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…
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…
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…
Tributes to gran who led campaign for a new school
Hundreds if not thousands of schoolchildren owe an invaluable debt to one Bermondsey gran, who sadly passed away last month. Kate Southion achieved what…
Sir Sadiq Khan has been urged to work with councils to create more allotments across London
Sir Sadiq Khan has been urged to work with councils to create more allotments across London, as waiting lists to access them remain staggeringly…
Teachers in ‘lose lose situation’ after school closure pushed forward a year
Teachers at a South London primary school due to shut down are in a ‘lose-lose situation’ after the council pushed forward the closure date…
Richmond Park café approved
A popular café and public toilets in Richmond Park will be replaced to improve the declining facilities. Richmond Council has approved plans to upgrade…
Ice cream van ban one step closer
Plans to prohibit ice cream vans from trading on a street next to Greenwich Park are one step closer to fruition in the latest…
Old South London care home to be replaced with 45 council homes despite 555 objections
An old care home in South London will be bulldozed for 45 new council homes, despite the plans receiving 555 objections. Kingston Council has…
Primaries could merge due to falling numbers and rising costs
Two Westminster primary schools may be amalgamated as they battle falling pupil rolls and growing financial deficits. Governors at Our Lady of Dolours and…
Giant 29-storey tower recommended for refusal
Plans to build a ‘disaster’ 29-storey tower at the bottom of Battersea Bridge have been recommended for refusal, in a major setback to the…
Sutton’s last remaining theatre warns curtain could fall for good without urgent repairs funding
Sutton’s last remaining theatre warns that the curtain could fall for good without urgent funding for repairs. Carshalton’s Cryer Arts Theatre, described by those…


















