Residents living in “Dickensian” conditions refuse to pay service charge
Chris Sayudo, 60, is among tenants at Canada Court, in Brookhill Road, who claim “piles of filth” and “rats and mice running around” are not being dealt with.
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Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton wins battle to chop down tree outside £18m Kensington mansion
The seven-times Formula One world champion has been given permission to cut down a sugarplum tree outside his home, which he reportedly bought five years ago.
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New laws could see pedicabs regulated by TfL
The vehicles, also known as ‘rickshaws’, in the West End have been slammed for ripping-off tourists and playing loud music at night.
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Video: Teenager jailed for driving wrong way through Blackwall Tunnel and causing head-on crash
Johal Rathour, 18, of Bridge Road, Grays, was identified by officers from the Met’s Road and Transport Policing Command after he caused the crash in the early hours of August 6 last year.
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Pip & Pop debuts her floral exhibition at the Gallery of Botanical Art in Richmond
When Flowers Dream is inspired by mythologies and folklore and explores themes of consumption, wish fulfilment, and seemingly endless abundance.
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Boys choir to hold concert to mark summer solstice
The Trinity Boys Choir Nine, based in Shirley Park, Croydon, is holding a music concert for the solstice in the church of St John the Evangelist in Shirley Church Road, Croydon.
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Was a wife poisoner also Jack the Ripper?
Severin Klosowski was born in a small Polish village in 1865, the son of a carpenter. He was apprenticed to a barber-surgeon, learning hairdressing and acquiring enough medical knowledge to get a job as an assistant surgeon at a hospital.
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Croydon author is back with her third instalment of The Cats Eye View series
Octavia Lonergan is back with a third instalment of The Cats Eye View series with The Cats Eye View of Being Green.
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The Artful Duke – a new pub in the chain in the Livelyhood chain
The Artful Duke in Bromley opened in September, but events overtook and I was unable to attend the launch party so when I was invited by friends to the weekend bottomless brunch, I jumped at the chance.
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Nursery school gets new name
Bluebells Nursery will be relaunched at a naming event tomorrow.
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Spotting the signs of stress in cats
Cats can easily become stressed when there are changes to their environment, so it’s important to identify any triggers that can cause anxiety.
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The Hercules – a mixed experience of good beer and food, pricey and quirky
With a distinctive curved entrance on Kennington Road, The Hercules is Fuller’s newest pub.
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Forewarned before going to the forecourt
Consumers fear the idea of haggling or negotiating at the car dealership, according to car finance specialists Carvine.
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No one should wait for the healthcare they need
It is regrettable that anyone should have to wait for the healthcare they need. But this complaint by the London Assembly does not address the issue of whether care should in fact only be “gender-affirmative”.
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London school children share their views on Extinction Rebellion movement
Two 11 year old school children from Southwark, also stopped by at the XR campsite to learn more about the movement. Isaac and Laila Motalib-Haque give their differing views on the movement:
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Penny for your thoughts? One Penny Opera at the Soho theatre reviewed by Christopher Walker
One Penny Opera is a “new take on a twisted classic” by Tiger Lillies, the Godfathers of Cabaret. A Soho Theatre triumph.
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Exchanging more than pleasantries on Peckham Rye Common: The XR climate activists and their young supporters…
The organisation also known as XR describes itself as a global “non-violent civil disobedience movement” and is known to disrupt on a major scale in order to get their climate concern messages across.
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Wandsworth could be turning red next Thursday, says new poll
Wandsworth council could swing to Labour after decades of Tory leadership at the local elections next week.
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Cafe pergola saved from the axe after more than 3,000 sign petition
The outdoor structure at the Westmount Cafe in Westmount Road, Eltham, had looked set to come down after council officers branded it “alien” and “bulky” in a report earlier this year.
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