Bereaved mum’s torment after senseless Parsons Green stabbing
Hani Solomon suffered fatal stab injuries after he was attacked in Ackmar Road, Parsons Green, on February 11, 2021.
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Author: Yann Tear
HGV drivers warned to steer clear of Albert Bridge and its new rules
Hauliers have been warned a three-tonne limit for goods vehicles on the bridge comes into force on January 11.
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Ice cream seller left frustrated by strict trading policy near Greenwich Park
Paul St Hilaire Sr, 69, says he has sold ice cream in the borough town centre for 30 years, with the business being his primary form of income to raise his seven children.
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‘Goodwill payment’ made to resident over council tax chase-up
Westminster City council agreed to refund £225 in court fees the resident, known only as Mr X, incurred while trying to pay his tax, a Local Government and Social Care ombudsman report found.
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Final days for ailing council flat wife spent in squalor, say distraught family
“None of us have actually said her death was directly to do with this, but it honestly didn’t help. The stress my parents were both going through was all to do with this.”
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Greenwich councillor agrees to quit Labour after dispute
By Joe Coughlan, Local Democracy Service A Greenwich councillor has left the Labour Party following an unspecified complaint he made
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Convictions ‘sending out message’ to Blue Badge fraudsters in Bexley
Bexley council vows to continue with measures ‘to protect the integrity of the scheme and ensure that adequate parking spaces are available for disabled residents and visitors.’
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Peckham Rye Park murder: Family have their say after two are convicted
“He was doing nothing wrong on the night that he was killed and we will never understand why he was murdered over a mobile phone.”
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Great river views for sale with a Mitford thrown in
It looks like something from a film set. And not necessarily for the type of film that would suit your average rom-com, writes Yann Tear.
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Agonised family speak of ‘void that can never be filled’ after car-park killing of Tyreece Daley
Tyreece Daley, 22, was stabbed multiple times by Dejon Anaughe, 28, in the car park of Beckenham Junction station on April 2 last year. Tyreece very sadly passed away in hospital on April 25.
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So cute – but Battersea stresses importance of neutering
Calibri is less than a year old and Battersea home for cats and dogs is stressing the need for cat owners to get their pets neutered on what is World Spay Day
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Best in show: The Chislehurst pub acclaimed as finest for real ales and ambience
Opened a little over two years ago, The Cockpit saw off strong competition from 13 other nominated pubs from across the borough to be crowned 2023 Bromley CAMRA Pub of the Year. A previous multiple winner of the award, The Star and Garter, Bromley, was runner-up.
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Persistent Oli proving he is among elite chefs as he again reaches regional competition finals
Oliver Dovey has been a finalist three times before – meaning he has been among the 18 best chefs each time around.
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They know their stuff – school’s book quiz team reaches national final again
Colfe’s School in Horn Park Lane, Greenwich will join 21 other teams to battle it out at the live final in London. Some 500 schools have taken part in heats.
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ULEZ expansion plan sees protesters call on Sadiq Khan to think again
The Mayor of London wants the ULEZ extended out towards the M25 and the Greater London boundaries. It would mean a surcharge of £12.50 for thousands of extra motorists per day and is a plan decried as: ‘Khanage’ by protesters,
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Peckham shop fire prompts cigarette warning from fire chiefs
A small part of the rear of the shop and a yard containing mixed refuse were damaged by the blaze on Saturday afternoon.
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Teenagers charged with GBH over O2 Arena stabbing
At around 2.45pm on Wednesday of last week, police were called by the London Ambulance Service to The O2, in Peninsula Square, following reports of a stabbing.
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Cop who ‘punched’ woman he arrested in Tooting is axed from the force
PC Shanoor Ali, of the Met’s South West Basic Command Unit (BCU), appeared at a hearing to answer allegations that he breached the standards of behaviour in respect of use of force after he punched a member of the public.
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Trip the lights fantastic at Thamesmead
Light installation starts at the Lakeside Centre, running along Bazalgette Way and parts of the Ridgeway, finishing at Crossway Park.
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