Ex-heart patients write guide for teens needing pacemakers
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk Two former Evelina London Children’s Hospital patients have created a booklet to help young people who
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Four men jailed after kidnapping a man in Greenwich and threatening to kill him unless a ransom was paid
Four men have been jailed for a total of 48 years convicted of conspiracy to kidnap and blackmail. On 22
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How black nurses were vital to our health service even before Windrush
By Tilak Patel Black British history matters. That’s why Stephen Bourne, a London South Bank University (LSBU) honorary graduate, will
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Teenager gets 10 years in prison for stabbing which left victim brain damaged
A teenager has jailed at the Old Bailey for a vicious stabbing that left his 17-year-old victim in a minimally
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Early pressure on new Lewisham mayor to sort out Millwall land grab row
New Lewisham mayor Damien Egan was only elected a matter of hours ago but he already knows what his first
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South London stars in Time Out awards
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk South London has dominated the winning rostrum in the Time Out Love London Awards. Tens of
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By royal appointment, I’m going to Harry and Meghan’s nuptials
BY CALUM FRASER calum@slpmedia.co.uk Olivia Parson hopes her hair can look as good as Donald Trump’s at the upcoming Royal
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Find out how Battersea Power Station is being renovated and redeveloped
An insight into how one of Europe’s biggest redevelopments is being built will be a part of London Craft Week
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‘If things had been done right I might have changed earlier’
The attempt to arrest Michael Groce sparked the Brixton riots of 1985. A police raid on his mother Cherry’s home
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Care charity for patients with any terminal illness honours top volunteers
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk A volunteer was named legacy ambassador of the year by a terminal illness charity at its first
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Petition to save Sydenham post office reaches No 10
Campaigners delivered a petition to Number 10 Downing Street in a bid to save the last Crown Post Office in
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Amateur chef Tobi from Lewisham cooks up a storm
BY CALUM FRASER calum@slpmedia.co.uk An amateur chef from South-east London is being put to the test by Mary Berry on
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Mother of teenager stabbed to death is gathering bereaved parents in Greenwich to make stand against knife crime
By Calum Fraser The mother of a teenager who was stabbed to death in South-east London is gathering bereaved parents
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Beckenham care home flats are up for top design gong
A social housing development in South-east London has been shortlisted for an architectural award. Hazelhurst Court, in Beckenham Hill Road,
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Appeal launched to raise cash for school’s books
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk Britain’s greatest writer, William Shakespeare, showed how much he valued books in his last play, The
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‘Please help find Ola’s killers’
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk The heartbroken family of a 20-year-old who was shot and stabbed to death after a row
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Lewisham couple jailed for abusing children they were caring for as foster parents
A couple who subjected three young children in their care to a tirade of physical abuse have been jailed. Yea
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South Asian culture festival coming to the Southbank Centre
The largest festival of South Asian culture outside the sub-continent is winging its ways to the Southbank Centre. Alchemy showcases
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The Embassy Gardens Market returns to Nine Elms
Property developer EcoWorld Ballymore has announced the return of its Embassy Gardens Market. Taking place at Embassy Gardens’ New Union
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