Mitro: I just tried to help
Scott Parker will have to plan for next week’s west London derby against QPR without his talisman, writes Yann Tear.
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‘Training ground is priority, not stadium’: QPR chief Lee Hoos reveals club’s No1 aim is player development
BY YANN TEAR yann@slpmedia.co.uk QPR’s need for a new stadium is not as pressing as the need to get a new
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£3m investment to battle scourge of county lines exploitation of young people across counties
BY KATE DENNETT toby@slpmedia.co.uk Children in one borough are being exploited by criminal gangs more than in any other. In
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Tributes laid in memory of the Croydon tram crash victims who died three years ago
BY TARA O’CONNOR Local Democracy Reporter toby@slpmedia.co.uk Three years on from a tram crash which killed seven people, their families
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In My Opinion: Marcia Capiello speaks on the old evils of “Sus” coming back into the everyday lives of black people
BY MARCI CAPIELLO In 1977 I remember the campaign to stop “Sus” initiated by parents from South London to protect
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Lewisham council approves 32 new council homes to house families in temporary accommodation
Planners have approved 32 new council homes in Lewisham to house some of the borough’s 2,000 families in temporary accommodation.
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Transport for London introduces changes to routes: ‘Healthier’ bus routes in Croydon
Construction work in Croydon town centre is the reason for the changes in bus routes which came into effect last
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Goldsmiths University serves up everything but beef and earns spot on People for the Ethical Treatment of Animal’s list
BY SAM WALKER toby@slpmedia.co.uk Students are all veggies but wouldn’t know one end of a cooker from another. So the stereotype
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What’s On: Christmas by the River, London Bridge City
Following on from the success of Summer by the River, London Bridge City has announced the return of the picturesque
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17 year old convicted of sex attacks in South Norwood Park
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk A 17-year-old boy has been sentenced to a 12-month Youth Rehabilitation order following a series of sexual
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Theatre: A Christmas Carol, Bridge House Theatre, Penge
A Broadway and West End actress will make history as the first actress in the UK to play Ebenezer Scrooge
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Days Out: A trip to Ramsgate by Paloma Lacy
BY PALOMA LACY Ramsgate is perhaps lesser known than its neighbour and rival, Margate, but there’s no reason it should
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South London Memories: From power for the people…Battersea Power Station
Battersea power station was built in 1929 and opened in 1941. It’s had a long history, that includes a period
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Mental health links to school exclusions in Southwark
BY GRAINNE CUFFE London Democracy Reporter toby@slpmedia.co.uk Nearly 90 per cent of children in care in one borough who were excluded
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What’s On: The Wimbledon Art Fair takes place at Wimbledon Art Studios
Artists at Wimbledon Art Studios have transformed their working studios into immersive experiences for Wimbledon Art Fair, which opens this Thursday. They will open
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Deflating for QPR as Nahki Wells error cancels out the good work
QPR 2-2 Middlesbrough Striker Nahki Wells went from hero to villain as his catastrophic back pass cost his side all
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South London Memories: 115 years of business up the Elephant
A startlingly well-preserved series of photos that span more than a century have emerged to show life on a London
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South London Memories: Captured by the Nazis
To mark Remembrance Sunday, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is sharing remarkable stories from its online audio archive –
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Theatre: The Buddy Holly Story, Ashcroft Playhouse, Fairfield Halls
The smash hit rock’roll’ musical Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story will play the Ashcroft Playhouse at Croydon’s Fairfield Halls
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