Stockwell maniac drove car at clubbers outside venue
A reckless reveller barred from a bar has been sentenced to 16 years in jail after driving into a group
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Author: Toby Porter
More than one in five Southwark pupils claim free school meals, figures reveal
Nearly a quarter of pupils in Southwark are claiming free school meals, figures show. The Labour Party claims a full
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Lambeth Council leads the way with maternity provision for councillors
Lambeth Council is one of just 19 local authorities in England with a maternity policy for its councillors, new research
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Working families in Hammersmith and Fulham fork out more than three-quarters of wage on private rent
Working families in Hammersmith and Fulham cannot afford to privately rent as they are forced to fork out more than
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National Maritime Museum celebrates 50 years since NASA’s Apollo 11 mission landed on the moon
To celebrate 50 years since NASA’s Apollo 11 mission landed the first humans on the moon, the National Maritime Museum
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Football club Athenlay FC, Nunhead celebrated its 40th anniversary
A football club held a celebration for its 40th anniversary last month. Athenlay FC had its presentation day and annual
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Scientist launches kindness platform Do Me A Favour Buddy ‘DMAFB’ at Pop Brixton
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk A scientist whose life turned around when he bumped into a former school mate fresh out
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Lewisham Town hall loans £5m to housing association to alleviate pressure of homelessness
A town hall is to loan up to £5million to a housing assocation to buy properties on the local housing
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Feature documentary ‘Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle’
‘Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle’ is a feature documentary directed by Paul Sng and narrated by Maxine Peake and
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Women reclaim South Norwood park after string of sexual assaults
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk Women reclaimed their local park by walking around its boundary after a string of sex assaults on
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Brockley sisters ultra marathon for friend who died from brain tumour
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk Two sisters have completed an epic endurance challenge in tribute to a friend who died less
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Winner announced for Jack Petchey’s “Speak Out” Challenge – the largest youth speaking competition in the world
Fifteen-year-old Princilla Agyemang from St Gregory’s Catholic Science College wowed a packed audience at the Cambridge Theatre on Monday, July
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Arsonists who set fire to house, killing woman in Woolwich found guilty of murder
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk Two men who set light to a front door in a drug dealers’ row have been
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Loving girl penguins take new baby chick under their wings at Sea Life London Aquarium
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk Anyone who denies same-gender couples the right to adopt has some explaining to do. A longstanding
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Could body be that of the woman reported missing?
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk The Met’s Homicide and Major Crime Command are investigating after the discovery of a woman’s body
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Punter’s fined £350 costs in racist Brexit rant at Croydon betting shop
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk A pensioner told a black betting shop employee “when Brexit comes you will be gone,” after
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Knowing who your next door neighbour is according to Marcia Cappiello
BY MARCIA CAPPIELLO What is our community going to do? Why don’t we know our next-door neighbour? Have we forgotten
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Sporting stars help open ‘magnificent’ centre
The new state-of-the-art Sutcliffe Park Sports Centre was officially opened by Greenwich council leader Councillor Denise Hyland. She was joined
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Reward offered for information about the murder of Tulse Hill teenager John Ogunjobi
A reward of £20,000 has been offered in the hunt for the killing of a teenager which police believe must
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