Francis Ajeigbe was arrested by police during a search of his house in Laleham Road as part of an investigation into his connection to a co-defendant who attempted to shoot someone in retaliation over a £3.50 drugs debt. Marcus Adepoju, 31, of Claremont Street, Tottenham, was convicted of attempted murder.
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The local authority says it has delivered on its promise to install defibrillators in all 12 libraries and eight leisure centres across the borough. All schools have also been offered an automated external defibrillator (AED), with 75 out of 90 schools having at least one installed so far.
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Nasar Mohammed Hussein, 33, also known as Nasser Hussein, was convicted in June 2023 of possession of an offensive weapon and assault on an emergency worker.
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Nathan Tokosi, 24, of Grove Street, Southwark, appeared at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Monday, February charged with attempted murder, possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and possession of ammunition without a certificate.
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Greenwich council has agreed to raise its social rent and service charges by the maximum amount to address ‘enormous’ housing pressures.
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At around 3.30pm on December 21, 2021, teenager Logan Finch was waiting for a bus in Eltham Road, Greenwich with family members after having been swimming with friends. As they waited at the bus stop, a drop-sided lorry, driven by Frederick Mansfield, drove into them.
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Smartkiddies Childcare in Walworth was rated inadequate in all areas by the education watchdog following its most recent inspection in December 2023.
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Round Table Books CIC in Granville Arcade, Brixton, Village Books in Calton Avenue, Dulwich, Backstory in Balham High Road and The Riverside Bookshop in Tooley Street, Southwark, are among 10 in London to make the shortlist.
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De Hems Café Bar, part of the M&B Castle brand, officially reopened this month following a significant upgrade in facilities and decoration, while keeping its traditional look and feel inside.
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The Dulwich Road pool will be opening its doors from 10am-2pm on Saturday, offering free use of the gym from 10am to midday and free swims in the Lido from 12-2pm.
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Transport for London (TfL) is currently consulting on proposals to rework parts of Holland Park roundabout, including a new protected cycle lane and dedicated traffic lights.
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A site-wide clean up of the site is now underway following months of campaigning by residents and councillors alike.
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Battersea’s Patmore Estate is part of the next wave of homes under the council’s ‘Homes for Wandsworth’ scheme.
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Some people living in the apartment block in Deslandes Place had to make a 40-minute journey to Greenwich and check-in to a Travelodge after being told to leave their homes at around 3am on Thursday of last week.
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Afshin Alikhani, 43, of Abbey Road, St John’s Wood, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for offences including importing more than 500 litres of the drug GBL (gamma-Butyrolactone) in a landmark case at the Old Bailey.
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But it’s now overrun with squatters with a future that is far from certain.
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The ‘quiet cycling routes’ would have low traffic levels, junctions safe for cyclists and crossings provided across busier roads.
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Details of a project to deliver a new seven storey block of flats have been outlined for a car park site in Beckenham – with the charity collateral damage in the scheme
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Christian Assi, 20, of Lewisham, was sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment at Croydon Crown Court on Monday, after being found guilty of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
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