Young birds of a feather team up to offer helping hand to their winged friends
The children discussed the importance of helping birds in the colder months to feed and what they like to eat when insects are in short supply.
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Author: Yann Tear
Arrest made following Catford house fire, as arson is suspected
Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters were called out at around 5.45am after a blaze took hold on the ground floor of a semi-detached three-roomed flat.
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Guilty verdict for killer who lay in wait to shoot victim leaving nightclub
Yesterday, a jury at the Old Bailey found Tyler Roberts-Emmanuel, 19, of no fixed address, guilty of the murder of 30-year-old Lewisham resident Shaquille Graham.
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Bid for 24-hour booze sales a cause for alarm bells among council officers
Wandsworth council’s noise team claimed local residents could be disturbed if Little Waitrose, at the Shell petrol station on Queenstown Road, Battersea, is allowed to extend the hours it sells alcohol.
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Dip in Labour vote ushers Tories home in Westminster by-election
Thursday’s Vincent Square ward by-election saw Westminster Labour’s vote drop almost 11 per cent while the Liberal Democrats, who placed fourth, experienced a swing against it of almost five per cent, according to Election Maps UK.
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Murder charge follows naming of ‘Lewisham pub disturbance’ victim
Paul Tallant, 42, of Eltham, appeared in custody at Bromley Magistrates’ Court this morning.
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Greenwich’s new budget places renewable energy among top aims for new year
CEF is aimed at helping local people and organisations set up projects that use renewable energy, like solar panels and wind turbines, to cut carbon emissions and lower energy bills.
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‘Overcrowding’ fears ignored as Wandsworth presses ahead with new council homes
Wandsworth council will build the properties across three sites on the Whitnell Way Estate, in Putney, which are mainly used as car parking.
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Man needs hospital care after Catford house fire
Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters tackled the blaze at the semi-detached house on Stanstead Road in Catford.
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Greenwich prepares to embrace International Women’s Day – and a wide ranging programme of events
The Caribbean Social Forum is putting on the show at the Tramshed, Woolwich New Road, and from Saturday (when IWD is celebrated globally) until March 15, residents can explore ‘The Way We Were: Women Pioneers of the Caribbean’, kicking off with an evening of live music and refreshments.
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Arrest made after death of 63-year-old that followed pub clash
Police were called at around 8.30pm on Saturday following reports of an assault in Lewisham High Street.
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Wandsworth failing to meet health and safety standards in its housing stock, says regulator
The local authority said it is taking swift action to address failures to meet health and safety standards identified by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) – a public body that is currently auditing the housing stock of all local authorities.
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New literary foundation takes children’s authors under its wing
Marcela Ferreira, Alex Falase Koya, Adeola Sokunbi and Alom Shaha joined library staff for tea and cake and to meet their new mentor, Bromley Children’s Librarian Caroline Nolan – who will be supporting them this year via her role as ‘Literary Foundation Champion’.
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Claims from injured pedestrians proving costly for Croydon
Between 2020 and 2024, the council has paid out over £400,000 in compensation to those injured on Croydon’s roads and pathways.
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Government’s response to Grenfell findings met with mixed reaction
Nora, 45, said: “I don’t really understand why it has taken this long. They still aren’t doing a good job and it feels like they’re still brushing things under the carpet.”
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Pressure remains high at hospitals – despite merciful drop in norovirus numbers
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has recorded 10 cases of norovirus, also known as the winter vomiting bug, since January 1.
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No question of burying bad library news, insists Lambeth council leader
Claire Holland, leader of the local authority, said she was ‘proud’ of how ‘open and transparent’ the Labour authority was being about proposed reductions to the £4.6 million libraries service budget.
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Duo convicted of Fellmongers slaying of Rijkaard Siafa
David Walcott, 35, of Turle Road, Norbury and Rammon Mali, 33, of Valley Road, Croydon, were found guilty of the murder of Rijkaard Siafa on Wednesday at the Old Bailey, following a five-week trial.
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Man admits sex assaults on teens near Clapham Common
John Nyhan, 22, of Ingrave Street, Wandsworth, pleaded guilty at Kingston Crown Court to three sexual assaults.
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