New food waste and recycling bins for Hammersmith and Fulham
Bins being rolled out to neighbourhoods across Hammersmith, Fulham and College Park.
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Bromley council appears to rule out providing free school meals for children over half-term
It comes despite calls from Bromley’s Labour group to follow the lead of other local authorities, including neighbours Greenwich and Lewisham, to step in and provide meals for children who may otherwise go hungry during the school break
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Music college named official exam centre
The London College of Creative Media’s (LCCM) new status will enable young people to obtain internationally-recognised contemporary music qualifications by taking their exams within its facilities in Southwark.
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Croydon’s most senior doctor joins list including Stormzy and John Boyega as one of London’s most inspiring black people
Dr Nnenna Osuji, Medical Director at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, has been selected as one of London’s most inspiring black leaders, as part of the NHS’ Black History Month celebrations.
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Falconwood station in running to be nation’s favourite
A total of 48 railway stations, including South London rival Elmstead Woods, will battle it out to be crowned the nation’s favourite station this Friday.
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Youth workers trained to help victims of hate crime in Lewisham
Antisocial behaviour, safeguarding, serious youth violence and hate crime have been covered in the training.
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Capital kids harvest fruit and veg to raise cash for food poverty charity
For the past eight years, the children’s sustainably-grown fruit and veg has been taken to Borough Market to be sold, but this year social distancing restrictions at the market forced children to innovate.
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First volunteers given Novavax coronavirus vaccine at King’s College Hospital – but more needed
Trial researchers are looking for healthy volunteers aged 18-84, who are in easy reach of the hospital, in Camberwell, to participate in the trial.
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Paul Canoville, Chelsea’s first black player, backs barber shop campaign to raise cash for Macmillan Cancer Support
“I take my hat off to Yian. For a young man, his community spirit is inspirational. This is why I felt compelled to support his efforts to create awareness of Macmillan’s work.”
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Schools scoop awards in Independent Schools of the Year awards
DLD College and St Dunstan’s College won three awards at the Independent Schools of the Year 2020 Awards on October 8.
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Mental health project helping Southwark teenagers through lockdown
The Nest has given more than 200 hours of one-to-one support. It has become a trusted source of mental health support in the local community.
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Food bank launches permanent centre after number of families it feeds soars from 30 to 5,000 during lockdown
A charity shop with a food bank in the basement has been opened to help vulnerable people after job losses and salary cuts meant the number of families it needed to feed surged from 30 to almost 5,000.
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“Mr Cool” keeping people safe and happy on the railways
For most people avoiding long crowded commutes was one of the few perks of lockdown, but one person is happy to see people back on the trains. Gipsy Hill railway station worker Charles Dickson, 64, has missed chatting to the locals and is pleased to see people traveling again safely.
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Physiotherapist smashes target and raises £2,290 for St Christopher’s Hospice by running virtual London Marathon
A physiotherapist raised more than twice her target to help raise money for the hospice where she works.
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Police appeal after man murdered in Croydon
A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a man in Croydon yesterday. Police were called by the London Ambulance Service (LAS) shortly after 7.40am to a residential address in Clyde Road to reports of a stabbing.
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Number of coronavirus patients at St George’s Hospital in Tooting remains low
The number of coronavirus patients at St George’s Hospital in Tooting remains low, although numbers have increased slightly over the last month.
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Mayoresses raise £13,000 – and counting – to feed Lewisham kids this half-term
The mayoresses of Lewisham have surpassed their funding target in their campaign to cover free school meals for children over the October half-term.
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“It’s death by 1,000 cuts” – West End cabaret bar owner expects “disastrous” weekend
A Central London bar owner is anticipating a ‘disastrous’ weekend ahead with Tier 2 restrictions in place.
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20mph speed limit introduced across whole of Westminster
Miles of roads across central London now have 20mph limits in a bid to improve safety and air quality.
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