Plans to build ‘grossly unacceptable’ 29-storey tower by Battersea Bridge rejected 

Plans to build ‘grossly unacceptable’ 29-storey tower by Battersea Bridge rejected 

Controversial plans to build a ‘grossly unacceptable’ 29-storey tower at the bottom of Battersea Bridge have been thrown out. Wandsworth Council rejected developer Rockwell’s…

Bexley Maternity Hospital redevelopment plans updated with more homes

Bexley Maternity Hospital redevelopment plans updated with more homes

Cameron BlackshawApr 25, 2025

More homes have been added in updated plans to replace a derelict hospital in Bexley with a large residential development. Several new planning documents…

Review: The Brightening Air – Old Vic

Review: The Brightening Air – Old Vic

Michael HollandApr 25, 2025

This will become a cult classic Siblings Stephen (Brian Gleeson) and Billie (Rosie Sheehy) continually bicker as they prepare a feast for the visit…

The Brilliance of BR!T School

The Brilliance of BR!T School

Michael HollandApr 24, 2025

Students from famous school put on a show Nellie Regan grew up in her mum Sasha’s Union Theatre and found her vocation there. But…

Family homes over HMOs – the debate played out on one Woolwich Street

Family homes over HMOs – the debate played out on one Woolwich Street

Cameron BlackshawApr 24, 2025

A Woolwich resident warned “there will be mental health problems” for neighbours before plans to add a sixth occupant to a house in multiple…

Land sale money for park project

Land sale money for park project

Cameron BlackshawApr 24, 2025

Nearly £22 million in funding has been secured for the regeneration of Crystal Palace Park after land was sold to build affordable housing. Bromley…

Shops and homes cleared of illegal food and booze in 100-strong police raid across southwest London

Shops and homes cleared of illegal food and booze in 100-strong police raid across southwest London

A series of Met Police raids across South London uncovered a black market in stolen food and alcohol, with multiple shops accused of reselling…

Horror Dance is a Goner

Horror Dance is a Goner

Michael HollandApr 23, 2025

Goner is a sensual, suspenseful choreographic journey delving into the depths of psychological horror by Marikiscrycrycry, the alias of Malik Nashad Sharpe.  Through a…

Tenant takes Brixton landlord to tribunal for third year in a row

Tenant takes Brixton landlord to tribunal for third year in a row

A 63-year-old Parkinson’s sufferer is set to take her landlord to tribunal for the third time in two years after her service charge was…

Elmer the Patchwork Elephant hits the road

Elmer the Patchwork Elephant hits the road

Michael HollandApr 22, 2025

Multi Olivier Award-nominated Tall Stories brings David McKee’s Elmer the Patchwork Elephant to life in a brand new show bringing three classic Elmer tales…

Choose your own adventure game trails in Croydon and the Surrey Hills

Choose your own adventure game trails in Croydon and the Surrey Hills

News DeskApr 22, 2025

‘Dawn After Night, Spring after Winter’ are new, free games for two trails by artists David Blandy and Daniel Locke for Nature Calling and…

Tributes to gran who led campaign for a new school

Tributes to gran who led campaign for a new school

Kevin QuinnApr 21, 2025

Hundreds if not thousands of schoolchildren owe an invaluable debt to one Bermondsey gran, who sadly passed away last month. Kate Southion achieved what…