School streets, which are timed or permanent road closures by schools, aim to make it safer for pupils by the gates, improve air quality, and make space for social distancing.
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Had there been no cancellations this year then AHOY, based in Deptford, would have had 770 people rowing a total of 7,476 miles, hence why its Rowvember campaign asks participants to donate £1 for every mile they row – or run.
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Residents formed an action group called G7, and raised more than £27,000 in order to cover the legal costs of challenging the development in the High Court.
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The scheme will also present Sir David Attenborough’s famous quote, ‘The future of the natural world, on which we all depend, is in your hands’, in bronze lettering on a ramp outside the Museum’s main entrance.
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Linden Homes has unveiled plans for more than 100 units at the luxury housing development Holland Gardens, also known as Waterford Place, in New Eltham.
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Following the new Covid-19 restrictions which were recently introduced across London, patients and staff are being reassured that there are extensive measures in place to keep them safe when attending the hospital and its community sites.
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Londoners’ lives are “at risk” because of failures to reform building regulations in the wake of Grenfell Tower fire, Sadiq Khan has warned.
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Artists from Zippos Circus celebrated being awarded funding of more than £600,000 from the government’s Culture Recovery Fund on the day their tour opened in Blackheath. Zippos Circus opened on October 22 and celebrated the funding in style at the opening of their show with knife throwers, foot jugglers, acrobats, comics and motorcycle daredevils.
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Police officers from the Met’s Violent Crime Taskforce carried out seven warrants at 5am in an operation to arrest individuals involved in county lines drugs supply across South London and Kent.
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A singer has said she is “taking back control” on her newly released anthem about empowering women, writes Melissa Kasule. Rita Ekwere known as Ray BLK, born in Nigeria raised in Catford, shares a taste of what is to come on her highly anticipated album with new single – Lovesick.
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Winter in London is going to be a little different this year, but it’s not all festive doom and gloom, Winter Market at the Southbank Centre returns with alpine-style chalets and seasonal pop-ups bringing some much-needed festive cheer to the capital.
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People need to keep on following the safety rules as the number of coronavirus cases in west London increases, a west London MP has said.
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A film portraying an ode to rock’n’roll and the beauty of Brixton and South London life will be released on November 2. South of the River follows front man Aaron as he navigates life, love and cancer.
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The bays along the eastern side of Kennington Park Road affect 50 five-storey housing blocks, and have been suspended by Transport for London (TfL) for 18 months to trial the red route.
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The Lewisham Local Card, available from Tuesday, is available to local people at a cost of just £20.
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As of Tuesday, eight other coronavirus patients were being cared for in intensive care. A further 31 Covid-19 positive patients were being cared for on the wards.
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Young bookworms at Cameron Vale School and The Chelsea Nursery have celebrated the magical world of storytelling and reading, with an enchanting week of educational activities.
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At the Peckham Pantry, for a weekly subscription of £4.50 customers can buy £15 worth of heavily discounted items every week.
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Give A Song is a Lewisham-based community project that takes its 20-strong team of local musicians to families shielding, or those who have lost their livelihoods or loved ones to provide a pick-me-up in the form of music.
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