Talent Show Winner Talks to Peckham
Melissa Vardy moved to Southwark in 2003 to be closer to Middlesex University where she was studying criminology, and to get out of Stevenage…
Review: In The Dark at Southwark Cathedral
Such an incredible experience! There was a buzz of anticipation about the crowd as we queued outside the iconic Southwark Cathedral. I’m guessing the…
Peckham Chamber Orchestra give Free Concert
The legendary outfit, whose repertoire ranges from Vivaldi to DJ Sammy, from Bach to Florence Price – and everything in between, and also regularly…
Wandsworth Tories ‘refuse to commit’ to Alton Estate regeneration masterplan
Wandsworth’s Tory administration has refused to commit to a regeneration masterplan that would see an estate rebuilt with more than half of the new…
West 12 Shopping Centre’s Vue Cinema could become padel courts
A vacant West London Vue cinema is to be transformed into 11 padel courts after approval for the revamp was granted by councillors. The…
When Shakespeare Meets Radiohead
Thom Yorke, Christine Jones and Steven Hoggett have collaborated on a dynamic new version of Hamlet where Shakespeare’s words are illuminated by Radiohead’s celebrated…
DLR extension to Thamesmead ‘big step closer’ after strong local backing
An extension of the DLR to Thamesmead is a “big step closer” to becoming reality after receiving strong backing from locals. A third Transport…
Review: Into the Woods – Noël Coward Theatre
The creative team and orchestra is top drawer, and the cast is quite the ensemble. The world of theatre is notoriously cutthroat, and fewer…
Dame Jacqueline Wilson joins lineup for IWM’s first Big Story Festival
The first-ever annual Big Story Festival is taking over IWM London during the National Year of Reading this October half-term (Sunday 25 – Monday…
‘Commuters won’t move to Southfields because of the District Line’ say campaigners
Frustrated South West London commuters have slammed the District Line’s poor service saying it’s causing people to change jobs to avoid having to use…
Philharmonia Orchestra’s Virtual Orchestra: Play Along
Philharmonia Orchestra’s Virtual Orchestra: Play Along On Sunday my budding percussion-playing 13-year-old and I cycled through a downpour to the Southbank: the Philharmonia was…
Review: The Obituary
Standing on a sandy floor amidst a token of furniture, Lim (Kevin Ip) reads us the obituary of his mother, an unremarkable, good-natured, hardworking…
