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Review: In the Brain @ Southbank Centre

Review: In the Brain @ Southbank Centre

ByMichael Holland Jul 25, 2026

The dancers attack every step, never faltering or fading It can be hard to explain to someone who has not yet come across it what…

Royal Military Academy residents ‘fed up’ over ‘loss of community spaces’

Royal Military Academy residents ‘fed up’ over ‘loss of community spaces’

ByCameron Blackshaw Jul 25, 2026

Residents living in a former military barracks in Woolwich have demanded action after their gym closed last year and other promised community spaces have never…

Fundamentally Dance Goes Predominantly James Brown

Fundamentally Dance Goes Predominantly James Brown

ByMichael Holland Jul 25, 2026

The Brown Suite, a new high-energy funk-fuelled show by dancing duo BlacBrik announces its upcoming tour to 12 venues across UK cities. It kicks off…

Review: Abigail’s Party at Richmond Theatre

Review: Abigail’s Party at Richmond Theatre

ByMichael Holland Jul 23, 2026

It’s entertaining in an excruciating way. Things got off to a sticky start when the 1970s external wall got stuck and, instead of disappearing smoothly…

Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky 

Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky 

ByMichael Holland Jul 23, 2026

Troupe, the production company behind the critically acclaimed stage adaptation of The Forsyte Saga, today announces the full casting for the world premiere of Simon…

Review: Midnight at the Never Get at Menier

Review: Midnight at the Never Get at Menier

ByMichael Holland Jul 23, 2026

Powerhouse performances and thought-provoking writing Midnight at the Never Get, Mark Sonnenblick’s stirring portrayal of love, ambition and oppression, is a great success from start…

The Rest is Fest

The Rest is Fest

ByMichael Holland Jul 22, 2026

Twenty Popular Podcasts Go Live This September, the Southbank Centre’s unmissable 75th anniversary celebrations continue with Goalhanger: The Rest Is Fest (4 – 6 Sep). …

In The Brain on the South Bank

In The Brain on the South Bank

ByMichael Holland Jul 21, 2026

Part rave. Part ritual. Part of Southbank Centre’s 75th Anniversary Following acclaimed performances across Europe and the UK, Hofesh Shechter Company brings the London premiere…

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Bermondsey and Proud

Bermondsey and Proud

ByMichael Holland Dec 26, 2025

Steve Cornish spent about the first half of his life on the Dickens Estate; it was where a deep love for Bermondsey and its community…

Ann Smith: A life lived in SE16    

Ann Smith: A life lived in SE16    

ByMichael Holland Sep 22, 2025

‘The Careers Officer expected Bermondsey girls to go into typing or hairdressing,’ Because the Hatch family lived in just 3 rooms with no bathroom in…

Struggling with back or joint pain? Meet the founder of Ankor Pilates – the South London studio that’s changing lives

Struggling with back or joint pain? Meet the founder of Ankor Pilates – the South London studio that’s changing lives

ByKevin Quinn Jun 2, 2025

Knowing first hand how miserable back pain can feel, one woman set up Pilates classes in South London to help others overcome back pain. Set…

Ghost of Soldier Returns Home to Rotherhithe

Ghost of Soldier Returns Home to Rotherhithe

ByMichael Holland Dec 27, 2024

Rotherhithe artist Ed Gray has just completed a monumental work that depicts the poignant service at the war memorial in West Lane on Remembrance Sunday…

Permanent bracelets at Greenwich Market with Laura Lees Morgan

Permanent bracelets at Greenwich Market with Laura Lees Morgan

ByEliza Frost Nov 8, 2024

The seller tells us about personal pieces and the ‘endless and fascinating’ possibilities in designing jewellery “Permanent bracelets are welded on, and you can’t take…

Dreams came true for trio of friends at their newly opened restaurant Wilson’s in Ladywell

Dreams came true for trio of friends at their newly opened restaurant Wilson’s in Ladywell

ByEliza Frost Jun 14, 2024

‘This is what we’ve always wanted to do’: one of the founders behind the new Ladywell restaurant tells us about the love of local  “A great…

Exploring the Forest: expert advice from Deptford and East Dulwich-based plant shop

Exploring the Forest: expert advice from Deptford and East Dulwich-based plant shop

ByEliza Frost May 11, 2024

We hears some top tips for caring for your plants from the plant shop owner who even hosts workshops What is your best tip for looking…

Dulwich Festival: ‘Coming together as one’

Dulwich Festival: ‘Coming together as one’

ByEliza Frost May 3, 2024

New director Sarah Taylor talks about how they have brought events from the festival guide pages to local venues in Dulwich What does the festival…


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Croydon care home downgraded by watchdog after residents ‘felt isolated by staff shortages’

Croydon care home downgraded by watchdog after residents ‘felt isolated by staff shortages’

Vulnerable elderly residents at a Croydon care home have been left feeling isolated in their bedrooms because of chronic staffing shortages, inspectors have found. The…

Sutton businesses call for changes to ‘very annoying’ crossing

Sutton businesses call for changes to ‘very annoying’ crossing

A Hackbridge chip shop owner says a raised pedestrian crossing leaves his building shaking every day as buses, vans and lorries hit it at speed.…

Plans for over 500 homes on protected Motspur Park site approved

Plans for over 500 homes on protected Motspur Park site approved

Controversial plans to bulldoze three South London gasholders for apartment blocks up to 16 storeys tall have been approved. The plans from gas firm SGN…

Portrait of a City

Portrait of a City

ByMichael Holland Jul 21, 2026

A Century of American Photography Portrait of a City: A Century of American Photography, brings together more than 100 landmark works by some of the…

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