Laura, a senior sister at King’s College hospital, told a meeting of the NHS trust’s board of directors last Thursday that hospital staff, other patients and even relatives had suffered violence and aggression from the mentally ill people during their long stays in A&E.
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The North Wimbledon Christian Aid Group organised its annual event at St Mary’s Church, Wimbledon, as part of Christian Aid Week. The event has been run by Juliet Boyd for more than 20 years.
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Obdulia Gracia Medina, 39, was reported missing to Surrey Police by hospital staff on Sunday, April 14.
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Medical staff called police at around 2.30am after the victim, a man in his 20s, had attended hospital with a gunshot injury. The victim had been dropped off in a private car.
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The Charity has produced four vibrant and expressive wall hangings which celebrate diversity and inclusion through the lens of sport and tennis.
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The Brit Award-winning rapper has taken over the Selhurst Sports Arena to launch Merky FC HQ, in collaboration with Adidas. The recently refurbished arena will allow football to be played on high-quality 3G pitches and act as a community space for Croydon’s creatives.
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Ferenc Habermann says he uses the tunnel nearly every day for cycling and to get to work in East London. He said he regularly has to carry his bike up and down the stairs of the tunnel entrances due to the lifts often being unavailable.
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Terry Bays recently turned 80 and, far from having her big occasion marked at home long into her retirement, she had it at the place where she has worked for 43 years.
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Paul Debenham, 30, of no fixed address was sentenced at Croydon Crown Court on Monday, for a linked series of aggravated burglaries in the Orpington area.
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The Hurlingham Academy, which had been rated ‘Good’ for more than six years, was upgraded by the watchdog following a visit in March.
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Despite previously making commitments to reopen the centre, volunteers now say the council is ‘ignoring’ them and the visitor centre remains boarded up.
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Council documents for a scrutiny meeting for Greenwich council on May 7 showed the top locations in the borough for parking fines issued in the past year and the junction of Woolwich Road and Charlton Lane topped the list with 6,108 drivers being fined for stopping in the bus lane.
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The woman was prosecuted by Greenwich council after she reportedly provided tenants of her Charlton apartment with misleading licence agreements that claimed they had no protection from immediate eviction.
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Cliff Mitchell, 24, of Putney, was convicted in February of 10 counts of rape, three counts of rape of a child under 13, one count of kidnap and breach of a non-molestation order following a trial at Croydon Crown Court.
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Ms Meade was sanctioned by Social Work England in 2021 for misconduct following complaints from a colleague that she was sharing content which was offensive to the transgender community.
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Busy Bees Morden received praise for making significant improvements since the last inspection, including ‘raising the quality of care in the nursery’, and ensuring children ‘are safe and well-supported’.
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Concerns about late-night drinking and noise resulting from the proposed licences were raised during the two meetings, with a resident telling councillors there are ‘major questions’ as to the potential impact on public nuisance in the local area. But the objections were overruled.
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Residents of Auckland Rise in Crystal Palace have urgently requested a meeting with Croydon Mayor Jason Perry after discovering their charges have doubled this year.
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Officers and the family of Patrick, also known as ‘Paddy’, are growing increasingly concerned for his welfare as he has not been seen in several weeks.
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