Kensington family asked to move back into fire damaged property hours after fire.
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) tried to move the tenants back in the next day, despite the door being held together by a padlock.
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Trader claims he’s lost thousands of pounds of stock fighting Croydon council
A trader kicked out of the former Croydon Village Outlet said he has been fighting Croydon council for more than two years, and claims to have lost thousands of pounds in stock.
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Rashford hits the back of the net with books for kids
A primary school has been gifted a new library with help from footballer Marcus Rashford.
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Hundreds of parents sign petition to save five Lambeth nurseries
Hundreds of parents have signed a petition bidding to save five nurseries, which could close if education chiefs do not give them extra cash.
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DJ Greg James inspires Lewisham school for BBC’s centenary celebration
Radio 1 DJ Greg James has come full circle. He only discovered being on the radio playing records was a proper job when a DJ visited his school.
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Croydon council tenants face largest rent rise in 10 years despite poor state of homes
Croydon Council tenants face a 4.1 per cent rents increase – despite shocking revelations about substandard housing in the borough.
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South Londoners forced to add 30 minutes to their commutes as Southern axes services
Commuters in Lewisham’s suburbs have been without direct weekday connections to London Bridge and London Victoria for most of the last two years.
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Advantage to the All England Club as campaign to stop expansion of Wimbledon tennis complex volleys wide
A huge expansion of Wimbledon Tennis Club into a nearby park could go ahead after Merton Council rejected plans to block the scheme.
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Primary school pupil numbers fall as families priced out of Westminster
Labour councillor Tim Roca said: “We’re not building enough family homes that are genuinely affordable and people are being priced out.”
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Train passengers can join Waterloo silent disco then head to spot where he first unveiled Ziggy Stardust
The Community Brain, a not-for-profit based in Tolworth Southwest London organisation is staging a silent disco at Waterloo Station and a small music festival at their local station to celebrate an often-overlooked piece of musical heritage.
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Tribute to departing Lambeth town hall chief who steered borough through pandemic
A town hall’s chief has announced he is stepping down. Andrew Travers has said that he is stepping down as chief executive after more than four years in the role
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Thieves steal garden statue in memory of student who died of cancer
Thieves broke into Lucas Vale School in darkness and stole a statue erected in memory of a battling teenager who died of cancer 14 years ago.
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Southwark leaders vow to find funding to support for autism families, despite need to save cash
Town hall leaders have pledged there will be no cuts to its support for young people with autism, despite cutting the service’s budget.
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Forest Hill patient at forefront of Guy’s and St Thomas’s Hospital research proving exercise will help throat cancer sufferers with recovery
A cancer patient is at the forefront of a campaign to encourage fellow sufferers to exercise during their treatment – to increase their chances of recovery.
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Residents lives ‘made a misery’ by nuisance drivers using their road as a short-cut
Locals are now calling on Lambeth council to introduce a 10mph speed limit, which they say will discourage sat nav devices from suggesting using the streets as a short-cut.
Read More23,000 people to be hit by rent hikes amid increase in cost of living
Lambeth councillors agreed to increase rents by 4.1 per cent.
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Staff at prison where refugee who took his own life failed to review his mental health
A coroner’s report has revealed Ketheeswaren Kunarathnam was found dead on February 23, 2018 after taking his own life.
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Woolwich residents sign petition in row over parking spaces
Neighbours claimed a single family have taken up six spots permanently along a narrow street.
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This year’s Serpentine Pavilion design revealed
The first pictures have been revealed of a new outdoor event space set to open at the Serpentine Galleries this summer.
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