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LAMBETH
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Lambeth
Brixton charity which combines music and mental health set to expand following £1.2m investment
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Lambeth
Exclusive: People living in hospital due to housing needs impacting NHS ability to admit patients
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Lambeth
Data reveals neighbourhoods most in need of lifesaving defibrillators
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Lambeth
Brixton warehouse roof damaged in early-morning blaze
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25 July 2024
25 July 2024
An early morning fire at a Brixton warehouse forced an evacuation of the building - but no-one was injured. Six ...
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Lambeth
Fairground ride malfunction which injured four to be investigated by HSE
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24 July 2024
24 July 2024
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is leading an investigation sparked after four people were injured when a fairground ride ...
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Lambeth
Women’s charity calls for ‘overhaul of the system’ to combat ‘national emergency’ of violence against women
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24 July 2024
24 July 2024
A South London charity which works with victims of domestic abuse is calling for an “overhaul of the system” to ...
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Lambeth
Seven years of torment with the mould and council battles that won’t go away
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24 July 2024
24 July 2024
By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter A mum living in a flat plagued by floor-to-ceiling mould fears the school holidays ...
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Lambeth
Exhausted nurses warning of ‘burnout’ and ‘risks to patient safety’ over shift extensions
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24 July 2024
24 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
Police hunt man who knocked out train passenger over alleged racist remarks
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23 July 2024
23 July 2024
Police are hunting a man who appears to knock out a train passenger during a heated altercation on the London ...
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Lambeth
Teenager receives ‘bladder pacemaker’ in UK first at Evelina Hospital
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22 July 2024
22 July 2024
A 17-year-old has become the first teenager to receive a “bladder pacemaker” as part of a new service at Evelina ...
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Lambeth
Residents dismiss council’s claims that park events boost biodiversity
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22 July 2024
22 July 2024
By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter Campaigners have poured cold water on a Labour councillor’s claim that Brockwell Park’s biodiversity ...
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Lambeth
Gunshot from passing vehicle is aimed at group of boys
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19 July 2024
19 July 2024
An investigation is under way after a firearm was discharged in a residential street in Brixton. Police were called at ...
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Lambeth
Distant Dover and Luton earmarked as destinations for Lambeth’s homeless
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18 July 2024
18 July 2024
By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter Homeless South London families could be sent to Dover and Luton under a plan ...
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Lambeth
Thousands of South Londoners wait in limbo for housing reforms promised in King’s Speech
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17 July 2024
17 July 2024
Thousands of South Londoners on housing waiting lists are in limbo as they await reforms promised in today's 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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17 July 2024
17 July 2024
A dangerous sexual predator has been jailed for life after admitting 28 offences committed across three police force areas. Louis ...
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Lambeth
TfL calls on London to come together with launch of Radio Underground
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17 July 2024
17 July 2024
Transport for London’s (TfL’s) Art on the Underground programme has announced its latest project, ‘Radio Underground’. The work has been ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
South London teenagers have the solution to air pollution
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8 July 2024
8 July 2024
‘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
Election 2024 results: Labour sweep to victory across Lambeth with three new seats
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5 July 2024
5 July 2024
Eleven activists arrested on suspicion of contempt after protest outside crown court
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4 July 2024
4 July 2024
‘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
Trans teens occupy ledge of NHS England in call for equal access to healthcare
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4 July 2024
4 July 2024
Victims of state abuse call on next Government to reform redress schemes
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3 July 2024
4 July 2024
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
‘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
‘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
South Londoners ‘heartbroken’ after treasured non-profit café closes for good
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1 July 2024
1 July 2024
This bus route terminates here – it’s all change for 211 and 77 services
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28 June 2024
28 June 2024
Brixton home celebrates Windrush – and the importance of welcoming new arrivals
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28 June 2024
28 June 2024
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
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