Review: Rachel Jones: Gated Canyons – Dulwich Picture Gallery

Review: Rachel Jones: Gated Canyons – Dulwich Picture Gallery

Michael HollandJun 11, 2025

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 in Brockley Jack

Michael HollandJun 10, 2025

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 is now closed for a year

Cameron BlackshawJun 10, 2025

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 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

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

Review: Yoshitomo Nara – Hayward Gallery

Michael HollandJun 10, 2025

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

Review: The Elvis Years – DominionTheatre

Michael HollandJun 9, 2025

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

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

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

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

One Georgie Orwell Going for Nothing

Michael HollandJun 7, 2025

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

Croydon woman’s back broken by bed-turning device after council withdrew care funding

News DeskJun 6, 2025

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…