Southwark cabinet minister for housing Leo Pollak has quit after it emerged he had not been transparent about a Twitter account that he managed, which slammed community groups. He has apologised to leader Cllr Kieron Williams for “a serious error of judgement that doesn’t meet the standards of openness and accountability that you would expect of a public representative”.
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Council tax is going up in Westminster to cope with the costs of the pandemic. Westminster City Council plans to increase the tax by 3.5 per cent – including a general increase of 0.5 per cent and a social care precept rise of three per cent.
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For most of us doing a handful of burpees is hard work. Fitness coach Harri Pereira plans to complete 2,590 of them without stopping this Saturday (13 February), to raise awareness of ovarian cancer a week after losing his mother to the disease.
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A murder investigation has been launched after a man was found with fatal stab injuries in Parsons Green and another man was rushed to hospital after a three-man fight. Police were called at 6.42pm on Thursday 11 February to reports of a confrontation between three males in Ackmar Road.
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The family of a 22-year-old killed in Croydon during a spate of stabbings in the area last weekend have described their devastation at his death. Lavaun Witter was stabbed to death amid seven unconnected stabbings over 24 hours, which started on Friday evening.
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Croydon Council has been assuring staff that services will continue as usual as claims that four senior members of staff have been suspended circulate. The Local Government Chronical reported yesterday evening (Tuesday, February 9) that director of finance Lisa Taylor, director of place Shifa Mustafa, director of localities Hazel Simmonds and director of health, wellbeing and adults Guy Van Dichele have been suspended.
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Cases of the South African Covid-19 strain have been found in parts of West Norwood and some streets in Streatham – so town hall chiefs are urging residents to fix up a test as soon as possible – whether they have symptoms or not.
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An elderly woman with severe dementia will be given a Covid-19 vaccine, despite her inability to give consent and her son insisting she should not receive a jab.
Court documents reveal the highly emotive and unusual case concerning the 80-year-old from London, who cannot be identified for legal reasons.
A building preservation campaign has slammed plans for a 20-storey skyscraper which would loom over Brixton.
The Victorian Society has urged London Mayor Sadiq Khan to stop the so-called “Hondo Tower” being built, saying it will spoil the area – and waste energy.
Piers Corbyn has been arrested and released on bail following complaints by Southwark council over leaflets comparing the Covid-19 vaccination roll out to Auschwitz. Mr Corbyn, 73, who is the brother of the former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, was arrested with another man on Wednesday on suspicion of malicious communications.
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A school doomed to close because of financial problems and a crumbling home will be the new home of two private Catholic schools, after a massive donation from an anonymous donor. Virgo Fidelis Convent Senior School, in Central Hill, Upper Norwood, is set to close in August because of safety, education and finance issues and so stopped accepting Year 7 pupils last September.
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More than 70,000 people in South London are thought to be living in buildings with cladding that is unlikely to meet current building standards, government figures show. Southwark has been worst affected by the crisis, with an estimated 16,982 people living in potentially dangerous housing.
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Charlton Athletic’s diversity-promoting online event to battle bigotry was invaded by virtual participants who subjected organisers to homophobic, racist and sexist abuse.
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Greenwich residents who are most at risk from COVID-19 will receive extra help to protect themselves, their families and communities thanks to £720,000 funding. It aims to help all residents plus specific groups share information about the virus with friends, family and local community networks, reducing the amount of misinformation and listing the support available.
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A government review into the financial collapse of Croydon Council exposes serious failings in management and leadership at the authority. It has agreed to give the council a multi-million pound loan, known as a capitalisation direction, which means it will be able to balance its budget this year.
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The Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police has been criticised for his attempt to justify the way stop and search is used on young black men in London. Deputy Commissioner Sir Stephen House was quoted in the Evening Standard saying “of course our stopping and searching is disproportionate” as the Met is focusing its attention “where the problem lies”.
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Dulwich Hamlet Football Club chiefs have warned the club might not last another year if it is forced into debt by their league.
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Millwall fans are currently streaking ahead for the amount they have given to a string of cancer charities
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A world-leading new heart and lung transplant centre looks likely to be developed at St Thomas’s Hospital.
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