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Plans for permanent memorial to victims of 1972 Battersea Park funfair disaster
This coming Monday will mark exactly 50 years since five children were killed and 13 others were injured when a rollercoaster came off its tracks at Battersea Park funfair – one of the worst funfair disasters in the world.
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Popular piano bar forced to close due to cost of living crisis
Bayou Bar announced its closure at Broadway Market in Tooting after the rising costs of “basically everything” made it impossible to survive.
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New leader and cabinet for Greenwich council
Cllr Anthony Okereke, who was elected to take the helm last night, previously served as cabinet member for housing.
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Calls to extend Elizabeth Line just days after opening
The leader of Bexley council said having the new line go beyond Abbey Wood to Ebbsfleet would be vital to support “hard-pressed communities”.
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Shoppers cut back as soaring cost of living hits
People in Lewisham said they were also switching to discount supermarkets and eating out less to save pennies.
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£20,000 reward to convict attackers of Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson
Sasha was shot at a party shortly before 3am on Sunday, May 23 last year in Consort Road, Peckham.
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Praise for tower block shortlisted for London’s best building award
Orchards Gardens, which sits where part of the old Heygate Estate used to be in Southwark, was shortlisted as the capital’s building of the year.
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Charity which supports families of children at St George’s Hospital celebrates 18th birthday
St George’s Hospital’s paediatric teams welcomed the Momentum charity to celebrate the charity’s 18th anniversary at its children’s wards in Tooting.
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Southwark council appoints new chief executive
Althea Loderick took up her new role on Monday, and replaces Eleanor Kelly, who is stepping down from the post she has held for a decade.
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Family fun at festival Brockwell Bounce this half-term
Brockwell Bounce, a free, family festival set in glorious Brockwell Park is taking place over three days this half-term holiday.
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Cyclist seriously injured after collision with e-scooter
Cops were called shortly before 10pm on Saturday, April 29, after reports of a collision involving a 65-year-old cyclist and an e-scooter rider opposite Somerset House on Victoria Embankment, Westminster.
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Special event organised in celebration of the lengendary Faith Brothers
Fans and friends of the Faith Brothers are putting on an event to remember the 1980s ban and to raise cash for charity.
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Emily doing her best to keep on track for Miss England title
Emily Cossey, 24, who lives on the Imperial Wharf Development in Chelsea, hopes people will support and vote for her at the Miss London finals being held at the Hotel Rafayel in London on June 5.
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Pubs to open until 1am over four day Jubilee weekend
Young’s breweries are hosting a series of dinners, events and parties, serving its Jubilee special beer, a vibrant blonde All Ale the Queen.
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Five-year-old boy in critical condition after car collides with his scooter
Police are appealing for witnesses following the incident involving a car and the boy, who was riding a child’s scooter, in Herondale Avenue near Wandsworth Common.
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Passengers and trainspotters hail opening of new Elizabeth Line
The new line is set to slash travel times for many people, and provide more access to Central London, Berkshire and Essex.
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Team gets ready to take the plunge in Jersey to France charity swim
The team from Brockwell Swimmers’ Club will aim to swim from Jersey to France at the end of June in aid of Wheels for Wellbeing, a charity supporting disabled people to enjoy the benefits of cycling.
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Woman in hospital in critical condition after accident in Brixton
The incident occurred in Brixton Hill, near the junction with New Park Road shortly before 10.10pm on Saturday, May 14.
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