Key workers at Croydon Hospital no longer getting sick pay if they get Covid
The hospital workers employed by external company G4S claim they are not being paid when they are off ill with Covid-19.
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Author: Toby Porter
High Court protest over takeover of Streatham surgeries by American conglomorate
A judicial review in the High Courts challenged NHS Commissioners’ decision to allow Missouri-based Centene Corporation’s take-over of dozens of London GP Surgeries – three in Streatham are amongst those affected.
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Southwark architect running 33 marathons in a year to mark 30 years since his diabetes diagnosis
Harry Leung, 33, from the Old Kent Road, Peckham, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was three years old and decided to take on the challenge this year to mark the 30th anniversary of his diagnosis.
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Sporting south-west London bishop will retire on 20th anniversary of his consecreation
A bishop whose diocese stretches from Waterloo to Chessington has announced he will retire on the 20th anniversary of his consecration.
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Hundreds of parents sign petition to save five Lambeth nurseries
Hundreds of parents have signed a petition bidding to save five nurseries, which could close if education chiefs do not give them extra cash.
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Couple die and man arrested after collision in Knockholt
A man and a woman died in a multi-vehicle crash in Orpington today on Saturday, February 5 and another man has been rushed to hospital.
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Tooting bogus architect who could not use a tape measure sentenced to community service after being part of £800,000 fake building company con
David Gogo, from Barringer Square, Tooting, worked for Contemporary Home Improvements (CHI) – and the firm was never responsible for putting one brick onto another.
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Bexleyheath teenager with copy of Mein Kampf convicted of publishing terrorist material after posting bomb-making instructions
Connor Burke, from Bexleyheath, pleaded guilty to disseminating a terrorist publication.
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South-east London boost is only a few weeks away as Elizabeth Line opening scheduled
A new rail linking Paddington and Heathrow to Abbey Wood will open in the first half of this year as trials continue.
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Number of council homes in Lambeth homes to more than double as Westbury estate redevelopment is approved
Eight-storey blocks of 124 new homes have been approved as part of the second phase to rebuild an estate.
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‘When disaster strikes, pray for Shackleton…’
Ernest Shackleton explored the South Pole three times. He was hailed a hero and knighted by Edward VII. He died during the third attempt.
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Battersea disabled already hit by benefits cuts will not be helped by green paper, says MP
An MP says one in five disabled people on benefit have already had their benefits cut in the last two years – and the government has blown a chance to help the disabled.
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Adblock Lambeth group claim victory as giant billboard applications are rejected by the town hall
Campaigners are claiming victory after their protests stopped five luminous advertising hoardings from going ahead.
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Life sentence for Dulwich man who stabbed ex-wife to death while their daughter was in room next door
Stony Stoica, whose 44th birthday falls tomorrow – the day after his sentencing – then calmly walked into Peckham police station an hour later.
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13,000 people sign petition against Low Traffic Neighbourhoods
The number of signatures has soared since Lewisham council decided to make the Lee Green Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) permanent on January 13.
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Going into the Dragons’ Den… for a share of Camp Wildfire
It was either the bravest move ever on Dragons’ Den – or the biggest mistake.
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Thieves steal garden statue in memory of student who died of cancer
Thieves broke into Lucas Vale School in darkness and stole a statue erected in memory of a battling teenager who died of cancer 14 years ago.
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Parents of pupils become increasingly frustrated at lack of action at Dalmain Primary School
Teachers and families have spoken to the South London Press about a deteriorating relationship between headteacher Erika Eisele and the school community since she arrived in 2018.
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Battersea and Rotherhithe couple guilty of allowing baby to suffer harm after eight-week-old was found to have 60 broken bones when she died
Naomi Johnson, 24, of Octavia Street, Battersea, and Benjamin O’Shea, 26, of Dominion Drive, Rotherhithe, were sentenced at Inner London Crown Court on Friday, 28 January.
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