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LAMBETH
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Lambeth
Thousands of South Londoners wait in limbo for housing reforms promised in King’s Speech
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Lambeth
Violent sex predator’s arrest after park rape led to discovery of multiple victims
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Lambeth
TfL calls on London to come together with launch of Radio Underground
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Lambeth
Discarded knives found after police are called in to contain ‘hostile’ Dulwich rave that got out of hand
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17 July 2024
17 July 2024
By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter Residents of a quiet Dulwich street woke to find knives and nitrous oxide canisters ...
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Lambeth
Don’t judge this book by the cover – unless Kannada language is outside your scope
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16 July 2024
17 July 2024
The Lambeth Basaveshwara Statue will be the rallying point for a book launch about ancient parliaments of the world - ...
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Lambeth
Hospital waiting times cut as nurses assess patients in A&E queue
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16 July 2024
16 July 2024
Waiting times have been cut at a hospital emergency department after the launch of a scheme which sees patients assessed ...
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Lambeth
Destroyed 1985 mural celebrating Windrush generation returns home to Brixton
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16 July 2024
16 July 2024
A destroyed 1985 mural has returned to Brixton almost 30 years after it was painted over during the construction of ...
News
Lambeth
Town hall report lays bare scale of huge budget challenge
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15 July 2024
16 July 2024
A town hal has published a report setting out the scale of the financial challenge it faces at a time ...
News
Lambeth
Man spent ’23 hours on the floor’ after wheel chair fall in ‘unsuitable’ council home
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15 July 2024
16 July 2024
By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter A disabled man claims he spent 23 hours on the floor after falling out ...
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Lambeth
‘Age has no limits’: 54-year-old wins gold at British National Powerlifting championships
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15 July 2024
17 July 2024
A 54-year-old woman who snapped up a gold medal at the British National Powerlifting championships last month is using her ...
News
Croydon
‘Timi Champions’ invited to Houses of Parliament to learn more about governance
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15 July 2024
15 July 2024
Young leaders from primary schools across the capital travelled to Parliament on Wednesday to learn more about governance and leadership. ...
News
Lambeth
Three people rescued as another jumps from window to escape burning building
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12 July 2024
15 July 2024
Six people escaped from a three floor building after a ground-floor flat went up in flames in the early hours ...
News
Lambeth
Coalition demands Government implement ‘urgent’ indefinite prison sentence reforms
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11 July 2024
12 July 2024
A coalition of more than 70 criminal justice experts, civil society organisations and campaigners published an open letter to Keir ...
News
Lambeth
‘Council homes are so much more than bricks and mortar’: Southwark council leads 10 year plan for England’s social housing
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11 July 2024
11 July 2024
A 10-year plan to boost England's social housing has been published, spearheaded by Southwark council. The report, called "Securing the ...
News
Lambeth
Two Brewers bags a place in the 2024 Great British Pub Awards Finals
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10 July 2024
10 July 2024
A beloved South London pub has secured its place in the final of the 2024 Great British Pub Awards (GBPAs). ...
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Lambeth
Lambeth council chief executive resigns after drink-drive and drugs investigation
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10 July 2024
10 July 2024
The boss of Lambeth council has announced his resignation after being charged with drink-driving, possession of a class A drug ...
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Lambeth
Councils to challenge controversial move of children’s cancer care unit
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9 July 2024
10 July 2024
A council is set to refer the controversial decision to move children’s cancer services to the new Secretary of State ...
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Lambeth
Well-being day for the Lambeth’s black communities attended by hundreds
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9 July 2024
9 July 2024
Hundreds of Lambeth residents got together for a special well-being day for the borough's black communities on Saturday. More than ...
News
Croydon
NHS teams up with schools to boost student grades and attendance
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9 July 2024
9 July 2024
A scheme which offers insights into the workings of the NHS is improving school students’ grades, a hospital trust has ...
News
Lambeth
Defunct Waterloo phone box could become coffee kiosk
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9 July 2024
9 July 2024
A Government-appointed planning inspector has ruled that a defunct red phone box can be used as a coffee kiosk. The ...
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Lambeth
Primary schools take-over Borough Market to sell their own produce for a good cause
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8 July 2024
8 July 2024
Primary school children took over Borough Market last week to sell fruits and vegetables which had been grown in their ...
News
Lambeth
Theatre nurses to walk out on strike tomorrow over shift time extensions
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8 July 2024
10 July 2024
Theatre nurses are due to take strike action at two central London hospitals over an extension of their shift times, ...
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Lambeth
South London teenagers have the solution to air pollution
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8 July 2024
8 July 2024
Students from four schools across Southwark and Lambeth were given the opportunity to pitch solutions to combat rising levels of ...
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Lambeth
‘Drugs are a blight on communities’: Man jailed after £500 worth of heroin found in backpack
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8 July 2024
8 July 2024
A 38-year-old man has been jailed for more than five years after he was caught carrying heroin and cannabis by ...
General Election
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Election 2024 results: Labour sweep to victory across Lambeth with three new seats
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5 July 2024
5 July 2024
By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter Labour has swept to victory across Lambeth, securing all constituencies including three new seats ...
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Lambeth
Eleven activists arrested on suspicion of contempt after protest outside crown court
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4 July 2024
4 July 2024
A group of 11 activists were arrested on suspicion of contempt of court after a protest outside a crown court ...
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Lambeth
‘I just feel free, free like a bird’: Meet the 92-year-old ballet student
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4 July 2024
5 July 2024
A 92-year-old has opened up about the benefits of life long learning as she celebrates her twenty-seventh consecutive year studying ...
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Lambeth
Trans teens occupy ledge of NHS England in call for equal access to healthcare
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4 July 2024
4 July 2024
On Tuesday young trans activists occupied the ledge of NHS England’s headquarters in their fourth day of protest calling for ...
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Lambeth
Victims of state abuse call on next Government to reform redress schemes
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3 July 2024
4 July 2024
Victims of state abuse are calling on the next Government to urgently reform “significant systemic issues” in the administration and ...
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Lambeth
Polling cards issued to some ineligible South London voters – but hope is it won’t matter
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3 July 2024
3 July 2024
By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter Almost half of all London councils used faulty software that sent General Election polling ...
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Lambeth
‘It’s time for young people to be heard’: Young people gather for meeting ahead of General Election
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2 July 2024
2 July 2024
As the General Election campaign enters its final week, more than 100 young people - many from the UK’s most ...
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Lambeth
‘Plumes of smoke covered the neighbourhood for days’: Campaign raises the alarm on battery fires as cases rise
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1 July 2024
1 July 2024
A new campaign is raising awareness of the importance of electricals and battery recycling after more than 1,000 fires were ...
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Lambeth
South Londoners ‘heartbroken’ after treasured non-profit café closes for good
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1 July 2024
1 July 2024
Residents have been left “heartbroken” after a treasured cafe which doubled as a fully fledged social enterprise announced its permanent ...
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Lambeth
This bus route terminates here – it’s all change for 211 and 77 services
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28 June 2024
28 June 2024
Changes are being introduced to two bus routes operating in Lambeth and Wandsworth to improve access to busy leisure destinations, ...
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Lambeth
Brixton home celebrates Windrush – and the importance of welcoming new arrivals
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28 June 2024
28 June 2024
Kelsey McCabe Residents at a residential complex in Brixton celebrated Windrush Day with live music, activities and traditional West Indian ...
Lambeth’s chief executive in hot water after drink-drive and drugs investigation
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26 June 2024
26 June 2024
‘I regularly smell the pollution in the air’: Thousands of children hospitalised with breathing difficulties last year
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22 June 2024
26 June 2024
Hospital admits causing stillbirth of baby boy after midwives stopped monitoring heart rate
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21 June 2024
21 June 2024
Police appeal for witnesses after 22-year-old shot in Brixton
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21 June 2024
21 June 2024
Revolutionary NHS staff ‘overwhelmed’ with recognition in King’s Birthday Honours
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20 June 2024
20 June 2024
Supported housing service gets stamp of approval from national awards
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20 June 2024
20 June 2024
Alumni dedicates sculpture to former college’s history and values
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20 June 2024
25 June 2024
Two people taken to hospital after flat fire
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20 June 2024
20 June 2024
Met officer fired after sending 1,000 texts to ex-girlfriend
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19 June 2024
19 June 2024
Labour and Tories clash over social housing
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19 June 2024
19 June 2024
Health research branches open in Brixton and Tooting
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19 June 2024
19 June 2024
Cleaners at £24,000 a year private school ballot over strike action
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18 June 2024
19 June 2024
Council that threatened tenants with eviction over heating bills delayed passing on £1m subsidy
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18 June 2024
18 June 2024
‘It just doesn’t feel like an intelligent solution’: Man turned away from lido after ban on fold-up bikes
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18 June 2024
27 June 2024
Nuns propose conversion of convent into flats for key workers
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18 June 2024
18 June 2024
‘I can’t believe it’: Chobham man, 82, receives 44 PCNs after number plate duplication
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17 June 2024
18 June 2024
Mother who lost son to mistaken identity shooting speaks out as Met crack down on firearms offences
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17 June 2024
17 June 2024
Two shootings across South London spark police appeals for witnesses
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17 June 2024
17 June 2024
‘Clean Air For The Ends’ campaign breathes life across South London
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14 June 2024
17 June 2024
South London university ranked third in the world for reducing inequality
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14 June 2024
14 June 2024
Lambeth extends consultation on proposed school mergers and closures due to falling pupil numbers
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13 June 2024
13 June 2024
Man jailed after rare conviction relating to condom removal during sex
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13 June 2024
13 June 2024
Housing associations reveal the £7billion cost of the capital’s housing crisis
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11 June 2024
11 June 2024
Mum-of-two pleads for help in temporary accommodation infested with mice and cockroaches
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11 June 2024
27 June 2024
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