Police are searching for a male suspect after a woman was sexually assaulted next to a monument in St James’s Park. The victim, in her 30s, had been stood by the South African Royal Artillery Memorial in The Mall, and was approached by a man who assaulted her.
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A gang who used Santander bikes to traffic a cocktail of hard drugs have been jailed after cops bagged the largest haul of ‘chem sex’ drugs seized in London. Members of a Brazilian drug dealing ring used lockups in Southwark, Wandswroth, Kings Cross and Hoxton to supply an estimated £3million worth of drugs including what is believed to be the largest-ever seizure of GBL in the capital.
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Sadiq Khan has pledged to roll out 4G mobile phone coverage across all Tube stations and tunnels if re-elected on May 6. It follows a pilot last year that saw 4G connectivity introduced on the Jubilee Line between Westminster and Canning Town.
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The family of a missing Kensington teenager are appealing for help after police officers say they are becoming “increasingly worried”. Richard Okorogheye, 19, was last seen leaving his home in Ladbroke Grove, at around 8.30pm on March 22.
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Covid vaccine rates in Westminster were the lowest in England by mid March, despite efforts to encourage residents to get the jab. It meant up to March 18 Central London CCG had given out 45,251 vaccine doses in Westminster, including 4,387 second doses.
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Vulnerable residents are furious after the housing chiefs announced a redevelopment project that will force some of them out of their homes forever. Southwark Council plan to knock down eight studio flats which house residents suffering from mental health issues and disabilities, in Little Dodson of the Dodson and Amigo Estate, Dodson Street.
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Just nine days after celebrating its first birthday, Wimbledon’s first LGBT+ bar had to close with little notice when the first national lockdown was announced. Since then, CMYK Bar has only been able to open a handful of times in the past year.
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A leading thinktank has this week produced a manifesto of recommendations for the next Mayor of London, including calls to replace the Congestion Charge and ULEZ. Ahead of the mayoral election on May 6, the independent Centre for London thinktank has called on the next Mayor of London to prioritise green transport, tackle the housing crisis and improve public engagement on city planning.
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Half of London’s businesses plan to continue remote working in some capacity once the Covid-19 pandemic is over, according to a new survey. The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which represents business leaders in the capital, commissioned a survey of 500 businesses which found that 52 per cent planned to continue remote working in some form.
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London’s first black radio station Choice FM is unveiling a blue heritage plaque, awarded to mark it’s contribution to British history since launching thirty-one years ago. Of the twenty-five blue plaques in Lambeth, Choice FM’s is one of only a few in the borough that represent Black Asian and Minority Ethnic communities.
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The Winstanley and York Road estates in Battersea are some of the most deprived in the capital. The estates were mentioned in the reports on the London Riots of 2011 as “difficult to manage,” and there have been ongoing issues with drug and knife crime.
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A Wetherspoons in the Crystal Palace triangle will not reopen after the national lockdown. A JD Wetherspoon spokesperson said all staff from The Postal Order in Westow Street have been offered jobs at other branches of the chain pub in the area.
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Music lovers will flock to Crystal Palace Park this summer as festivals return. Wireless Festival is set to take place in the park from September 10-12. Run by Festival Republic, the first release of tickets have already sold out.
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Education chiefs are forcing a nursery to close with just four weeks notice – leaving parents and staff in the lurch. Lambeth council has refused to renew the lease for Chestnut Nursery, on Corry Drive, Brixton, meaning the nursery will have to close on March 31.
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A care home in Forest Hill is set to close after 28 years because of financial problems. Excelcare, the company which runs Castlebar Care Home in Sydenham Hill, shared the news with families and residents on March 17. The home is set to close on April 30.
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Pimlico residents claim to have been “ignored” by Westminster Council planners who propose redeveloping traditional London flats that were built for elderly people. Councillors will soon decide whether to knock down Darwin House on the Churchill Gardens Estate, as well as 23 garages and the scaffolding-clad Balmoral Castle pub left vacant since 2006.
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New anti-terror bollards designed to thwart terrorists using a vehicle in an attack could be put up outside the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square. The prestigious gallery is the third most popular attraction in London, according to the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions.
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People who are not registered with a GP will be able to get the Covid-19 vaccine at a church in Lewisham on Saturday (March 27). The New Testament Church of God in Lee will be hosting a pop-up vaccination clinic from 9am to 1pm.
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London has seen a sharp decline in free ATM cash machines which could have a negative impact on the elderly and low-income families. The capital has lost a staggering 192 cash withdrawal machines during the Coronavirus pandemic alone.
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