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LEWISHAM
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Lewisham
Event in Lewisham will offer support to those affected by Parkinson’s
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Greenwich
Pair locked up for 30 months for child prostitution and porn offences
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Lewisham
Third man charged with murder of Robert Robinson
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Lewisham
Police appeal for information two weeks after ‘horrific’ stabbing that killed 21-year-old
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19 June 2024
19 June 2024
Police continue to appeal for information two weeks on from the “horrific” stabbing of 21-year-old Robert Robinson. Robinson was stabbed ...
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Lewisham
‘Stand up for our oceans’: Eight-year-old girl ensures ban of single use plastic at her school
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19 June 2024
19 June 2024
A eight-year-old girl and David Attenborough fan has ensured the ban of single use plastic at her school after writing ...
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Bromley
Met officer who failed to check on woman and child killed in chase keeps job
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17 June 2024
17 June 2024
By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter A Met Police officer who failed to check on a woman and child killed ...
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Lewisham
Goldsmiths University students occupy departments to fight faculty cuts and protest for Palestine
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13 June 2024
14 June 2024
Goldsmiths University is experiencing an unprecedented event of two separate student occupations on its campus. Two separate student protest bodies, ...
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Lambeth
Housing associations reveal the £7billion cost of the capital’s housing crisis
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11 June 2024
11 June 2024
London’s largest group of housing associations has conducted the first ever research focusing on the social and economic value of ...
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Lewisham
Primary school celebrates turning 150 with fundraiser
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11 June 2024
11 June 2024
By Kelsey McCabe A primary school held a celebration to commemorate its 150th anniversary this weekend. On Saturday, Kender Primary ...
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Lewisham
‘My dignity has been taken away’: Woman left living in hospital waiting to be housed by council
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11 June 2024
12 June 2024
A woman has been living in a hospital for four weeks after her council failed to house her before her ...
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Lewisham
‘Sinister South’: Life-long friends launch true crime podcast dedicated to South London
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10 June 2024
10 June 2024
Two lifelong friends have set up their own true crime podcast which delves into the shocking murders, art thefts and ...
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Lewisham
Residents ‘shocked’ after ‘brutal’ stabbing left young man to die in the street
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10 June 2024
10 June 2024
Residents have been left “shocked” after a 21-year-old man was fatally stabbed and left to die in the street on ...
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Lewisham
Dad takes daughter’s U11 football team to the top of the league, undefeated for 50 games
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7 June 2024
10 June 2024
A dad who took over his daughter’s football team in 2022 has taken the group of talented young players to ...
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Croydon
Cops searching for ‘dangerous man’ in connection with attempted murder of woman
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5 June 2024
5 June 2024
Cops investigating the attempted murder of a woman in Lewisham have named a man they want to speak to in ...
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Lewisham
Boxing club dedicated to Henry Cooper threatened with closure by ‘extortionate’ rent
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4 June 2024
5 June 2024
A boxing club dedicated to the South London heavyweight, Henry Cooper, may have to close due to the “extortionate” price ...
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Lewisham
Guilty verdict for man who stabbed partner 17 times after she ended their relationship
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3 June 2024
3 June 2024
A man who murdered his partner after she said she wanted to end their relationship has been convicted. Leon Murray, ...
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Lewisham
Families moving into homes they designed and built themselves
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1 June 2024
31 May 2024
Families are moving into homes they designed and built themselves with a community housing group. The new development in Church ...
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Lewisham
‘It felt like facing a lion’: Migrant workers secure 15 per cent pay rise and sick pay
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29 May 2024
29 May 2024
Cleaners at a private prep school have secured a pay rise and full sick pay after threatening their employer with ...
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Lewisham
Man stabbed to death as woman held captive with cable ties in brutal scam murder
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29 May 2024
29 May 2024
A man who stabbed a 25-year-old man to death and held a woman captive with cable ties after falling out ...
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Lewisham
Woman hospitalised after broad daylight stabbing
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28 May 2024
28 May 2024
A woman was hospitalised after she was stabbed on Friday morning. Police were called to Lewisham Way at around 9am ...
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Lewisham
Ban on ‘illegal encampments’ could make travellers homeless, councillor says
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23 May 2024
23 May 2024
By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter A council’s ban on ‘illegal encampments’ could make travellers homeless, one politician has warned. ...
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Lewisham
Woman caught shoplifting demands biscuits at police station before kicking officer
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23 May 2024
23 May 2024
By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter A woman demanded tea and biscuits before she kicked a police officer after she ...
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Greenwich
Ten weeks of Blackheath Tunnel repairs to cause train disruptions
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22 May 2024
22 May 2024
Ten weeks of essential repairs to Blackheath tunnel will begin next month causing rail disruptions and diversions. No trains will ...
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Lewisham
‘Catford’s garden of Eden’: Campaigners encourage public to visit refurbished war memorial gardens
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21 May 2024
21 May 2024
A team of campaigners who set up a memorial to commemorate heroes from the First and Second World Wars are ...
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Lewisham
Lewisham admits data breach – but downplays impact of exposing contact details of residents
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21 May 2024
21 May 2024
By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter Personal details of residents who commented on a planning application were published on Lewisham ...
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Lewisham
Goldsmiths jumps 22 places in university league table despite financial shortfall
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17 May 2024
17 May 2024
Goldsmiths University has risen to its highest place for five years in the Complete University Guide (CUG), following a jump ...
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Lewisham
Mum placed in flat hours from kids’ school wins £3,000 for ‘significant injustice’
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15 May 2024
15 May 2024
By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter A mum has been awarded £3,300 from a council after it placed her in ...
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Greenwich
‘I feel complete’: Team GB sprinter hosts sports day for schoolchildren at her childhood track
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14 May 2024
17 May 2024
Team GB sprinter and Olympic bronze medallist Darryll Neita hosted a sports day for schoolchildren yesterday at the athletics track ...
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Lewisham
Exclusive: Relief worker describes ‘horrific’ scenes in Gaza after week in Egypt coordinating aid deliveries into Rafah
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14 May 2024
14 May 2024
A member of the UK charity Muslim Aid has described the “horrific” scenes in Gaza after returning from a week ...
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Lewisham
Supporting Lewisham’s future Olympians
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10 May 2024
10 May 2024
A charitable social enterprise has announced that 82 athletes from Lewisham will benefit from its Sport Foundation this year. GLL’s ...
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Lewisham
Millwall FC chairman pays tribute to late father following ‘landmark agreement’ with council
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9 May 2024
9 May 2024
The chairman of Millwall Football Club has paid tribute to his late father while praising the “landmark” agreement reached between ...
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Lewisham
Lewisham chosen by Government to trial revamp of children’s social care
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9 May 2024
9 May 2024
The Government has chosen Lewisham council to deliver the Families First for Children Pathfinder programme. The scheme aims to improve ...
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Lewisham
Millwall’s 999-year lease approved in ‘welcome’ move away from ‘tangled history’
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9 May 2024
9 May 2024
Millwall Football Club secured a new 999-year lease for their home, The Den, after the recommendations were approved by the ...
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Lambeth
Arts Council England announces £12.1million investment for children’s music clubs
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8 May 2024
8 May 2024
The Arts Council England has announced funding for 43 new music clubs to cover every part of England, including four ...
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Lewisham
Exclusive: Investigating officer speaks out after sentencing of former priest as historic child abuse is uncovered
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7 May 2024
7 May 2024
A Met cop has spoken out about her role in the investigation into historic child sexual abuse by a former ...
‘It’s an abuse’: Migrant workers at private prep school protest over low pay
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3 May 2024
7 May 2024
Terry still serving hospital ward at the age of 80 – now that really is worth celebrating
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2 May 2024
2 May 2024
Planned engineering and fresh strikes to cause chaos after bank holiday weekend
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30 April 2024
30 April 2024
Ex-parish priest brought to justice – 36 years after last known indecent assaults on children
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30 April 2024
30 April 2024
Family of Zhe Wang break silence after tragic death of ‘kind and gentle girl’
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29 April 2024
29 April 2024
‘If there is a fire I won’t get out’: Disabled woman trapped in fourth four flat for two years
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23 April 2024
24 April 2024
Worth the weight: South London PC has the badge she craved, as well as a world record
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23 April 2024
23 April 2024
Lack of care in handling tots in high chairs lands Forest Hill nursery black marks
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23 April 2024
23 April 2024
Three decades of damp and mould for long-suffering Lewisham resident
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22 April 2024
22 April 2024
Video round-up of your great South London Press this week
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19 April 2024
19 April 2024
Matthew receives medal that recognises support given to carers in South London
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17 April 2024
18 April 2024
Schools at risk of closure as pupil numbers rapidly falling, think tank says
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15 April 2024
15 April 2024
Pop-up school desperately in search of donors as exclusion rates rise
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12 April 2024
12 April 2024
Video round-up of your great South London Press this week
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12 April 2024
12 April 2024
Getting appointment at Ladywell GP surgery ‘has become a lottery,’ say patients
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11 April 2024
11 April 2024
Colourful makeover brings children’s ward to life at King’s College Hospital
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11 April 2024
11 April 2024
‘Better’ managers get a taste for volunteering
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9 April 2024
9 April 2024
Four from Lewisham who were armed with firearm and knives are put away for total of 52 years
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8 April 2024
8 April 2024
Goldsmiths staff set date for marking boycott over ‘brutal’ sackings
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5 April 2024
5 April 2024
Video round-up of your great South London Press this week
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5 April 2024
5 April 2024
Bistro dedicated to helping refugees offers Plateful of hope
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4 April 2024
4 April 2024
Revealed: The £10k per week cost to council taxpayers for outsourced childcare
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4 April 2024
4 April 2024
Man who suffered stroke after kitchen refit disaster waits two years for council repairs
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2 April 2024
3 April 2024
Sadiq Khan proposes ‘Bakerloop’ alternative to Tube line extension as funding falters
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2 April 2024
2 April 2024
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