Tenant taking Southwark council to tribunal over heating and hot water failures
A man is seeking money back from Southwark council because of four years of hot water and heating problems – after winning at tribunal earlier this year.
Read More
Author: News Reporter
WestKing students helping Lambeth foodbanks put together nutritional card recipes in food parcels.
Four foodbanks are collaborating with a college to create nutritious recipes to be sent inside food parcels for disadvantaged families this Christmas.
Read More
Comedy Club 4 Kids at Greenwich Theatre
“A highlight for children… giving them a taste of some of the biggest names in comedy with the fun, rowdy feel of a real comedy club” The Guardian
Read More
Croydon young people redesign and re-vamp community centre’s roof garden
A group of young people are designing a roof garden as part of a social action project aimed at getting their lives back on track.
Read More
Nearly 150,000 people in south west London get their flu jab in first few weeks of vaccination drive
Nearly 150,000 people visited their GP or local pharmacy for a flu jab in the first few weeks of a vaccination drive.
Read More
South London Film Festival attracts some big star names
A new film festival is celebrating South London’s community of creatives and film makers.
Read More
Lewisham Hospital sets up appeal for clothes for patients leaving the wards over Christmas
An NHS charity has set up an appeal for online donations to help buy warm clothing for patients for when they leave hospital.
Read More
Great food at The Old Frizzle
The Old Frizzle in Wimbledon celebrated the end of lookdown 2.0 by opening its Raclette Bar pop up. With travel plans on hold, there’s no need to head to Val d’Isere.
Read More
Seeking the family of war hero Kirby
A young air gunner from Lambeth, Eric Kirby, was among the crew of a Lancaster bomber shot down by the Germans after a raid on a railway yard in June 1944.
Read More
Victim’s head was battered to a pulp
One lodger was sent to prison for kidnapping guttersnipes; the next a drunkard who hit his wife and was beaten to death.
Read More
Orwell would have loved the EDT, it has atmosphere
As George Orwell once wrote, what was most appealing about his ideal pub was “what people call its ‘atmosphere’”.
Read More
Cancer Doesn’t Care its Christmas: Two South Londoners share their experience of cancer in charity’s Christmas campaign
Two South Londoners have been chosen as champions for other patients after overcoming a killer disease – and are part of a cancer research campaign to support other survivors.
Read More
Mum distraught after being told her car would be towed away and that she can no longer use her disabled parking bay
Vicki Murphy, of Arabella Street, Bermondsey, found a notice on her car which said she had to move it or it would be towed away, from a disabled bay that was allocated to her when she first moved into her apartment eight years ago.
Read More
Cash to enhance green spaces across Lambeth
City Hall’s £700,000 Grow Back Greener scheme has allocated £120,000 to be shared across five Lambeth projects, which was welcomed by local London Assembly member Florence Eshalomi MP.
Read More
Health champions helping people of Westminster through the coronavirus crisis
Between them the champions have supported 6,000 people all over Westminster and they have carried out 50,000 acts of kindness.
Read More
Black women-owned firms win chance to expand
Joint winners Kelly-Jade Nicholls from Brixton, and Annie Amusu from Greenwich, founded their businesses after discovering a crucial gap in the market.
Read More
Westminster pupil stars in Small Axe, Steve McQueen’s exploration of black Britain
The acclaimed Small Axe series was filmed last year and the cast for the series includes two actors with connections to Westminster City School.
Read More
Sadiq Khan visits Greenwich market traders to see how they have adapted to life during the pandemic
Greenwich council leader Cllr Danny Thorpe said: “It was a pleasure to welcome the mayor to Greenwich town centre today and show off a few of the many fantastic visitor attractions we have in our beautiful borough.”
Read More
Dozens of families come out in support of five Croydon libraries threatened with closure
Croydon council has said Broad Green, Bradmore Green, Sanderstead, Shirley and South Norwood libraries could all be lost.
Read More