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Author: Lottie Kilraine

Hammersmith & Fulham Kensington & Chelsea News 

Refugee who fled state execution tells of life stuck in a London hotel

20 January 202120 January 2021 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

An Iranian man who fled his home to avoid state execution is among thousands who are now stuck in London hotels, waiting to hear if they can stay in the UK or be forced to leave.

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News Wandsworth 

Victims infected with Hepatitis C and HIV speak of trauma

20 January 202120 January 2021 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

After the government’s Infected Blood Inquiry looked at the delayed use of F8 at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, Toby Porter talks to South London victims about their trauma.

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Croydon News 

Rogue landlord ordered to pay £9k for ‘potentially lethal’ flat

20 January 202120 January 2021 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay more than £9,000 for letting out a former bank vault as an illegal and dangerous flat in Sanderstead.

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Croydon News 

Croydon council told to move mayoral referendum date

20 January 202120 January 2021 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

Croydon Council has been told by the Government to hold a referendum for a directly-elected mayor in May.

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Education Kensington & Chelsea News 

Primary schools in Kensington and Chelsea face drop in pupils

20 January 202120 January 2021 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

Primary schools in Kensington and Chelsea are facing an 11 per cent vacancy rate with 861 vacant places at schools across the borough which could lead to a reduction in the number of entry level classes.

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Coronavirus Merton Wandsworth 

Tooting MP warns of Covid-19 impact on BAME communities

20 January 202120 January 2021 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

By Sian Bayley, local democracy reporter
Tooting MP Dr Rosena Allin-Khan believes the vaccine rollout offers hope but has warned of the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on BAME communities.

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Coronavirus Wandsworth 

GP speaks out after running out of Covid-19 vaccines

20 January 202120 January 2021 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

By Sian Bayley, local democracy reporter
A Battersea GP has spoken out about the need for more regular deliveries of the coronavirus vaccine to local centres, after she ran out of vaccines this week.

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Lambeth News 

Safer cycle lanes and crossings approved for Streatham Hill

20 January 202120 January 2021 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

Transport for London (TfL) is going ahead with permanent measures to make Streatham Hill safer for walking and cycling. Changes include segregated cycle lanes, new pedestrian crossings, and reduced speed limits. 

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Lewisham News 

Developer apologises after Lewisham Council forced to deny lobbying for housing

20 January 202120 January 2021 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

A developer has apparently backtracked and apologised after saying Lewisham Council lobbied to get more housing on a protected wharf in Deptford.   

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Coronavirus Greenwich 

Nine Met officers fined for café breakfast Covid-19 breach

20 January 202120 January 2021 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

Nine Metropolitan Police officers have been fined for breaching Covid-19 legislation while on duty.

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Bexley News 

New barge named after long-serving employee’s daughter

20 January 202120 January 2021 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

A waste disposal and energy recovery company has named a new barge after its longest serving employee’s daughter on her 21st birthday.

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Bromley News 

Support for unemployed as redundancies rocket during pandemic

20 January 202120 January 2021 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

A group of Rotary clubs has launched the second phase of a scheme to support the unemployed and those at risk of losing their jobs, whilst redundancies skyrocket due to the pandemic.

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News Wandsworth 

Retirement home without heating during coldest month

19 January 202120 January 2021 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

Four flats in retirement housing were left without heating for three weeks last month as temperatures drop below zero.

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News Wandsworth 

Brain tumour charity raises over £100k

19 January 202118 January 2021 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

By Jacob Paul
A brain tumour charity has raised over £100,000 in funding for new hospital equipment and a garden for patients and their families to help with the recovery process.

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News 

Olympic stadium is costing Londoners up to £10 million a year

19 January 202118 January 2021 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

By Joe Talora, local democracy reporter
The capital’s former Olympic stadium is costing Londoners up to £10 million a year, according to a report from the London Assembly.

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Coronavirus 

Warnings over Covid-19 vaccine scam

18 January 202119 January 2021 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

Health chiefs have warned con men are scamming money from gullible residents desperate to be vaccinated.

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News Westminster 

Food bank usage could rise with Universal Credit cuts

18 January 202120 January 2021 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

A central London food bank boss fears that plans to cut Universal Credit will cause hundreds more people to need his help. Food banks around the country have seen their busiest year on record, as millions of people were furloughed, lost their jobs or had their hours cut

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Croydon News 

Five Croydon libraries could close as council faces financial crisis

18 January 202118 January 2021 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

By Tara O’Connor, local democracy reporter
Five of Croydon’s 13 libraries could soon close for good as the council faces a financial crisis.

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Croydon Lambeth News 

London boroughs with the highest rape case numbers

18 January 202118 January 2021 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

By Rebecca Spencer
There has been little let-up in the number of brutal rapes by predatory monsters on the streets of South London, despite the restrictions of lockdown limiting the number of days people were allowed out.

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News Southwark 

Met officers help distribute 400 breakfast bags to school children

18 January 202118 January 2021 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

 An East Dulwich school has been working with the Metropolitan police to to deliver breakfast to pupils in need.

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Coronavirus Kensington & Chelsea 

Concerns raised over queues for Covid-19 vaccine

18 January 202119 January 2021 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

By Julia Gregory, local democracy reporter
Health bosses had to rethink queuing at a vaccine centre in north Kensington after  people turned up early or without an appointment leading to a bottleneck.

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Lifestyle 

South London lacks beauty hotspots

18 January 202118 January 2021 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

By Melissa Kasule
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, they say. Which means South Londoners are not looking very hard, according to new data – or are they using Boris Johnson as their lockdown hair inspiration?

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News 

London Assembly heated debate over BAME stop and search

18 January 202118 January 2021 Lottie Kilraine 0 Comments

By Joe Talora, local democracy reporter
Two London Assembly Members have exchanged words following a heated debate about stop and search at a recent Assembly meeting.

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Education

Primary schools in Kensington and Chelsea face drop in pupils
Education Kensington & Chelsea News 

Primary schools in Kensington and Chelsea face drop in pupils

20 January 202120 January 2021 Lottie Kilraine 0

Primary schools in Kensington and Chelsea are facing an 11 per cent vacancy rate with 861 vacant places at schools across the borough which could lead to a reduction in the number of entry level classes.

Best Of South London

South London artist documents life in the pandemic through new book
Best Of South London Lifestyle 

South London artist documents life in the pandemic through new book

15 January 202114 January 2021 News Reporter 0

A charity worker has published a book of drawings that document her life and the news throughout the pandemic.

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