New estate to replace demolished towers in Fulham
Hammersmith and Fulham council will build 134 new homes at Aintree Estate on the site of the 1970s Hartopp and Lannoy Points tower blocks.
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Author: James Twomey
Cunning fox moves into Battersea home on the market
RSPCA animal rescue officer Jade Guthrie was called to the home in Stanley Grove, Battersea, to help on September 13.
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Brixton’s David Bowie added to Music Walk of Fame
Bowie, who was raised in Stansfield Road in Brixton, had a stone laid for him on the walk of fame yesterday.
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Croydon children accessing ‘hateful and misogynistic’ material online
The fears were raised at a meeting on Tuesday as the council’s cabinet committed to creating a three-year plan to tackle violence against women and girls.
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Person dies in Kensington flat fire
Firefighters found a person inside the property but they were pronounced dead at the scene.
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‘I feel like I’m dirty’: Mother living in rubbish pile-up hell for three years
The resident, who wished to remain anonymous, lives on Eltham High Street, Greenwich, and has lived at the property since 2018.
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‘I don’t feel safe’: Women reveal safety concerns at night in Wandsworth
One concerned woman said she takes three times as long to get home over safety concerns in response to the consultation being held by Wandsworth council to make streets safer at night.
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Croydon council tenants will not get compensation for botched or delayed repairs
An independent investigation in 2021 found that failure to fix a minor leak for four years allowed it to grow into a major problem that put council tenants at risk.
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‘Tsunami of need’ in Merton as a quarter of young people struggle to access mental health services
A survey of secondary school children in Merton was carried out by the borough’s young inspectors – a group of young people aged 16 to 23 who inspect the council’s services.
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Croydon town security guards allegedly bullied dad in front of young son
The Croydon Business Improvement District (BID) introduced a new Street Ranger team at the end of August with the aim of deterring crime and anti-social behaviour.
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South Bank hotel gets 14-storey extension approval
Officials waved through proposals from the owners of Waterloo Hub Hotel to add 193 rooms to the complex.
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Estate residents forced to store water as taps run dry from daily water outages
People living on the Friern Road estate in Southwark say they have been suffering daily water outages for the last few weeks.
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Chris Kaba family renew calls for justice after being shown bodycam footage of shooting
Mr Kaba was unarmed when he was shot following a car chase with the police.
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Deptford business owners forced to close as landlord demands 30% rent hike
The businesses in Deptford Market Yard have been left feeling “hopeless”.
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Two Met officers found guilty of sending ‘grossly offensive’ WhatsApp messages in group with Sarah Everard killer
PC Jonathon Cobban, 35, and former officer Joel Borders, 45, were both found guilty by City of London Magistrates’ Court today and will be sentenced on November 2.
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Battersea Power Station ice rink and booze licence approved
Other events allowed under the now-approved licence are brand pop-ups and an outdoor cinema.
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Westminster’s 23-year-old Lord Mayor describes ‘surreal’ experience at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral
Hamza Taouzzale, 23, was attending a funeral for the first time when he took his seat at Westminster Abbey on Monday.
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HMP Thameside prisoner who died of tuberculosis let down by prison staff, report finds
Nurses of HMP Thameside, Greenwich, did not have Semsettin Zihni’s medical records, which affected the continuity of his care.
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Saxon skeletons found in graves under Croydon car park
The Lion Green Road car park in Coulsdon is being redeveloped into 157 new homes by controversial council-owned developer Brick by Brick.
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