Graduate’s fashion show is inspired by her grandfather’s Windrush experience
BY LILY HESS toby@slpmedia.co.uk A fashion student has presented her collection inspired by her grandfather and the Windrush generation at the
Read More
Author: Toby Porter
Streatham Coffee Shop owner faces station chop
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk You’ve heard about the wrong kind of leaves on the tracks. And the wrong kind of
Read More
Taxing time for families on Universal Credit
EXCLUSIVE BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk A mum and her daughter went all the way to Downing Street last Wednesday to
Read More
Tower block development gets the go-ahead in Bexley
BY CALUM FRASER calum@slpmedia.co.uk Furious residents have slammed plans to build tower blocks in their town centre. A development scheme
Read More
Nurse honoured with the British Empire Medal
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk A nurse who has spent 10 years promoting organ donation in minority communities has been awarded
Read More
Charity worker up for a Rising Stars award
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk A charity worker has been named in the top five women in her sector at an
Read More
Mum who has cracked code for success in business shortlisted for Vision Award
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk Algorithms, codes, programming and polymorphism may sound like gobbledegook to many of us. So it would
Read More
‘We see mums unable to pay for nappies. It’s heartbreaking’ says Little Village charity
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk A charity which supports families with children aged under five is set to expand into a
Read More
Lewisham moped robbers sought by police after two linked attacks on same day
Police are seeking a pair of moped robbers after two linked attacks on the same day. In one incident, officers were
Read More
100 families to be given refuge in Lewisham council’s resettlement programme
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk A South London borough is set to resettle more refugees than any other in London. Up
Read More
Residents fury at Greenwich town hall ignoring its own master plan
BY CALUM FRASER calum@slpmedia.co.uk Residents are accusing town hall chiefs of railroading over their own master plan if a development is given the
Read More
Communication with fans is key: Charlton’s first fan on the board explains what went well, what didn’t, and how a supporters’ director position could benefit the club today.
BY CALUM FRASER calum@slpmedia.co.uk Charlton Athletic had a fan on the board for almost 15 years before the position was discontinued in
Read More
Twin sister is muddy great for Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life
BY CALUM FRASER calum@slpmedia.co.uk The mother of a schoolgirl who had stage four cancer says her daughter was saved by her twin
Read More
Parents of children at John Roan school in Greenwich set to take Ofsted to court
BY CALUM FRASER calum@slpmedia.co.uk A group of South-east London parents are trying to take Ofsted to the High Court. A
Read More
How company in Vauxhall was a good fit for Chancellor before his Mansion House speech
Chancellor Philip Hammond chose a cutting edge online investment business to visit before his Mansion House speech on the economy
Read More
Jeremy Corbyn backs idea of putting fan on the board at Charlton Athletic – and says he will come to Valley if invited by fans
By Calum Fraser Jeremy Corbyn has given his support to the Mercury’s Back to the Board campaign. The Labour leader
Read More
Theatre – Ruffled Feathers by Lily Hess
An over-60s theatre company has created a play based on the lives of the swans that live in a local
Read More
Anger over parking ticket as daughter chokes on a crisp in Greenwich
BY CALUM FRASER calum@slpmedia.co.uk David Morse panicked when his three-year-old daughter started to choke violently in the car. The Lewisham
Read More
MP opens unit after being its first patient
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.com An MP has officially opened a blood unit after being the first patient to be treated there
Read More