Fundraiser to honour Penge East railway station cat with bronze statue
Lily the Penge East station cat died recently, and local people are fundraising for a commemorative statue to be made in her memory.
Read moreLily the Penge East station cat died recently, and local people are fundraising for a commemorative statue to be made in her memory.
Read moreLeonie Huie, mum to three-year-old twin girls from Southwark, is the author of The First Year Is Survival, a book published in October last year for parents of twins and multiples.
Read moreThere was much excitement when Rudie’s Jerk Shack announced it was setting up home in Brixton Village, not least from me. Ever-changing operating restrictions in late 2020 played havoc with the opening but this finally happened last month.
Read moreLondon has seen the biggest regional spike in UK dog ownership with an increase of 84 per cent in 2020.
Read moreThis comes after worries that disadvantaged students will fall behind in school because they cannot access online materials.
Read moreAs quirky brand names go, Cake or Death must surely take the prize. Is it a choice? Not sure. If another reason were needed to give Veganuary a try, this east London vegan bakery could well be it.
Read moreThere are those pubs which hold a special place in your heart. For me, it’s The Regent in Balham. It was THE meeting place for my friendship group around a decade ago and the scene of many life changing events – early dates, hen weekends arranged over a glass of wine, and best woman’s speeches written here.
Read moreFormer Charlton club photographer Tom Morris, who has died suddenly at the age of 76, was a familiar figure on the goal line at Charlton matches, home and away, for more than three decades, writes Rick Everitt.
Read moreGeorge Merry, a First World War hero who died in 1920, was a salesman who travelled the world selling cars for a friend – the man who created the Citroen car company. He died mysteriously.
Read moreA theatre has been forced to think of creative ways to bring their productions to young people. Churchill Theatre in Bromley usually puts on a festive production for kids each year in their studio.
Read moreA theatre has donated penguin toys to child refugees to celebrate the launch of their online winter theatre show for children.
Read moreA budding actor from South London has won a scholarship for working class actors in their final year of drama school.
Read moreA documentary about the last five hours of a man’s life before he was made homeless has picked up a number of awards on the film festival circuit.
Read moreA volunteer who reads to kids has made use of her extra free time in lockdown – by writing and publishing her own children’s book.
Read moreA postgraduate student has beaten 1,600 other entries to win a prize for his first novel, which was completed during lockdown. Joe Pierson’s book ‘Helen and the Fires’ tells the story of a woman who quits her job to write, only to become caught up in a series of climate change related suicides.
Read moreThis time last year I was writing a column listing my highlights for 2020, from big West End shows to fringe shows full of exciting potential, mapping out a year of theatregoing. Little could I know that theatres would end up closed for most of the year.
Read moreOriginally secondary schools across London were set to return to school from January 11, a week later than normal.
Read moreThe Mayor of London and council leaders have said they were not consulted on the Government’s decision to reopen some primary schools in the capital from next week.
Read moreRecent research found that 36% of adults have increased their alcohol consumption during this year’s lockdowns and with Dry January around the corner, many people will be looking to reduce their alcohol intake.
Read moreWith Christmas just around the corner, many families may be considering taking on a pet. However, with the many challenges that 2020 has thrown us, it can be easy to forget that life isn’t always as it is now.
Read moreThe Deserter, a not-very-dynamic duo with aspirations to slouch, are legends – but possibly for all the wrong reasons. Deserter is an aspirational website for those with a predilection for doing eff all.
Read more2020 has been an extraordinary year, and an extraordinarily bad one for so many people who have lost loved ones and all those employers so badly affected by Covid.
Read moreWith the news of a vaccine, 2021 is increasingly looking like a year where we can begin to return to some sense of normality.
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