A number of bin men across South West London are self isolating. In total, 13 bin men for Wandsworth and Richmond are off sick due to “Covid reasons” – the authorities have confirmed.
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Prosecutions and convictions for rape have been deteriorating since 2016 and are now at an all-time low, and with court backlogs, victims are waiting years for their case to be heard.
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As delicious as it might be for us, eating chocolate can be extremely dangerous, and even fatal, for cats and dogs. Though we might leave chocolate treats lying around the house, or receive them through our letter boxes as gifts – chocolate should always be kept well out of reach from tempted paws and claws.
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The mother of a man killed in the Croydon tram crash said she was more distraught hearing the ‘accidental death’ ruling than the day her son died.
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An EastEnders script writer who used her own experiences to write the storyline about Ruby Allen’s miscarriages is doing a sponsored walk this month to raise money for charity.
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Dynamo producer Paul Taylor Mills reopens the 2021 season of London musicals with the extraordinary high-octane Heathers, writes Christopher Walker.
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Lambeth Council will refuse to enforce Home Office rules that mean people can be deported if they sleep rough. Changes to the Government’s Immigration Rules in December 2020 introduced rough sleeping as grounds to take people’s right to stay in the UK away.
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan will convene a cross-party violent crime summit on Friday as the capital faces its worst year for violent teenage deaths.
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A charity is offering support to refugees and non-EU migrants in South London to settle better in the UK. Groundwork London, with a centre in Lambeth, launched their integration programme Together South earlier this year catering specifically to south Londoners.
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An elderly woman was left with an overflowing garden waste bin after it was not collected for eight weeks. Julie Devlin, 54, says she repeatedly complained to the council about the situation at her mum’s house in Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon.
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Sadiq Khan has said he is “not in favour” of introducing vaccine passports in London, including on TfL services, as they would be a “bureaucratic nightmare”. Speaking to LBC Radio on Thursday, the Mayor of London said it would be “almost impossible” to introduce a system that required proof of vaccination on TfL services.
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Lewisham residents face delays to bin collections in the scorching heat as bin collection staff are self-isolating. It comes as dozens of councils in England were forced to suspend bin collections due to staff self-isolating.
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A whole year group at a Croydon school will not be able to attend the last week of term due to coronavirus cases. A positive case from a Year 8 pupil at Shirley High School means the year of more than 100 children will be taught remotely.
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A school in debt to the tune of over £200,000 is set to close as pupil numbers plummet. The 156-year-old primary school in Southwark will close in September, council documents show. Southwark Council’s cabinet approved a report on Tuesday recommending that St John’s Walworth Church of England Primary School closes after falling pupil rolls placed “irreversible pressure on the school budget”.
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Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick has insisted she acted with “integrity” despite fresh accusations that “incompetence and corrupt acts” hampered investigations into the murder of Daniel Morgan. We also have nine pages of South London Press sport, including Matt Smith on his decision to re-sign with Millwall. All that plus much more… Don’t miss your latest South London Press
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The UK has already seen one heatwave this year with Europe recording its second warmest June on record, and with another one expected for the end of this month it is safe to say summer is officially here. Now that the lifting of Covid restrictions is also finally within reach, it is the perfect time to get your friends and family together for a barbecue.
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A restaurant in Southwark is hosting a pop-up exhibition to raise awareness about food wastage and its impact on the environment, writes Connor McLaughlin. OXO Tower Restaurant, Bar and Brasserie is using its space to showcase 14 prints by some of Europe’s most talented artists.
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Afrobeat inspired band Kokoroko are set to shake up a storm at two South London festivals this summer. The eight-piece band will take the stage at an all-day concert at the Crystal Palace Bowl on August 15, alongside Kruder and Dorfmeister and veteran DJ Giles Petterson, as part of the month-long South Facing Festival. The band will head to Brockwell Park for Wide Awake Festival on September 3.
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Growing up in Peckham as a self-confessed naughty kid at school, Sara Lessore never thought Shakespeare was for her. But the actor, who is performing three plays with the Globe on Tour this summer, has been firmly proved wrong
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