Lewisham Councillor urges people not to contact GPs for Covid vaccine
The Covid-19 vaccine roll-out will be slowed down if people ring their GPs asking for it, Lewisham’s cabinet member for health and adult social care has warned.
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Author: News Reporter
In My View: Harriet Harman, MP for Camberwell & Peckham
Covid infections are rapidly increasing. In Southwark, one out of every 20 people are Covid positive. Rising infection is followed by more people going into hospital and sadly, rising deaths.
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Kensington and Chelsea campaigners hope to re-instate controversial cycle lane
The ‘Better Streets for Kensington and Chelsea’ campaigners argue that the mile-long Kensington High Street cycle lane was removed “unlawfully” in early December.
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North Kensington residents “devastated” over developers plans to fell 37 trees
Residents from the Wornington estate told Kensington and Chelsea Council about their distress as 37 trees on the Wornington Green estate were due to be felled. They also handed in a petition signed by 1,000 people.
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Fulham mum horrified after finding dead rodent in council house water tank
Serene Dixon was stunned when a plumber realised her water tank had never had a lid for the four years her family has lived in the council property.
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Wandsworth man forced to lie to get Covid test
Stephen Spark, 62, from Wandsworth, said his wife likely caught the virus in her job in retail and they both became ill around December 14 and 15.
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Help get your pet in shape for the new year
With 2021 here many people will be thinking about getting in better shape in the New Year. It’s also a great time for your pet to join in too! Too many calories and not enough exercise cause weight gain but, with some simple changes, owners can get their pet’s weight under control.
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Southwark council offices completely powered by renewable energy
The council also plans to do the same in the communal areas of its housing stock by September of next year.
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Croydon council to borrow £240 million to balance budget
The cash-strapped council is currently waiting to hear back from the Government on whether it will receive a £150 million loan, known as a Capitalisation Direction.
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Lewisham police launch plan to stop misuse of stop and search
Officers also have to answer to stop and search panels, who look into how the power is carried out and how it can be improved.
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Lambeth council to fund EU residents to stay in borough
Charities will get a total of £136,000 in a bid to help 40,000 EU residents remain in Lambeth post-Brexit.
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Boroughs see highest rates of road casualties in 2019
Westminster was the worst affected borough, with 1,710 casualties on the roads in 2019.
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Woman fined more than £3,000 for defying road closures
Ruby Sarwar, 48, of Caldwell Road, Lewisham, has been fined a total of £3,105 for 23 offences, in two months, and has four appeals pending.
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Online service will mark 40 years since New Cross fire this Sunday
The virtual memorial, pre-recorded this week at St Andrew’s Church, Brockley, will be available from 3pm.
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Experiencing the charms of the pub garden at the Dulwich Wood House
At the time December felt depressing, with even the imminent arrival of a ‘normal’ Christmas in doubt. Looking back now it was a period of relative freedom bookended by two lockdowns.
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Sports coach gives up time to feed needy people of South London
Ronald Grant, of Trefoil Road, Wandsworth, who grew up in care in the borough, realised he didn’t have the support networks around him at the beginning of lockdown, so he decided to turn his attention to help those who needed it most.
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Hammersmith Bridge ferry service ‘still planned for spring’
A report by Mott McDonald, released yesterday, also says the extent of the damage to its four cast iron pedestals is not yet fully known and requires further investigation.
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Domestic abuse victim ‘not supported properly’ by council when she became homeless
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman slammed Wandsworth council for doing “nothing to help her find safe, alternative accommodation”.
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South London artist documents life in the pandemic through new book
A charity worker has published a book of drawings that document her life and the news throughout the pandemic.
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