Ticks are small parasites which feed on humans and animals alike. They’re more common during the summer months, so time is ticking to give your pet the best chance of avoiding these potentially dangerous critters.
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A family attraction is in line for an award – from its customers. The Horniman Museum and Gardens in Forest Hill, has been shortlisted for the Kids in Museums Family Friendly Museum Award.
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Parents of a school’s pupils are fundraising to mount a legal challenge to it axing 24 special needs staff and three teachers redundant. They have nearly collected all of their £1,500 target to block the plan by The John Roan School in Maze Hill, Greenwich.
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A Lewisham patient has left Doctors stunned with his ‘remarkable’ recovery from Covid-19. Maurice Douglas, 63, from Catford, was in hospital for over 70 days after contracting coronavirus.
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E-scooter rental trials are to be tested in Lambeth and Southwark from today, Transport for London (TfL) have announced. The expansion will mean that the number of vehicles will increase from around 600 to 1200 across London, following the government’s decision to legalise rental trials of e-scooters last month.
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A prestigious dance school hopes a new community-focused move will lead to greater local engagement – but dance icon Dame Darcy Bussell has appealed for funds to complete it. In only its second move in 100 years, The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) is set to leave its historic Battersea Square headquarters forever.
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A hospital has donated £50,000 to a charity which hosts the families of patients, so they can stay in a hotel while they comfort their loved ones on the wards. Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity has donated £50,000 to Ronald McDonald House Evelina London, to ensure families can continue to stay close to their children when they’re in hospital.
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Green-fingered students dig deep to help improve Greenwich’s parks. Last summer, the Royal Borough of Greenwich announced it was investing £1 million on bringing a new lease of life to several of the borough’s parks, following a community consultation.
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A veteran has climbed Up at The O2 to celebrate his 100th birthday. Harry White from Romford, defended his title as the record holder for the oldest person to take part in The O2’s roof walk, Up at The O2.
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Around 20,000 street and park lights will be replaced with modern LEDs in Greenwich after the council secured an £11.5 million loan from the Mayor of London. The move will save the borough £1million a year in energy and maintenance costs and will be a more environmentally friendly option.
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The TfL Go travel app has been updated to provide real-time information on how busy Tube stations are, TfL has today confirmed. The mobile phone app, available on both Android and iOS, previously only provided passengers with information on bus, rail and Tube services such as timetables and alternative routes.
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A 91-year-old man was finally able to visit his father’s grave after staff mowed a small pathway at the overgrown Croydon Cemetery. The kind gesture came just two weeks after Keith McDowall was unable to find the grave amid the overgrown grass. But the unkempt cemetery remains an issue for others visiting the graves of loved ones
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Reality meets fantasy for one Clapham man who dreamed of writing books as a child – and is now a best-selling author. When he was young, Desmond Palmer would often spend his lunch times at school drawing out comics with his friends. Now his children’s book is third in the Amazon Best Sellers charts.
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There are 16 people being treated for Covid-19 in Croydon’s only NHS hospital as coronavirus cases continue to rise. Two of the 16 patients are on ventilation and Elaine Clancy, chief nurse and senior responsible officer for Covid-19 response at the Croydon Health Services Trust, said that the numbers are far below the high numbers seen at the peak of the pademic.
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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. OXO Tower Restaurant, Bar and Brasserie is using its space to showcase 14 exclusive prints by some of Europe’s most talented artists.
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“He never gave up,” said Lewisham daughter of her late father, for whom she is now running a fundraiser to give him the burial she feels he deserves. David Salongo, 84, who had been staying in a care home at Sandbach Place, Woolwich, passed away peacefully from his second stroke on May 26.
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Trapezing into their newfound confidence, a local school has found a way to boost their student’s morale and get them out and about. Newlands Academy, based in Stuart Road Peckham, partnered with TLCC Trapeze School earlier this month to offer their students a new enrichment activity for the summer.
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As the number of people testing positive for Covid-19 increases in London, everyone over 18 is being encouraged to get the vaccination. NHS teams will be visiting areas in New Cross, Deptford and Brockley from today and residents will be able to get the Covid-19 vaccine in their neighbourhood in a mobile NHS vaccination unit.
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A hospital has donated £50,000 to a charity which hosts the families of patients, so they can stay in a hotel while they comfort their loved ones on the wards. Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity has donated £50,000 to Ronald McDonald House Evelina London, to ensure families can continue to stay close to their children when they’re in hospital.
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