COMPETITION: Win a Family Ticket to the world-famous Beaulieu National Motor Museum
The South London Press has teamed up with the Beaulieu National Motor Museum to offer a fantastic prize.
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Author: News Reporter
Bexley named the worst borough for bin collections after it receives 38,000 complaints in a year
It also topped the list for the number of times a bin collection was missed.
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Almost 1000 people sign petition to end fly-tipping in Croydon
Helen says when she has contacted the council about the issue she has been told to report fly tipping on the council’s app, but she thinks more needs to be done to stop it happening in the first place.
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Councillor says £6 million Marble Arch Mound ‘achieved what it set out to do’
The authority spent triple its original budget on the mound, prompting deputy leader Melvyn Caplan to resign in the summer.
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Historic subway in Crystal Palace set to be restored after 68 years of disuse
Bromley councillors rubber-stamped the restoration project in a unanimous vote last night.
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Number of e-scooter accidents increases dramatically in last year
Over 250 incidents occurred in the first half of 2021 alone, while police recorded just nine incidents in 2018 and 38 in 2019, while 266 collisions occurred in 2020.
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New Nunhead school building to close four years after it was opened
Southwark council wants to cut the number of students each year at Ivydale Primary School in Nunhead by a third from 90 to 60.
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Town hall leader warns London care homes being crippled by underfunding
Greenwich council Leader Dan Thorpe made his fears clear as he spoke up for the “chronically underfunded” sector in London.
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Queen’s New Year Honours List 2022
Queen’s New Year Honours List 2022, recognising the achievements and service of extraordinary people throughout the United Kingdom
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Rugby star killed in a First World War trench
An England and Blackheath rugby player in Victorian London died fighting for his country in the First World War. But there is no memorial to Alexander Todd in Britain
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Schools targeted by anti-vaxxers
The Met has been made aware of 34 incidents involving anti-vaccine groups or individuals at 31 different schools since the end of September, with officers being called to intervene on 19 occasions.
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Reader’s letter from a Childline Volunteer
The start of a new year is a time when lots of us look back and reflect on things that have happened, both good and bad – especially children
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Keep your pets happy when it’s cold outside
When the cold snap bites, it’s not just us humans that suffer the effects – our pets feel it too. Despite their warm coats, our furry friends are not immune to the effects of low temperatures.
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Wandsworth Arts Fringe are looking for artists for 2022
An arts festival in Wandsworth is looking for artists, venues, community groups and schools to get involved in their 2022 events.
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GETAWAYS: The majestic Beaulieu and a trip to Burley in The New Forest
The New Forest is the perfect antidote to the hustle and bustle of London life – with its ancient woodland, free-roaming animals and stunning coastlines.
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A children’s reading charity is looking for volunteers to join their Lambeth project
With one in four 11 year olds leaving primary school unable to read or write properly, Doorstep Library aims to bring children the joy of reading.
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Running with Lions debuting at Lyric Hammersmith February
Running with Lions explores the journey of one family’s reconciliation after loss and the rediscovery of love and joy.
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Christopher Walker reviews Habeas Corpus by Alan Bennett
The 1970’s were a strange decade, especially in English theatre. A surfeit of sexual, and sexist, farces with endless jokes about bodily functions.
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A perfect pint with an old school feel at the Dog and Bell
I’d heard about this pub, but in a good-old-days kind of way, a hark back to when Deptford was a genuinely working-class community
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