A nice cup of tea is a truly English tradition, but research shows that it has health benefits for our body and mind too. A study by the Tea Advisory Panel showed that 86 per cent of Londoners say drinking tea improves their mood, while 43 per cent say it improves their calm, and where better to enjoy a truly calming cup of tea than the Tea House Theatre in Vauxhall.
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Fulham residents have their eyes peeled for two women caught on CCTV rummaging through a food delivery box at a couple’s front door – and stealing their tofu. Dubbed “the Tofu Two”, they are thought to be behind other bizarre and mischievous acts around SW6 that neighbours have been highlighting on social media platform Nextdoor.
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London’s theatres are reopening, with caution to the fore, writes Christopher Walker. The National Theatre has just one offering in the main theatre Under Milk Wood, and with reduced capacity booking is difficult.
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A controversial plan to transform South Kensington tube which is opposed by more than 1,300 people has been withdrawn so developers can alter the scheme. The station is one of London’s busiest as 34m people use it a year, including millions of tourists visiting the Natural History, V & A and Science Museum.
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The Annual Marylebone Music Festival, in aid of the West London Mission, is back this summer – featuring Sue Perkins as a conductor.
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From births and deaths to bombs and whisk, ghost signs are the vanishing legacy of our streets. London’s high walls still have traces of Alf the Purse King and Bonsoir Pyjamas – pieces of almost hidden urban archaeology, telling unique tales of everyday life in the capital.
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A young man with autism who was told he would never be able to live alone has moved into a specially designed new independent home in Lewisham. Zachary Whyte was one of four residents to move into a new housing scheme in Stanstead Road, Forest Hill, designed for young adults with autism.
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A message in bottle is an ancient form of communication between faraway lands, writes Charles Harrison. Now, it is the theme for the dynamic lockdown-themed exhibition in the Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret in Southwark.
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A Greenwich-based dance company is looking for real life stories of love from within the borough to inspire their next performance.
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An Indie-folk band who played 220 free virtual shows over lockdown to boost fans morale are returning to play for a live audience at Southwark venue London Omeara on June 27.
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Nearly £900,000 in now available for community projects in Lewisham after the council opened bids for borough-wide NCIL funding. Councils can apply a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) to developers when they build in an area – the money is to mitigate the impact of development and goes towards improving local infrastructure.
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After months of closure, the Tate Modern has opened its doors again with a new exhibition celebrating the French sculptor Auguste Rodin.
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A high profile co-educaitonal private school has announced it will blaze a trail in staging mixed-gender sport. St Dunstan’s College, Catford, London, has announced that from September 2021 it will move to gender-neutral games.
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An eleven-year-old Croydon yoga prodigy has been honoured by the Prime Minister for his bringing joy to many during the Covid-19 pandemic. Ishwar Sharma, who has autism and ADHD, led daily yoga classes for 40 children across 14 countries during lockdown.
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Your latest bumper South London Press… Outrage that thousands of housing association tenants are owed money they are not being told about. The five-month-old tot who got world’s most expensive drug for his crumbling spine. Also, look out for our 10 pages of sport including exclusive interviews with Julian Speroni – as he opens up on his Palace exit – and Shane Ferguson reflects on a six-year career at Millwall. All that plus much more…
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City Hall has today paid tribute to the victims of the London Bridge terror attack as the capital marks the fourth anniversary of the tragic event. Eight people were killed on June 3, 2017, when terrorists drove a van into pedestrians on London Bridge before launching a knife attack at Borough Market.
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Life may not be a beach at the moment, but Second Wave are trying to make it more buoyant. The youth creativity organisation based in Deptford, has received the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK.
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As the sun shines in Croydon, drinkers and diners have been making full use of a new outdoor seating area put in place last week. The pedestrianised area of the High Street has been transformed by Croydon BID to encourage more people to get back to the town centre.
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan today announced plans to tackle fuel poverty and the climate emergency by upgrading London’s social homes. In what he has dubbed a “retrofit revolution”, Mr Khan has revealed a new partnership scheme between social landlords and building firms that could see up to £10 billion worth of retrofitting works carried out in the capital.
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