Help for black men with prostate cancer
The Brother to Brother, Man to Man group was set up by Guy’s and St Thomas’ Cancer and the South East London Cancer Alliance
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Lewisham
Appeals after man is injured in Brockley shooting
Police were called at about 3:15pm on Monday, to reports of a firearm discharge on St Norbert Road, Brockley.
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Ramblers will be Enabled in bid to boost health and happiness levels
The completely free programme of volunteer-led walks, takes place across Lewisham’s parks and green spaces.
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Lewisham teen rushed to hospital after daylight stabbing
Police were called at about 9:30am yesterday to reports of a stabbing in Falmouth Close and found the teenager suffering from stab injuries.
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Lewisham Mayor Damien Egan names his squad
Mayor Egan won the election with 39,966 votes (58.05 per cent). Labour held all 54 seats for local councillors.
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‘Train passengers will be able to look into our homes’
Residents have hit back at plans to expand a railway station in front of their homes – fearing passengers will peer into their bedroom windows.
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Residents catch fly-tippers in action who are then fined
A quick-thinking resident who spotted hundreds of kilos of rubbish being dumped illegally has helped secure a successful court prosecution against the culprits.
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Appeal to locate three witnesses to Emmanuel Ogabi murder
Possible witnesses to a murder are asked to contact police
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Goldsmiths ranked one of London’s top universities for research
A university has been rated one of the best universities in London for the quality of its research according to the Research Excellence Framework (REF).
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NHS trust pays out £94m in claims for negligence which led to childhood cerebral palsy
London NHS trusts paid out a total of £898m in damages across 259 clinical negligence claims over the past 10 years and Lewisham and Greenwich has had to pay out a total of £94.2m of that in 25 separate claims. Some £11.1m in legal costs were also paid out in those cases.
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Hospice open day hopes to attract new staff
St Christopher’s, in Lawrie Park Road, describes itself as a proud centre of innovation and excellence in hospice care and will host its Discover Hospice Care Taster Day on Tuesday, 5th July.
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