Kennington Triangle comes under microscope in Lambeth traffic survey
Consultation has begun with residents and businesses living in the Kennington Triangle about possible changes to reduce traffic and speeds on roads.
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Author: Yann Tear
Appeals after alleged ‘skateboarder’ attack on Tube staff at Nine Elms
At about 1:25pm on Tuesday, January 28, a staff member challenged two people who were skating on the platform. The staff member was then assaulted by a woman.
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Lewisham’s inspiring young denizens earn awards recognising uplifting efforts
In total, 84 incredible young people from schools and colleges in the borough received prestigious Jack Petchey Foundation Achievement Awards presented at an event at Catford Broadway.
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New round of tree planting keeps Morden Park on the up and up
Saturday’s blitz was the fourth such event in the park since Merton Friends of the Earth started the project of boosting the park’s biodiversity in 2020 during the Covid pandemic.
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Fight to secure future lease at Norbury Park tennis club is on track
Croydon council intends to sell the lease Norbury Park Lawn Tennis Club (NPLTC), which has been welcoming players for well over 100 years, and the club wants to raise the cash to secure its future.
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Little objection to Little Waitrose as bid for round-the-clock booze sales approved
Wandsworth council’s licensing committee has given Little Waitrose, at the Shell patrol station on Queenstown Road, Battersea, a licence to extend the hours it sells alcohol.
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Search continues for men behind gunshot that injured 50-year-old’s hand
Police were called at around 11.30pm on Monday, December 23 to reports of a man being shot in Godric Crescent in New Addington.
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Police expecting dozens more victims to come forward after serial rapist is convicted
Zhenhao Zou, 28, of Churchyard Row, Elephant and Castle, was today found guilty of a total of 28 offences, including 11 counts of rape against 10 different women.
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Tragic youngster shot dead in Stockwell is named
Lathaniel Burrell from Stockwell sadly died at the scene following yesterday’s shooting. He was 16-years-old.
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Politicians echo shock felt by community at large following Stockwell shooting
Police are hunting for the teenager’s killers following the incident. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene on Paradise Road at around 2:30pm.
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Hammersmith and Fulham council rejects claims it has dipped into reserves to balance latest budget
The authority approved its budget for 2025/26 at a full council meeting last Wednesday night, claiming it as a ‘prudent’ balancing of the books, which includes an 88p-a-week rise in council tax.
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Uncertain future for hospice so concerning for those who stand to lose most
St Raphael’s Hospice provides free, first-class specialist and palliative care to people in Sutton and Merton. Many who have used the service over the years have praised its ability to allow loved ones to receive considered and compassionate care at home and, in many instances, give them the right to die in dignity.
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KC councillor censured for once more breaching codes of conduct
Members of Kensington and Chelsea council’s audit and transparency committee said Eva Jedut, an independent councillor, had breached the councillor code of conduct in relation to six complaints made against her.
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Coco says noise complaints are ‘Loco’ as bar applies for extra operating hours
Raul Gimeno, who works at Coco Loco, a delicatessen-cum-cocktail bar in Camberwell, told a council licensing meeting yesterday that he thought it was unreasonable for the resident to complain about loud music at the time.
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Another cop in the dock – facing coercive behaviour charge
Detective Constable Asiri Hamidi, 34, attached to the South Area Command Unit, will appear before Westminster Magistrates’ Court tomorrow. He was charged with coercive control on Friday, January 31.
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Objections raised over licence renewal for ‘exploitative’ Soho strip joint
SophistiCats, located on Brewer Street, has previously denied the allegations, saying the funds had been frozen by the banks.
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Good Shepherd school not guiding young lambs well enough, says Ofsted report
Teachers at Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School in Moorside Road, Downham, on the border of Lewisham and Bromley, were criticised for failing to consistently manage students’ behaviour in a report by the education watchdog published this week.
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Expensive and not up to scratch: Tenants lament Brixton experience at hands of property firm Lexadon
Ricardo Rauseo paid 12 months rent upfront (£21,468) to secure a one-bed flat in Brixton from landlord Lexadon in 2022, after starting a master’s degree at the London School of Economics.
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Advice from fire brigade after new portable heater episode sparks blaze in home
Half of the ground floor was damaged by the fire in Elm Road. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus rescued a man from the first floor using a smoke hood, who was treated on scene by London Ambulance Service.
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