National rail strikes called off by RMT union
Rail union RMT has suspended planned strikes on Nov 5, 7 and 9.
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Author: James Twomey
Croydon elects new councillor with less than 30% turnout
Only 2,000 people voted in the by-election – a turnout of less than 30 per cent.
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Goldsmiths student leads Black Poppy Armistice Day event
The BlackPoppyRose was created to symbolise communities with forgotten histories.
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Council slams housing association-run estate that is a ‘magnet for vermin’
Clarion, which manages Merton council’s housing stock, was given a grilling.
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Three men charged with murder in Adrian Keise killing
Mr Keise was found with stab wounds outside a block of flats in Frazier Street.
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Arts Council England announces £175m investment in South London
The council invests public money from the Government and The National Lottery.
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Celebrities slam ‘ludicrous’ plans to expand Wimbledon tennis club
The renowned tennis club wants to expand into Wimbledon Park Golf Club.
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Lewisham care service slammed for leaving patients waiting too long for carers to arrive
One care worker allegedly arrived four hours late to a patient’s home.
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Met release image of man in connection to ‘terrifying’ attempted sex assault
A woman was attacked from behind in Prentis Road, Streatham.
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Man banned from football stadiums after Nazi salute at AFC Wimbledon game
Alan Strank pleaded guilty to a racially aggravated offence.
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Adrian Keise killing: Three men arrested on suspicion of murder
Mr Keise, 32, was found with stab wounds in Frazier Street.
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Two men hospitalised after Croydon house fire
Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters tackled the blaze on Oakfield Road.
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Wandsworth high street businesses pull together to create ‘Earlsfield Village’
Business owners in Garrett Lane have decided to take matters into their own hands this Christmas.
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Plans to pedestrianise Wandsworth High Street still set to go ahead
The proposals would see a gyratory overhauled.
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Europe’s tallest modular building completed in Croydon
At 158 metres tall, the 50-storey building is almost as tall as the BT Tower.
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Police officers could get powers for £100 on-the-spot fines for public drinking
Lewisham council is looking to give officers the power to issue fines to street drinkers.
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Southwark council spent £1.6m on botched fire doors
Southwark council splashed the cash on refurbishments on the estates in Rotherhithe and Bermondsey.
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Met Police officers given jail sentence over ‘grossly offensive’ WhatsApp messages
Cobban and Borders were found to have swapped messages about tasering children and people with disabilities.
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Teenager jailed for life over murder of ‘loved son, brother and friend’
A group of males attacked Abdirizak Hassan and stabbed him in the chest.
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