More than 500 people have died with coronavirus at St George’s Hospital
A total of 507 patients have now died after testing positive for Covid-19 at St George’s since March 2020.
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Author: Charlie Stong
Youngsters nominated for Prince’s Trust Award for positive contribution to community
The award recognises the positive contribution young people make to their local community whilst developing their own skills.
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Schools better prepared for home working, with live lessons online until at least mid-February
Originally secondary schools across London were set to return to school from January 11, a week later than normal.
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Supermarkets urged to enforce mask-wearing over fears they are becoming Covid hotspots
Infection rates are continuing to rise in London – the worst affected area of the UK – due to the new coronavirus strain that is up to 0.7 per cent more virulent.
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Almost 100 patients being treated with coronavirus at Croydon University Hospital
As of Sunday there were 88 patients, with some in intensive care.
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Habitual thief jailed for 30 years after stabbing man to death in Croydon over Gucci bag
Samuel Odupitan, 24, of Longheath Gardens, Croydon, murdered Tyler Roye, 24, during the early hours of Wednesday, February 26 in Bywood Avenue, Croydon.
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Nonagenarians win award for commitment to cancer charity
Gloria Florzani, 92, from Selsdon, and June Prideaux , 91, from Anerley, met at a youth club in 1944 when they were both 16.
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Hammersmith and Fulham parks to be regularly patrolled by wardens and police officers
The officers will form part of a 72-strong Neighbourhood Enforcement Team (NET).
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Mum’s fundraiser to buy thousands of personal alarms for kids to ward off predators
Chelsea Maffia, 24, who lives near Bromley, decided to start the fundraiser on platform Gofundme after she was shocked by a video of a young girl nearly abducted by an alleged rapist while on her way to school in Mitcham.
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Remember with St Christopher’s this Christmas
The local charity will be offering an opportunity for people to come together virtually as they hold their first ever online version of the annual Remembering with St Christopher’s event.
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Warbo: When on top, you must take advantage
Queens Park Rangers manager Mark Warburton rued his side’s failure to capitalise on early dominance as the Hoops went down 3-0 to Barnsley at Oakwell on Tuesday night, writes Charlie Stong.
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Warburton: When you are on top you have to take advantage – QPR boss reflects on 3-0 loss at Barnsley
Queens Park Rangers manager Mark Warburton rued his side’s failure to capitalise on early dominance as the Hoops went down 3-0 to Barnsley at Oakwell on Tuesday night. Rangers have now not won in seven Championship matches – and have failed to score in their past four games.
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Nine predictions for the future of travel
With few facets of our lives and world unchanged by the unparalleled impact of the coronavirus pandemic, travel too will be forever re-shaped by this extraordinary moment in time.
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Plenty to enjoy right on your doorstep this half-term
If you’re struggling to think of things to do with the little ones during this rather different October half-term than fear not, for some of the best attractions the country has to offer are still open for business – and what’s more they’re right here on our doorstep.
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“We found strength we didn’t know we had” – Croydon nurse praises “superhero” colleagues for their work during the height of the pandemic
Ward sister Marion Spence described her team as ‘superheroes’ at a Croydon Healthwatch meeting on Wednesday.
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Hammersmith and Fulham council leader says capital at critical moment in fight against coronavirus
The next two weeks are crucial to stop coronavirus and its potential to kill, a senior west London politician has warned. Hammersmith and Fulham council leader Stephen Cowan issued the stark warning after a London-wide emergency meeting discussing what the next steps in the capital might be.
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Woman is raped in Walworth church yard
Police are appealing for information after a woman was raped in a churchyard in Walworth. The attack is thought to have taken place at around 3am on Saturday in the grounds of St Peter’s Church in Liverpool Grove.
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Lee Green low traffic neighbourhood set to be reversed this week after surge in traffic in surrounding streets
Lewisham council is set to “open up” its first low traffic neighbourhood after surrounding roads saw a “major” surge in congestion.
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Self-isolating students at Royal College of Music given instruments to pass fortnight trapped in halls
Students who were quarantined in their halls of residence were given musical instruments by their university to help the two weeks go by. Fifty students self-isolated after an outbreak at the Royal College of Music’s halls in Goldhawk Road, Hammersmith, which was the first reported outbreak at a London university.
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Tributes to aspiring football coach who died, aged just 20, playing the game he loved
Medics have been left baffled as to why a 20-year-old footballer and coach died playing the game he loved. Andrae Stevens Junior collapsed from a heart defect just after making a pass to a team-mate at Goals Wimbledon.
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West End workers given incentives to spend cash at local shops
More than 150,000 people who work in and around the West End are being given incentives to encourage them to spend money at local shops.
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Controversial block for Fulham’s Clement Attlee Estate approved
A new block with “100 per cent affordable housing” has been given the green light in Fulham, despite opposition from a local planning barrister. The 20-storey tower, with 133 flats, featuring distinctive arched windows and a ground floor “arcade”, will be built on the Clement Attlee Estate.
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Call for Grenfell-style cladding to be removed from all UK buildings by June 2022 – the fifth anniversary of disaster
Frustrated campaigners who lost loved ones in the Grenfell Tower disaster have ramped up their campaign to get cladding off homes throughout the UK. They are staging a waking watch – like those designed to alert people to fires – at the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government to keep the pressure on.
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