If you are one of 5m people, a free spin on the London Eye could be yours
If you are one of those very special people born on a leap year day (February 29) you are in line for a free ride on the London Eye next Thursday.
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Author: Yann Tear
Thirty years on, and Westminster flat killer of Marina Koppel finally brought to justice
Hair found on a ring worn by Marina Koppel, stabbed at least 140 times at her Westminster flat in 1994, has finally brought Sandip Patel to justice.
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Dog rescue prompts fire brigade to issue another warning about candles
Firefighters rescued two dogs from the flat in Warwick Way, Pimlico.
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Croydon Mayor gives total backing to facial recognition methods in borough
Croydon’s mayor Jason Perry has shown support for the Met’s continued use of facial recognition operations in the borough, despite the controversy surrounding their presence in high streets.
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Cockroach infestation lands Soho restaurant £10k bill in fines and costs
Alfonso Bragaglia, director of La Porchetta Pollo Bar in Old Compton Street, pleaded guilty to four offences of failing to comply with EU food safety and hygiene regulation and was fined at Westminster Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
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Wandsworth Bridge development given the green light
The existing structures on the Albert Wharf/Swedish Wharf site in South Fulham, including several ‘shed-like buildings’, will be demolished, and replaced with a mixed-use development featuring blocks up to 17-storeys tall.
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Croydon is failing its cyclists and pedestrians, report suggests
Campaigners say this demonstrates a ‘lack of ambition’ shown by Croydon council when it comes to bike and bus-friendly measures. One X user, Adam Farrell, summed up the sentiment when describing the report as ‘grim reading’ for Croydon residents and cyclists alike.
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‘Mastermind’ behind £12m fraud, who had Rolls Royce Wraith and 84 gold bars seized, is jailed for five years
Jonathan Arafiena, 35, of Embassy Gardens, Nine Elms, pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering and conspiracy to defraud.
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Off-duty cops hailed for stopping knife-wielder, who gets eight-month sentence
Joseph Jimenez, 20, of Baxter Road, Islington, appeared at Croydon Crown Court today, having previously pleaded guilty.
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Ready for the responsibility: Lewisham elects its bright young mayoral reps
Two young teenagers, Bilvilyn Asamoah and Paul Frimpong, have been entrusted with the challenge of looking out for the aspirations of children and young people in the borough
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‘Fit for a King’ : the top end Hyde Park diner being proposed by famous restaurateur
Renowned restaurateur Jeremy King, who has managed iconic venues like Le Caprice, The Wolseley and The Delaunay, has applied to run a restaurant inside Park Modern apartments that would be open seven days a week.
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Welling United FC want to build new stadium befitting community hub
By Joe Coughlan, Local Democracy Reporter Welling United Football Club have submitted ambitious plans for a new stadium and blocks
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Measures in pipeline to make cycling black spot in Wandsworth much safer
Wandsworth council is pressing ahead with the first phase of a scheme to improve the safety of Queenstown Road, which has seen a high number of people injured in accidents in recent years.
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Residents rally to oppose ‘hazardous and disruptive’ Merton bus depot plan
The plans, submitted by the Go Ahead group, could see up to 43 buses housed in a depot that will sit opposite a busy refuse and recycling centre in Garth Road.
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Three given conditional discharge over ‘paraglider’ imagery invoking Hamas attack
Heba Alhayek, 29, and Pauline Ankunda, 26, displayed paraglider imagery on the backs of their shirts during a protest in central London on October 14, last year. Noimutu Taiwo, 27, stuck a paraglider picture to a placard she was carrying at the protest.
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‘Mum suddenly forgot how to drive’ – how brain disease prompted daughter’s charity run
Claire Miller, a charity fundraiser from Worcester Park, will be taking part in the iconic 26.2-mile race on Sunday, April 21 in aid of the charity Brain Tumour Research.
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Trader being ‘forced out’ by ‘unfair’ new tenancy terms at Shepherd’s Bush Market
Meron Gwiggner, 39, who has run Hone Books Galore since October 2022, is now calling on Mayor Sadiq Khan to refuse Yoo Capital’s plans to redevelop the historic market, arguing an approval would result in her being ‘the first of many traders to be pushed out’.
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Report paints troubling picture of town hall finances
It said the budget deficit could grow as big as £32m by 2027/28 if the Treasury does not align council funding with the forecast rate of inflation or continue provide additional adult social care grants, the report shows.
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New unit opens offering patients speedy care – while avoiding hospital admission
SDEC, under the wing of Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT), allows medics to assess, diagnose, treat and safely discharge applicable patients the very same day they arrive.
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