New ‘much needed’ playground opens in time for Christmas
A Year 3 Class from St Mary’s Primary School helped open the park.
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Author: James Twomey
Baby girl is ‘freezing’ every night as dad claims landlord hasn’t fixed heating for three years
The dad said in the mornings his two children are freezing cold to the touch.
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Man stabbed to death in Thornton Heath as police hunt killer
The injured man was treated at the scene but sadly died there.
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Streatham railway station £5m upgrade completed with two lifts installed
Two lifts to connect the ticket office with the platforms have finished construction.
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Builder who stole £700K from resident and gambled it in casinos is jailed
He used fabricated references to win a building contract and issued false invoices.
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£20K reward offered for information about ‘kind-hearted’ father stabbed to death in street
He left behind a three-year-old daughter at the time of his murder.
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Disabled army veteran brought to tears as new bathroom installed after last ‘fell apart’
He suffered a spinal injury in the army unloading missiles from a helicopter.
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Two men charged with murder of man who died days after head injury
A post-mortem examination gave the cause of death as a head injury.
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‘Merry Crispmas’: Gary Lineker celebrates 30th year with Walkers in Santa-style at Battersea Power Station
Gary shocked onlookers by jumping out and sharing his crisps with members of the public.
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Doctors and parents fight to keep children’s cancer ward at same hospital
NHS England is wants to move the children’s cancer centre to one location.
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Residents fear for safety as ‘rotten’ timber planks fall from unused bridge
The bridge hasn’t been used since it was decommissioned in 1983.
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Lambeth council to hike service charges as £25m in savings needed next year
The council has to find £38million in savings over the next four years.
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Tooting Bec Lido set to reopen in spring 2024 after £4m revamp
A lido is set to reopen to the public in spring next year after a nearly £4million revamp was hit
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Thames Water admits plans to protect River Wandle from sewage may not begin until 2035
There were 13 incidents in a year leading to 25 hours of discharge.
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Man sentenced for ‘destroying’ ULEZ camera with paint
He was caught carrying a pole with spray paint attached to the top.
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Charity fighting poverty in Merton has delivered 5.5 million meals to families in need
Since launching in March 2020, the organisation has distributed 5.5 million meals.
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Development around South Kensington station given green light despite over 2,000 objections
A councillor called it a “blow” to the 2,000 people who opposed it.
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London’s economy faces ‘recruitment crisis’ in Government’s migration rule change, says mayor
The sectors contribute £75bn to London’s economy, nearly 20% of the UK’s GDP.
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Peckham ‘may never look the same again’ as town centre and railway station are set for huge redevelopment
Nearly £90m is expected to be spent on redeveloping the station area.
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