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Remembrance: Dulwich school forms Guard of Honour for Royal Family
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Lambeth
Remembrance: Dulwich school forms Guard of Honour for Royal Family
Man ‘bit woman on the chest’ in nightclub
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Westminster
Man ‘bit woman on the chest’ in nightclub
Bromley locals call on Crystal Palace FC to resolve traffic issues
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Bromley
Bromley locals call on Crystal Palace FC to resolve traffic issues
‘So many killings’: Communities call for authorities to step in after hour of violence sees two killed and four hospitalised
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Lewisham
‘So many killings’: Communities call for authorities to step in after hour of violence sees two killed and four hospitalised
Mum heard house could ‘burn down’ after waiting more than a week for emergency call-out
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Croydon
Mum heard house could ‘burn down’ after waiting more than a week for emergency call-out
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Greenwich
Set of Grade II listed buildings to be converted into 500 news homes
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By Joe Coughlan, Local Democracy Reporter Plans to convert a set of Grade II listed buildings into more than 500 ...
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Greenwich
Historic Greenwich building added to Historic England’s at Risk Register
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A Jacobean mansion in Greenwich is among 26 sites in London which have been added to Historic England’s Heritage At ...
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Wandsworth
First aid concerns at HMP Wandsworth after two prisoner deaths
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By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter A coroner has raised concerns over the standard of first aid training given to ...
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Lambeth
Council could lose ‘£300,000 a week’ as parking wardens strike, union claims
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A council could  lose £300,000 a week as a result of an ongoing strike by parking wardens, a union has ...
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Southwark
New homes approved on former gasworks site despite residents’ concerns about contaminated land
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By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter More than 150 new homes have been approved on Rotherhithe’s former gasworks site by ...
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Bromley
Cray Wanderers volunteers helping club settle into new home
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By Harry Crichton As Cray Wanderers settle into their new home at Flamingo Park, a dedicated team of passionate volunteers ...
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Lewisham
Victim of abuse being rehoused urges council to have more empathy
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A domestic abuse victim has said she has been ‘failed’ by her council and is calling for authorities to be ...
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Lewisham
Search is on for new operator to take over Catford Mews
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The search has begun to find a new operator for Catford Mews after the shock closure of Lewisham’s only cinema ...
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Westminster
Man arrested after reports of person carrying knives outside Parliament
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A man was arrested yesterday afternoon following reports of a person carrying knives outside the Houses of Parliament. Police were ...
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Westminster
Mortuary set for £2.8m refurb after trolley wheels get ‘stuck in gulleys’ used to drain human blood
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Adrian Zorzut A mortuary is set to receive a £2.8million refurbishment following complaints of trolley wheels getting stuck in ‘gulleys’ ...
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Westminster
Three hospitalised after car collides with restaurant front
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Three people have been taken to hospital after a car crashed into the front of a restaurant last night. The ...
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Hammersmith & Fulham
Council issues fine for cat calling in landmark initiative against sexual harassment
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter A young woman who was catcalled for around 20 seconds has praised the speed ...
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Greenwich
Greenwich railway station set for new seating and history installation after funding
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By Joe Coughlan, Local Democracy Reporter A 19th century railway station will see a series of upgrades including improved seating ...
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Greenwich
Councils welcome funding to protect rough sleepers through winter, but fear it may not be enough
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Councils have welcomed new Government funding which will help protect people sleeping rough throughout the winter months. Last week the ...
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Wandsworth
Daniel Khalife pleads guilty to Wandsworth prison escape mid-trial
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The former British soldier Daniel Khalife has pleaded guilty mid-trial, admitting to escaping from Wandsworth prison last September. The 23-year-old, ...
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Lewisham
Family of ‘happy and beautiful’ father-to-be killed in Sydenham shooting speak out
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Police have named the victim of a fatal shooting in Sydenham on Sunday morning as 30-year-old Curtis Green. Cops were ...
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Lambeth
Consultation opens on 100% ‘affordable’ Clapham housing scheme
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A consultation has opened for members of the public to give feedback on a proposed development which would offer 130 ...
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Westminster
Restaurant selling £1,100 bottle of red wine to open in former US embassy
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A high-end restaurant selling bottles of red wine for £1,100 and a dish of ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Man, 55, jailed for encouraging ‘extremely’ violent terrorist acts online
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A man has been jailed after he encouraged others to carry out “extremely” violent attacks against medical staff, MPs and ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Grenfell survivors claim council ‘hasn’t changed’ since 2017, and ‘things have got worse’
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A group of Grenfell Tower fire survivors and residents have claimed how they’re being ...
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Greenwich
Developer appeals decision to refuse building next to 19th century chimney
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By Joe Coughlan, Local Democracy Reporter A developer has appealed a council’s decision to refuse its plan to build a ...
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Wandsworth
Businesses fear for survival during ‘nightmare’ roadworks
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By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter Businesses fear they won’t survive ‘nightmare’ works to permanently pedestrianise their street.  Wandsworth council ...
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Westminster
‘Do you want just another chain?’: Family-run Italian restaurant may not survive eviction
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter A family-run Italian restaurant in Covent Garden may not survive if it’s evicted so ...
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Southwark
Victim of fatal market stabbing named as man, 66, charged
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A man has been charged with murder and attempted murder following the stabbing of three people at a busy market ...
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Croydon
‘Room for much improvement’: Council’s compensation to tenants increases tenfold in one year
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A council has been slammed by its local opposition party after a report revealed its compensation payouts to tenants have ...
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Lewisham
Plans to build 31-storey student tower above Victorian warehouse approved
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By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter Plans to build a 31-storey student tower on top of a Victorian warehouse have ...
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Southwark
‘Amazing’ 2,000-year-old Roman road discovered in Southwark
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A section of one of Britain’s most important Roman roads has been unearthed in Southwark. Known as Roman Watling Street, ...
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Westminster
Hundreds of Harrods workers prepare to strike over Christmas
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Hundreds of Harrods workers are to be balloted for strike action over demands for fair pay and better working conditions, a ...
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Greenwich
South London falls silent to remember war heroes as it marks Remembrance Day
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Across the weekend South London came together to commemorate 110 years since the outbreak of World War One, and honour ...
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Croydon
Croydon primary school receives ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rating four years after having to close
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By Harrison Galliven, Local Democracy Reporter A Croydon primary school has been told most of its provision is ‘Outstanding’ in ...
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Southwark
More children across Southwark nurseries enjoy healthy free school meals
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More children across Southwark’s nurseries are starting the day with a free, healthy breakfasts after a funding boost from their ...
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Bexley
Fed up residents raise funds for CTTV camera to monitor notorious fly-tipping street
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By Joe Coughlan, Local Democracy Reporter Residents in Bexley are so fed up with their area being ‘trashed’ with litter ...
Plans for £23m bus service to link Elizabeth line stations moves forward
Plans for £23m bus service to link Elizabeth line stations moves forward
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Two killed and four injured after separate shooting and stabbing incidents
Two killed and four injured after separate shooting and stabbing incidents
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CCTV footage shows Met officers tackling phone thief in Oxford Circus
CCTV footage shows Met officers tackling phone thief in Oxford Circus
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Heroic pub security guards awarded for bravery during homophobic knife attack
Heroic pub security guards awarded for bravery during homophobic knife attack
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Concerns raised over relationship between ‘cult’ church and Lewisham council
Concerns raised over relationship between ‘cult’ church and Lewisham council
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Man, 62, charged with causing explosion of ULEZ camera
Man, 62, charged with causing explosion of ULEZ camera
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Council calls on Mayor to scrap Blackwall Tunnel tolls after outdated ULEZ motion
Council calls on Mayor to scrap Blackwall Tunnel tolls after outdated ULEZ motion
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‘A wound that will never fully heal’: Victims’ families speak out as Taekwondo coach jailed for sexual abuse of two girls
‘A wound that will never fully heal’: Victims’ families speak out as Taekwondo coach jailed for sexual abuse of two girls
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Two petitions handed to Sadiq Khan raise issues with transport and policing
Two petitions handed to Sadiq Khan raise issues with transport and policing
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Council clamp down on ‘sharp rise’ of counterfeit Paddington Bear items being sold by traders
Council clamp down on ‘sharp rise’ of counterfeit Paddington Bear items being sold by traders
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Residents suffer ‘stench and flies’ after death of neighbour
Residents suffer ‘stench and flies’ after death of neighbour
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Hundreds of new homes to be built on Grade II listed buildings
Hundreds of new homes to be built on Grade II listed buildings
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