Greenwich

A primary school in Charlton is raising money for a bus after their old one was stolen, stripped and abandoned in the summer. The minibus belonging to Charlton Manor Primary School on Indus Road was stolen from the school site on August 5.

Sparkle in the Park Christmas light trail in Greenwich is set to make a comeback after last year’s success. The event which delighted families from across the borough in 2020, will be back in a new location and this time residents won’t need to buy tickets. 

A youth homelessness prevention scheme has won a prestigious award for teaching young people how to handle their money. The Money House, a Woolwich-based project run by the charity MyBnk, scooped first prize at the London Homelessness Awards 2021.

Residents have been left living in fear because of a strong gas leak in their street which have taken weeks to fix. But residents remain concerned for their safety because the tree, which was killed by the gas, needs to be removed before it collapses

A medical student who threw acid over his ex-girlfriend while disguised in a so-called fatsuit has been jailed for 15 years. Milad Rouf, from Eltham, put on the disguise, which also included makeup and sunglasses, before throwing sulphuric acid over his ex and former colleague Rym Alaoui.

A 27-year-old ran his first London marathon in memory of his grandmother, who had seven children and 25 grandchildren. “My grandma absolutely refused to let the limitations caused by this debilitating condition affect her”.

Sunday’s London Marathon welcomed just over 36,000 mass-event runners to the traditional street course – and another 40,000 runners took part remotely, logging their distance via a tracking app.

A man has been prosecuted after tying to illegally sell a litter of puppies. The man, who has not been named, pleaded guilty at Bexley Magistrates’ Court in July to a charge of selling animals as pets without a licence.