The passing of coach and mentor Granville Williams has devastated the boxing community. The 66-year-old gentle giant of Miguel’s Boxing Gym in Brixton was a hugely popular former karate black belt who influenced many hundreds of young lives during his 25 years there.
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Plans to bulldoze a “scruffy” 1950s housing estate and replace it with 193 homes, a new GP surgery and pharmacy are under way – but locals have mixed feelings. Wandsworth council is redeveloping the site in Garratt Lane, Earlsfield, by knocking down the old shops, flats, GP surgery and pharmacy, with many residents excited for the upgrade.
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An 85-year-old has helped raise more than £10,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support by cooking up a storm every year for more than 20 years. Anne Rawlings once again hosted a Macmillan Coffee Morning on September 3, to raise vital funds for the cancer charity.
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An estate has been plagued by a mice and rat infestation for months as the council has failed to evict the vermin. The only residents of the Dodson and Amigo estate in Southwark who are happy with the state of the blocks seem to be the rodents.
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A trader has called Soho an “al fresco loo” as he claims he has been forced to clean up human poo and used condoms twice a day. Robin Smith, who runs Soho Dairy in Berwick Street Market, has to wash down the street near his stall every morning as it is covered in human excrement.
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A Croydon grandfather has told how he collected 263 bags of rubbish from the filthy streets of Norbury. Rubbish strewn across the street attracting rats and foxes is a regular sight one part of Norbury, according to fed up residents.
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TfL has confirmed it has begun looking into how it can implement a ban on gambling adverts across its advertising network after an intervention from Sadiq Khan. During his re-election campaign earlier this year, Mr Khan pledged to ban gambling adverts on the Tube due to the “devastating way gambling addiction can destroy lives and families”.
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A woman living beside a tip claims the dust is so bad she can write her name on her car 30 minutes after washing it. Residents say the waste processing plant in Brixton is “horrendous” because of the noise, dust, and huge trucks trundling past several times a day.
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More than 1,000 residential buildings in London have been identified as fire safety risks, the London Fire Brigade has revealed. London Fire Brigade Commissioner Andy Roe confirmed on Friday the capital had passed the “unacceptable” milestone. As many as 1,006 buildings in London require simultaneous evacuation orders due to fire safety defects.
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Fed-up neighbours have accused a Chinese takeaway of holding late-night karaoke parties. Residents say the Good Friends restaurant in Deptford, which has denied any wrongdoing, regularly disturbs them with “unbearable” noise.
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An estate has been plagued by a mice and rat infestation for months as the council has failed to evict the vermin. Disgusted residents on the Dodson and Amigo estate say Southwark Council has done very little to solve the problem.
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When discussing unsolved murders of women in late Victorian London, most people think of the depredations of Jack the Ripper. But Jack the Ripper was just one of a string of phantom murderers whose unsolved slayings outraged late Victorian Britain.
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A photographer from Bromley has collaborated with an Italian ballerina to create a photo book and memoir telling the story of her life. Former principal dancer with The Royal Ballet, Mara Galeazzi, worked with Jason Ashwood, from Beckenham, to provide some insight into her life on and behind the stage in the book Shadow Aspect.
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A new art exhibition centring on visual artists is opening today (Friday 10th September), writes Davina Hyde. Organised by Tom Cox, a 36 year old artist and curator from South London, the exhibition of paintings, prints, photography and ceramics will take place at his gallery in Crystal Palace.
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A new festival starts this September, celebrating inspirational storytelling from authors, poets, screenwriters and comedians. Ricky Gervais and Julia Quinn, the author of Bridgerton, are among the writers set to appear at Stories Festival, which will be held at Picturehouse Central in Shaftesbury Avenue from September 24 to 26.
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Lambeth Council is set to fork out nearly £400,000 on ‘robots’ for its revenue and benefits team. It means robot software will be used instead of humans for “repetitive, low-skilled” digital tasks.
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Wimbledon Bookfest will hold the Sunset Festival from September 15 to 19 on Wimbledon Common, with a host of big names including John Cooper Clarke, Miriam Margolyes and Robert Peston. The bookfest showcases new local talent alongside high-profile writers, artists and speakers. The five-day event is hosting more than 40 talks, workshops and activities for public audiences and schools.
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Plans to build a 32 storey skyscraper in Central London have been rejected as they could spoil some of the capital’s much loved views. Berkeley Homes had hoped to build three towers on the site of Paddington Green police station as part of the West End Gate project in Little Venice.
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Plans to bulldoze a “scruffy” 1950s estate and replace it with 193 homes, a new GP surgery and pharmacy are under way – but residents have mixed feelings. Wandsworth Council are redeveloping the site on Garratt Lane in Earlsfield by knocking down the old shops, flats, GP surgery and pharmacy, with many residents excited for the upgrade.
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