Opera lovers are back in their seats at Holland Park, if not quite in the same way as before. It’s quite a shock to enter the auditorium and discover all the regular seats have been removed and replaced by a variety of theatre prop chairs.
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The cabinet lead for libraries in Lewisham said closing them is a red line for him as the service looks to find a £500,000 cut. The figure forms part of £40 million worth of budget cuts the council plans to make over the next three years.
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Voluntary and community organisations in Lewisham could get fundraising posts funded by the council to help them become more self-sufficient. The council is making a £800,000 cut to its main grants programme, which supports more than 40 voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations in the borough.
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Council plans to sell off the controversial Croydon Park Hotel and the town centre College Green site have been branded an “absolute disgrace” as the authority is unlikely to recoup the costs of the Fairfield Halls refurbishment. The College Green site is set to be sold for at least £20 million, and the Croydon Park Hotel is listed for another £20 million.
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Six healthcare workers from a South London’s children’s hospital are in the swim of things when it comes to fundraising. The intensive care professionals from Evelina London’s South Thames Retrieval Service (STRS) have swum the English Channel in aid of the hospital and the Children’s Air Ambulance.
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A New Eltham man who had open heart surgery last year has completed a 100-mile non-stop walk to raise funds for a heart charity. Alan Stewart, 72, walked without sleep for 54 hours raising more than £2,700 for the British Heart Foundation.
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A popular leisure pool in Deptford will reopen after a community campaign to save it. Lewisham Council announced on Wednesday June 23 that the leisure pool at Wavelengths will reopen later this year after major renovation works, but the flumes will be removed.
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Sadiq Khan has been accused of “patronising” Londoners and being “out of touch” after suggesting people could buy a second-hand car to avoid the ULEZ charge. With the Ultra-Low Emission Zone set to be expanded in October this year, the Mayor of London yesterday told the Evening Standard that Londoners could “buy a second-hand vehicle” if they wanted to avoid the £12.50 charge.
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Traumatised and stunned mother is searching for answers after her son was shot dead on his doorstep. Town Hall officials blocked two inquiries after a woman claimed she was abused while she was a child in foster care. We have nine pages of South London sport, including an exclusive interview with Charlton striker Jayden Stockley and Millwall performance coach Dave Carolan. All that plus much more, don’t miss your latest South London Press!
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Residents at a Sidcup care home have not let the pandemic stop them from making new friends. An intergenerational pen pal initiative began was started between Care UK’s Smyth Lodge, on Frognal Avenue, and pupils at Gidea Park Primary School and Farrington School.
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A bus driver from Wandsworth is helping his coworkers eat healthily and keep active to reduce the risk of diabetes. Phylex Green’s mother was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2010.
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Friends and family of a father gunned down on his own doorstep have raised almost £5,000 for his funeral expenses. Matthias Poleon, 27, was ‘brutally’ shot in the chest and left to die by masked shooters who sped off in a car as witnesses reacted with horror, at around 11pm on Thursday.
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There are unfortunately many hidden hazards in our gardens that look innocent enough but could be harmful to our pets, so it’s important to know how to keep our pets, and other kinds of wildlife, safe from any potential dangers
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On March 17, 2020, the day after the Prime Minister had announced the first national lockdown in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, I asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to guarantee that no one would become homeless as a consequence of coronavirus. I asked that question because I was desperately worried that in our broken private rented sector, without strong protection from the Government, many private renters could easily lose their homes.
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A controversial development is going before another planning committee five weeks after Lewisham Council lost a high court case for approving it. Only last month campaigners were celebrating their win after a High Court judge ordered that planning permission for new homes on their estate should be quashed.
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A four-year-old girl and her mother have spent almost a year living in a tiny studio flat so damp mushrooms are growing on the wall. Nilza Araujo was placed in the flat in Thornton Heath, Croydon, by Lambeth Council last July. The 24-year-old is from Portugal and has no family in the UK.
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It’s a day for silly hats, posh frocks and millions spent on fizz. Residents of a care home at least tried to match the silly hats to celebrate Royal Ascot. They also rode handmade hobby horses around the garden, all under the glorious British sunshine.
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Morden locals were left shell shocked a day after a man was shot in broad daylight less than 200 metres from a primary school. Many residents couldn’t believe that something so violent had happened in their neighbourhood, while others said they feel the area is becoming more unsafe and want to move elsewhere.
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A home has celebrated Carers Week by recognising exceptional team members. Bluebird Care Greenwich, a home care provider, have marked Carers Week by celebrating exceptional members of their team, Malina Binkowska, Teresa Dell, and Mary Mclaughlin.
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