Balham middle-distance star Katie Snowden ran to a courageous ninth in the Diamond League final in Zurich this afternoon. In her last race of the season, and the last big set-piece of the athletics campaign, the 27-year-old geography graduate recorded 4:06.46, which is closer to her best than most of her competitors.
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Striker Matt Smith admitted that Millwall hanging on to Jed Wallace was “absolutely massive” after the Lions winger stayed put on deadline day. There were no concrete proposals for the Den talisman towards the end of the transfer window – despite the 27-year-old starring for the Lions over the past three seasons.
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Midfielders Anna Filbey and Megan Wynne and forward Elise Hughes will be part of the group who will face Kazakhstan in Llanelli on Friday, September 17 and visit Parnu to take on Estonia the following Tuesday.
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AFC Wimbledon goalkeeper Nik Tzanev has expressed his joy at signings a new three-year contract. The 24-year-old has made 31 appearances since making his debut in August 2019.
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West Dulwich eight-year-old climbed Snowdon in memory of late father to raise money for cure for the disease which killed his beloved dad. Oscar Moth from West Dulwich, lost his dad, Piers in March this year, 10 days before his eighth birthday. Piers had been diagnosed with a brain tumour 10 years ago, after suffering a seizure at a party.
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If you want to improve your image, asking students the best way might not be the obvious route. Elevated Minds Community Interest Company (EMCIC) set up a project to improve the image of vulnerable pupils, and were helped by undergraduates of London College of Communication (LCC).
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The daughter of a hairdresser who was in intensive care is making a fundraising leap of love and in tribute to the medics who helped her. “Daredevil” Natasha Barreto (pictured left), 34, and three of her family will launch themselves from the top of St Thomas’s Hospital building and descend 160 feet with views of The Thames, Parliament and the South Bank
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Walkers will raise money for a mental health charity starting at Battersea Park and going along the Thames to Tower Bridge and back. Walking Out of Darkness 10-mile event, run by counselling life advice suicide prevention, CLASP, is returning to mark this year’s World Mental Health Day.
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The first 130 homes of a planned 30-year development have been finished. Peabody has recently completed the new homes at Southmere along with a new library – The Nest – public square and commercial space as part of its long-term regeneration plans for the area.
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Charlton Athletic have signed former Addick and Crystal Palace keeper Stephen Henderson. The popular goalkeeper played 54 games for Charlton between 2014 and 2016 before moving to Nottingham Forest and then two seasons at Selhurst Park under Roy Hodgson.
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AFC Wimbledon head coach Mark Robinson wants Jack Rudoni to keep producing performances akin to the one the 20-year-old displayed at Plough Lane on Saturday, scoring a double to help the Dons to their second league win of the season.
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The lessons Mark Robinson’s Dons learned from their first home win at Plough Lane in 30 years.
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Blue Badge holders, taxis and fully accessible private hire cars could be allowed to go through traffic-busting barriers in Lambeth. The borough’s town hall chiefs ar looking at new exemptions to its emergency Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, as consultations on the future of two of the borough’s five schemes begin.
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Residents are opposing the council’s decision to cut down the last London plane tree on their street. Families gathered in Senlac Road, Lewisham, to stop a lorry from felling a 70-years-old plane tree in June. An online petition to save the tree, has reached more than 30.000 signatures.
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A children’s hospital been praised at this year’s European Healthcare Design Awards (EDH). Evelina London Children’s Hospital has been awarded a High Commendation at the gongs, and recognised as a model of excellence in children’s healthcare environment design.
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Lewisham Council is looking for an operator to run the new pub, art, performance and music space at the former Catford Constitutional Club. The venue, part of plans for Thomas Lane Yard, a new development aiming to deliver new affordable homes and bring more people to the town centre.
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A new model will see a dedicated in-house children’s centre team for each project. Bexley council will provide targeted support to children and their families, running sessions in the Children Centres and other venues across the borough.
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Around 80 people in Merton are testing positive for Covid-19 each day, prompting warnings to stay safe. Lead for Covid-19 resilience at the council Barry Causer told a meeting on Wednesday night (September 1) that infections are being driven by the delta variant in people aged 16-29.
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The AELTC says that building more courts would mean qualifying matches of the tournament could be moved from Roehampton to Wimbledon. A huge new plan to expand Wimbledon Tennis Club would see more of the famous tournament’s qualifying matches played on site – plus an 8,000 seat ‘parkland show court’.
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