Dodgy builder jailed for fraud after scamming £1m from Southwark residents
The 35-year-old is estimated to have cost his 11 victims £1.1m between 2016 and 2018.
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Author: James Twomey
Body found in burning car in Clapham
Emergency services received calls about the burning vehicle in Clarence Avenue.
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Faulty boilers leave elderly residents freezing during coldest week of the year
About 50 residents are believed to have been suffering through the cold.
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‘Absolutely gutting’ loss for Lewisham Scouts after £10K of equipment robbed
The 8th Lewisham South Scouts have lost vital equipment to go on trips.
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‘Furious’ former Home Secretary tried to get Sadiq Khan fired over Cressida Dick resignation
Sadiq Khan said it “beggars belief” a Home Secretary would try to sack an elected mayor.
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Camberwell pub closed for 15 years to become house
Developers want to turn the former Victorian boozer into a three-bedroomed house.
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Mayor of Croydon defends asylum seeker plans labelled as ‘uncaring’
There are three hotels in Croydon being used by the Home Office to house asylum seekers.
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Bromley council slammed for £30m investment into Qatar state bank
Bromley council was said to be the London borough with the greatest investment.
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‘It was wonderful to see her face light up’: Erith care home gets festive visit from reindeer
Two reindeer were carefully led through the care home.
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Heavy snow sees Croydon bin collections disrupted
The authority said contractor Veolia would return “as soon as possible”.
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Balham’s historic Roberts for Ekcovision sign to be switched back on after 33 years
The “Roberts for Ekcovision” sign will be switched on this evening.
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Merton swimming pools turn down heaters in ‘unprecedented increase in energy bills’
It is one of a number of measures being taken by Merton council to cut down on costs.
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Volt Pulse a winner for those who don’t want to raise heart rate
Volt’s flagship e-bike is perfect for those who hate arriving anywhere sweaty.
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Croydon council told to pay £4K to mum of disabled kid it refused care
The council argued that care would cost more than the average placement.
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Southwark motorists to see parking charges soar to more than £11 per hour
Those with non-diesel cars parking in these areas face paying £7.25 per hour.
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Bexley pub opens weekly soup kitchen for homeless people
The pub is running a soup kitchen throughout Christmas on Monday mornings.
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Streatham man receives UK’s first successful double lung transplant
Cesar Franco, 50, from Streatham, caught Covid just before Christmas last year.
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Olympic gold medalist trainers Brixton Fencing Club to be booted from home after 15 years
Brixton Fencing Club has practised in the bowling green of Brixton Recreation Centre for 15 years.
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Croydon playing field to get 140 new homes
It will be the second development on the field off Duppas Hill Road.
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