Former Charlton club photographer Tom Morris, who has died suddenly at the age of 76, was a familiar figure on the goal line at Charlton matches, home and away, for more than three decades, writes Rick Everitt.
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George Merry, a First World War hero who died in 1920, was a salesman who travelled the world selling cars for a friend – the man who created the Citroen car company. He died mysteriously.
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A theatre has been forced to think of creative ways to bring their productions to young people. Churchill Theatre in Bromley usually puts on a festive production for kids each year in their studio.
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A theatre has donated penguin toys to child refugees to celebrate the launch of their online winter theatre show for children.
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A budding actor from South London has won a scholarship for working class actors in their final year of drama school.
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A volunteer who reads to kids has made use of her extra free time in lockdown – by writing and publishing her own children’s book.
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A postgraduate student has beaten 1,600 other entries to win a prize for his first novel, which was completed during lockdown. Joe Pierson’s book ‘Helen and the Fires’ tells the story of a woman who quits her job to write, only to become caught up in a series of climate change related suicides.
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Lewisham council says it needs to make £40 million in cuts over the next three years.
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The council had to issue a Section 114 notice, declaring effective bankruptcy, as it was facing an overspend of more than £60 million for the current year.
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The fire started in a flat on the fifth floor of an eight-storey block in Hammersmith Grove, Hammersmith.
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The Windmill testing site is now open Monday to Saturday. It follows the opening of the first community Covid-19 testing site in Brixton Town Hall on Monday.
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In the seven days to January 1, The Church Street area had the highest infection rate, at 950 new cases per 100,000. This was after 152 new cases were recorded.
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The 8th of November 2020 marked the 25th anniversary of the passing of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995. The Act made it unlawful to discriminate against disabled people in relation to employment, the provision of goods and services, education and transport.
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The decision not to go ahead with the procedures was made to make sure the hospital can take care of the increasing number of Covid-19 patients – many who need to be in the intensive care unit (ICU).All staff leave this week was also called off because of severe “operational pressures” caused by the increased pressure on resources.
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Figured released on Tuesday show that the current rate is 978 cases per 100,000 people. This compares to an average national rate of 546, while the average London rate is 971 per 100,000.
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Network Rail staff worked on Christmas Day and the following days to replace two decks on the Selsdon Road bridge, which is used by Brighton to London trains.
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It comes after a warning from the mayor of Lewisham in October that the cost of making the centre Covid-secure might be too great for the council to justify.
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The national lockdown, set to last until at least mid-February, is the latest in a series of body blows to struggling local businesses.
Read MoreThe hospital is currently treating 244 patients who have tested positive for Covid-19, approaching the 282 patient peak at the height of the first wave of the pandemic in April 2020.
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