Lambeth announce by-election date for Vauxhall ward after councillor’s death
Cllr Jarnecki died in August after a prolonged battle with illness.
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Author: James Twomey
Urgent appeal after man escapes from Wandsworth prison
It is believed he escaped from the prison at around 7.50am today.
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New Sainsbury’s Local opens in Deptford High Street
The new shop is opposite the entrance to Deptford railway station.
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Sadiq Khan calls on Help to Buy loan payment freeze to stave off mortgage crisis
The mayor said 4,500 Help to Buy homeowners were being financially squeezed.
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Michael Gove slams council after four housing cases of ‘serious service failure’
It is the third letter the Housing secretary has sent this year to South London councils.
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Council slammed for not buying biggest park to open since London Olympics for £1
It has been dubbed the biggest park to open in London since the Olympics.
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‘We’re not safe in this building’: Woman chased home by man into block with no security door as council ‘can’t afford one’
The man followed her “for about 10 minutes” and got into the building.
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‘Popular, well-liked’ man stabbed to death in Brixton is named
The man reportedly died in front of his mother and sister.
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Met police officer sentenced for punching and kicking man he was arresting
The man was taken to hospital with swelling to the face and a split lip.
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‘I don’t think I can go on, mum:” Young father wrongly diagnosed with appendicitis awaits brain tumour result
Parents say they are distraught and desperate.
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Peckham Town FC to get stadium revamp
The men’s first team has been dreaming of going up the divisions for years.
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Marilyn Monroe impersonator, domestic abuse and cancer survivor to run for charity
She has worked for 20 years as a Marilyn Monroe impersonator.
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Two genius homeschooled brothers get top GCSE results five years early
They got the grades in exams that are typically sat by 16 year olds.
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Met cops to face gross misconduct hearing over excessive force and discrimination in detention of teenage boy
The boy also alleged officers took him to the floor and kneeled on his back.
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Team GB stars and Fulham FC open new all-weather pitch for school
The new sports ground is part of an effort to improve sports offered to pupils.
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Police looking for young men after phone robbing spree targeted three teenagers in one day
Detectives investigating the robberies have released CCTV images.
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Remembering London’s electrical outage of 2003
Although it only lasted 37 minutes, the electrical blackout that struck London on August 28, 2003 was the biggest in the region since the Great Storm of 1987. More than 410,000 homes and businesses lost their electricity supplies, writes James Twomey.
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Westminster librarians announce new strike action over pay
The workers turned down a national pay offer of £1,925.
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Tooting MP’s call for greater mental health support in next Labour government amid shadow cabinet reshuffle
The MP expressed regret at Keir Starmer’s mental health plans.
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