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Battersea couple turn pension pots into £500k lottery for LGBTQ+ community
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Battersea couple turn pension pots into £500k lottery for LGBTQ+ community
Marathon runner’s admiration for wheelchair-bound cousin will benefit Wandsworth disability charity
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Marathon runner’s admiration for wheelchair-bound cousin will benefit Wandsworth disability charity
Misconduct towards female colleagues proven against former PC
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Wandsworth
Misconduct towards female colleagues proven against former PC
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Bexley
The South London women tackling childcare crisis by opening own nurseries
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Budding entrepreneurs across South London are taking a novel approach to tackling the childcare crisis - opening ‘micro nurseries’ in ...
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Wandsworth
Commentator Martin Tyler gets his voice – and career – back thanks to NHS surgery
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An “amazing” team of surgeons, nurses and therapists at St George's Hospital saved the voice of sports commentator Martin Tyler ...
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Wandsworth
Wanted: An artist to jazz up Wandsworth shopping centre with eye-catching mural
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Southside Shopping Centre is searching for a local artist to create a community-inspired masterpiece and have their work displayed in ...
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Wandsworth
Man, 58, runs sixth London Marathon after being cleared of cancer
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A 58-year-old man is running the London Marathon after recovering from cancer. Charlie DeGale, 58, of Morris Gardens, Southfields, will ...
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Croydon
Video round-up of your great South London Press this week
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Welcome back to the South London Press weekly news round-up. This week we covered the stabbing of an Iranian journalist ...
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Wandsworth
Remorseful teacher spared from sanction after manhandling errant pupil
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By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter A teacher has been allowed to continue teaching after carrying a pupil across a ...
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Wandsworth
Wandsworth tenants in desperate need of a lift – because the one they rely on is useless
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By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter Residents living in an apartment block say their lives have been ‘ruined’ after years ...
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Wandsworth
Staff rebel as cuts to nursery school provision loom in Wandsworth
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By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter Staff at nurseries in South London have begun strike action over proposed ‘drastic cuts’ ...
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Wandsworth
Hospitals warn of growing pressures after demand reaches highest level this year
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Hospitals have warned of increasing pressures after recording the highest levels of demand so far this year. On Monday, more ...
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Wandsworth
Luna’s speech packs a punch to wow public speaking judges
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A Wandsworth student is now just one step away from the grand final of the UK’s largest youth public speaking ...
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Wandsworth
Son’s campaign to stop 50,000 dying from pancreatic cancer in dad’s memory
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A man who lost his dad to pancreatic cancer just six months after diagnosis is calling on the next government ...
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Wandsworth
Two arrested after suspected XL Bully dog hospitalises five men
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Two people have been arrested after an XL Bully dog attacked and hospitalised five men last night. Armed police were ...
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Wandsworth
PC’s lies about Clapham pub altercation sealed her fate
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A former police officer would have been dismissed from the Met after a misconduct hearing found she lied to colleagues ...
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Bromley
They’re in everyone’s good books: Two librarians on shortlists for awards
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Two dedicated and hardworking staff members at ‘Better’ libraries covering Bromley, Greenwich and Wandsworth have been shortlisted for distinguished awards ...
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Lambeth
Cross-party group of council leaders condemn children’s cancer care move
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Children's cancer services for South London and the south-east will be moved to Evelina Children’s Hospital, NHS leaders announced yesterday. ...
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Lambeth
Balham rail hub a target for hotel development
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By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter A new hotel with flats above could be built next to Balham's Tube and ...
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Wandsworth
Wandsworth ready to get ‘supercharged’ after winning Borough of Culture nod
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Wandsworth has been named London Borough of Culture for 2025 - a decision hailed by the council leader as "brilliant ...
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Wandsworth
Fashion parade showcases a flavour of African designs
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Wandsworth-based fashion designer and artist Fée Uhssi hosted The Black and Ethical Fashion Show at Southside Shopping Centre - drawing ...
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Wandsworth
Father and daughter team up with disability charity for London Marathon
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A father and daughter have teamed up for this year's London Marathon to raise money for a charity that supports ...
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Wandsworth
‘Don’t kill our estate’, say residents fighting 18-storey tower block plan
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By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter Residents have said plans to build a ‘looming’ tower block on their estate, which ...
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Southwark
Three in the dock on attempted murder charges over Battersea shooting
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Detectives investigating a shooting in Battersea that left a man injured have charged three men with attempted murder. On Friday, ...
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Wandsworth
Two reports of ‘out of control’ XL Bully dogs attacking children
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The Met have released a picture of a man they want to speak to in regards to two reports of ...
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Wandsworth
Battersea Arts Centre rent free lease extended until 2035
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Wandsworth council has announced it will be extending Battersea Arts Centre’s (BAC) rent free lease in a move it has ...
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Leisure centres in Wandsworth earmarked for urgent revamps
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By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter Wandsworth council is set to spend £3.6million on immediate upgrades to its leisure centres ...
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Clapham shooting: Suspects still at large after gun dropped during police chase, injuring two
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Two suspects remain at large after a police chase involving two people on a moped left two women with gunshot ...
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Wandsworth
Battersea Bridge apartment block plans scaled back after hundreds of objections
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By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter Controversial plans for a 38-storey apartment block at the bottom of Battersea Bridge have ...
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Wandsworth
Heart screening for women in Battersea
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A free heart screening service will take place in Battersea next Friday. The Your Heart Matters truck will be available ...
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Wandsworth
Swimming lessons for Wandsworth kids on free meals
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Free swimming lessons will be offered to Wandsworth children on free school meals from April. The pilot scheme will see ...
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Southwark
Vengeful spurned partner convicted of attempted murder after arson attack
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A man who harassed his ex-partner on social media before setting fire to her flat has been jailed. Harry Owusu-Manu, ...
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Wandsworth
Two women and one man taken to hospital after house fire
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Two women and a man were taken to hospital after a fire ripped through a house on Saturday. Part of ...
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Wandsworth
Parkruns at Battersea will ruin our Saturday mornings, say dismayed residents
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By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter A decision to approve of a weekly parkrun at Battersea Park has provoked outrage ...
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Man in 40s is taken to hospital after broad daylight stabbing
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A man in his 40s remains in hospital after he was stabbed in broad daylight on Saturday afternoon. Police were ...
Exhibition hall and racquet-game court in next phase of Battersea Power Station regeneration
Exhibition hall and racquet-game court in next phase of Battersea Power Station regeneration
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Video round-up of your great South London Press this week
Video round-up of your great South London Press this week
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Battersea estate gets its formal ‘topping out’ day
Battersea estate gets its formal ‘topping out’ day
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‘Quiet cycling routes’ scheme aims to encourage more to opt for the saddle
‘Quiet cycling routes’ scheme aims to encourage more to opt for the saddle
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African fashion on show in Wandsworth this Saturday
African fashion on show in Wandsworth this Saturday
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Wandsworth council promises residents London’s lowest council tax
Wandsworth council promises residents London’s lowest council tax
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Wandsworth blasted by mums for ‘depressing’ state of temporary lodgings
Wandsworth blasted by mums for ‘depressing’ state of temporary lodgings
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‘An inmate was left with a nail in his head’: Harrowing stories of Wandsworth prison conditions exposed
‘An inmate was left with a nail in his head’: Harrowing stories of Wandsworth prison conditions exposed
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Unions call for clean air in Tooting Market as pollution levels soar
Unions call for clean air in Tooting Market as pollution levels soar
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‘Mastermind’ behind £12m fraud, who had Rolls Royce Wraith and 84 gold bars seized, is jailed for five years
‘Mastermind’ behind £12m fraud, who had Rolls Royce Wraith and 84 gold bars seized, is jailed for five years
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Measures in pipeline to make cycling black spot in Wandsworth much safer
Measures in pipeline to make cycling black spot in Wandsworth much safer
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£3M funding pledged to end ‘loo deserts’ at Underground stations
£3M funding pledged to end ‘loo deserts’ at Underground stations
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Climate activists block ‘world’s most congested road’ in day of protest
Climate activists block ‘world’s most congested road’ in day of protest
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More tall storeys for Wandsworth skyline in Gwynne Road
More tall storeys for Wandsworth skyline in Gwynne Road
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‘It hasn’t quite sunk in yet’: Photographer scoops international award
‘It hasn’t quite sunk in yet’: Photographer scoops international award
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Call for library to open on more days
Call for library to open on more days
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Residents welcome new shopping centre rooftop development
Residents welcome new shopping centre rooftop development
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Plans to build huge Battersea Bridge apartment block revealed
Plans to build huge Battersea Bridge apartment block revealed
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New traffic scheme to ‘push pollution’ past nursery ‘risking safety’ of children
New traffic scheme to ‘push pollution’ past nursery ‘risking safety’ of children
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Clapham chemical attack: Met offer £20K reward to find Abdul Ezedi and threaten those assisting him with arrest
Clapham chemical attack: Met offer £20K reward to find Abdul Ezedi and threaten those assisting him with arrest
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Woman arrested on suspicion of assisting Daniel Khalife’s alleged prison escape
Woman arrested on suspicion of assisting Daniel Khalife’s alleged prison escape
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Wandsworth says it’s on course with 1,000 homes pledge
Wandsworth says it’s on course with 1,000 homes pledge
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Video roundup of your great South London Press this week
Video roundup of your great South London Press this week
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Cancer patients running out of hope to be offered ‘revolutionary’ treatment
Cancer patients running out of hope to be offered ‘revolutionary’ treatment
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