Whats On: coming up
A modern revival of Harold Brighouse’s Hobson’s Choice is being shown in Brockley. Matthew Townshend Productions has given Brighouse’s Lancashire
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Author: Toby Porter
Radical creativity sweeps across Brixton this weekend in the third year of its city festival
London’s newest weekender, Brixton City Festival is in its third year and promises to be bigger and better than ever. The arts
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‘I always think about my donor, he’s always in back of my mind’ says Belvedere transplant recipient
BY CALUM FRASER calum@slpmedia.co.uk Jide Akinola didn’t think he would live long enough to get married or have children. The
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Cycle scheme knocked back as traders say business will be hit by the plans
Traders say they could be put out of business if town hall plans to scrap parking bays on a busy
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Shopkeeper who fended off knife-wielding robber says he’s no hero and concerned for offender’s family
A shopkeeper who fended off a knife-wielding robber said he is “no hero” and is concerned for the well-being of
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Man charged with GBH and breach of non-molestation order after woman stabbed in back in Greenwich
A man is due to appear in court after being charged with a stabbing in Greenwich. Peter Morley, 35, of
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Gang who kidnapped and tortured man were scuppered by helicopter testing search lights
A victim of a gang of thugs who kidnapped and tortured him was saved by stroke of fortune after a
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Police arrest 35-year-old after woman stabbed several times in back in Greenwich
The Police have found a man they sought in connection with a stabbing incident. A woman, believed to be in
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Police begin man hunt after woman stabbed multiple times in back in Greenwich
Police are looking for a man after a woman was stabbed in the back in Greenwich on Monday September 10.
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Dad to walk the 171 miles taken by his son in life-saving ambulance dash
A father is walking 171 miles to raise money for the hospital that saved his teenage son’s life. David Boyce,
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Railway club fears hitting buffers: Southwark and District Model Railway Club in search of a new home
BY HATTIE BREWIS toby@slpmedia.co.uk Model railway enthusiasts fear they could be on a one-way ticket to the buffers if they
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Movie star Rylance hopes to help Herne Hill pupils get into record books
If you can hold a paint brush and be in Herne Hill on Wednesday evening, you could find yourself in
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Seen any strangers in the neighbourhood? Bring them along to Close Encounters in Peckham
Local residents are invited to Close Encounters of the Third Kind on its 40th anniversary year. Peckham’s Copleston Centre, in
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Southwark and Lewisham council join together to launch ‘Back the Bakerloo’ campaign to extend tubeline
BY CALUM FRASER calum@slpmedia.co.uk Town hall chiefs have made a bid for residents to support their plans to extend the
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Science Gallery London presents ‘Hooked’ examining pressing issues surrounding addiction and recovery
The new Science Gallery London at King’s College’s Guy’s campus will open its doors this month with Hooked, a thought-provoking
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What’s On: coming up
Celebrated Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca’s classic tragedy of familial conflict and fated love is pulled into sharp focus in
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Huge Victorian baths in New Cross to reopen as centre for contemporary art
CALUM FRASER calum@slpmedia.uk Huge Victorian baths which have been closed for more than 25 years will reopen as a contemporary
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Knapsdale Estate residents in Forest Hill protest: ‘fix problems before building homes’
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk Residents living nearby are fuming that a five-storey development of 17 homes will lead to a
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‘It’s so important you tell family of your organ donation wishes’ says mother of daughter who died from severe asthma attack
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk Kate Hatherell was out with friends from work a year ago when she suffered an asthma
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