Richmond Arts and Ideas Festival Returns with “Cultural Reforesting” Theme
After a successful pilot in 2023, the Richmond Arts and Ideas Festival is making a vibrant return this weekend, running from June 13-29, writes…
Croydon woman’s back broken by bed-turning device after council withdrew care funding
A woman in Croydon fractured her spine while using an NHS-installed bed turning aid, writes Louisa Woolf… The device was installed after the council…
Beckenham mum whose baby is ‘regularly bitten by bed bugs’ in Southern Housing flat starts petition with 36,000 signatures
A mother in Beckenham has launched a petition against ‘housing neglect’, after her baby has been regularly bitten by bed bugs, writes Louisa Woolf……
Major Catford regeneration and affordable home development is approved
Thomas’ Lane Yard, a significant affordable homes and mixed-use regeneration scheme, has now been unanimously approved by Lewisham Council’s Planning Committee on Tuesday 29…
Choose your own adventure game trails in Croydon and the Surrey Hills
‘Dawn After Night, Spring after Winter’ are new, free games for two trails by artists David Blandy and Daniel Locke for Nature Calling and…
Local shops back government’s vaping ban announcement
Flashing neon signs advertising ‘VAPES HERE’, towering displays atop corner shop counters and stacks of the rainbow-coloured packaging adorning shop windows – this has…
How could the new government affect building in Kent’s Green Belt?
Within only days of being elected, Labour’s new Chancellor Rachel Reeves has stated the “urgent” need for planning reform and for new homes on…
Three in hospital after shots fired from moped
An investigation has been launched following a firearms incident in south London. At 16:55hrs on Friday, 1 March police were in pursuit of a…
Imagine Children’s Festival at the Southbank Centre is back!
The Southbank Centre’s annual festival for children and their grown-ups is back, taking place over 11 days this February half-term, from Wednesday 7 –…
The conversation around barbecuing in Burgess Park has been reignited
This week, we report on the BBQ area in Burgess Park, and how the community is vying for answers on whether it will reopen.…
No police hub would mean a gaping hole in the Canada Water community
The Rotherhithe peninsular is in desperate need of an improved police presence and it’s worrying that the proposed police hub is up in the…
