‘Tireless’ Westminster ward councillor decides to call it a day
Cllr Paul Dimoldenberg will be replaced by Cllr Max Sullivan as cabinet member for City Management. The decision comes ahead of Cllr Dimoldenberg’s retirement next year.
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Author: Yann Tear
Man arrested following Asda stabbings
Police were called at around 10.15am today with reports of a stabbing at a warehouse in Marlowe Way, Beddington.
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New blood centre in Brixton opened by sickle cell awareness campaigner
A plaque at the centre recognises Dame Elizabeth’s lifelong commitment to improving the care of people living with sickle cell disease and thalassaemia and heralds a new phase in NHS Blood and Transplant’s drive to recruit more black heritage blood donors from across South London.
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Short-term ‘holiday’ lets reaching unprecedented levels in Kensington
The local authority estimates 9,584 short-term lets (STLs) were located in the borough in 2024 – up from around 8,100 the previous year.
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Five hurt after suspected stabbings near Croydon Asda store
Police were called to Marlowe Way, Beddington, this morning at around 10.20am after receiving reports of a stabbing in a warehouse.
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It’s fun to stay at the YMCA, but not for much longer as central London branch is set to close
In December, the YMCA announced the Great Russell Street site would be closing on February 7.
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Drivers told to beware QR code parking scam in Kensington and Chelsea
The borough’s council said hoax QR codes were found on signage in at least six locations in January.
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Legal battle set to rage as tenants fight Lambeth council evictions
By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter A private tenant facing eviction by a Labour council has launched a High Court
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Murder charge imposed after Croydon victim is named as Jamelatu Tsiwah
Larry Nimoh 21, of no fixed address, was charged with murder and attempted murder yesterday and will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today.
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Members of Apple store raiding gang from South London charged
The charges include 24 of conspiracy to commit robbery and conspiracy to commit theft, one of possession of a class A drug, one of possession of a class B drug and one of breach of bail.
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Two women PCs cleared after death in Lewisham of man who ‘couldn’t breathe’
The panel found allegations against PCs Danielle Barnes and Elizabeth McAleenan not proven following the restraint and death of Kevin Clarke in March 2018 in Lewisham.
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Man dies in Shepherd’s Bush care home fire
Four fire engines and about 25 firefighters tackled a fire at a residential care home in Elgin Close, Shepherd’s Bush.
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Delays to repairs at ‘crumbling’ St Mary’s Hospital cast doubt on its long-term prospects
Professor Tim Orchard, chief executive of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, described the delays as ‘devastating news for our communities, our staff and patients, and for the whole of the capital’s healthcare system’.
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Climate activists lament the ‘disaster’ of Trump’s return to power
The inauguration of Donald Trump as 47th President of the United States of America on Monday mobilised protest groups to Westminster and Whitehall to show collective opposition and alarm at the return of a man whose motto is ‘Drill baby, drill’ and chose as a first act the renouncement of the global Paris Accord on climate.
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Norwood block blaze sees six taken to hospital
Eight fire engines and about 60 firefighters were called to tackle the blaze in Church Road in the early hours of this morning.
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Police eager to complete picture of escalator fall at Waterloo station that may have led to death
Ian Airlie, 48, was found dead at his home in Greenwich on Thursday, October 10 – a few weeks after an incident at Waterloo
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Coroner says NHS England must examine policy over lifesaving drugs after death of Camberwell student
Charlie Marriage, 32, suffered a sudden unexpected death in epilepsy at his flat in Camberwell in June 2021, during a seizure after he was unable to get his anti-epilepsy medication.
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Rented ‘golf buggies’ are hip new way to go in west London – and probably a world-first
There are currently ten Yo-Go buggies which are being operated as part of a “world-first” trial in the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
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More details emerge in murder case of Citibank executive Marianne
Marianne, 43, was vice president of trade and working capital sales at financial giant Citibank.
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