Ursuline High School, Wimbledon is excited to announce that there are places available on their Digital and Lab Science T-level courses. If you are interested in applying for a T-level course at you can head over to their website to find out more information about the courses.
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The Bricklayer’s Arms in Putney was not a pub I stumbled upon by chance. When I found myself unexpectedly free on a glorious sunny Tuesday afternoon, I made a special trip.
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After successfully completing your GCSEs, choosing the right setting for your A-level study is a very personal decision that involves working out what is really important to you. If you are aiming for the best possible grades that will lead onto degree-level study at an aspirational university, our focus is on achieving this shared goal.
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Graveney School is holding its Online Virtual Open Event for Year 7 pupils on Wednesday June 23, 2021 from 9.30am-3pm. Graveney has been deemed ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted five times. They provide excellent opportunities for prospective pupils and their parents.
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Peter Tatchell is a gay, human rights activist whose name was vilified by the right-wing press during the Bermondsey by-election in 1983. The Liberal candidate Simon Hughes’ canvassers wore badges saying “Which Queen are you voting for?” As a new documentary, Hating Peter Tatchell, comes out on Netflix, XINDI WEI looks at the life of the man who organised London’s first gay pride march in 1972.
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An independent children’s book specialist with shops in Catford and Herne Hill fought off competition from big chains to claim an award earlier this month, writes Alexandra Causer.
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A petition has been launched to bring Lewisham’s school meals contract in-house over concerns about the current provider. Chartwells, part of Compass Group UK, came under fire during the pandemic after parents posted pictures of paltry free school meals provided by the company.
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Brixton-based singer-songwriter Josiah Mortimer has released his debut album, recorded entirely from home during lockdown.
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The Croydon Jazz Orchestra has put out a call for new members as they begin in-person rehearsals again.
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A curry house has been left with a bitter taste in its mouth over Sadiq Khan’s changes to London’s streets. Shimla Pinks in Canada Water is a restaurant and take away, but has faced problems with the Mayor’s new Streetspace programme.
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The newly-opened Yard Cafe in Lambeth has opened an exhibition of paintings and prints by artist Reuben Powell.
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Her first single shot to No1 in the Urban Influencer Chart where it stayed for six weeks, and now the singing vegan mum is back again.
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It is easy to understand why the We Care food bank founder turned film-maker Raymond Woolford became intrigued by the story of Kath Duncan, writes Peter Lane.
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A call to reduce the length of a controversial school meal contract was rejected by Lewisham’s mayor and cabinet on Wednesday. It followed the launch of a petition asking the council not to contract Chartwells at all and bring school meals in-house.
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has said that cancelling the Silvertown Tunnel “is not an option that is sensible”. The proposed road tunnel that will run under the Thames between Greenwich and Silvertown has been met with vocal opposition over fears it will lead to increased air pollution in the area.
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A Grenfell Tower survivor has branded a lack of action as ‘painful’ and wants social housing residents to be treated better.
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Students who fancy a career within clinical research can now learn more about it from a prestigious hospital, although they have to be in Year 11. The annual King’s Health Partners (KHP) Summer School, organised by NIHR Guy’s and St Thomas’ Biomedical Research Centre, has opened for applications to local students living in Southwark, Lambeth and Lewisham.
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Hammersmith MP Andy Slaughter has said it would be a shame if White City and Shepherd’s Bush were “carved up” under proposed changes to the constituency. The Boundary Commission has revealed proposals for rejigging all of the 650 parliamentary seats in the UK, which are currently based on population data from over 15 years ago.
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Lewisham housing officers removed 19 vulnerable residents from a property reminiscent of “slum housing from the Victorian era”, mayor and cabinet was told on Wednesday. Drug-making equipment, rusty nails, and missing floorboards were found in the property in Lewisham Central ward.
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