Review: Rachel Jones: Gated Canyons – Dulwich Picture Gallery
The large works burst with colour When I saw the artist was a working-class black woman, born in Whitechapel and striving to be known…
Out of Bounds in Brockley Jack
Out of Bounds is the coming-of-age journey of Lall Lalchund, a South African Indian teenager grappling with the turbulence of adolescence within a vibrant…
Cutty Sark DLR is now closed for a year
Cutty Sark DLR station is now closed for a year to allow four new escalators to be installed. According to Greenwich Council, the four…
Drivers could face £1k fine for idling
Drivers in South West London who leave their engines idling could face £100 fines, in a bid to slash air pollution. Richmond Council is…
While schools close in south London one primary is expanding
A primary school in South London is set for another upgrade to complete its major expansion. Burlington Junior School, in New Malden, won permission…
Review: Yoshitomo Nara – Hayward Gallery
Sad but strangely satisfying As you enter the Hayward Gallery, Yoshitomo Nara has placed his piece called Place Like Home, a warmly-lit cottage that…
Review: The Elvis Years – DominionTheatre
A musical feast fit for the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll If you love the songs of Elvis you will love this tribute show,…
Road closures as gas works get underway
Several road closures are in place throughout Bexley as a spate of gas works got under way on Monday (June 9). As well as…
Reopening of Wandle Park could be delayed by ‘totally preventable’ squatter takeover
A group of squatters has occupied the long-vacant Wandle Park café, reigniting public frustration over Croydon Council’s failure to reopen the facility. The café,…
Bromley motorists to face month of disruptions
Several road closures will disrupt motorists travelling in Bromley this month while utility works are carried out. The M25 Chelsfield link road will close…
One Georgie Orwell Going for Nothing
Writer gives away his musical The Catford Boy who played alongside Harry Cripps at Millwall, then First Division football in Finland but gave up…
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…