Lewisham teacher dies with coronavurus
Jan Docker, who taught at Stillness Junior School, in Brockley Rise, passed away over Christmas, the school has confirmed.
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Woman who moved to Sri Lanka to care for sick dogs gets British Empire Medal
Peckham born and raised Sam Green first went to Sri Lanka in 2006 but decided to stay in 2013 to care for frail dogs after literally hearing the call of the wild.
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Sydenham leisure centre will not reopen after lockdown as it needs £1million spent on it
A leisure centre could be stay closed after lockdown as it needs more than £1million of work on it to secure its future.
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Man appears in court charged with murder of woman in her 90s at Catford care home
A man was today charged with the murder of a woman in her 90s at a care home.
Alexander Rawson, 62 of Canadian Avenue, Catford, also a resident at the care home where the murder took place, was today due to appear at Bexleyheath Magistrates’ Court.
Driver paying out more than £1,000 for Lewisham low traffic neighbourhood tickets sent to wrong address
A driver has had demands for escalating fines sent to both his new and then his old address within days of each other.
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Parents of Nora Quoirin, 15-year-old who died in Malaysian jungle, “utterly disappointed” with coroner’s misadventure verdict
The coroner, Maimoonah Aid, ruled out homicide, natural death and suicide on Monday and said the French-Irish 15-year-old probably got lost after leaving her family’s cottage on her own.
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Memoir about 1985 Brixton shooting by police of Cherry Groce wins Costa Award
Debut author Lee Lawrence has won the Costa biography award for a memoir about his battle for justice for his mother, Cherry Groce, who was left paralysed after being shot by police in 1985.
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King’s College Hospital becomes first in country to postpone urgent cancer surgery because intensive care beds are full of Covid-19 patients
King’s College Hospital has cancelled urgent cancer surgery today and tomorrow because so many of its intensive care beds are occupied by Covid-19 patients.
Management called off all “priority two” cancer operations it was due to perform – surgery which cancer specialists have judged to be urgent and need to be done within 28 days of the decision to undertake them.
Florence Nightingale Museum to close indefinitely, just weeks after year celebrating 200 years since nurse’s birth
The 32-year-old attraction, in the grounds of St Thomas’ Hospital in Waterloo, has announced a major review and restructuring of its operations and a period of consultation with staff due to the effects of the pandemic and lockdowns.
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First test trains pass along Northern Line extension to Nine Elms
The Northern Line Extension passed a major milestone at Christmas after test passenger trains successfully completed the journey through the new tunnels from Kennington to Battersea Power Station.
The Northern line passenger trains entered the new 3.2km tunnels at Kennington, travelling through the newly constructed step-plate junction that connects the existing Northern line tunnels to the extension.
Hospital which saved prime minister’s life is exposed by staff shortages and poor planning for second wave, says senior nurse
A senior intensive care nurse at the hospital which saved Boris Johnson’s life has warned there are not enough staff to cope with the second Covid wave.
Dave Carr, an intensive care charge nurse, at St Thomas’s Hospital, Waterloo, says the soaring numbers of infections are now making the situation there worse than the spring wave.
London mayor and council leaders not consulted by government about return instructions for their schools
The Mayor of London and council leaders have said they were not consulted on the Government’s decision to reopen some primary schools in the capital from next week.
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Doctor and former midwife at King’s College Hospital, Camberwell, named in New Year Honours
A King’s College Hospital doctor and a former King’s midwife are two of the NHS workers recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list for 2021.
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Advice on getting medical treatment over New Year’s Day weekend in south-west London
This Bank Holiday weekend the NHS is urging Londoners to follow Government guidance on staying safe and remember that 999 and A&E are for emergencies only.
The NHS very busy, but urgent care is available – GPs are offering more appointments, including evenings and weekends, for people with urgent health needs.
Lewisham junior doctor receives a British Empire Medal for work educating students during lockdown
A junior doctor has been made an MBE for his services to medical education and his work during the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr Azeem Alam is being honoured for his work at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
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South London MPs – for Brixton, Vauxhall and Streatham – defy leader over Brexit deal
Two South London Labour MPs have resigned as junior frontbenchers after defying their leader Keir Starmer and refusing to vote for prime minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal.
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Red Cross fundraiser from Sydenham awarded MBE in New Year Honours for massive success in fundraising for multiple charities
A charity fundraiser who boosted the incomes of the Red Cross, NSPCC, MS Society and Diabetes UK has been recognised for two decades of fundraising work – and he is yet to tell his wife.
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Three South London fire brigade staff get gongs in New Year Honours for work through pandemic
Three South London staff have been recognised in the Queen’s New Year Honours for their service to London Fire Brigade.
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Greenwich council leader reacts with anger to borough’s pupils being forced back to school when pupils in less infectious Kensington & Chelsea must stay at home
The leader of Greenwich council has expressed his dismay that pupils in the borough will be put at risk by being forced back to school when those in less infectious areas will stay at home.
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