapper
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Extinction Rebellion set to protest against Silvertown Tunnel at the O2 Arena in Greenwich
By Lachlan Leeming Extinction Rebellion have pledged to “wail” as they mourn Londoners who have died from air pollution, in
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