The new Northern line Tube stations will soon have a light show installed above them, stretching 3km. The £1billion Northern line extension to Nine Elms and Battersea Power Station has been more than 10 years in the making, and opened on September 20.
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The new Nine Elms isn’t all see-through swimming pools and plush penthouses. Town hall chiefs and developers looked over 386 new affordable homes for Wandsworth at New Mansion Square, part of the Battersea Power Station masterplan.
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Shakespeare’s Globe has opened its doors to schoolchildren for live theatre for the first time in nearly two years. The specially-adapted production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream sees nearly 20,000 free tickets given to schools in London and Birmingham.
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Two runners were among 350 British Heart Foundation champions who conquered the London Marathon to raise funds for the charity’s life-saving research. Wing Than, 41, from Southwark, raised an incredible £8,000. She took on the iconic challenge in memory of her dad, Tim, who died in his early 70s from a stroke.
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Fears a street of bungalows will be wiped out have intensified as a new planning application for a block of flats has been lodged with Croydon Council. Residents of Downsview Road in Upper Norwood are trying to raise thousands of pounds to fight a developer which is building nine flats on the site of a bungalow in the road.
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Residents have revealed what it is like living next to Chelsea FC’s stadium, from parking nightmares to drunk people falling into front gardens. Stamford Bridge re-opened its gates to over 40,000 supporters in August after lockdown restrictions were lifted.
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Just one in five cases of indecent exposure reported to the Met Police lead to punishment, according to the latest data. More than 2,000 crimes of flashing and sexual voyeurism were reported to police in London last year. The crimes are particularly common in Central London with 142 offences in Westminster last year.
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A runner recovering from Covid-19 is running two marathons within 10 days for a children’s charity. Gaurav Narang, from Park Hill, Croydon, completed the London Marathon in 4hrs 41mins – and then targeted doing the Boston Marathon virtually on October 9-11.
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A son has completed the London Marathon and raised more than £20,000 for Brain Tumour Research in memory of his dad. Oscar Cowling, 27, of Manchuria Road, Clapham, took on the 26.2-mile Virgin Money London Marathon after losing his father Alastair to a brain tumour in 2005.
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Last week saw Dr Lamson poison the boy and flee to France. But he returned soon after to face the music. Here is part two – The Aftermath
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Tickets are now on sale for the Churchill Theatre’s 2021 pantomime, starring Lee Mead, Bonnie Langford and Claudillea Holloway. The show, which this year tells the story of Sleeping Beauty, will run from December 4 to January 2 at the theatre in Bromley.
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What’s the write* way to do a spelling test? If the exorcise is at skool, it’s best to ensure errers are not aloud. But this is a challenge Maya Doobay, aged five, is willing to meet after reading a book in class called Africa’s Big Three.
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An artist from Camberwell has created an NFT artwork, which was auctioned to raise money for charity. Polly Morgan’s artwork was created to commemorate the summer after Covid restrictions had been eased and was displayed at the Saatchi Gallery.
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The heart is one of the most vital organs in the body so making sure your pet’s heart stays strong is essential for a long, healthy life. Knowing how to keep your pet’s heart healthy, and what signs to look out for if there’s a problem is crucial for keeping your pets’ ticker as healthy as it can be.
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Ministers keep mouthing they want to ‘level up’ but only seem to deliver empty rhetoric. The Government cannot level up when people are parked up waiting to fill up, if they can find a petrol station with fuel.
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What’s On Listings this October. Art, celebrity, music, entertainment, and all things leisure. Dive into the magical world of Club Origami, Takeshi Matsumoto’s immersive and interactive dance show inviting family audiences with children aged five and under to create, imagine and explore new ways of thinking, playing and moving.
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Borrowing its theme of friendship from the title of Sally Rooney’s debut novel, Conversations with Friends, this year’s London Literature Festival reunites audiences with a series of talks, performances and debates. The festival, which runs from October 21 to 31, features household names such as Michael Rosen and Kate Mosse.
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A new ecopolitical play set in a dystopian future where all the fish have inexplicably vanished will be shown for the first time Southwark this autumn.
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Streatham Festival kicks off today with an exciting range of live music, art, photography and literature events. The festival, which runs until October 17, is also offering a range of local projects. An event with 10 local bands performing in 10 venues in 10 hours is set to take music fans a tour round the neighbourhood.
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