The seven candidates who hope to replace Harriet Harman as MP
While the next general election might not be scheduled until January 2025, election fever is already brewing to find a new MP for Camberwell and Peckham.
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Author: James Twomey
Autistic boy out of school for 10 months as he waits for council to find new one
Keilan Jackson, 13, was at Elm Court school in Elm Park, Lambeth, until December last year.
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Lewisham neighbourhood in shock after youths ‘wielding machetes broke into a house’
Police were called to Ardmere Road, Lewisham, on September 6 following reports of a gang on mopeds forcing their way into a property.
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Mum and disabled daughter given eviction notice after she complained about taps not working
Amy*, a domestic abuse survivor, was handed papers ordering her to leave after she raised the issue with the owner of her flat in Lambeth.
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Two women and child hospitalised in Croydon flat fire
The block of flats in London Road set ablaze at around 1pm when the whole of a three roomed flat on the second floor in a six storey block was destroyed by fire.
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The lost children of Israel
A major new exhibition at the Brunei Gallery aims to help Jewish migrant families uncover the fates of hundreds of children who disappeared in the early years of the State of Israel, writes James Twomey.
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Celebrity chef Tom Kerridge back to Lewisham school for free ‘Full Time Meals’
Michelin-starred Tom Kerridge visited a primary school in Lewisham yesterday to take part in a fun food workshop.
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Ladywell Playtower to be redeveloped into four-screen cinema and 33 homes
Ladywell Playtower in Lewisham has been left to crumble since 2004 when it stopped being used as a community centre.
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Youth workers to be embedded in A&E to help divert young people from crime
As many as 800 young people have engaged with youth workers operating in emergency departments
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TfL Santander e-bikes rolled out across capital
Rental e-bikes have been rolled out across London on Thursday as part of TfL’s Santander cycle hire scheme.
Read More‘Politically motivated witch-hunt’: Ex-Croydon leader and finance chief hit back at leaked report
Mr Newman claims there was “no evidence of wrongdoing” by him or Mr Hall.
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Wandsworth councillors boycott opening of Battersea Power Station
Councillors won’t turn up to the opening of Battersea Power Station after raising concerns about the development’s low level of social housing.
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Greenwich food bank hits 4.5 tonnes of food handouts a week
A food bank, in the same borough where Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng have homes, is giving out 4.5 tonnes of food every week to keep up with need.
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Billionaire bringing ‘nuisance and distress’ to Kensington neighbours in five-year row
People living next to the billionaire have accused him of breaking more planning rules while revamping his £40m house in South Kensington.
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Residents above Camberwell nightclub forced to spend weekends in hotel
Residents living above La Estación 57 nightclub in Camberwell were forced to book hotels or stay with friends on Saturday night.
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Croydon to spend £500k ‘blitzing’ graffiti across borough
Mayor Jason Perry said he is now committed to cleaning up all graffiti in the borough, something that was an election pledge of his.
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London’s ‘first and only’ riverside ice rink to open at Battersea Power Station
Londoners will be able to skate across three connected ice rinks from November 11.
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Plans for tower blocks with 150 flats could be scrapped over lack of affordable housing
Developer Satara Projects wants to build the apartments in North Kensington inside one, eight-storey and one, nine-storey, tower block.
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Met Police warn of spike in crime if Westminster coffee shop is allowed to sell booze
Coffee Island wants to open a cafe and sell booze in Westminster but officials worry it could cause a spike in local crime.
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