The earth is shaking in Rotherhithe as developer lorries rattle doorbells
Residents of Hothfield Place in Southwark also say they can’t sit in their gardens because of dust and noise from the Canada Water Masterplan development.
Read more
Author: Toby Porter
Southbank to stage fundraiser for Ukraine
All net proceeds and all further funds raised on the evening will be donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee’s (DEC’s) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.
Read more
Lewisham campaigner up for award for his work trying to improve lives of people with sight loss
Sekha Hall, from Lewisham, will hear on March 29 whether he has won the RNIB See Differently Award
Read more
Holland Park School: Parents mobilise against federation takeover
Families of pupils of the Holland Park School community told mulit-academy trust (MAT) United Learning they want their school to continue to be run by Kensington & Chelsea council.
Read more
Woolwich cosmetics shops owners fined in court for yet another breach of regulations
Sabina Hair & Cosmetics and Rihana Cosmetics in Woolwich were found to have baby shampoos not legal in the UK and skin lightening creams on their shelves by Greenwich trading standards officers.
Read more
Head of Croydon and Kent schools driving his Land Rover to Poland to help Ukrainian refugees
Lee Mason-Ellis the chief executive of The Pioneer Academy will take much needed supplies to refugees and to transport some of the displaced people to wherever they need to go en route back to the UK.
Read more
Rising tide of Covid cases closes Upper Norwood autism and disability school – with 39 cases and two pupils in hospital
Parents and pupils at Priory School in Hermitage Road, Upper Norwood were told on Friday it had at least 39 cases in the past week and two students are in hospital.
Read more
Nunhead residents fear their homes will collapse if flats are built on top of their building
People on the Nunhead Estate say they don’t want the new apartments that Southwark council intends to construct above their homes.
Read more
Hospital was one of busiest in pandemic
King’s College Hospital in Camberwell treated 7,341 patients with the virus during that period, and a total of 10,282 as of March 11, 2022.
Read more
The Met acted illegally in blocking vigil for Sarah Everard on Clapham Common, yards from where she was abducted
Reclaim These Streets (RTS) had to cancel the event on Clapham Common after the Met said it would be illegal to stage it under lockdown restrictions.
Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Rising tide of Covid cases closes Upper Norwood autism and disability school – with 39 cases and two pupils in hospital
Parents and pupils at Priory School in Hermitage Road, Upper Norwood were told on Friday it had at least 39 cases in the past week and two students are in hospital.
Read more
Brixton six-year-old wins UK crown of prestigious international contest – and will go on to represent us for world title
Sara Tamiyah-King, from Brixton, claimed the International Junior Miss UK Crown, a contest which aims to encourage positive achievement by helping to develop and strengthen self-awareness in young women.
Read more
Bexleyheath teenager will be pivotal part of St John Ambulance centenary celebrations
Shimin Hoang, 17, Bexleyheath won the St John’s ambulance’ District Cadet of the year for South London.
Read more
Tributes and protests at death of ‘outstanding’ Rotherhithe lawyer killed on her bike at dangerous Holborn junction
Shatha Ali, from Rotherhithe, died after a collision involving a lorry near Holborn station on Tuesday morning as she battled her way through vehicles amid the tube strike.
Read more
AFC Wimbledon fans pour more money into club as Plough Lane bond total rockets past £3million
That brings to more than £8million the total raised through the loans by the fans to the League One club, since the first one in the months leading up to its return to Plough Lane in November 2020.
Read more
Historic Walworth Town Hall building starts to create community hub
The Grade II listed building on Walworth Road, which once housed the Newington Library and Cuming Museum, has been out of use since a fire in March 2013.
Read more
Southwark students stage music open mic gig for Ukraine
Students at a higher education music are staging a fundraising live music and open mic event for Ukraine.
Read more
Doing in the Lambeth Walk – residents react with fury to 11-storey block towering over South London landmark
The 11-storey towers are part of a planning application by Homes for Lambeth (HfL) to replace 42 sheltered homes at Denby Court on the famous street with 141 new homes – only 45 of which would be social housing.
Read more
King’s College Hospital staff failed to move teenager to intensive care soon enough – and she died
Staff at King’s College Hospital in Lambeth delayed sending Martha Mills to children’s intensive care doctors, despite her condition deteriorating.
Read more