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Some victims ‘not told’ of offenders’ early prison release, charity warns
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Lambeth
Some victims ‘not told’ of offenders’ early prison release, charity warns
Thieves break into Peckham food bank, stealing thousands of pounds worth of supplies
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Southwark
Thieves break into Peckham food bank, stealing thousands of pounds worth of supplies
Consultation on school closures opens in response to plummeting pupil numbers
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Lambeth
Consultation on school closures opens in response to plummeting pupil numbers
Celebrating the very best – Greenwich hails its exam greats
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Greenwich
Celebrating the very best – Greenwich hails its exam greats
Four Croydon libraries to go – as resources focus on borough’s most popular ones
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Croydon
Four Croydon libraries to go – as resources focus on borough’s most popular ones
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Southwark
Southwark council launches food waste collection for blocks of flats
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Residents in blocks of flats across Southwark will receive a free weekly food waste collection service from next month. The ...
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South London rail passengers urged to plan ahead with half-term disruptions imminent
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Rail passengers in South London asked to plan ahead as Network Rail brings an upgraded signalling system online over seven ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Two appear at the Old Bailey in relation to Notting Hill Carnival killings
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Two men - one of them from Hammersmith - have appeared in court charged with the separate incidents during the ...
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Croydon
Armed Croydon drug supplier begins 12-year stretch
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Three men have been sentenced at Croydon Crown Court for collaborating to supply crack cocaine and heroin. The ringleader Daniel ...
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Croydon
Gyms to display NHS cancer message stickers in push for early diagnosis
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Gym-goers will soon see special stickers on mirrors at their leisure centres reminding them to look out for potential signs ...
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Southwark
Woman who survived attempted murder credits Met officers for saving her
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The victim of an attempted murder has praised officers from the Met after they saved her life. In the early ...
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Croydon
‘No one will buy this house now!’: TfL erect toilet right outside man’s property
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A man fears he will not be able to sell his property, which has been vacant for a year, after ...
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Wandsworth
Rescue dogs team up with women’s community group to combat loneliness
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Rescue dogs set off for an afternoon of adventures with a women's community group on a joint walk to help ...
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Southwark
Victory Community Park reopens after massive £1m makeover
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A Walworth park has just reopened to the community following a £1,050,000 makeover. Southwark council’s funding has transformed Victory Community ...
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Wandsworth
Help is at hand for Wandsworth youths looking for guidance and opportunities
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Hundreds of disadvantaged young people across Wandsworth will get support in a programme designed to promote physical and mental well-being ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Security guards at Science and Natural History museums ballot to strike
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Outsourced security guards at the Natural History and Science museums are balloting to strike in a dispute over pay and ...
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Lambeth
Brixton’s oldest advice centre opens up archive of radical history for the first time
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One of London’s oldest advice centres will open up its archive for the very first time this weekend as part ...
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Merton
Children learn about making dens and the art of surviving in the wild
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The Wimbledon Common Nature Club met at the weekend for a den-building session. The children and their families went out ...
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Greenwich
Council leader urges community to help those living with sickle cell disease
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A council leader is sharing his story of living with sickle cell disease in a bid to raise awareness about ...
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Lambeth
Workshops to urge Herne Hill residents to prepare for next flood
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A series of workshops will urge Herne Hill residents to prepare for the next flood, 10 years after a burst ...
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Westminster
Cycling campaigners accuse Westminster of not fulfilling promise to create more bike lanes
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By Joe Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter A London cycling campaign group has slammed its local council for ‘delay after ...
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Merton
Community care centre celebrates 20th anniversary with tea party
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A care centre invited its community and councillors to a special tea party in celebration of its 20th anniversary last ...
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Lewisham
Parents ‘left in limbo’ as community centre supporting families for 40 years closes
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Hundreds of families say they have been “left in limbo” after a much loved community centre announced it will close ...
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Westminster
Falling pupil numbers in Westminster Primary schools is financial red flag
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter More than a quarter of Westminster’s primary school places are empty, as the council ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Gaming centre not what Earl’s Court needs, say impassioned opponents
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter Hundreds of objections have been filed in a bid to prevent a former West ...
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Bexley
Bexley care home residents missing out on showers because of failure to fix water supplies
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By Joe Coughlan, Local Democracy Reporter A Bexley grandmother has said she feels her brother with learning difficulties has been ...
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Westminster
Demolition needed to create new retail and office space at One Victoria
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter A 1960s office block in view of Westminster Cathedral is to be knocked down ...
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Merton
Mitcham killer gets life, with accomplices also sentenced after ‘revenge’ shooting
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A man responsible for a fatal shooting in Mitcham in an act of revenge after his friend had been stabbed ...
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Croydon
Railway worker trained to stop suicides recalls lifesaving intervention
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A railway worker, trained to prevent suicides, is raising awareness of his experience ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day on ...
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Southwark
‘Spreading joy through the airwaves’: Community radio station finds new home after four year search
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A community radio station which has been “spreading joy through the airwaves” for 22 years has just found a new ...
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Westminster
Britain’s first female neurosurgeon commemorated with blue plaque
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Britain’s first female neurosurgeon has been commemorated with a blue plaque, 99 years after becoming a doctor.  The English Heritage ...
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Croydon
Teenager accused of murdering schoolgirl Elianne Andam named for first time
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A teenager accused of murdering schoolgirl Elianne Andam at a Croydon bus stop last year has been named for the ...
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Westminster
Wannabe boy racers fined for reckless tricks caught on camera near Buckingham Palace
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter Four drivers have been fined after being caught on camera performing burnouts, doughnuts and ...
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Southwark
Luxury apartments issued notice by council after glass panel fell from development ‘narrowly missing passers-by’
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A £400million luxury apartment complex has been issued with a Dangerous Structure Notice after a glass panel plummeted from the ...
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Southwark
Thousands of workers get bump in wage packet as council tackles low pay
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By Hermia Rhodes A South London borough now has more than 360 accredited employers which pay the London Living Wage. ...
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Hammersmith & Fulham
Council to see £6.7m shortfall from parking charges due success of clean air schemes
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By  Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter A council is forecast to receive £6.7million less than expected in parking charges for ...
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Bexley
Protesters fighting plans to regenerate estate told to leave empty homes
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By Joe Coughlan, Local Democracy Reporter Residents fighting plans to demolish their homes have been given notice to end their ...
Croydon calls for renewal of vital youth funding as borough sees dip in violence over summer
Croydon calls for renewal of vital youth funding as borough sees dip in violence over summer
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Residents in housing block ‘fed up’ with lack of repairs and ‘unfair’ service charges
Residents in housing block ‘fed up’ with lack of repairs and ‘unfair’ service charges
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Your Great South London Press Out Now!!
Your Great South London Press Out Now!!
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Welcome cash boost to aid young disability sport athletes in Southwark
Welcome cash boost to aid young disability sport athletes in Southwark
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Bromley’s child health service held up as model of stream-lining efficiency
Bromley’s child health service held up as model of stream-lining efficiency
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Woolwich Town Hall getting the makeover its Grade II status deserves
Woolwich Town Hall getting the makeover its Grade II status deserves
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A first for England as council named endometriosis-friendly employer
A first for England as council named endometriosis-friendly employer
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RAF honours First World War flying ace killed in plane crash
RAF honours First World War flying ace killed in plane crash
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Residential street in Maida Vale is scene of another chilling gunshot killing
Residential street in Maida Vale is scene of another chilling gunshot killing
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£1.2m transformation of Riverside Youth Club in Deptford reaches halfway point
£1.2m transformation of Riverside Youth Club in Deptford reaches halfway point
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Fulham’s Clean Air Neighbourhood raking in fewer fines – and putting off visitors
Fulham’s Clean Air Neighbourhood raking in fewer fines – and putting off visitors
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Carnival revellers caught on camera urged to come forward to help with murder inquiry
Carnival revellers caught on camera urged to come forward to help with murder inquiry
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