Pre-school children welcome Chinese New Year in Charlton
Chinese New Year on Saturday marked the beginning of the Year of the Rat. Pre-school children had fun when Charlton
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Author: Toby Porter
Families left freezing as Sydenham leisure centre’s boiler is broken for more than a month
Families were left shivering in the cold as the boiler for a leisure centre was out of action for more
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Wandsworth council spends £6.5m on consultants in three years
A flagship Conservative town hall spent £6.5million on consultants over three years. Wandsworth council ploughed the equivalent of £20 for
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Police appeal for witnesses as moped rider dies following Peckham collision
Police are appealing for witnesses a week after a fatal collision in Southwark. Police were called shortly after 3.30pm on
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Olympic boxer Anthony Ogogo and supermarket Aldi team up to help kids develop a love of healthy food
An Olympic boxer has been telling school children how to grow up big and strong like him. Olympic bronze medallist
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Appeal after 13-year-old girl is sexually assaulted in Thornton Heath
Police are appealing for information and help to identify a man after a child reported being sexually assaulted. At 12.30am
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Family of factory worker who died from asbestos-related cancer appeal for former staff of Camberwell’s Samuel Jones package makers to come forward
The family of former factory floor worker have appealed for information about his job after he died of an asbestos-related
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Kind-hearted Lewisham families give £17,000 for homeless people in run-up to Christmas
Families in Lewisham gave £17,000 for homeless and poorer families in the run-up to Christmas. The Mayor of Lewisham has
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Southwark council tenants hit with 2.7 per cent rent hike
A council tenant rent hike of 2.7 per cent has been approved by Southwark. The council’s final Housing Revenue Account
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Six years for child sex predator who lured victims via teenage dating site
A middle-aged online predator who used a teenage dating app to lure and exploit his victims has been jailed for
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Royal Trinity Hospice reception hosted by Duchess of Cornwall
The Duchess of Cornwall hosted a reception on behalf of Royal Trinity Hospice on Tuesday. Her Royal Highness has been
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Teenager held on multiple charges after car is stopped in Lambeth
A man has been charged with multiple offences after a vehicle was stopped in Lambeth. Kayode Badejo, 19, who police
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Southwark food market to raise money for Australian bush fire relief
A food market will feature cooking classes and a prize draw to raise money for people devastated by Australian bush
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Government and rail bosses slammed after South Western makes loss of £137m
South Western Railway (SWR) and the government have been slammed after they laid out “contingency plans” following the company’s £137million
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Pair jailed after man left in coma for two weeks
A man was left in a coma for up to two weeks after being lured to a woman’s home and
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New homes please – and make them snappy: Controversial plan could see alligator park in the Old Kent Road
A recent survey of alligators on the Old Kent Road found they wouldn’t hurt a fly. All the humans would
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Landlords who fail to rent out properties in Lewisham to be hit with huge council tax bills
Lewisham landlords who do not rent out their property will have their council tax doubled. The charge for long-term empty
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Mystery surrounds why Battersea man was murdered by his cousin
Police still do not know why a 40-year-old man was murdered by his cousin, who walked away with his victim’s
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Threat of fines sees Southwark dog walkers clean up their act
Dog owners have picked up a tonne of extra dog poo since a clampdown almost two years ago. But inspectors
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