Prime Minister Boris Johnson watched as the hospital which saved his life gave its first vaccination to an 81-year-old Bromley resident.
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The ‘Marsh Harrier’s Shadow’ was created by the Youth Eco Development Council (YEDC), local youngsters passionate about creating change in Thamesmead, in collaboration with artist Miyuki Kasahara, and funded by Peabody and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
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A Croydon resident and long standing NHS volunteer from Norbury has become one of the first in London to get the COVID-19 vaccine as the NHS begins the roll out of its largest ever vaccination programme.
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An alternative Christmas tree was set up in Brixton, decorated with presents such as Clean Air and Green Jobs.
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The FA has confirmed it is investigating booing at Millwall’s game on Saturday.
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The mum of a girl who died amid regular asthma attacks while living yards from the traffic-clogged South Circular Road has revealed how little she knew about the pollution danger and how to avoid it.
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A controversial housing development near a conservation area could be waived through by the Deputy Mayor of London next week.
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Police are trying to trace a man who’s absconded from a mental health facility in Shooters Hill, Greenwich.
Brian Kalule, 38, was on escorted leave with a member of staff in the hospital grounds last Wednesday afternoon when he ran away.
Officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command last week arrested a man on suspicion of being a member of a terrorist organisation.
The 39-year-old was arrested in South London on Thursday, December 3 on suspicion of a crime under section 11 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
Big Mike’s Calypso Kitchen, which only opened in July, works with local charity Croydon Night Watch fortnightly to feed the hungry.
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A total of 24 illuminated windows, each designed by a local artist or community organisation to create the Advent Calendar Trail 2020, have been adapted to ensure the windows can be enjoyed in Covid-safe ways – both online and on site.
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Transport secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed the government has approved plans to safeguard the land needed to construct the proposed Bakerloo Line Extension to Lewisham.
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Pines and Needles business development manager Priyanka Patel said the greedy thieves took “tens of thousands” of pounds in stock, costing the company an entire trading day in a selling season already delayed by Covid-19.
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Four major South London hospital trusts are preparing to give residents vaccinations in the coming days.
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Firefighters were called to the ground floor flat on Penwith Road in Earlsfield on November 23 by neighbours who heard a fire alarm and saw smoke coming from the letterbox.
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The Christ the King (CTK) colleges, a group of Catholic Sixth Forms in south-east London, are appealing to parents, staff and pupils to raise money for charities which help families in difficulties.
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The vaccination of hundreds of thousands of residents in South London and Kent will be staffed by thousands of students from colleges in the area.
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A pop choir has written and released an original Christmas single to raise money for charity – which reached number 52 in the UK iTunes charts on its first day of release.
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Tree defenders camped in front of ancient oaks are celebrating after the High Court refused an injunction to oust them. Southwark council failed to get the go-ahead from the High Court to remove campaigners Save The Footbridge Oaks, who have been keeping a vigil on two oak trees next to Cox’s Walk Footbridge in Sydenham Hill Wood.
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