TfL releases list of busiest stations to be avoided – but still only use the Tube if you have to
By Jessie Matthewson, Local Democracy Reporter South Londoners who have to use the Tube during coronavirus lockdown should avoid 20
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Greenwich footpaths widened in glimpse of post-lockdown London
By Lachlan Leeming, Local Democracy Reporter Foothpaths around Greenwich town centre have been widened in the first actions to accommodate what
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Sports and sunbathing begin to return to Southwark
By Grainne Cuffe, Local Democracy Reporter Southwark council has opened tennis courts, cricket nets and fishing in parks across the
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West London tips reopen with distancing in place
By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter The first day of controlled reopening at a tip used by west London councils
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Lewisham council left with £25m deficit due to lockdown
By Grainne Cuffe, Local Democracy Reporter The coronavirus epidemic has left Lewisham council with a £25m black hole in its
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Youth project receives £75k donation from fire safety firm
By Melissa Kasule A youth project has received a £75,000 donation from a fire safety firm. Croydon Legacy Youth Zone, in Thornton
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The Mountview Theatre in Peckham creates Mountview Live – Giles Terera Meets…
A theatre has announced a series of live-streamed conversations to be hosted by their alumnus, the Olivier Award-winning actor Giles Terera, with leading figures from the theatre and entertainment world.
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What’s On: HERE/NOT HERE deaf hip-hop drama exploring British Sign Language
A new deaf hip-hop drama exploring British Sign Language, Krump street dance, football and Visual Vernacular – the choreographed and
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What’s On: Wimbledon Art Fair Online from May 14-17
Professional artists will showcase powerful and moving works in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, as part of Wimbledon Art Fair
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The Union Theatre’s Elegies Cast dedicate song to NHS heroes and theatre freelancers
In response to coronavirus and the theatre industry’s shutdown, the talented cast of Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens – which ran last year at The Union Theatre in Southwark – have recorded a moving tribute to NHS heroes and freelancers.
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Greenwich’s streets to be transformed for post lockdown
By Lachlan Leeming, Local Democracy Reporter Footpaths across Greenwich could be widened and plans for a new cross-borough cycle route
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Charities in for chance to win £1,000 of funding
By Melissa Kasule Two charities are among hundreds in the country who might receive £1,000 worth of funding if voted by residents.
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Stop and search surge during lockdown
By Owen Sheppard, Local Democracy Reporter The Met Police’s use of stop and search has dramatically increased during the lockdown,
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Increased tram service in Croydon from Monday
By Tara O’Connor, Local Democracy Reporter By next week there will be in increased service on Croydon’s trams to support
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St George’s hospital staff given sandwiches by Aldi supermarket
Front line NHS staff are getting sandwiches from a supermarket as a thank-you for their work. Aldi, in conjunction with
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Woman speaks out after escaping her abusive partner as domestic violence surges during lockdown
By Tara O’Connor, Local Democracy Reporter A Croydon mum has opened up about her experience of escaping an abusive partner
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South London Memories: Tales of haunting by the victim of grizzly murder
In the third of our series of unsolved Victorian South London murders, rheumatologist and crime writer Jan Bondeson tells the
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Teenager spreads positivity with weekly online piano shows
By Melissa Kasule An autistic teenage boy has set out to record a weekly piano show in an aim to
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True South Londoner Daisy recalls joy of VE Day
By Simone Richardson Daisy Moore is a true South London lady – born in St Thomas’ Hospital on September 19,
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