Artwork created by Greenwich school children inspired by Stephen Lawrence on display in new exhibition

Artwork created by Greenwich school children inspired by Stephen Lawrence on display in new exhibition

Artwork created by Greenwich school children inspired by Stephen Lawrence has been put on display in a new exhibition. The pieces have been put…

Public garden and café off Oxford Street to be refurbished after approval

Public garden and café off Oxford Street to be refurbished after approval

Ben LynchMay 4, 2024

Westminster City councillors have waved through plans to refurbish a public garden and café off Oxford Street which has sat vacant for more than…

Campaigners set out demands to improve ‘miserable and filthy’ living and working conditions at HMP Wandsworth

Campaigners set out demands to improve ‘miserable and filthy’ living and working conditions at HMP Wandsworth

Campaigners have set out their demands to improve living and working conditions at HMP Wandsworth, which they described as ‘miserable and filthy’. Wandsworth Prison…

Kidbrooke primary school set to close

Kidbrooke primary school set to close

Plans to close a primary school in Greenwich look set to be approved as pupil numbers plummet. Holy Family Catholic Primary School in Kidbrooke…

Croydon-born Stormzy launches brand new multi-use community centre in Selhurst

Croydon-born Stormzy launches brand new multi-use community centre in Selhurst

Stormzy has opened a new football centre in Croydon, close to where he grew up, and it’s also fitted out with a recording studio…

Residents at their ‘wits’ end’ after calls to reopen educational hub ignored

Residents at their ‘wits’ end’ after calls to reopen educational hub ignored

South Norwood residents have called for Croydon Council’s help to reopen South Norwood Country Park’s visitor centre nearly four years since a fire caused…

Council collects £30m in PCNs

Council collects £30m in PCNs

The streets in Richmond where the most drivers got caught breaking parking and traffic rules last year have been revealed, with one street catching…

MP confronted by sixth-form students during break-time Palestine protest

MP confronted by sixth-form students during break-time Palestine protest

The Conservative MP for Sutton and Cheam has hit back at school-age protesters who “wanted to spend time shouting” at him and forced him to…

£13m Children’s Services overspend at Bexley

£13m Children’s Services overspend at Bexley

Bexley Council has predicted a ‘record’ overspend in children’s services of over £13million due to difficulties in recruiting staff and continued impacts of the…

Passengers call Cutty Sark DLR station a ‘mess’, claiming space left in a ‘shameful’ state in recent years

Passengers call Cutty Sark DLR station a ‘mess’, claiming space left in a ‘shameful’ state in recent years

Greenwich commuters have branded their local DLR station a ‘mess’, claiming the space has been left in a ‘shameful’ state in recent years. Cutty…

Knife and gun crime up by 20 per cent

Knife and gun crime up by 20 per cent

Knife and gun crime in London both rose last year by about 20 per cent, official statistics revealed on Thursday.  According to the Office…

Parties agree to support LGBT+ education for young people in schools across Bexley

Parties agree to support LGBT+ education for young people in schools across Bexley

Conservative and Labour groups of Bexley Council have agreed to support LGBT+ education for young people in schools across the borough. The political groups…