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.
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Teacher is honoured for services to education
Leonie 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.
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FOOD REVIEW by Paloma Lacy: Rudie’s Jerk Shack
There 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.
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London sees a sharp rise in ‘pandemic puppies’
London has seen the biggest regional spike in UK dog ownership with an increase of 84 per cent in 2020.
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Streatham people donate more than 100 laptops to primary school students to help them learn from home
This comes after worries that disadvantaged students will fall behind in school because they cannot access online materials.
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Cake or Death serves up a vegan treat
As 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.
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Reminiscing about good times at The Regent in Balham
There 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.
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Tom was Addick-ted to taking pictures of his beloved Charlton
Former 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.
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George, a driving force of First World War, died mysteriously on boat home
George 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.
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Churchill Theatre brings festive shows to kids schools and online
A 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.
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Southwark theatre donates toy penguins to child refugees to celebrate kids online winter show
A theatre has donated penguin toys to child refugees to celebrate the launch of their online winter theatre show for children.
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South London drama school student wins scholarship for working class actors
A budding actor from South London has won a scholarship for working class actors in their final year of drama school.
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‘Deleted’ documentary wins awards on the film festival circuit
A 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.
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Volunteer publishes children’s book written in lockdown
A volunteer who reads to kids has made use of her extra free time in lockdown – by writing and publishing her own children’s book.
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Sydenham student wins book prize during lockdown
A 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.
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James Haddrell takes a look back at 2020 and the affect had on the performing arts
This 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.
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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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London mayor and council leaders not consulted by government about return instructions for their schools
The 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.
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Expert advice on how to succeed this dry January
Recent 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.
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Remember – a pet is for life, not just for Christmas
With 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.
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The Deserter outline their latest mission, Shirk, Rest and Play
The 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.
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My View 2020: Neil Coyle, MP for Bermondsey & Old Southwark
2020 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.
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In My View: Ellie Reeves, MP for Lewisham West & Penge
With 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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